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"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, and criticises its glorification. This is exemplified in the song by the account of a young Australian who is maimed during the Gallipoli Campaign of the First World War. The ...
The song was first recorded in 1926 as performed by John Collinson and Russell Callow. [13] In 2008, this recording of "Waltzing Matilda" was added to the Sounds of Australia registry in the National Film and Sound Archive, which says that there are more recordings of "Waltzing Matilda" than any other Australian song. [10]
Gallipoli also had a significant impact on popular culture, including film, television and song. [297] In 1971, Scottish-born Australian folk singer-songwriter Eric Bogle wrote a song called "And the Band Played Waltzing Matilda" which consisted of an account from a young Australian soldier who was maimed during the Gallipoli campaign. The song ...
Eric Bogle (born 23 September 1944) is an Australian folk singer-songwriter. Born and raised in Scotland, he emigrated to Australia at the age of 25 to settle near Adelaide, South Australia. Bogle's songs have covered a variety of topics and have been performed by many artists.
Bogle wrote the song 'And the band played Waltzing Matilda' in 1971 as an oblique comment on the Vietnam war but instead referencing Australian involvement in Gallipoli. The song became a hit overseas in the mid 70s and has since won awards, been covered many times and been voted as one of the Top 30 Australian songs of all time.
Suvla Bay also features in "And the Band Played Waltzing Matilda", the oft-covered song by Eric Bogle. "Suvla Bay" was a popular Australian song (composer unidentified) in 1949, and was recorded by artists like Reg Lindsey, Ray Kernaghan, Frank Ifield and Slim Dusty.
Her song So Long was played by the Australian Light Horse as the first wave embarked on the Gallipoli campaign. [8] [9] The song was also selected by Australian entertainers despatched to entertain troops. [10] She married Herbert Glasson in 1893 [4] and wrote 'Love is a fadeless flower' while heavily pregnant with his child.
It's scarred by the past – a theatre of the Trojan and first World Wars, and the campaigns of Xerxes I and Alexander – but its ongoing physical beauty slaps mankind's lust for a longer shadow in the face. And the failure at Gallipoli, instead of remaining an open wound, is trumpeted as the birthplace of the Australian identity.