Goodbye Blinky Bill
"Goodbye Blinky Bill" is a song written and recorded by John Williamson with Bullamakanka and John’s daughters Ami and Georgie. The song was released in a limited edition in March 1986 as the only single from Williamson's 1986 compilation album All the Best.
"Goodbye Blinky Bill" | ||||
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Single by John Williamson | ||||
from the album All the Best | ||||
Released | March 1986 | |||
Studio | Trafalgar Studios, Sydney Australia | |||
Label | GumLeaf Records, Festival Music | |||
Songwriter(s) | John Williamson | |||
Producer(s) | John Williamson | |||
John Williamson singles chronology | ||||
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The song is a conservation song, raising awareness of the decline in numbers of the Australian koala due to deforestation of eucalypts trees; with reference to an anthropomorphic koala named Blinky Bill. A$1 from each sale was donated to the Koala Preservation Society in Port Macquarie.[1][2][3]
The song has been covered by The Wayfarers.[4]
Track listing
- 7" [1]
Side A: "Goodbye Blinky Bill" (with Ami & Georgie Williamson and Bullamakanka)
Side B: "Koala Koala"
Release history
Region | Date | Format | Edition(s) | Label | Catalogue |
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Australia | March 1986 | Limited Edition | GumLeaf Records, Festival Records | K-9977 | |
References
- Goodbye Blinky Bill (LP). John Williamson and Bullamakanka. GumLeaf Records. 1986.
{{cite AV media notes}}
: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - "John Williamson – Goodbye Blinky Bill". Koala Land. 2011. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
- "Paroles de GOODBYE BLINKY BILL John Williamson". Great Song. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
- "The Unicorn by The Wayfarers". iTunes Australia. 6 December 2007. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
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