Formed in 19… Read Full Bio ↴Powderfinger were a rock band from Brisbane, Australia.
Formed in 1989, the band managed to keep the same line up since they hit the big time, Bernard Fanning (Vocals, guitars), Darren Middleton (guitars), Ian Haug (guitars), John Collins (Bass) and Jon Coghill (drums). Powderfinger are winners of nearly every major award in Australia – including the ARIA (Australian Record Industry Awards) for Album of the Year, Best Rock Album and Song of the Year.
Their musical style changed significantly over the years from a predominantly Grunge influenced one (Parables for Wooden Ears, Double Allergic) to their own brand of Alternative Rock on the following albums Internationalist and Odyssey Number 5. Several songs on Vulture street were in tribute to classic rock bands like Led Zeppelin and AC/DC and Songs on Dream Days at the Hotel Existence feature a prominent Neil Young influence- to whom they owe their band name from his song of the same name.
The band released seven studio albums and a greatest hits album, Fingerprints - The Best of Powderfinger 1994-2000, in 2004. Their final album, Golden Rule, was released in late 2009. Despite their popularity in Australia, Powderfinger never achieved similar success overseas.
They toured with Silverchair on the "Across the Great Divide" Concert, from August to October 2007, trying to raise awareness of the indigenous people of Australia.
On the 9th of April 2010, it was announced at a press conference and on the band's website that after 20 years together, Powderfinger would be disbanding after their farewell Sunsets Tour. Of the split, frontman Bernard Fanning stated:
With the completion of our last album, Golden Rule, we feel that we have said all that we want to say as a musical group. We firmly believe that it is our most complete and satisfying album and can't think of a better way to farewell our fans than with music that we all believe in and also with, hopefully, our best tour to date.
Waiting For The Sun
Powderfinger Lyrics
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I can hear the echo of your voice in my head
Singing my love
I can see your face there in my hands my love
I have been blessed by your grace and care my love
Singing my love
And it calls me back into the safe arms that I know
For every step you're further away from me my love
I grow more unsteady on my feet my love
Singing my love
Now we're waiting for the sun
In "Waiting For The Sun", Powderfinger's lead singer, Bernard Fanning, laments the distance between him and his lover. He acknowledges that they are entering an uncertain time and his anxiety grows as he feels the relationship slipping away. He can hear her voice and see her face, but she's not present with him physically. Fanning is comforted by the thought that there's a place waiting for them when the sun eventually rises, and he can't wait to be back in her safe arms.
Line by Line Meaning
This will be an uncertain time for us my love
We are entering a time filled with many unknowns and uncertainties, my love.
I can hear the echo of your voice in my head
I still hear the sound of your voice in my mind, my love.
Singing my love
You always sing to me in your own special way, my love.
I can see your face there in my hands my love
When I close my eyes, I can picture your beautiful face in my hands, my love.
I have been blessed by your grace and care my love
Your love and care have been a great blessing in my life, my love.
Singing my love
You continue to sing to me, even when you're not here, my love.
There's a place for us sitting here waiting for the sun
We are waiting for a time of happiness and warmth, my love.
And it calls me back into the safe arms that I know
The thought of this time reminds me of being held safely in your arms, my love.
For every step you're further away from me my love
As you move farther away from me, my love, I become more unsteady and unsure.
I grow more unsteady on my feet my love
My love for you continues to make me weak in the knees and unsteady on my feet.
Singing my love
Your love remains strong and present in my life, even when you're not here, my love.
Now we're waiting for the sun
We are waiting for a time of happiness and warmth to come, my love.
Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: JONATHAN ROBERT COGHILL, JOHN ANDREW COLLINS, BERNARD JOSEPH FANNING, IAN DAVID HAUG, DARREN STUART MIDDLETON
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This will be an uncertain time for us my love
I can hear the echo of your voice in my head
Singing my love
I can see your face there in my hands my love
I have been blessed by your grace and care my love
Singing my love
There's a place for us sitting here waiting for the sun
And it calls me back into the safe arms that I know
For every step you're further away from me my love
I grow more unsteady on my feet my love
Singing my love
There's a place for us sitting here waiting for the sun
And it calls me back into the safe arms that I know
There's a place for us sitting here waiting for the sun
And it calls me back into the safe arms that I know
For every step you're further away from me my love
I grow more unsteady on my feet
Oh now there's a place for us sitting here waiting for the sun
And it calls me back into the safe arms that I know
Now we're waiting for the sun
Yeah we're waiting for the sun
Songwriters:
Bernard Joseph Fanning
Jonathan Robert Coghill
Darren Stuart Middleton
John Andrew Collins
Ian David Haug
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Mushroom Music Pty. Ltd.,
Dew Process Publishing Pty Ltd
@thegreatslothlord7796
I'm shocked how such an absolutely amazing song from an absolutely incredible album has such little views.
@asumanakbati9974
You are right
@pinkgnu
its a 2016 video posting
@danielboyce8804
Half the people think it’s called My love and not Waiting for the sun
@Elfegas
So much privileged and proud everyone should feel, who've heard it
@EweTubio
In my opinion, Powderfinger is the best Australian band ever, and just don’t get enough recognition
@jwill8385
How does this not get more views? What a great song.
@demitripepi
J Will even better 3 wankers actually disliked it 😂😂
@jasonlee7816
J Will go listen to Powderfinger's other songs pick you up, living type, the day you come, already gone, passenger, my happiness, my kind of scene, baby i've got you on my mind, love your way, sunsets, lost and running then compare it to waiting for the sun if you still think it is a great song you must be deluded
@jessed0308
was just thinking the same thing