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Peter Garrett

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The Resume

    (April 16, 1953- )
    Lead singer of band 'Midnight Oil' (1976-2002)
    Ran and lost for the Australian senate with the Nuclear Disarmament Party (1984)
    Collaborated with acclaimed indigenous songwriter Mandawuy Yunupingu for his controversial hit 'Treaty' (1993)
    Left 'Midnight Oil' to pursue his political and environmental goals (2002)
    Running for a seat in Sydney's Eastern suburbs with the Australian Labour Party (ALP) (2004)
    Wrote and performed with 'Midnight Oil' the Songs 'Beds are Burning,' 'Black Fella,White Fella,'
    'Power & the Passion,' 'Blue Sky Mine,' 'Put Down that Weapon!,' 'U.S. Forces' and 'White Skin, Black Heart'

Why he might be annoying:

    His songs are preachy and convey controversial political views.
    He is bald.
    He is for the people of Australia apologizing to the Indigenous Australians for occupying the country.
    When he performed at the 2000 Sydney Olympics he and his band wore the controversial t-shirts bearing the slogan 'Sorry,' referring to the plight of the Aboriginal people.
    He once refused to appear on a music countdown program giving the reason he is 'not a show pony.'
    He is a politician in a rock stars body.
    He claims to support the Greenpeace Party, yet doesn't vote for them.
    He wants to have a say in Australian politics, yet he doesn't vote.

Why he might not be annoying:

    He is not afraid to speak his opinion.
    He is heavily involved in socially important issues such as Aboriginal affairs, nuclear disarmament and saving the environment.
    His songs are both catchy and contain a message.
    He works with the Australian Conservation Foundation.

Credit: Fandango


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 9 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 5 Votes: 20.0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 9 Votes: 77.78% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 9 Votes: 55.56% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 5 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 6 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 204 Votes: 52.94% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 60 Votes: 58.33% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 33 Votes: 51.52% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 23 Votes: 52.17% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 28 Votes: 39.29% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 36 Votes: 58.33% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 51 Votes: 64.71% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 96 Votes: 67.71% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 178 Votes: 50.56% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 145 Votes: 58.62% Annoying
    In 2005, Out of 290 Votes: 64.83% Annoying
    In 2004, Out of 776 Votes: 52.58% Annoying