I'm listening to the track on Phyl's album 'Bronzewing' - a compilation of her 3 earliest records. It's been a long time since I've heard this song (oops, but I do have over 600 CDs)

note to this track, originally recorded 1977 -
Another song inspired by life in Newcastle but reminiscent to me of attitudes in the country towns where I have lived.

Newcastle is one of the largest urban centres in Australia, about 100 miles north of Sydney.

Phyl is a superb songwriter & I couldn't imagine her changing the words of someone else's songs, especially on a record where "The aim of this disk was to demonstrate that fact that songs reflecting the Australian experience were being written and that folk-performers would do well to look for material in their own backyard (on their own 'Selection') to assist the development of writers and material. It was intended to demonstrate that beginnings in British and American cultures along with influences of the Bush Tradition could be woven into a poetic and musical fabric of our own. It was a case of showcasing the songs NOT the singer."

sandra