Bless My Soul
2004 single by Powderfinger
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"Bless My Soul" is a song from Powderfinger's first "best of" album, Fingerprints: The Best of Powderfinger, 1994-2000. The song was released a promotional single only. Although the album is described as compiling hits from 1994 to 2000, this song was recorded by the band in 2004 especially for the Fingerprints album.[2]
| "Bless My Soul" | ||||
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| Single by Powderfinger | ||||
| from the album Fingerprints: The Best of Powderfinger, 1994-2000 | ||||
| Released | 2004 (Australia)[1] | |||
| Recorded | Sing Sing Studios, Melbourne | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 4:06 | |||
| Label | Universal Grudge | |||
| Songwriters | Jon Coghill, John Collins, Bernard Fanning, Ian Haug, Darren Middleton | |||
| Producer | Nick DiDia | |||
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The song was written whilst the band was holidaying in Spain, according to lead singer Bernard Fanning.[3] Several lyrics of the song refer to Spain and its national flag colours of "red and gold".
In Australia, the song was ranked #9 on Triple J's Hottest 100 of 2004.
Music video
The music video for "Bless My Soul" features lead singer Bernard Fanning walking along the rocks on the cliff face of a beach singing the song. The video's colour has been warped with an effect to make everything appear unnatural. These scenes are edited amongst scenes of the band playing the song.
