Yil Lull

"Yil Lull"
CD single cover
Single by Singers For The Red Black & Gold
from the album 'Our Island Home'
A-side	"Yiy Lull"
Released	1998
Format	CD Single
Recorded	Sing Sing Studios, Studios 301
Genre	Pop, World music
Label	White Records, Mushroom Records

"Yil Lull" is a song written and performed by Joe Geia. It originally appeared on his 1988 album of the same name. Yill Lull means sing in Guugu Yimithirr.^[1] The colours used in the lyrics are the colours of the Aboriginal flag.^[2]

"Yil Lull" is considered an aboriginal anthem.^[1]^[3]^[4]^[5] It was performed by The Black Arm Band in their murundak concert. It has been covered by Singers For The Red Black & Gold, Paul Kelly and Marcia Howard (Goanna).

Singers For The Red Black & Gold

In 1998 "Yil Lull" was released as a single by Singers For The Red Black & Gold. This version was sung by Archie Roach, Paul Kelly, Christine Anu, Judith Durham, Kutcha Edwards, Renee Geyer and Tiddas with the music performed by Stephen Hadley (Paul Kelly Band, Professor Ratbaggy) (bass), Bruce Haymes (Paul Kelly Band, Professor Ratbaggy) (keyboards), Spencer P. Jones (guitar), Peter Luscombe (drums), Shane O'Mara (Paul Kelly Band, Rebecca's Empire, Tim Rogers and the Temperance Union) (guitar). This version also appeared on a compilation for the 2000 Olympics called Our Island Home (2000, Festival Mushroom Records).

Track LIsting

CD single (MUSH01731.2)

Singers For The Red Black & Gold - "Yil Lull" (Joe Geia)
Christine Anu - "Island Home (The Chant Mix)" (Neil Murray)
Blackfire - "Got To Be A Chance" (Grant Hansen)

References

1 2 Green Left Weekly issue #58 - 3 June 1992 Hidden Things worth looking for
↑ Lawe Davies, Chris (1993). "Aboriginal Rock Music: Space and Place". In Tony Bennett. Rock and Popular Music: Politics, Policies, Institutions. Routledge. ISBN 9780415063692.
↑ The Age 4 May 2006 Dream team assembled for footy's Dreamtime at the 'G
↑ The Age 27 May 2006 My dream of real reconciliation
↑ The Age 2 June 2007 Crying for the place we could become

Christine Anu

Discography Awards and nominations

Studio albums and singles	Stylin' Up (1995) Come My Way (2000) 45 Degrees (2003) Acoustically (2005) Chrissy's Island Family (2007) Rewind: The Aretha Franklin Songbook (2012) Island Christmas (2014)

Live albums	Intimate and Deadly (2010) ReStylin' Up 20 Years (2015)

Extended plays	Gimme 5 (2007)

Singles	"Last Train" (with Paul Kelly) "Monkey & the Turtle" "Island Home" "Party" "Come On" "Sunshine on a Rainy Day" "Jump to Love" "'Coz I'm Free" "Talk About Love" "Chrissy's Island Family" "Takin' It to the Street" (with Deni Hines) "Come Home" "Beat of Your Heart"

Other singles	"Now Until the Break of Day" (Baz Luhrmann with David Hobson and Royce Doherty) "Yil Lull" (as part of Singers for the Red Black and Gold)

Theatre	Little Shop of Horrors (1997) Rent (1998-99) South Pacific (2013)

Film and Television	Dating the Enemy (1996) Wildside (1997) It's a Wiggly Wiggly World (2000) Moulin Rouge! (2001) Popstars Live (2004) Play School (2004) Toasted TV (2007) Outland (2012) Excess Baggage (2012) Ready for This (2015)

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