Black Tears is a song by Australian alternative rock band Powderfinger, from their sixth studio album Dream Days at the Hotel Existce. The song is an acoustic ballad in a folk music style, beginning with one guitar and a lead vocal, later introducing a guitar with a synthesised effect from the first chorus. Following the Dream Days at the Hotel Existce release, live versions of the song have be released on other recordings.
The song did not cause the release of the album to be delayed, despite claims that the song's lyrics could interfere with the 2004 Palm Island death in custody case.
On 2 May 2007, mX, an afternoon newspaper in Brisbane, revealed that the defce team for Sior Sergeant Chris Hurley would be referring the song to Quesland Attorney-Geral Kerry Shine, due to concerns that the song's lyrics could prejudice the 2004 Palm Island death in custody, where Hurley had be charged for manslaughter. On 2 May Hurley's lawyer Gl Cranny said The contt and proposed timing of the song’s release raises some serious concerns regarding Mr Hurley’s trial.
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It was claimed by the defce team that the song's lyrics were similar to the evts that took place surrounding the death of Mulrunji. The band's manager, Paul Piticco, conceded the song was about the case but insisted they were not specific ough to cause a problem.
The album was set to be released 10 days before Hurley would face Townsville Supreme Court, on 12 June. There were concerns that the case's jury could pottially be biased by the lyrical contt.
Due to the concerns raised, Powderfinger sought legal advice. Th Quesland premier, Peter Beattie, who had legal experice, said the song was likely to be protected by free speech laws, noting The matter would have to go pertain specifically to the issues of the trial for a prejudice argumt to be raised.
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Several days after the initial threats of legal action, Powderfinger backed down and announced they would change the song. The band's lawyers st Shine a copy of the new, altered lyrics. It was th reported that an analysis of the new lyrics found they were safe to release.
A statemt from Shine's office stated that Crown Law has examined the lyrics. Crown Law have advised Mr Shine's office the lyrics raise no legal concern.
In a June 2007 interview, Fanning noted that Powderfinger hoped to re-release the original version of the song in the future, after the case had be settled. He also said that he was not angry about having to change his lyrics, but lamted the lack of Australian musicians willing to challge the status quo.
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The legal threats against the song were attacked heavily by some writers, including Andrew Stafford of The Bulletin. He noted that it was highly unlikely Black Tears would be released as a single, so pottial jurors would need to buy a copy of Dream Days in the t days betwe its release and Hurley's trial just to hear the song. He also noted that Piticco had stated the lyrics could just as easily refer to a death in Brisbane, not on Palm Island.
In a media statemt published on the band's MySpace web page, lead singer Bernard Fanning, who originally wrote the song, said the inspiration came to him after a trip that I took last year to Uluru. He said it discussed the issue of people climbing the rock, which is sacred in Aboriginal folklore, despite the prevalce of literature and signage asking people not to. Fanning compared climbing Uluru to climbing the Vatican, which he noted would be highly offsive to Catholics.
Fanning said the second part of the song, which contained the controversial lyrics, was writt following the Quesland Director of Public Prosecutions passing down its finding in the death in custody case. He said that the band believed the song would have no bearing on the legal procedure, they would nonetheless include an alternative version of the song on Dream Days at the Hotel Existce.
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The alternate version of the song still contains the lyrics An island watchhouse bed / A black man's lying dead. but not the lyrics that followed.
Upon announcing that the album would contain an altered version, Fanning noted his initial reasons for the song, stating to bring atttion to the obvious disadvantage that is still being suffered by Aboriginal people in this country, which he said included the issue of Indigous deaths in custody.
Despite the claimed lyrical change, some early versions of Dream Days at the Hotel Existce were shipped with a version of Black Tears that included the controversial lyrics, which were also published on the band's website.
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The legal threats against the song were attacked heavily by some writers, including Andrew Stafford of The Bulletin. He noted that it was highly unlikely Black Tears would be released as a single, so pottial jurors would need to buy a copy of Dream Days in the t days betwe its release and Hurley's trial just to hear the song. He also noted that Piticco had stated the lyrics could just as easily refer to a death in Brisbane, not on Palm Island.
In a media statemt published on the band's MySpace web page, lead singer Bernard Fanning, who originally wrote the song, said the inspiration came to him after a trip that I took last year to Uluru. He said it discussed the issue of people climbing the rock, which is sacred in Aboriginal folklore, despite the prevalce of literature and signage asking people not to. Fanning compared climbing Uluru to climbing the Vatican, which he noted would be highly offsive to Catholics.
Fanning said the second part of the song, which contained the controversial lyrics, was writt following the Quesland Director of Public Prosecutions passing down its finding in the death in custody case. He said that the band believed the song would have no bearing on the legal procedure, they would nonetheless include an alternative version of the song on Dream Days at the Hotel Existce.
Smokey Robinson & The Miracles The Tears Of A Clown Black Guitar Song Lyric Music Art Print
The alternate version of the song still contains the lyrics An island watchhouse bed / A black man's lying dead. but not the lyrics that followed.
Upon announcing that the album would contain an altered version, Fanning noted his initial reasons for the song, stating to bring atttion to the obvious disadvantage that is still being suffered by Aboriginal people in this country, which he said included the issue of Indigous deaths in custody.
Despite the claimed lyrical change, some early versions of Dream Days at the Hotel Existce were shipped with a version of Black Tears that included the controversial lyrics, which were also published on the band's website.
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