There’s nothing like an emotionally charged song to unite Australians doing it tough and this year’s Rural Aid Mates Day on 23 November has a cracker.
Award-winning rising indie pop artist Jem Cassar-Daley has teamed up with Rural Aid to record a new version of one of the greatest folk ballads of all time: Carole King’s 1971 signature song ‘You’ve Got a Friend’.
Recorded especially “for our mates in the bush”, the poignant and powerful anthem will serve as a soundtrack for this year’s Mates Day, Rural Aid’s largest annual giving day.
Ms Cassar-Daley said she hoped the song would help Australia’s most trusted rural charity shine a spotlight on the mental health of Australian farmers and the alarming gaps in regional healthcare.
“Despite being more than 50 years old, Carole King’s ‘You’ve Got a Friend’ couldn’t be more pertinent or timely for Rural Aid’s Mates Day initiative,” Jem said.
“The main message - all you have to do is call - resonates powerfully with Rural Aid’s core service of free, confidential counselling to Aussie farmers and their families.
“I am humbled to be able to lend my voice to such an important cause and to do my bit to shine a spotlight on Rural Aid’s vital work.”
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The video was shot in the studio on tracking day by Stephanie Do Rozario
Track Credits:
Writer: Carole King
Producer: James Angus
Engineer: Dan Puusaari
Mastering: Matthew Gray
Studio: Stone Street Studio for tracking/Studio 24 for vocals
Musicians:
Jem Cassar-Daley - vocals and piano
Dan Puusaari - drums and percussion
James Gillard - Bass
Lyrics:
When you're down and troubled
And you need some lovin' care
And nothin', nothin' is goin' right
Close your eyes and think of me
And soon I will be there
To brighten up even your darkest night
You just call out my name
And you know, wherever I am
I'll come runnin'
To see you again
Winter, spring, summer or fall
All you have to do is call
And I'll be there
You've got a friend
If the sky above you
Grows dark and full of clouds
And that old north wind begins to blow
Keep your head together
And call my name out loud
Soon you'll hear me knockin' at your door
You just call out my name
And you know, wherever I am
I'll come runnin', runnin', yeah, yeah
To see you again
Winter, spring, summer or fall
All you have to do is call
And I'll be there, yes, I will
Now, ain't it good to know that you've got a friend
When people can be so cold?
They'll hurt you, yes, and desert you
And take your soul if you let them
Oh, but don't you let them
You just call out my name
And you know, wherever I am
I'll come runnin', runnin', yeah, yeah
To see you again
Winter, spring, summer or fall
All you have to do is call
And I'll be there, yes, I will
You've got a friend
You've got a friend
Ain't it good to know you've got a friend
Ain't it good to know, ain't it good to know
Ain't it good to know
You've got a friend
Oh, yeah, now, you've got a friend
Yeah baby, you've got a friend
Oh, yeah, you've got a friend
24 сен 2024
