When The River Runs Dry
 Versions
Commentary
Lyrics
The Single
Released In: [Australia / NZ] [USA].
Release Date: 1989 (Australia), 1990 (USA).
Australian Chart Position: 23.
Front Cover:
Back Cover:
CD:
Promotional video screen shots:
Single Availability: Moderately rare.
Value: A$4-A$20.
All Australian single versions had "The Price Of
Freedom" as a b-side, while the 12" and CD versions added
"Wishing Well" as a b-side.
US CD single includes "The Price Of
Freedom" and "Two Roads". US CD promo
single simply had the single and album versions of "When The River Runs
Dry".
Versions
| Version |
Length |
Source |
Availability |
Studio
 |
5:02 |
Ghost Nation album. |
Extremely common. Available new in Australia on CD. |
| Studio |
5:01 |
Natural
Selection album. |
Extremely common. Available new in Australia on CD. |
| Studio |
5:02 |
US CD versions of the When The River Runs
Dry single. |
Moderately rare. |
| Studio |
5:02 |
Australian versions of Collected Works
album and video. |
Extremely common. |
| Studio |
5:02 |
Sampler Ghost Nation
EP. |
Extremely rare. |
| Studio (single) [1] |
4:42 |
Australian versions of the When The River Runs
Dry single. |
Moderately rare. |
| Studio (single) [2] |
3:34 |
US versions of the When The River Runs
Dry single. |
Moderately rare. |
| Live Acoustic [1] |
3:49 |
Australian Holy Grail single. |
Moderately rare. |
| Live Acoustic [2] |
4:53 |
Living In Large Rooms and
Lounges album. |
Extremely common. Available new in Australia on CD. |
| Live Acoustic [3] |
3:57 |
Mark Seymour Daytime
and the Dark album. |
Moderately common. Available new in Australia on
CD. |
| Live Acoustic [3] |
3:55 |
Best of Acoustic
album. |
Moderately common. Available new in Australia. |
| Live [1]
|
5:06 |
Australian Where Do You Go? single. |
Moderately rare. |
| Live [2] |
5:59 |
Under One Roof
album and video. |
Extremely common. Available new in Australia on CD
and DVD. |
| Live [3] |
4:17 |
Mark Seymour From
Bondi to Bedlam video. |
Moderately common. Available new in Australia on DVD. |
Yes, there are two different versions both called the "single
version" - go figure =).
Recommended Version.
Commentary
Comments from the Natural
Selection liner notes (by Mark Seymour):
Middle class excess and the end of the world. Sydney
travelogue. Rampant greed. The decline of western civilisation. The clip was one
of those eighties monsters... bigger than Ben Hur and with a budget to match the
theme. We strong armed the produces and got it made for half the original fee.
The director was an anarchist. Drove 1970 Valiant soft top with a 454 cubic
inch V8. No drivers licence. Chain coke drinker. He devised a clip which
investigated, fairly loosely, the encroaching effect of surveillance on our
daily lives, and yet still managed to accompany this pithy message with images
of very attractive women engaged in a range of activities, from champagne
drinking on the north shore to hanging out clothes on a Hills hoist in
Parramatta.
Lyrics
Good news for beautiful people
Watching the world go by
Make love in the middle of a warzone
Hey - ya never gonna die
Don't rock the boat - keep your head down
You're just another fool in the crowd
But everybody knows - you can be a winner
C'mon - shout it out loud
On the fat of the land I been living
Now it's only a matter of time
Sooner or later - you open your eyes
And return to the scene of the crime
Dig deep at the top of the heap
Now you've bitten off the hand that feeds you
You got nothin' but your soul to sell
You got nothin'
When the river runs dry
You will return to the scene of the crime
When the river runs dry
Salvation will rain on you one last time
When the river runs dry
You got the power I got the money
Another million miles to run
I'd cry - cry for the future
But I wouldn't get anything done
Relax - abandon ship
Turn your back on Mother Nature
Blind luck and destiny - do me a favour
When the river runs dry
You will return to the scene of the crime
When the river runs dry
Salvation will rain on you one more time
When the river runs dry
Good news for beautiful people
Watching the world go by
Make love in the middle of a war zone
All of God's children
Never gonna die
You will return to the scene of the
crime
When the river runs dry
Salvation will run on you one more
time
When the river runs dry
You will return to the scene of the crime
When the river runs dry
Salvation will rain on you one more time
When the river runs dry
I'm going home to where the river
runs dry
Salvation
Rain on you one more time
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