I am an Indigenous Australian and am so incredibly proud to live in Australia! We have such an amazing country and the Australian and aboriginal people are just the best. I feel very blessed!
We (the western Aussies, I'm 4th-gen from Europe) have done so many bad things to our native Australians. The worst was many years ago, but we all know it still continues. /salute you for staying positive. You have so much to be proud of! Keep that chin up!
What country do you live in? Australia is loaded with racists, aboriginals with dark skin are treated like garbage. And the country has gone backwards 50 years during our last government. Australia for the last 10 years has been all about the rich only.
My daughter was in the Australian Children's Choir....On returning home from a European Tour.....The kids sang that song in three part harmony....As they were landing the passengers gave them a standing ovation and the plane did another circle to allow the passengers to applause and sit down....The Cabin Crew and Captain applauded them as they disembarked as a well
James, my daughter got an invitation to join the Victorian State Children’s Choir and the Australian Children’s Choir in the same week. She told me to tell them she was busy at school and I was a bit disappointed but it was always her choice. She already belonged to The Australian Broadway Chorus world touring group in Triple Threat. She wouldn’t go with them either. She did perform with them in Australia. She was such a serious soul who always put school first. I wish she had taught the others to be like her. If I had been asked as child to sing and travel I would have gone but I can’t sing. Your daughter was lucky to have that experience.
@@karenstrong8887 My daughter spent 7 Years from 11 to 18....In that time she travelled to 5 Countries in Europe, China, and New Zealand all before she was Eighteen....Including singing High Mass at The Cathedral of Vienna with the Vienna Boys... And rehearsing in a room Mozart used to write...
@@karenstrong8887 Ur daughter sounds like an extremely mature young lady. I coach/mentor kids between the ages of 12-18 for their national umpiring badges in my association on the NSW Centy Coast. I tell each & everyone of them that joins my program that #1 school is most important & always comes first #2 work always comes next #3 umpiring comes last. Umpiring will always be around & there's no set age limit to get ur national badge, whether ur 12 or 112 years old, school won't be & work is important for social skills but also for a little bit of money. They always think they let me down when they ring me to say they are unavailable at a certain time & apologise profusely, i never allow them to apologise, it's just netball, a social fun comp every Saturday (altho some teams play like they are playing for Straya 🙄). In saying that, the advice i give the kids in year 10, year 11 & year 12 with their HSC studies is that they just can't study 24/7, they need an outlet otherwise the stress will become to enormous on their little shoulders. Ur daughters outlet for singing is perfect as she has something else to concentrate on at that time & not worrying about missing out on studying
Ok I’m Italian, I don’t know how I came here and I have nothing to do with Australia, never been there, but I’M CRYING LIKE A KID. Why doesn’t anyone know this song in Italy?? Wtf it’s amazing! Cheers to Australia!! 🇦🇺
Yeah . My dad took me on a once in a lifetime trip to Rome 🏟⚔️🍝 , having stayed with him for most of my holiday in Norway and Sweden ( with his side of the family ) before heading back to Sydney🇦🇺 . I'm sure we're 💯% in agreement that the late great Peter Allen ( who was the songwriter for this song ) was an excellent songwriter . IF every country on earth had their national anthem ( this isn't officially Australia's national anthem sadly by the way ) written by somebody as talented in songwriting as him - then we'd ALL emphasise with each-other's culture and people . Second best option for Australia to get a new anthem with this feeling when it becomes a Republic is it written by singer songwriter John Farnham . ♑️✍️
The song is especially for Australia and it was done for QANTAS the Australian Airline. We see it on advertisement here in Australia on TV from time to time 🇦🇺
@@glenchapman3899 there is alot of history and things that will probably never be able to be shown or told, as it's due to respect to our elders. 🖤 But I'm so glad some people are starting to realise how beautiful this land really is
@@thecreightonfamily I was born in Australia but I never felt the connection to country that exists here until I visited Uluru in 1974, when I was 15. I think it pulls us all together regardless of our origins, and is the true source of our "Aussie Spirit." In 1993, the International Year of the World's Indigenous People, I attended an International Midwives Conference in Adelaide. Two aboriginal women travelled from near the Alice to share with the females at the conference some of their women's business relating to birth. It was one of the most empowering moments of my life. I still feel tearful and honoured that they shared part of their story with us as midwives.
