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group

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. It was written by Dave Faulkner. and released in February 1986 as the third single from the group's second studio album, ''

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''. The song peaked at No. 43 on the Australian charts. Faulkner has said the song was written to address the

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crisis that was robbing him of friends in the mid-1980s. In June 2000, Dave Faulkner said "One of my favourite songs I've written... I have vivid memories of shooting the video in

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after having awoken to see the news footage of the Challenger Space Shuttle exploding during take-off."

Track listing

; 7" single (BTS 1692) # "Death Defying" — 3:19 # "Turkey Dinner" — 4:14

Personnel

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— drums * Clyde Bramley — bass, backing vocals * Dave Faulkner — lead vocals, guitar *

Mark Kingsmill Mark Adrian Kingsmill (born 4 December 1956) is an Australian rock musician. He has drummed with several bands including the Hitmen (1979–84), New Christs (1983–84), the Screaming Tribesmen (1984) and Hoodoo Gurus (1984–98, 2003–15). He ...

— drums, cymbals *

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— guitar, backing vocals, harmonica * Producer — Charles Fisher * Engineer — John Bee * Mastering — Don Bartley

Charts

References

{{authority control 1986 singles Hoodoo Gurus songs 1985 songs Songs written by Dave Faulkner (musician)