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[None] URL Source:[None] Published:Oct 8, 2010 Author:Lisa Lavie Post Date:2010-10-08 19:53:38 by James Deffenbach Keywords:None Views:843 Comments:36
#8. To: James Deffenbach, Cynicom, any other oldies out there (#0)
This was the very first group - and song - I recall as a kid. My father would come home from work and play this album for a good hour, sipping in some ice cold Rheingold beer. That was NYC circa 1957? for me.
"And The Band Played Waltzing Matilda" is a song, written by Scottish-born singer-songwriter Eric Bogle in 1971.[1][2] 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 soldier who is maimed at the Battle of Gallipoli in World War I.
The song incorporates the melody and a few lines of lyrics of "Waltzing Matilda" at its conclusion. Many cover versions of the song have been performed and recorded.
The song is often praised for its imagery of the devastation at Gallipoli. The protagonist, a rover before the war, loses his legs in the battle, and later notes the passing of other veterans with time, as younger generations become apathetic to the veterans and their cause.