True Blue

About True Blue

"True Blue" is an Australian folk song written and performed by singer-songwriter John Williamson. The lyrical content utilises Australian slang heavily, with the title meaning authentically Australian (from a British phrase). The song was released in March 1982 as a single from True Blue - The Best of John Williamson, but failed to chart. The lyrics included a reference to Vegemite, a food paste, but that was removed in a later version because Williamson "just didn't want the song to be commercialised". The 1986 version was used for the Australian Made campaign. The song was adopted by the Australia national cricket team and the Australia national rugby union team as an unofficial theme song and is often performed at sporting events or other ceremonies. Williamson performed the song twice on acoustic guitar at Australia Zoo during Steve Irwin's public memorial service (it was Steve's favourite song); once shortly after the beginning ceremony, and again at the end as Irwin's truck was driven out of the Crocoseum (crocodile exhibit) for the final time. In March 2009 Williamson sang in a 30-minute musical, The Story of True Blue, which relates how an Australian cattle dog loses its family in a bushfire. It was narrated by Shannon Noll, and combined stock men, livestock, motorbikes and circus performers. In January 2018, as part of Triple M's "Ozzest 100", the 'most Australian' songs of all time, "True Blue" was ranked number 27. more »

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Hey true blue, don't say you've gone
Say you've knocked off for a smoko
And you'll be back later on
Hey true blue, hey true blue 

Give it to me straight, face to face
Are you really disappearing
Just another dying race
Hey true blue

True blue, is it me and you
Is it mum and dad, is it a cockatoo
Is it standin' by your mate when he's in a fight
Or just vegemite
True blue, I'm a-asking you

Hey true blue, can you bear the load
Will you tie it up with wire
Just to keep the show on the road
Hey true blue
Hey true blue, now be fair dinkum

Is your heart still there
If they sell us out like sponge cake 
Do you really care
Hey true blue
 
True blue, is it me and you
Is it mum and dad, is it a cockatoo
Is it standin' by your mate when she's in a fight
Or just vegemite
True-ue-ue blue, I'm a-asking you 

True blue, is it me and you
Is it mum and dad, is it a cockatoo
Is it standin' by your mate when he's in a fight
Or just vegemte
True blue, true blue

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John Williamson

John Williamson (born 28 December 1963, Ilford, Essex, England) was the bass guitarist in the indie pop group McCarthy between 1985 and 1990. Prior to this he was involved with McCarthy guitarist Tim Gane's industrial music imprint Black Dwarf releasing the now rare Trips On A Pleasure Beach under the name Jake Ray. more »

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