And the Band Played Waltzing Matilda
"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, while criticising those who seek to glorify it. This is exemplified in the song by the account of a young Australian serviceman who is maimed during the Gallipoli Campaign of the First World War. The protagonist, who had travelled across rural Australia before the war, is emotionally devastated by the loss of his legs in battle. As the years pass he notes the death of other veterans, while the younger generation becomes apathetic to the veterans and their cause. At its conclusion, the song incorporates the melody and a few lines of lyrics of the 1895 song "Waltzing Matilda" by Australian poet Banjo Paterson.
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And the Band Played Waltzing Matilda
"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, while criticising those who seek to glorify it. This is exemplified in the song by the account of a young Australian serviceman who is maimed during the Gallipoli Campaign of the First World War. The protagonist, who had travelled across rural Australia before the war, is emotionally devastated by the loss of his legs in battle. As the years pass he notes the death of other veterans, while the younger generation becomes apathetic to the veterans and their cause. At its conclusion, the song incorporates the melody and a few lines of lyrics of the 1895 song "Waltzing Matilda" by Australian poet Banjo Paterson.
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And The Band Played Waltzing M ...... ejího zpěváka Shane MacGowana.
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And the Band Played Waltzing M ...... interprétée par le duo Ambages
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And the Band Played Waltzing M ...... hers, Joan Baez, The Pogues...
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And the Band Played Waltzing M ...... стралийских песен всех времён.
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"And the Band Played Waltzing ...... ustralian poet Banjo Paterson.
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And The Band Played Waltzing M ...... ejího zpěváka Shane MacGowana.
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And the Band Played Waltzing M ...... it à l'époque de son écriture.
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And the Band Played Waltzing M ...... ren izenburuak aipatzen duena.
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And the Band Played Waltzing M ...... ми исполнителями на концертах.
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