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Khe Sanh has also been mentioned in another frequently misinterpreted song. Bruce Springsteen's 1984 hit "Born in the USA" includes the sentence: "Had a brother at Khe Sanh". Springsteen pronounces it to rhyme with "barn" rather than with "man", as the Cold Chisel version does. A video was made to promote the single, directed by Paul Drane. [21]
"Choirgirl" (also released as "Choir Girl" on subsequent releases) is a song by Australian rock band Cold Chisel, released as the lead single from their third studio album East (1980) in November 1979. A ballad written by Don Walker with an R&B-influenced melody, [2] the song marked the first time the band had recorded with producer Mark Opitz.
"When the War Is Over" is song by Australian band Cold Chisel from their 1982 album Circus Animals.The song was written by drummer Steve Prestwich and issued as the third single from the album, peaking at number 25 on the national singles chart, [1] and also resurfaced in August 2011 due to download sales (peaking at number 82 on the ARIA chart).
"Hold Me Tight" is a 1983 song from Australian rock band Cold Chisel, and appeared on the album Twentieth Century. Released as double A-side single with No Sense it reached number 14 in the Australian charts. [1] Although the song charted, it failed to receive much radio airplay and didn't appear on any later greatest hits compilations.
In 2007, Standing on the Outside: The Songs of Cold Chisel was released, featuring a collection of the band's songs as performed by artists including The Living End, Evermore, Something for Kate, Pete Murray, Katie Noonan, You Am I, Paul Kelly, Alex Lloyd, Thirsty Merc and Ben Lee, [53] many of whom were children when Cold Chisel first ...
"Breakfast at Sweethearts" is a song from Australian rock band Cold Chisel. Written by keyboardist Don Walker, it was released as a single in 1979, peaking at number 63 on the Australian charts. It appeared as a track on the album of the same name. [2]
"Forever Now" is a song by Australian rock band Cold Chisel. The second single from the album Circus Animals , it was the first Cold Chisel single to be written by Steve Prestwich . The song reached number two in New Zealand and number four in Australia, becoming the band's highest chart placement.
"Cheap Wine" is a 1980 single from Australian rock band Cold Chisel. The second single from the album East, it was released in May, a month before the album. [2] It reached number 8 on the Australian charts, the band's first top-ten single, and would eventually remain the band's second highest chart performance. [3]