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Jimmy Barnes's Working Class Man film clip brought to life by cane farmers

It was the anthem of 1980s Australia and a career-defining moment for one of the country's biggest rock gods.

Jimmy Barnes's Working Class Man was a song dedicated to his fans and his famous film clip, set among the burning cane fields of Far North Queensland, remains an enduring symbol of the era.

Barnes recently told the ABC about the excitement of filming in the cane fields after having done many tours through north Queensland.

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