Added: Sep 7, 2008
From: downunderupover
Duration: 4:58
When "Great Southern Land" was released as the first single from the Primitive Man album in 1982, a video for it was filmed in a disused sandstone quarry in the Kuringai National Park near Sydney. Then, in 1989, when the song met its first release as a single in North America and Europe, a new clip had to be made to accompany the overseas single. This time, the background Australian landscapes were provided by the Myall Lakes National Park on the mid-north coast of New South Wales. As befits the song, both clips were, of course, typically Australian in content, but the earlier one did feature a few Australian native animals, including a large goanna crawling across barren sandy earth. This latter typical Australian had obviously won many fans, since, when the new clip appeared there were quite a few appeals for "the one with the goanna." The result was that both "Great Southern Land" clips had to be included in the commercial video released in 1989. (www.spellbound-icehouse.org)
Channel: Music
Tags: 80's davies great icehouse iva land music southern video
Rating: 4.86 (587 ratings) Views: 192265' favoriteCount='2119 Comments: 976
joostisabelle Says:
Sep 7, 2008 - I like Australia, i just don't like inbred, semi-literate, chest-thumping, subhuman thugs like you ...but please don't take it personally.
ConArtist6660 Says:
Sep 7, 2008 - ooo nice one, i like how you just instantly started insulting me when I'm just trying to get you to stop bagging out Australia. And you cant say that you don't hate Australia, I've read your comments. I just don't get it.
joostisabelle Says:
Sep 7, 2008 - oooo and I like how you backed out instantly after my retort. A classic weasel posture. You insult first ..and then back out immediately with your tail between your legs upon encountering just a little bit of resistance, ...and then deny you even insulted me. Finally you try to change the subject. What a cop-out.There you stand: a wannabe bully, exposed and ridiculed
lGARBOl Says:
Sep 7, 2008 - Mr. Joostisabelle! Heil! I am fellow patriate from German Axis! I see your comments on the inferior Australian race! Well applied!!! You do the Fatherland proud!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Some day I wish to be able to return, but the current communist Deutschland government does me NO HONOUR.PS. I LOVE COCKS GET THEM IN ME
paulkazjack Says:
Sep 7, 2008 - ITS USED IN THE FILM 'YOUNG EINSTEIN'
Asxhmoula Says:
Sep 7, 2008 - Fantastic song! Gives me shivers every time I hear it...Long live Australia and long live Icehouse!!!
chelikay Says:
Sep 7, 2008 - People should ask my Neighbors, I'm Glad no bodys complain!.. How much power can you get out of 120 Watts Hi-Fi System? and I was getting that much! everytime I put this on. When I put it on. And second one is Bryan Adams "Run To You" Both Great Music, these are my top favorites when I put it on.
baydostyles Says:
Sep 7, 2008 - why dont u 2 fags go else where and argue over the top of another vid or mayb privately on msn i bet uz both have a dik 4 a face
planbskate2 Says:
Sep 7, 2008 - joostisabelle you are the fuckin biggest retard i know.. ur comments are so lame its so funny.. why would u even bother argueing in fucking comments u need fuckin physcial help ya fucking idiot
dustziggy Says:
Sep 7, 2008 - hehe...last time i watched this clip maybe 2 months ago that 'joostisabelle' guy was pissing everyone off and he's still here. Seems like he needs to get a life...maybe he has problems
SexyRexy738 Says:
Sep 7, 2008 - This is the longest fuckin youtube argument ive ever seen, its ridicylous.
myprivatetokyo Says:
Sep 7, 2008 - The synth is timeless, I once heard a dj remix the keyboards into a techno track once at a live event and it blew me away! Great song.
joostisabelle Says:
Sep 7, 2008 - but it's entertaining ...you gotta admit.
luskin80 Says:
Sep 7, 2008 - Thanks for the clip. This one always reminds me of my deceased uncle. He was a real Icehouse fan and I loved listening with him.
Aussiephil99 Says:
Sep 7, 2008 - This should be Australia's national anthem............it would be better than the one we have
Tikka79 Says:
Sep 7, 2008 - Warning!!! Don't ever, ever listen to this song when you are away from Australia. It will make you terribly homesick. I've been to over a dozen countries, and there is no better place to live than Australia: Fact!!
geeklite Says:
Sep 7, 2008 - It's true. I've been living away from home for a couple of years, and this always makes me miss it.
Blashada Says:
Sep 7, 2008 - Thats so true about this song making you home sick, but thats how great it is because regardless of the fact that it was written over 20 years ago It still has that timeless effect on people, and thats what makes it so perfect. Not many songs have that effect on people.
digitalsmokesignal Says:
Sep 7, 2008 - Ha Ha Ha how does one taste a dick digitally?...Hmmm you really do struggle eh joosty....Come on for once have a real go ladyboy...LOL Ive noticed you pine for me a lot when I'm not around...Is there an obsession starting to develop here?
joostisabelle Says:
Sep 7, 2008 - Could someone help digitalarsesmokescreen out of his predicament here? He's still fighting yesterday's wars and struggling with the English language. Little does he realize that we've all moved on and he's left talking to himself ..LOL
aormc1380 Says:
Sep 7, 2008 - IT`S GREAT VIDEO
ladycplum Says:
Sep 7, 2008 - could you warring guys PLEASE take it private? You're ruining a beautiful song.
trablita Says:
Sep 7, 2008 - may the stolen generation find there way home to free there souls.then they wont feel like prisoners to themselves.
joh2 Says:
Sep 7, 2008 - For New Zealanders its Dave Dobbyn's "Slice of Heaven" that brings on the homesickness when overseas lol...
ConArtist6660 Says:
Sep 7, 2008 - Look joostisabelle if you don't like Australia then don't come to a video on youtube that *is* Australian and start bagging out this wonderful nation. Go crawl back up your mothers dirty, vapid cunt, i'm sure she wants your filthy corpse stinking up her hole!