"Military Strongmen" is a song by Australian

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band,

Jebediah Jebediah are an Australian alternative rock band formed in 1994 in Perth, Western Australia. They were formed by Chris Daymond on lead guitar, Kevin Mitchell (aka Bob Evans) on lead vocals and rhythm guitar, and Vanessa Thornton on bass guita ...

. It was released as a single as the second single from the band's debut studio album ''

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'' on 11 October 1997 as the and peaked at No. 65 on the

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and was voted in at number 33 in Triple J's Hottest 100 music poll for 1997. The single release was slightly different from the album version as it was

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ed with heavier guitars. The song was mixed by American

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. The cover image is of the 1915

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style

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on the intersection of

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and Walcott Streets in

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Music video

The

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was filmed at the

in the Perth suburb of

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. The video featured the band playing in front of the cinema's screen while dressed in costumes. In a documentary, ''Jebediaries'' (2000), the band's then-manager, Heath Bradby, stated that "Military Strongmen" is his favourite music video.

Track listing

Credits

;Jebediah members * Chris Daymond – guitar * Brett Mitchell – drums * Kevin Mitchell – vocals * Vanessa Thornton – bass guitar ;Recording details *

– mixer * Ben Steele – photography, layout, design * Neill King – producer * Laurie Singara – recording ("Weekend Away", "Slightly Odway", "Slow Down")

Charts

References

{{authority control 1997 singles Jebediah songs 1997 songs Songs written by Kevin Mitchell (musician) Murmur (record label) singles