Black and Blue

"Black and Blue" is a 1971 song by Chain which exemplifies, "genuine Australian blues". It is about a chain gang from the country's convict past, and it struck a chord with young suburban audiences, such that it reached No. 10 on the Go-Set National Top 60 singles chart. The song was co-written by all four members of Chain: Barry Harvey, Phil Manning, Barry Sullivan and Matt Taylor. It was awarded a Go-Set Silver Disc for 25,000 Australian sales and appeared at No. 31 on Go-Sets Top Singles for 1971.