The first time I heard this living here in the US (I'm from Sydney) it really choked me up. I miss Australia a lot but I'm here in California now. I met my now wife way back in 2002, online. We remained friends for 10 years and I visited the US in 2012. We really clicked not long after meeting and fell in love and got married. "But no matter how far or how wide I roam, I still call Australia home." Those lyrics are always how I'll feel. I'll always be an Aussie no matter where I drop my swag.
@@Peajay007 My wife, she's a born and bred American, told me early on, "Never lose your accent." It meant a lot to me when she said that. I've been here 10 years now and new people I meet know my accent is different straight away which is always good to know.
I remember hearing it at LAX when i was on my way home from 3 months working in Seattle, I felt so excited. I was 18 and my very first solo trip. It was my first Taste of home!
Dude. I'm born here in Aus. And lived in Sydney my whole life. This the first time I've seen this qantas video. Very touching and emotional. My parents came to Australia as a refugee of the Vietnam War. I am born here. Australian is what i consider myself as. Vietnamese as my cultural background. But Australia is my no.1. Much love to you and your family.
Don't worry about getting emotional, us Aussies generally do when we hear this song too, as Qantas is our only reliable long haul air service to get home, no matter where you are in the world.
I'm old enough to remember flying Ansett to Wonderland :) Never realised how the world would change. It's kinda sad that these days a barking noughtsea, face veil and undercooked chicken qualifies as good air service.
As of today the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) is 101 years old making it the second oldest Air Force in the world after the Royal Air Force (RAF). So today holds a lot of significance for The Australian aviation community. It was nice to see some snippets of that history in this video as Qantas has many historical links with the RAAF. It is the third oldest operating airline by date, the oldest continuously-operating airline under the same name and the oldest airline in the English-speaking world.
I am glad to see that the song hit the spot. This song always brings a tear to my eye. Peter Allen does a great rendition of this song. This should be our National Anthem.
This ad has been around in one form or another for many many years, this is their latest version, but no matter which version I watch they all give me chills and I'm just thankful I'm Aussie born and bred🥰👍
Aww loved seeing you get a little emotional over that! you're definitely one of us. I saw this recently myself and brought a little tear to my eye!l too! Part of their campaign to celebrate being open and flying again after being largely grounded through covid. In case you didn't know the blonde woman singing earlier on is Kylie Minogue, the guy singing after that is Troye Sivan. They're both Australian singers and sometimes actors. And then of course Hugh Jackman. And the kids are all part of choirs.
Australia is awesome, but the repugnant politicians and police cult filth RUIN the experience here, politicians and police shit into the cake ruining it for everyone!
@@fugawiaus Hes a singer songwriter. Started out quite young on TH-cam I think. Became more known around 2015. He's had success in the US, quite well known there now. He's worked with some US artists and had a few supporting roles in some films and TV series. I know some of his songs but definitely not a huge follower or source of info on him. m.th-cam.com/channels/Wcrr8Q9INGNp-PTCLTzc8Q.html
Buddy I'm sure I am not alone when I say that you and your family would be welcomed here in Aus with open arms. You clearly have our home in your heart, and that makes you one of us, regardless of where you were born. Come home whenever you're ready mate :)
No truer words Bro. You have shown your respect of our home... You seem like a really cool guy. With an attitude like yours, you will be welcomed here with open arms 🤟😎
Aren’t you an absolute sweetheart! Thankyou for appreciating our amazing country. To see your heartfelt reaction, so raw - us Aussies love people like you ♥️
Uluru, also known as Ayers Rock, it's a massive sandstone formation in the centre of Australia, it's sacred to the Pitjantjatjara, the Aboriginal people of this great land. Water is red from Red algae. The people in the ad are: Firsts Nations Elder- Rene Kulitja Kylie Minogue Troye Silvan Hugh Jackman The kids in the white shirts are the Australian Girls Choir and the National Boys Choir- QANTAS have used them in the ads since 1998 ish The school kids in the maroon school uniforms are from the town of Longreach- where QANTAS was founded. The woman in the FILA was tennis player Ash Barty The man on the edge of the pool is AFL legend Adam Goodes The two women swimming on the reef where Olympian Bronte Campbell and Para Olympian Ellie Cole The first nations dancers are the Bangarra Dance Theatre There is also the Gondwana Choir QANTAS have been using this song for 35 years. "I Still Call Australia Home" is a song written and performed by Peter Allen in 1980. In it, Allen sings of Australian expatriates' longing for home.
