Shark Fin Blues
"Shark Fin Blues" is a double A-side single taken from The Drones' Australian Music Prize-winning Wait Long By The River And The Bodies Of Your Enemies Will Float By. The single was released 25 September 2006. It was also released as a limited release 7" picture disc, together with the band's album Gala Mill.
In a poll of contemporary Australian songwriters organised by Triple J, "Shark Fin Blues", was voted by as the greatest Australian song.
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