aka Choirgirl
Australian singles chart:
Choir Girl entered the Kent Music Report on 3 December 1979 and peaked at #14. It was #82 on the Top 100 of 1980.
Album:
The song is on East which entered the Kent Music Report album charts on 9 June 1980 and peaked at #2.
Songwriter:
Don Walker
Producer:
Mark Opitz
Record label of Australian release:
WEA
Wikipedia:
Songwriter Don Walker said of the song: “I made a conscious attempt to write a hit single. It was a matter of pride and craft. And then I thought, ‘What’ll I write it about…’ I wrote it about pregnancy termination and it was a massive hit.”
At the time of release, many people seemed unaware of the subject matter, and the song was played on radio station 2SM which was owned by the Catholic Church. Singer Jimmy Barnes said, “Even though nobody knew what Choirgirl was about, everybody felt an emotional connection.”
Choir Girl was released as the lead single from Cold Chisel’s third studio album East.
Read more: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Choirgirl_(song)
Lyrics:
Looking like a choirgirl
She’s crying like a refugee
Looking like a choirgirl
She’s crying like a refugee
One nurse to hold her
One nurse to wheel her down the corridors of healing
Well I’ve been trying
But she’s crying like a refugee
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