"And the Band Played Waltzing Matilda"

tularetom

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Sun Dec-28-08 12:37 AM
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"And the Band Played Waltzing Matilda"

Best anti war song evah.

If you can keep a dry eye through this whole video you ain't got a heart.

This is the original version by Scottish songwriter Eric Bogle.

There's another excellent rendition by Shane McGowan and the Pogues.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GlYynHmE8b0

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wundermaus

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Sun Dec-28-08 12:44 AM
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1. Just watched Joyeux Noel...

Edited on Sun Dec-28-08 12:47 AM by vmaus

So inspiring...
so full of hope and faith in the goodness of brotherhood...
We, the people will prevail...
and war will be no more.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJqK5Hd61sk

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polly7

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Sun Dec-28-08 12:54 AM
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2. Happy to K & R. And I'm out .... too many damn tears today. n/t

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izquierdista

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Sun Dec-28-08 01:31 AM
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3. The BEST rendition

would be by Slim Dusty though.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MGlpxviu8PY

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ProgressiveProfessor

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Sun Dec-28-08 04:18 AM
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4. Seamus Kennedy does a good one as well

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Hannah Bell

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Sun Dec-28-08 04:49 AM
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5. australian singing it...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E22gszljklc

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dbt

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Sun Dec-28-08 07:00 AM
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6. The Pogues Forever!

Although the best anti-war song evah may well be "The Green Fields of France" (aka "Willie McBride"), also by Eric Bogle. Best version I ever heard is still by my man Davy Moore from Clare.

:loveya:

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yellowwood

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Sun Dec-28-08 07:37 AM
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7. Love Eric Bogle--now listen to this

Another of Eric Bogle's songs--No Man's Land ( Green Fields of France )
Partly in German with Wachholder

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mUzQ6Am-bbc

http://www.fortunecity.com/tinpan/parton/2/noman.html

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malaise

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Sun Dec-28-08 08:08 AM
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8. I heard that for the first time when we had a great anti-war thread

Edited on Sun Dec-28-08 08:15 AM by malaise

a while back. And yes it's a great song.

Here's a link to that thread.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x2097391

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