“The Band Played Waltzing Matilda” was originally recorded by the Australian folk singer Eric Bogle, an artist whom critic Robert Christgau called “one of the least commanding singers in any hemisphere you care to name.” But lyrically, it’s one of the most searing portrayals of the horrific nature of war ever written, and the eight-minute […]
"Waltzing Matilda" is Australia's best-known bush ballad, and has been described as the country's "unofficial national anthem".The title was Australian slangWaltzing Matilda, one of the most iconic folk songs in Australian history, has captured the hearts of people all around the world for over 125 years. The song tells a story about a swagman, or a wandering laborer, who steals a sheep and is chased by the police. Eventually, the swagman takes his own life rather than being arrested. Who'll come a-waltzing Matilda, my darling, Who'll come a-waltzing Matilda with me? Waltzing Matilda and leading a water bag--5 Who'll come a-waltzing Matilda with me? Down came a jumbuck 6 to drink at the water-hole, Up jumped the swagman and grabbed him in glee; And he sang as he put him away in his tucker bag, 7 "You'll come a-waltzing The best Aussie song; Waltzing Matilda was written by Banjo Paterson a long time ago. Happy cinco de mayo. Once a jolly swagman camped by a Billabong. Under
[1] The title was Australian slang for travelling on foot (waltzing) with one's belongings in a "matilda" ( swag) slung over one's back. [2] The song narrates the story of an itinerant worker, or "swagman", making a drink of billy tea at a bush camp and capturing a stray jumbuck (sheep) to eat.
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Waltzing Matilda. "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".The title was Australian slang for travelling on foot (waltzing) with one's belongings in a "matilda" (swag) slung over one's back.There are over 700 different versions of Waltzing Matilda. These have been recorded by such famous singers such as Slim Dusty, Rod Stewart, Johnny Cash, The Seekers,and Bill Haley & Comets. The oldest surviving recording of the song was made in 1926 on a wax disk and lasted only two minutes. The first known recording of the song was made in
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