"Sometimes" by Midnight Oil

Australian rock band Midnight Oil struck an unlikely chord with the US in the late 80s, scoring a single top 40 hit with "Beds Are Burning," a song about the hardships faced by native Australians. The politically charged tune hit #17 in 1988.

The band would score two additional charting singles building off this momentum. "The Dead Heart" reached #53 and "Blue Sky Mine," from their follow-up LP, went to #47 in 1990. Surprisingly, a terrific radio-friendly song called "Forgotten Years" from this record failed to chart.

"Sometimes" was the closing track to their breakthrough 1987 record, "Diesel and Dust." It is an inspirational anthem that reminds us that sometimes we win, sometimes we lose, so don't give in.