Rolf Harris - Tie Me Kangaroo Down Sport-1960 |
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In 1960 he worked on TVW-7's first locally produced show Spotlight. During his time at TVW he recorded his hit "Tie Me Kangaroo Down, Sport". The song was recorded on a single microphone placed above him in the TV studio. The song was sent to record company EMI in Sydney and it was soon released as a record. Rolf Harris offered four unknown backing musicians 10% of the royalties for the song, but they decided to take a recording fee of 7 pounds each because they thought the song would be a flop. The song was originally titled "Kangalypso" and featured the distinctive sound of the "wobble board" which was played by bouncing it up and down. The original recording of the song issued in Australia was considered controversial by some listeners because of the lyrics: "Let me abos go loose, Lew Let me abos go loose/ They're of no further use, Lew/ So let me abos go loose". The verse appears to refer to Aboriginal servitude and captivity in a whimsically approving manner. In addition, the word "abo" was beginning to be seen as a term of abuse at the time. Most of the rest of the song refers to pet Australian animals. [1]
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