Song Analysis Panel Discussion

Listen to the song. Gather basic information and ideas. Identify the message.

Title Every day my mother’s voice

Name of The song writers and composers are Paul Kelly and Dan Sultan.
songwriter and
performer

When was the The song, everyday my mother’s voice, was made and released on
song made? the 3 of May 2019.

Topic: What is the Its about the final stages of the Australian football career of Adam
song about? Goodes, during which he was targeted of repeated booing by
opposition fans and his relationship with his mother Lisa-May
Stansbury. Adam Goodes took a sand to stop racism, due to what he
was called on the field.

Message: What The song tells people about racism in sport and in everyday life. It
social comment shows how wrong it is, and what happens when someone is racially
does the song abused and how it can affect that person, mentally and physically.
make?

Investigate the historical, social, and cultural context of the song, which may impact the lyrics.

What is the historical, social and cultural context of the song?

The song follows the 2013 football games, when Adam Goodes was continuously abused
for his race in 2013.
Adam Goodes was abused on the field, and he had to take some time off. He had to take a
stand to stop racism, after a 13-year-old girl called him an ape. On the last couple of
games of the season, he became Australian of the year.

Is the message still relevant?

Yes, the message is still very much relevant. Everyday we should know that racism is very
wrong, and that it can hurt people for the rest of their lives. You should never be racist,
because you don’t know how much damage it can do.