<P> `` From Little Things Big Things Grow '' is a protest song recorded by Australian artists Paul Kelly & The Messengers on their 1991 album Comedy , and by Kev Carmody ( with Kelly ) on his 1993 album Bloodlines . It was released as a CD single by Carmody and Kelly in 1993 but failed to chart . The song was co-written by Kelly and Carmody , and is based on the story of the Gurindji strike and Vincent Lingiari as part of the Indigenous Australian struggle for land rights and reconciliation . Kelly and Carmody performed the song together on 5 November 2014 at the public memorial service at Sydney Town Hall for former Prime Minister Gough Whitlam , who is the `` tall stranger '' referred to in the song . </P>
<P> `` From Little Things Big Things Grow '' is a protest song recorded by Australian artists Paul Kelly & The Messengers on their 1991 album Comedy , and by Kev Carmody ( with Kelly ) on his 1993 album Bloodlines . It was released as a CD single by Carmody and Kelly in 1993 but failed to chart . The song was co-written by Kelly and Carmody , and is based on the story of the Gurindji strike and Vincent Lingiari as part of the Indigenous Australian struggle for land rights and reconciliation . Kelly and Carmody performed the song together on 5 November 2014 at the public memorial service at Sydney Town Hall for former Prime Minister Gough Whitlam , who is the `` tall stranger '' referred to in the song . </P>
when was from little things big things grow written
when was from little things big things grow written
1991
1991