[Powderworks] Re Lucky Country
Anna Offler
aoffler@iprimus.com.au
Wed, 17 Oct 2001 22:01:20 +0930
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Yeah. Thats it. Back when I was a child in the sixties things were =
pretty laid back and everyone was pretty naive and ignorant of the wide =
world. "She'll be right mate"
Bit different now. Everyone is pretty cynical from the nineties.
P & TP followed on the same theme for the 80s "Dads so bad he lives in =
the pub, underarms and football clubs Flat chat Pine gap In Every home a =
big Mac No one goes outback thats that"
Lew
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for years and years, australia has been referred to as the lucky =
country, i guess partly due to its isolation from the world, with a very =
high standard of living (for most anyway). australia still is a lucky =
country, probably just not as lucky as it used to be!!!
andrew
-----Original Message-----
From: Luke Blackbourn [mailto:lblackbourn@hotmail.com]
Sent: Tuesday, 16 October 2001 13:52
To: powderworks@cs.colorado.edu
Subject: Re: [Powderworks] NMOC: "lucky country"?
Indi
I'm no great authority on Oz literature (I'm sure another worker will =
be), but I think it is derived from a book by Donald Horne (?), which =
paints the Australia of the 1950s as a land of complacent prosperity for =
its white inhabitants. However, the Lucky Country has entered the common =
language as another name for Australia, probably showing Australians' =
lack of understanding of Horne's intention to highlight our lack of =
action and concern for our situation.
I think the Oils intention was to reinforce Horne's ideas, hence the =
lyrics about backyard BBQs, clotheslines, fast food, slow life, red =
roofs and geckos being paid to live in the sun etc. I think they're =
having a go at Australians limited world view. Who knows, I could be =
wrong!!
I hope that was helpful, anyway.
Luke
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Yeah. Thats it. Back when I was a=20
child in the sixties things were pretty laid back and everyone was =
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naive and ignorant of the wide world. "She'll be right =
mate"</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Bit different now. Everyone is pretty =
cynical from=20
the nineties.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>P & TP followed on the same theme =
for the=20
80s "Dads so bad he lives in the pub, underarms and football =
clubs=20
Flat chat Pine gap In Every home a big Mac No one goes outback thats=20
that"</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Lew</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><Andrew wrote</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=3D040580404-16102001><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff =
size=3D2>for=20
years and years, australia has been referred to as the lucky country, i =
guess=20
partly due to its isolation from the world, with a very high =
standard=20
of living (for most anyway). australia still is a lucky country, =
probably=20
just not as lucky as it used to be!!!</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=3D040580404-16102001><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff =
size=3D2>andrew</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DTahoma size=3D2><SPAN =
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face=3DTahoma size=3D2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> Luke =
Blackbourn=20
[mailto:lblackbourn@hotmail.com]<BR><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, 16 October =
2001=20
13:52<BR><B>To:</B> powderworks@cs.colorado.edu<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re:=20
[Powderworks] NMOC: "lucky country"?<BR><BR></DIV></FONT>
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<P>Indi</P>
<P>I'm no great authority on Oz literature (I'm sure another worker =
will be),=20
but I think it is derived from a book by Donald Horne (?), which =
paints the=20
Australia of the 1950s as a land of complacent prosperity for its =
white=20
inhabitants. However, the Lucky Country has entered the common =
language as=20
another name for Australia, probably showing Australians' lack of=20
understanding of Horne's intention to highlight our lack of action and =
concern=20
for our situation.</P>
<P>I think the Oils intention was to reinforce Horne's ideas, hence =
the lyrics=20
about backyard BBQs, clotheslines, fast food, slow life, red roofs and =
geckos=20
being paid to live in the sun etc. I think they're having a go at =
Australians=20
limited world view. Who knows, I could be wrong!!</P>
<P>I hope that was helpful, anyway.</P>
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<P>Luke</P></DIV></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></SPAN></DIV></FONT></DIV></BODY></HT=
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