As this Aussie favourite has just been sung tonight, Australia-wide, on SBS- TV’s “Australia’s Biggest Singalong”, I figure it’s time to include it in our collection!! THROW YOUR ARMS AROUND ME Mark Seymour I will come for you at nighttime I will raise you from your sleep I will kiss you in four places As I go running along your street, I will squeeze the life out of you You will make me laugh and make me cry And we will never forget it You will make me call your name And I'll shout it to the blue summer sky. chorus : And we may never meet again So shed your skin and let's get started And you will throw your arms around me Yeah, you will throw your arms around me. I dreamed of you at nighttime And I watched you in your sleep I met you in high places I touched your head and touched your feet, So if you disappear out of view You know I will never say goodbye And though I try to forget it You will make me call your name And I'll shout it to the blue summer sky. And we may never meet again So shed your skin and let's get started And you will throw your arms around me Yeah, you will throw your arms around me. Ohhh, yeah Ohhh, yeah You will throw your arms around me (ohhh, yeah) Yeah, you will throw your arms around me (ohhh, yeah) Yeah, you will throw your arms around me (ohhh, yeah) Yeah, you will throw your arms around me (ohhh, yeah) Yeah, you will throw your arms around me (ohhh, yeah) Yeah, you will throw your arms around me (ohhh, yeah) Originally sung by Melbourne band, Hunters & Collectors, though covered by many : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hunters_%26_Collectors https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e69wQsfrbSU This is the slower, more laid-back version that we all love to sing along with, whether with Astrid Jorgensen’s famous Pub Choir, or in that sentimental, late night session with your boozy mates!!! [ But for those who prefer the faster, slightly more “serious”?! original from 1986 : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zON9sg6ADjQ ] It has been described as Australia’s secular hymn. Here is Guardian writer, Brigid Delaney’s take on this Anthem’s important place in our history : https://www.theguardian.com/music/australia-culture-blog/2014/feb/25/hunters-and-collectors-throw-your-arms-around-me OK, now everyone take a swig then raise those arms, sway, and sing along with me : "Ohhhhhhhh, Yeah, you will throw your arms around me" R-J :))
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