Watch “How You Sleep At Night”, the New John Butler Trio Video

August 12, 2014 at 09:35 (News, Video News)
Tags: folk music, John Butler Trio

Image Courtesy of John Butler Trio

The latest video from John Butler Trio, “How You Sleep At Night”, comes with a poignant message. Shot in reverse and featuring schoolyard bullies, the video is meant as a metaphor for broader cultural issues.

“How You Sleep At Night” was written by John Butler after a confrontation with West Australian Premier Colin Barnett over the building of a large natural gas plant on a stretch of land in the Kimberley.

“At the end of the discussion I suggested we put all the ecological, economic and political differences aside and just asked him how he’d feel if it were his ancestors’ graves that were being dug up for a gas plant,” Butler explains. Not satisfied with Barnett’s answer he channel his frustration into the song.

Check out the video for “How You Sleep At Night” below:

The John Butler Trio will be touring regional Queensland this October. Check out the full list of dates here:

Saturday 4th October – Caloundra Music Festival, Sunshine Coast, QLD
Sunday 5th October – Empire Theatre, Toowoomba, QLD
Tuesday 7th October – Moncrieff Entertainment Centre, Bundaberg, QLD
Thursday 9th October – Mackay Entertainment and Convention Centre, Mackay, QLD
Friday 10th October – The Venue, Townsville, QLD
Saturday 11th October – Kuranda Amphitheatre, Kuranda, QLD