Peter Garrett reveals what Midnight Oil was nearly called - and how the band members finally landed on the iconic name
Midnight Oil front man Peter Garrett revealed the bizarre names the Aussie rock band were nearly called. Appearing on The Project on Wednesday night, the 71-year-old revealed 'Schwampy Moose', 'Sparta' and 'Television' were all considered. 'Schwampy Moose... we're very pleased that didn't get up,' Garrett joked. The band eventually settled on Midnight Oil by drawing the name out of a hat in 1976. The name was reportedly inspired by the Jimi Hendrix song Burning of Midnight Lamp.
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