Topic: music Quiz Q2

So far Phill and Tig are neck in neck.i have given each a point as they were very close.
its not about cruising it it for a ferry service between north and south islands of NZ
it was commissioned by NZ railways as they have a rail on/off freight on the ferry
they do take passenger too.the stretch of water is Cooks Straight known to be one
of the roughest in the world.While there are plenty of lovely days as in the video
there are some pretty wild ones also.
you are going to give this one a good think its a little less obvious.who commissioned it?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uILC4gk5A6s 

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At first, I thought it was the Huka falls but then I realized it was about a dam being built for the people and basically things had to die for the dam to be built.  At first, I thought the Clyde dame.  Kinda made me sad actually because that is what happens, sometimes something else has to die or give way to some new.  Using the fantail and wood pigeon in amongst the native bush by the newly to be built dam made its point visually as well as the lyrics.  However, as the song proceeded, I realized I was wrong and it was Manipouri dam, power station, which I have been to Manipouri but never to the power station.  I remember this song, but I never took the time to understand what it was about, or who the artist was until watching the video you posted.  Thanks for sharing Brian.  I have no idea who commissioned it, but it sounds like either the Greenies of some type of similar group OR the power station itself but I dont think so.     

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Brian

I am guessing that the powers that commissioned the building of the dam were giant corporations - hydro-electric companies and of course politicians from big cities that will suck the water out and pipe it miles away to a growing population.  It is exactly what happened around where I live - all the water goes 180 miles away to NYC Metro area.     

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Dams were also created in Wales to serve English cities like Birmingham (not Alabama) regardless of the fact that villages had to be evacuated and the populace rehoused, as in the film How green was my valley.
I think the video and song refers to yin/yang the good created in a bad way, no good deed goes unpunished even though it's the victims that get punished not the fat cats that get fatter.
As for your first question, I actually thought of a ferry but decided to go for a cruise ship.
To be honest I know very little about New Zealand apart from Brian, Pete and Jan live there, oh and it's summer time!     

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5 (edited by Peatle Jville 2024-03-02 23:51:02)

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Though I have known of this song since it was put out and so do many other Kiwis,  not many know who commissioned it originally down in this part of the world.

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Whoops even the quiz master got this one wrong.
Peatle told me he has got this answer wrong a few times in pub quizes
the real answer is   what for it    Pink Bats( an insulation product)     

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That seems too unrelated to the song lol big_smile

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im going to email the artist John Hanlon just to confirm
as there is a big prize at stake     

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https://folksong.org.nz/damn_the_dam/     

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Well, that was interesting, I would never have guessed that.     

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