To be fair, I have never cried to this song, but every time I hear it (especially this variant which was excellently composed) it just gives you that feeling. I'm sure we all know the one, that starts in the belly and moves through the whole body and then of course you're usually singing or humming it by the end if not the start. It definitely makes you want to though, especially being born and raised here. Would never want to live anywhere else. Australia will always be home to me.
The Song was written and originally sung by Peter Allen. The Original Boy from Oz. Peter discovered and brought out to America by Judy Grarland and he was married to Liza Mannelli but unfortunately died in 1992.
You are our kind of person. You have literally embraced the Australian spirit. The fact that you can get emotional about our great country whilst being an American is priceless. In fact I hear-by declare that you are an honorary Australian. Much admiration.
Peter Allen was a brilliant song writer, either by himself or in collaboration with others. "I still call Australia home" would have to be his best; a short song, but full of emotion.
I was born (along with 6 generations of my family) in Scotland. I came to Australia when I was 5 years old. I am currently in Serbia visiting my Serbian girlfriend after 2 years of not being able to "escape" my country and I watch this and it still brings tears to my eyes. For me there is no better country than Australia but family and other commitments often come first.
This is such a beautiful video. I’m a proud Aussie and I’d just like to point out a couple of things that most might have missed. First is the kids choir in Longreach. Longreach is a town in outback Queensland where the Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Service (QANTAS) started business. Towards the end of the video, the early aircraft of QANTAS are shown inside the frame of a large shed (hangar). This represents the hangar that QANTAS started it’s operations in. 3:54
Coming from a full blooded Aboriginal from Central Australia, I love watching the reactions on your vids, this one was the most emotional even I myself had tears rolling down my eyes, even though I haven't been out of the country or out of the N.T. I still know what it's like to be away from home, like they always say, HOME IS WHERE YOUR HEARTS IS, thanx for the vids, keep'em coming, cheers 👍😁
I’m a proud New Zealander, living in Australia. Last week I became an Australian citizen. New Zealand and Australia, two unique cultures and countries. Proud to be a citizen of both…
You are absolutely an Aussie my friend ❤️🇺🇸🇦🇺❤️ tear’s shed emotion shown as I did the 1st time I heard it and it still gives me goosebumps ❤️ thank you IAN..
This song gets me every time. Travelling is my favourite hobby. In fact, I have just returned to Australia from Fiji (first overseas trip since covid) & honestly there is nothing quite like coming home to Melbourne.
One of the best things about travel for me and I'm not sure if they still do this (obviously haven't been overseas for a while) but flying into Australia on a Qantas flight, they used to play this song upon descent/landing. It was always the best part of the flight and makes you really appreciate our great country.
Born in Australia My grandmother and ancestors are full blooded aboriginal to this land And I wouldn't live anywhere else My dads a pom from England came over when him and his brother were boys with my grandparents on his side And they never left sadly both of my English grandparents and dad has past leaving the one son my uncle and he has no thought ever to go back to England..I am now 42
So pleased you love our country. That song always moves me to tears and to have someone from another country show their obvious affinity for our country is really wonderful. God bless you Iwrocker. You're welcome any time 💜💜
Brings tears to my eyes too brother, I think we can call you an honorary Aussie now mate, love ya and the values you stand for, you and your beautiful family
I’m an Aussie and I always tear up when I hear this song. I have just finished my last trip around Australia I’m 70 so for my birthday I did the only part I hadn’t seen. My sister and I drove, the only way to go in my opinion, did the trip from Sydney to Rockhampton, then across to Darwin. So much to see and explore. Check out our beautiful country before going OS. So now I have to decide what to do about my next birthday. Done Aussie where next 🤷🏼♀️
Its a very special song. Im a dinkie true blue Auzzi, one parent Australian and dad German. Dad loved Australia and he was so proud when he received his citizenship. I love our indigenous peoples and their culture, so special. Thank you for sharing this song.... ❤❤❤
As an Aussie that was stuck overseas for 3 years due to covid and got go surprise my family at the end of 2021 for Christmas. This song makes me so emotional, now i’m back overseas for work and homesick again
I cry every time I watch this! Especially the part where the Grandma welcomes her family 😭 Bloody Covid has made it so much more special to catch up with loved ones. It’s also a celebration of just how beautiful our country is, and how diverse how culture is ❤️❤️❤️🇦🇺 you almost forget that it’s an ad for Qantas!
