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"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.
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]
"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).
"Lost" was written by regular Cold Chisel songwriter Don Walker and former Australian Idol contestant Wes Carr in 2012. The pair had a number of writing sessions together. Walker said, "After putting out an album of the normal stuff that Idol people have to record, he wanted to do an album of real songs and wanted to see if I could get involved in some co-writi
"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]
"Flame Trees" is a song by Australian pub rock band Cold Chisel from their 1984 album Twentieth Century. One of their best known songs, it was written by drummer Steve Prestwich and keyboardist Don Walker. On its release it reached No. 26 on the Kent Music Report Singles Chart. [1]
Cold Chisel's songs were about distinctly Australian experiences, a factor often cited as a major reason for the band's lack of international appeal. "Saturday Night" and "Breakfast at Sweethearts" were observations of the urban experience of Sydney's Kings Cross district where Walker lived for many years. "Misfits", which featured on the b ...
"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.