Many cover versions of the song have been performed and recorded, as well as many versions in foreign languages. 'And The Band Played Waltzing Matilda' is a song written by Scottish-born Australian singer-songwriter Eric Bogle in 1971.
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The lyrics to Waltzing Matilda were written by Banjo Paterson, who used many unique Australian strine words and idioms.
Christina Macpherson composed the music.
However, the song holds greater historical importance believing, again, that ‘Waltzing Matilda’ ‘kept the cause for social justice in front of … David Gordon "Slim Dusty " Kirkpatrick AO, MBE (13 June 1927—19 September 2003) was an Australian country music singer-songwriter and producer, with a career spanning nearly seven decades. FAVORITE (1 fan) Slim Dusty. When ‘Waltzing Matilda’ was sold to the Billy Tea Company to advertise their product in the early 1900s, the song gained great notoriety. "Waltzing Matilda" is Australia's best-known bush ballad, and has been described as the country's "unofficial national anthem". 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. Video of Slim sitting by a campfire singing Waltzing Matilda, interspersed with shots of a swaggie. The version of the song sung today is an arrangement by Maria Cowan.. Waltzing Matilda tells the story of a swagman who steals a sheep, makes a meal of it, and is caught red-handed by a wealthy landowner.
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The lyrics to Waltzing Matilda were written by Banjo Paterson, who used many unique Australian strine words and idioms.
Christina Macpherson composed the music.
However, the song holds greater historical importance believing, again, that ‘Waltzing Matilda’ ‘kept the cause for social justice in front of … David Gordon "Slim Dusty " Kirkpatrick AO, MBE (13 June 1927—19 September 2003) was an Australian country music singer-songwriter and producer, with a career spanning nearly seven decades. FAVORITE (1 fan) Slim Dusty. When ‘Waltzing Matilda’ was sold to the Billy Tea Company to advertise their product in the early 1900s, the song gained great notoriety. "Waltzing Matilda" is Australia's best-known bush ballad, and has been described as the country's "unofficial national anthem". 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. Video of Slim sitting by a campfire singing Waltzing Matilda, interspersed with shots of a swaggie. The version of the song sung today is an arrangement by Maria Cowan.. Waltzing Matilda tells the story of a swagman who steals a sheep, makes a meal of it, and is caught red-handed by a wealthy landowner.
Watch the video for Waltzing Matilda from The Seekers's The Seekers Collection for free, …