How Midnight Oil’s "Beds Are Burning" Became a Powerful Protest AnthemProfessor of Rock In the mid 80s Australian band Midnight Oil was one of the hottest box office draws on their continent, poised to sell out arenas around the country…But instead of accepting the lucrative payo...3 years agoHow Midnight Oil’s "Beds Are Burning" Became a Powerful Protest AnthemProfessor of Rock0:00 / 0:00Use this feed in your RSS readerCopy the publisher’s public feed URL, or build an OPML reading list for another reader.Copy RSS URL Open RSS feed · Find feeds & export OPMLKeep up with this sourceFollow this sourceKeep this source in your dashboard and return to its latest articles. Email alerts are managed separately in Settings.FetchFeeds groups articles by feed so you can follow sources, compare coverage, and save stories for later.Back to all articles from Professor of RockMore from this feedChoose another story from Professor of Rock.Interview with Randy Bachman & Burton Cummings: How "American Woman" and "No Sugar Tonight" Were BornInterview with Carmine and Vinnie Appice: The Truth Behind Dio’s "Holy Diver" and 80s Satanic PanicHow The Police’s "Don’t Stand So Close to Me" Sparked Controversy and Launched Their StardomInterview with Bobby Colomby: How Blood, Sweat & Tears Rose to #1 and Faced Government PressureHow Dobie Gray’s "Drift Away" Became a Timeless Classic and Finally Hit #1 Decades LaterInterview with Terri Nunn: How Berlin’s "Take My Breath Away" Became a #1 Hit Despite Band BacklashHow Iron Butterfly’s "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida" Became an Accidental Epic and Missed WoodstockHow Def Leppard’s "Rock of Ages" Borrowed from a Hymn and Made Pyromania a Rock Classic