<Tr> <Th> Songwriter (s) </Th> <Td> Kev Carmody, Paul Kelly </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Producer (s) </Th> <Td> Alan Thorne, Paul Kelly Paul Kelly & the Messengers version </Td> </Tr> <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> On 2008 - 05 - 04, a cover version by The GetUp Mob, part of the GetUp! advocacy group, peaked at #4 on the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) singles charts . This version included samples from speeches by Prime Ministers Paul Keating in 1992, and Kevin Rudd in 2008; it featured vocals by both Carmody and Kelly, as well as other Australian artists . </P>

When was from little things big things grow written