Six Ribbons

{{Infobox song | name = Six Ribbons | cover = | alt = | type = single | artist = Jon English and Mario Millo | album = Against the Wind | A-side = Six Ribbons | B-side = Mary's Theme | released = 1978 | recorded = | studio = | venue = | genre = Pop rock, Soft rock, folk, country | length = 3:15 | label = Polydor Records / Frituna | writer = Jon English | producer = Jon English, Mario Millo | chronology = Jon English | prev_title = Nights in Paradise | prev_year = 1978 | next_title = Get Your Love Right | next_year = 1979 }} "'''Six Ribbons'''" is a 1978 song credited to Australian musicians Jon English and Mario Millo. The song was written by Jon English and was included on the soundtrack of the Australian miniseries, ''Against the Wind''. The song was certified gold in Australia.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.smh.com.au/national/jon-english-obituary-20160311-gngh73.html|title=Jon English obituary: from rock to opera, a mainstay of Aussie entertainment|website=SMH|date=11 March 2016|accessdate=4 September 2020}}</ref>

==Track listing== ; Australian 7" Single *Side A "Six Ribbons" - 3:15 *Side B "Mary's Theme" - 4:00

; Scandinavian 7" Single *Side A "Six Ribbons" - 3:15 *Side B "Against The Wind" - 2:32

==Charts== ===Weekly charts=== "Six Ribbons" entered the Kent Music Report on 5 December 1978, before peaking at number 5 in 1979. The song peaked at number 1 in Norway in December 1981. {|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" |- !scope="col"| Chart (1978/81) !scope="col"| Peak<br>position |- !scope="row"| Australian Kent Music Report<ref name="aus79"/><ref>{{cite book|title=Australian Chart Book 1970–1992|last=Kent|first=David|authorlink=David Kent (historian)|publisher=Australian Chart Book|location=St Ives, NSW|year=1993|isbn=0-646-11917-6}}</ref> | style="text-align:center;"| 5 |- {{singlechart|New Zealand|3|artist=Jon English|song=Six Ribbons|rowheader=true|accessdate=12 October 2016}} |- {{singlechart|Norway|1|artist=Jon English|song=Six Ribbons|rowheader=true|accessdate=12 October 2016}} |- {{singlechart|Sweden|4|artist=Jon English|song=Six Ribbons|rowheader=true|accessdate=12 October 2016}} |- |}

===Year-end charts=== {|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" |- !scope="col"| Chart (1979) !scope="col"| Position |- !scope="row"| Australia (Kent Music Report)<ref name="aus79">{{cite web|url=https://i.imgur.com/VVyraDN.jpg|title=Kent Music Report No 288 – 31 December 1979 > National Top 100 Singles for 1979|publisher=Kent Music Report|via=Imgur.com|access-date=10 January 2023}}</ref> | style="text-align:center;"| 49 |- |}

==Cover Version== * In 2000, Donald Hall covered the song on his album ''Harp Moods''. <ref>{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/au/album/harp-moods/304099301|title=Harp Moods|date=6 June 2000 |publisher=iTunes Australia|access-date=18 June 2017}}</ref> * In 2005, Black Majesty covered the song on their album, ''Silent Company''. <ref>{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/au/album/silent-company/357850349|title=Silent Company|date=27 June 2005 |publisher=iTunes Australia|access-date=18 June 2017}}</ref> * In 2005, Green Carnation covered the song on their EP ''The Burden is Mine... Alone''. <ref>{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/au/album/the-burden-is-mine-alone-ep/id296958617|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180102191426/https://itunes.apple.com/au/album/the-burden-is-mine-alone-ep/id296958617|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 2, 2018|title=The Burden is Mine Alone (EP)|publisher=iTunes Australia|accessdate=18 June 2017}}</ref> and in their 2006 limited edition studio album ''The Acoustic Verses''. * In 2009, Ruiseart Alcorn covered the song on his album, ''The Ravenswing Years''. <ref>{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/au/album/the-ravenswing-years/442839013|title=The Ravenswing Years|date=8 January 2009 |publisher=iTunes Australia|access-date=18 June 2017}}</ref> * In 2012, Gavin Lockley covered the song on his album, ''Orchestral Songs of Australia''. <ref>{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/au/album/orchestral-songs-of-australia/id566482007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171002174430/https://itunes.apple.com/au/album/orchestral-songs-of-australia/id566482007|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 2, 2017|title=Orchestral Songs of Australia|publisher=iTunes Australia|accessdate=18 June 2017}}</ref> * In 2013, Didrik Solli-Tangen released a version of the song as a single from his album, ''The Journey''. <ref>{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/au/album/six-ribbons-single/720165495|title=Six Ribbons (single)|date=4 October 2013 |publisher=iTunes Australia|access-date=18 June 2017}}</ref> * In 2013, {{ill|Lise Olden|no}} covered the song on her album ''{{ill|Min Skattekiste|no}}''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/au/album/min-skattekiste/727198076|title= Min Skattekiste|date= 18 October 2013|publisher=iTunes Australia|access-date=18 June 2017}}</ref> * In 2016 Billy Macro reinterpreted and released the song to coincide with the Netflix miniseries "For an eshay, with care". * In 2016, Richard Clayderman covered the song on his album, ''A Musical Journey''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/au/album/a-musical-journey/id1163017461|title=A Musical Journey|date=7 October 2016 |publisher=iTunes Australia|accessdate=18 June 2017}}{{dead link|date=March 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.clayderman.co.uk/a-musical-journey/ | title=A Musical Journey (2016) | publisher=Richard Clayderman | accessdate=January 2, 2018}}</ref> * In 2017, The Ten Tenors covered the song on their album, ''Wish You Were Here''.

==See also== * VG-lista 1964 to 1994

==References== {{Reflist}} {{Jon English}}

Category:Jon English songs Category:1978 songs Category:1978 singles Category:2013 singles Category:Number-one singles in Norway Category:Polydor Records singles