Rip Rip Woodchip

"Rip Rip Woodchip" is a song by Australian country singer John Williamson. The song was released in August 1989 as the second single from Williamson's eighth studio album Warragul. The song peaked at number 39 on the ARIA Charts. $1 from each sale went towards the Australian Conservation Foundation.

"Rip Rip Woodchip"
Single by John Williamson
from the album Warragul
Released	August 1989
Studio	Trafalgar Studios, Sydney
Genre	Country
Label	Festival Records
Songwriter(s)	John Williamson
Producer(s)	John Williamson
John Williamson singles chronology
"Station Cook" (1989) "Rip Rip Woodchip" (1989) "Boogie with M'Baby" (1989)

At the 1990 APRA Awards (Australia), the song won Most Performed Australasian Country Work.[1]

In 1995, the logging industry threatened to sue Williamson over the song. Williamson said "People say I'm a green, but I'm not. It's just how I feel and if you don't like it, too bad. I became a conservationist in 1980 when I woke up to it. I left farming in part because I'm so into trees. I think an old growth forest is more important than the Sydney Town Hall. Surely that heritage is more important than the other? Surely?" [2]

Track listing

7"

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Rip Rip Woodchip"
2.	"It's A Way Of Life"

12"

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Rip Rip Woodchip"
2.	"It's A Way Of Life"
3.	"Goodbye Blinky Bill" (with Bullamakanka with Ami and Georgie Williamson)
4.	"Home Among the Gum Trees"

Weekly charts

Charts (1989)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)[3]	39

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Edition(s)	Label	Catalogue
Australia	July 1989	Cassette 7"/12" Vinyl	Standard	Festival Records	K930 / X14693

References

1. "APRA Music Awards – 1989–1990 Winners". Australasian Performing Right Association. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
2. "John Williamson sees true blue people all over the world". Sydney Morning Herald. 17 September 2014. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
3. "Australian-charts.com – JOHN WILLIAMSON – RIP RIP WOODCHIP". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 8 September 2018.