The Pogues - The band played waltzing matilda
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Eric Bogle had a few songs on the subject.
And the band played Waltzing Matilda
No Manβs Land
Jingle Jangle
Edit: While on the subject of sad songs about war, No Manβs Land mentions the song Flowers of the Forest, which was written about the defeat of the Scottish King James IV in 1513 (Flodden Field). This is my favourite version.
Little did they know there would be a huge resurgence in Anzac Day stuff, even to the point of overdoing it.
And the young people say
What are they marching for?
And I ask myself the same question.
Great post, I havn't herd that in years
My fav version:
https://youtu.be/WG48Ftsr3OI
Thanks for that.
On a sporting tour of Europe, one of the group, a tree-lopper from Tamworth, sang this among the headstones near Ypres as we quietly paid our respects. The kind men tending the grass and graves stopped as his voice carried across the fields. When he was done, we wiped our faces and considered how lucky we were. Lest we forget.
The Slim Dusty version is great as well:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MGlpxviu8PY