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Waltzing Matilda. For other uses, see Waltzing Matilda (disambiguation). " Waltzing Matilda " is a song developed in the Australian style of poetry and folk music called a bush ballad. It has been described as the country's "unofficial national anthem".
Eric Bogle. " And the Band Played Waltzing Matilda " is a song written by Scottish-born Australian singer-songwriter Eric Bogle in 1971. The song describes war as futile and gruesome, while criticising those who seek to glorify it. This is exemplified in the song by the account of a young Australian serviceman who is maimed during the Gallipoli ...
Bones Howe. " Tom Traubert's Blues (Four Sheets to the Wind in Copenhagen) " (commonly known as " Tom Traubert's Blues " or " Waltzing Matilda ") is a song by American musician Tom Waits . It is the opening track on Waits' fourth studio album Small Change, released in September 1976 on Asylum Records. Written by Waits and produced by Bones Howe ...
1993. Maroochy Barambah, Archie Roach and Yothu Yindi. Maroochy Barambah. 1994. Debra Byrne. The Seekers performed "I Am Australian", "Georgy Girl" and "Waltzing Matilda". The Seekers and the Australian Youth Choir. 1995. A celebration of Australian films, with John Paul Young performing "Love is in the Air".
Makem and Clancy was an Irish folk duo popular in the 1970s and 1980s. The group consisted of Tommy Makem and Liam Clancy, who had originally achieved fame as a part of the trailblazing folk group The Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem in the 1960s. Makem and Clancy sang a combination of traditional Irish music, folks songs from a variety of ...
Banjo Paterson. Andrew Barton " Banjo " Paterson, CBE (17 February 1864 – 5 February 1941) was an Australian bush poet, journalist and author, widely considered one of the greatest writers of Australia's colonial period. Born in rural New South Wales, Paterson worked as a lawyer before transitioning into literature, where he quickly gained ...
Street Hassle (song) " Street Hassle " is a song recorded by American rock musician Lou Reed for his 1978 studio album of the same name. It is 10 minutes and 56 seconds long and divided into three distinct sections: "Waltzing Matilda," "Street Hassle," and "Slipaway." Part one, "Waltzing Matilda," describes a woman picking up and paying a male ...
The burning boat drifted away and sank after several hours. [3] In September 1894, on Dagworth Station, north-west of Winton), striking shearers fired their rifles and pistols in the air, setting fire to the woolshed. The owner of the homestead and three policemen gave chase to a man named Samuel Hoffmeister – also known as "French (y)".