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- From: Gary.Woodman@anu.edu.au (Gary Woodman)
- Newsgroups: aus.general
- Subject: Re: REQ: Waltzing Matilda
- Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1993 23:24:06 GMT
- Organization: Computer Services Centre, Australian National University
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- In article <GUY.93Jan26133415@rocannon.harlqn.co.uk> guy@harlqn.co.uk (Guy Snape) writes:
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- >There are a couple of other good songs based on this...
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- >"And the band played Waltzing Matilda" by Eric Bogle, recorded by The
- >Pogues (Rum Sodomy & The Lash I think..) among others, is a blackly
- >comic account of the Battle of Gallipoli, from the viewpoint of an
- >Aussie soldier.
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- Great song, highlighting the human cost of war... BTW, Gallipoli was a
- nine-month campaign with a number of separate battles.
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- I've _almost_ transcribed the lyrics, anyone able to assist with this?
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