"Shark Fin Blues" is a double A-side single taken from The Drones

The Drones

The Drones are an Australian rock group who rose to prominence during the early 2000s. They are influenced by a variety of bands and soloists including Neil Young, The Velvet Underground, Bad Brains, Suicide, Green on Red, The Birthday Party, Van Morrison, Bob Dylan and Nina Simone.- The Sound...

' Australian Music Prize

Australian Music Prize

The Australian Music Prize is an annual award of $30,000 given to an Australian band or solo artist in recognition of the merit of an album released during the year of award. The award made by Australian Music Prize Ltd, a sole-purpose entity sponsored by a variety of music industry figures and...

-winning Wait Long By The River And The Bodies Of Your Enemies Will Float By

Wait Long by the River...

Wait Long By The River and the Bodies of Your Enemies Will Float By is the second album released by The Drones, a band formed in Perth and based in Melbourne....

. 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

Gala Mill

Gala Mill is the fourth album from The Drones, released in September 2006. The album peaked at #66 in the Australian album chartsRecorded in a mill on an isolated farm on Tasmania’s east coast, Gala Mill is an album full of extremes - moments of stark, ghostly beauty are set against outbursts of...

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In a poll of contemporary Australian songwriters organised by Triple J

Triple J

triple j is a nationally networked Australian radio station intended to appeal to listeners between the ages of 18 and 30. The government-funded station is a division of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation...

, "Shark Fin Blues", was voted by as the greatest Australian song.