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"True Blue" is an Australian folk song written and performed by singer-songwriter John Williamson. The lyrical content utilises Australian slang heavily, with the title meaning authentically Australian (from a British phrase). [1] The song was released in March 1982 as a single from True Blue – The Best of John Williamson, but it failed to chart.
APRA's Top 30 Australian songs was a list created by the Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) in 2001, to celebrate its 75th anniversary. [1] A panel of 100 music personalities were asked to list the "ten best and most significant Australian songs of the past 75 years".
At that time, he published his book, True Blue: Stories and Songs of Australia, which contains the lyrics of his songs and explanations of their composition. [ 31 ] [ 32 ] Williamson was surprised at the book's launch by Mike Munro as part of the TV documentary series, This is Your Life .
Pages in category "Australian folk songs" The following 24 pages are in this category, out of 24 total. ... True Blue (John Williamson song) W. Waltzing Matilda;
Australia Calling – All the Best Vol 2 (1992) Love Is a Good Woman (1993) Mulga to Mangoes (1994) True Blue – The Very Best of John Williamson (1995) Family Album No.2 (1996) Pipe Dream (1997) Country Classics (1997) The Spirit of Australia (1998) Wandering Australia (1998) John Williamson for Aussie Kids (1998) Boogie with M'Baby (1998 ...
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]
Pages in category "Australian patriotic songs" The following 22 pages are in this category, out of 22 total. ... True Blue (John Williamson song) U. Under Southern Stars;
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.