Goanna is an Australian folk-rock band, notable for integrating social prot… Read Full Bio ↴Goanna is an Australian folk-rock band, notable for integrating social protest with popular music.
Formed by singer-songwriter Shane Howard in the late 1970s, they produced three full albums, and a very rare four song EP. The original name of the band was "The Goanna Band", which was the name used on the EP release in 1979. However, the original name was soon shortened to "Goanna" by the time that the album Spirit of Place was released in the early 1980s.
Goanna's debut album Spirit of Place won the ARIA Best Album of the Year for 1982, with their first major hit, "Solid Rock", winning Best Single of the Year. This song touched on the displacement of aboriginal tribes by the encroaching European settlers. It became a worldwide hit, and was the first rock record to feature extensive use of an Australian didgeridoo, one of the world's oldest wood instruments. Goanna also recorded "Let the Franklin Flow", a song about the ecological damage caused by damming Tasmania's Franklin River for hydroelectricity, and "Sorry", a song about Australia's stolen generation of aborigines.
Shane Howard and his bandmates, including sister Marcia Howard and friend Rose Bygrave, have all recorded solo projects in addition to their time in Goanna.
The members of the group do not rule out future Goanna recordings and have never officially disbanded. The 1998 album "Spirit Returns" is reportedly a result of the group's members desire to "get together" again and make a musical statement.
In October 2006, a number of Goanna's songs have been featured in the Triple M Essential 2006 Countdown of songs (which was voted and chosen by the listeners).
Formed by singer-songwriter Shane Howard in the late 1970s, they produced three full albums, and a very rare four song EP. The original name of the band was "The Goanna Band", which was the name used on the EP release in 1979. However, the original name was soon shortened to "Goanna" by the time that the album Spirit of Place was released in the early 1980s.
Goanna's debut album Spirit of Place won the ARIA Best Album of the Year for 1982, with their first major hit, "Solid Rock", winning Best Single of the Year. This song touched on the displacement of aboriginal tribes by the encroaching European settlers. It became a worldwide hit, and was the first rock record to feature extensive use of an Australian didgeridoo, one of the world's oldest wood instruments. Goanna also recorded "Let the Franklin Flow", a song about the ecological damage caused by damming Tasmania's Franklin River for hydroelectricity, and "Sorry", a song about Australia's stolen generation of aborigines.
Shane Howard and his bandmates, including sister Marcia Howard and friend Rose Bygrave, have all recorded solo projects in addition to their time in Goanna.
The members of the group do not rule out future Goanna recordings and have never officially disbanded. The 1998 album "Spirit Returns" is reportedly a result of the group's members desire to "get together" again and make a musical statement.
In October 2006, a number of Goanna's songs have been featured in the Triple M Essential 2006 Countdown of songs (which was voted and chosen by the listeners).
Razor's Edge
Goanna Lyrics
We have lyrics for 'Razor's Edge' by these artists:
AC/DC There's fighting on the left And marching on the right Don't…
Astral Chaos Fuck these scars on me fuck the dreams I see Fuck…
Breaker Gamblin' with my coastal love But still I'm insincere Ente…
Double King No one is sweeter than you That’s why I cannot understand…
Gary Chapman In this turbulence That we're flying through, I just can't…
Lillian The ground is shifting The ground is moving The ground is sh…
Masked Wolf Pillow for my head when I go to sleep Toast to…
Meat Loaf Never callin', unanswered letters, How you been, feelin' bet…
Revolting Cocks Ahh Agony Pain is my name Dancing on the edge of a nervous…
Saliva Walking on Razor's edge, so hard for me to find…
Slammer Ripping through your mind it seems, The pain in love grows…
William Control I feel nothing fuck like sick despair All this suffering, G…
X.Y.Z.→A Pillow for my head when I go to sleep Toast to…
We have lyrics for these tracks by Goanna:
Children of the Southern Land Children of the Southern Land You don't need to cry Children…
Shadow Of Your Love If the morning light should find me Full of darkness from…
Solid Rock Out here nothin' changes, not in a hurry anyway You can…
Solid Rock '82 Out here nothin' changes, not in a hurry anyway You can…
Solid Rock (Sacred Ground) Out here nothin' changes, not in a hurry anyway You feel…
solid_rock Out here nothin' changes, not in a hurry anyway You can…
Stand Your Ground If you're feelin' down About the dues you been payin' This o…
Undertow I want to swim in your current Carry me out, up…
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Angela Verhaar
We won't fall for that same old trick again....... love this song. 💜
Jeff C
This Song takes me back to the days of my Youth .. it hits me in the Heart.. memories
BARRY PALMER
when i was young i saw this song as having hope, now on the other side of 50 i see the hopelessness that is full of, i just know i am never going to just lie in the sun, brings me to tears singing along, but dose not stop me from singing anyway.
michael smulik
Thanks for uploading this. I owned this album in 1986 or thereabouts. Somehow it had turned up at a garage sale in Johannesburg S.A. Never heard of the band before or after, but their songs stuck with me. Finding jems like this on Youtube is one of the aspects of modern life that isn't rubbish. ;-)
Glen Lord
Mate, I worked on the album. And Rose and Marcy are still One of the finest vocal blends Oz put out... as for Shane Howard???? Hmmmm.
Fiona Groux
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Llpppppppl
Cristobal Lomba
love this song. I used to play it all day in my job.
Grahame Ferguson
Their best song. Encompasses a lot about life and its hopes and pitfalls.
Bela Rice
love this song ... an Aus classic
Adrian Hilder
How good is goanna and this song razors edge