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FRED DAGG Anthology (Sony) Fred Dagg, (aka John Morrison Clarke) is one of the greatest kiwi icons EVER! He is the bloke who graced New Zealand TV screens with the greatest example of kiwi culture besides Billy T James. He is a natural example of the national 'Footrock Flats' farmer wearing the legendary black singlet and gumboots (John played the part of Wal in the movie The Dog's Tale). Fred really enjoyed "taking the piss"out of the post-pioneering Kiwi bloke and blokess in all sorts of ways, especially musically. Clarke started off in a New Zealand farming family. He went to Australia in the late 1970s to expand his horizons, where he has established himself as a top script writer and personality, and has devised even more sophisticated ways of "taking the piss" out of the Aussies, as all true New Zealanders do. He appeared in a movie called Dagg Day Afternoon and made several LP records including Fred Dagg''s Greatest Hits (EMI: 1975). His greatest songs are the unforgettable "Gumboot Song" and "We Don't Know How Lucky We Are!" (it has been re-released in 1998 and is better than ever) from the mid-1970s, and many people believe that the latter should replace our national anthem. Sony recently released Fred Dagg-Anthology, which is brilliant, but conspicuous by their absence are the two chart toppers 'Gumboots' & the original version of 'We Don't Know How Lucky We Are!'. Just a shame Sony & EMI couldn't get it together on this one. Click on album image to see larger album cover
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