#'Waltzing Matilda'

[vox-anglosphere]

A touching rendition of Waltzing Matilda with WWI archival footage.

[soup-mother]

ppl love bringing up army musicians as an example of a harmless military job and while i could go into how they're complicit in rehabilitating the image of imperialist soldiers I'll just say it's funny that not even the bootboys like the marching band kids

[skopostheorie]

I found this while packing up and I can't justify keeping it but it's really cute so I want to show you all

[haveyouheardthisfolksong]

Submission Note: The lyrics of this song are by Banjo Patterson, but the origins of the tune are unknown.

[jessiesjaded]

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[ms-boogie-man]

Tom Waits Waltzing Matilda live 1977

☦︎17TolucaLake☦︎

[birdisland]

Saw this today and just had to share. Thorstein Bergman, a Swedish national treasure, singing Waltzing Matilda in 1965. SO GOOD WTF? I've only ever heard him singing in Swedish before.

[xxsmoko-n-mirrorsxx]

Diana didn’t answer for a bit

“I- uh keep heading w-west”

James kept holding his tangible form, even the now, he left footsteps in the snow, albeit lighter ones, as they headed due west. He whispered a song to her, trying to keep her comforted.

"Down came a jumbuck to drink at that billabong Up jumped the swag-man and grabbed him with glee And he sang as he shoved that jumbuck in his tucker bag You'll come a Waltzing Matilda with me" Waltzing Matilda, Waltzing Matilda You'll come a Waltzing Matilda with me And he sang as he shoved that jumpbuck in his tucker bag You'll come a Waltzing Matilda with me

Down came the squatter mounted on his thorough-bred Up came the troopers one, two, three Where's that jolly jumbuck you've got in your tucker bag? You'll come a Waltzing Matilda with me"

[b-blushes]

autism moment but it must feel sooooo good to be a fluent pianist and play a piece over and over again…. it’s good enough playing the same duolingo 45 second or however long ‘song’ over and over 10 times in a row I can only imagine how nice a full song on an actual piano feels….

[morninkim]

wanna work on this again, just remembered an Australia based Fakémon region I was planning out last year

These were the starters for the Legends game taking place in a fictionalised version of 1901-ish, each based on an invasive species:

Serperior (Grass/Ghost) - invasive rubber vine and Madeira vine + other invasive weeds

Cinderace (Fire/Ground) - based on invasive rabbits and hares + rugby players

Greninja (Water/Poison) - based on cane toads + swagmen

[pagan-stitches]

And the Band Played Waltzing Matilda — The Pogues

[calandrinon]

ok there was a poll about national anthems and I have what I think is one of my best ideas yet, thanks to Aotearoa for the inspiration.

For those who don't know, the national anthem of Aotearoa has a verse in te reo Māori and a verse in English, which is an excellent idea for a titchy little country with one unified indigenous language but is not so easy in a vast expanse where there are thousands.

So do we all know I Am Australian by the Seekers?

It's been proposed with varying degrees of seriousness as an alternative national anthem, but my proposal goes one step further (ok, many steps):

I suggest that the Australian national anthem should be the chorus to I Am Australian, in English and in every available indigenous Australian language.

"but cal that would make the anthem 1000 minutes long" yes but obviously we wouldn't sing every verse every time! In practice the version of the anthem sung would include those languages that are appropriate. So everyone would get to learn the anthem in the language of the Aboriginal nation where they live, and at events in that nation you might sing the anthem in English (usually) and in that language. If you move to a different area you learn the anthem in the language of that area. If you are not great with languages that's fine, as long as you have a go, and if all you can do is belt out "I am you are we are Australian" at the right time and on roughly the right notes then at least you have the right spirit.

Here's how it might work:

If you're at a sporting event where the anthem is sung, like the Anzac Day match at the MCG, they'd sing the anthem in English and the Woiwurrung language (covers both teams and the ground itself).

If the world turned even more upside down and Freo played GWS in the grand final, you might hear English (native language of most players and the competition), Woiwurrung (the holy MCG), Nyoongar (Fremantle) and Dharug (GWS).

In practice there should be a cap on the number of verses because otherwise someone would definitely take the piss, but this should not be legislated because sometimes you need someone to take the piss.

If the anthem is sung to highlight the achievements of one person, it might include the verse(s) most appropriate to that person - where they were born or grew up, where they live and work, where their ancestors are from. This is an occasion where I can imagine the English verse could legitimately be omitted.

A sporting team or other group representing many languages could choose to nominate one or more verses to be played. Maybe if it's Alex's 50th match then they sing Alex's verse that game, then at the next game they sing Pat's verse because Pat had to leave the tour for the birth of their child, and of course opinion will be split between "aww that's really sweet" and "stop messing with it".

Most importantly, there should be no single official version. Any definition should not specifically include or exclude any single verse, not even the original English verse. Preferably the definition should be broad enough that we could all sing a verse in te reo Māori for Barnaby Joyce and it would be legit.

Anyway please feel free to expand on this and/or tell me I'm an idiot genius, I have a dog who requires attention

[gwydionmisha]

The Band Played Waltzing Matilda - Pogues

Yes, I know this is a cover. Still my favorite version.

[aceoffangirls]

Hey Spain, Sweden and England can you guys let Australia win the World Cup as the NSW premier said we could have a public holiday if we win! Thanks (I hope I don’t jinx this)

[stairnaheireann]

#OTD in 1935 – Birth of Liam Clancy, of the Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem fame.

The Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem shot to fame after appearing with his brothers on The Ed Sullivan Show in 1961. Scheduled to perform two songs, they were forced to extend their appearance when the show’s headliner cancelled. The following year they sold out audiences. After the Clancy brothers stopped touring / broke up, Liam and Tommy Makem commenced touring as Makem and Clancy, became a…

[paintbrusher]