OMG! I got so emotional😭😭😭Everyday I feel so blessed for living in Australia🇦🇺 and I am so proud, also grateful for being a citizen of this incredible land✨🥹 LOVING MY HOME❤️ Cheers to Australia🇦🇺🥂
I’ve been watching a series of videos from a lovely American couple called the One Pack Wanderers. They’ve driven right around Australia over about 4 months. Magnificent videos and they’ve done it with such flair and so genuine. They posted the last video just this weekend at the end of the trip - 13,000 miles. Finished with a quote from the famous poem by Dorethea Mackellar - a Sunburnt Country. “ I love a sunburnt country, A land of sweeping plains, Of ragged mountain ranges, Of droughts and flooding rains. I love her far horizons, I love her jewel-sea, Her beauty and her terror The wide brown land for me!
Gidday Ian. I still get emotional when I hear that song, it never gets old. I have flown overseas with QANTAS three times. First, to Papua New Guinea as a child, the last two times was to the USA and my connecting flights were with American Airlines. QANTAS outshines AA by a long shot. Aussie crews are very nice and helpful, the American crews were impolite and standoffish. I have fond memories of conversations with customs officers at LAX. Very nice and professional people.
Aww, the memories.. I've got tears running down my face.. I use to sing this song in the choir at our school concerts back in the late 80's. It's a very special song and so is Australia 🇦🇺 💕
Written by Peter Allen, an internationally famous Australian performer from the 1970s and before and after, who was played by Hugh Jackman in a stage musical about his life called “The Boy From Oz”
It's really hard not to get a lump in my throat when I hear this song but I think anyone can relate to it no matter what part of the world they grew up. It's more about home is where the heart is and the sentimentality of the song that pulls at the heartstrings.
You really have to react to "I am Australian" by Judith Durham and The Seekers now... There's barely an Aussie around who doesn't connect and resonate with it. I'm a proud Aussie of indigenous and Scottish/Irish blood... the latter arriving in the late 1840s. When anyone sets foot on this sacred land they don't just arrive... they belong to it... it takes a piece of everyone... and everyone takes a piece with them should they ever leave. This is a deeply spiritual land.... and you'll feel it coursing through your veins from your first breath of eucalyptus filled Southern air.
@Google are International criminals - Not entirely true... Adelaide was never a penal colony... Only free settlers arrived in Adelaide... Former convicts were relocated to Adelaide after serving their sentences and allowed to be free settlers though... Same with Perth and I believe Brisbane too... Only Sydney and Melbourne were penal colonies.
I you get emotional listening to "I Still Call Australia Home" you will be a blubbering mess after you listen to "I am Australian" by The Seekers at their farewell concert. It should be our national anthem! You will not regret experiencing this amazing song, composed by Bruce Woodley, the lead male singer in the group. It is sung to perfection by this enduring and iconic Australian group. Sadly Judith Durham, the female vocalist, passed away last year.
What a beautiful reaction Ian😊 your reaction is exactly how us Aussies feel about our beautiful country. Gets you right in the feels. As much as us Aussies may enjoy travelling to other countries we all still call Australia home. When you eventually come to Aussie you have to spend some time in WA. It’s stunning.
WA is mostly desert. And seeing from your comments that you don't find creatures and wildlife interesting, what else is there to be "stunning"? Have you even snorkelled with whale sharks at Ningaloo like I have?
Not sure if you have checked it out but another great song to listen to is 'I am Australian ' by 'The Seekers' . As a born and bred Aussie, I tear up every time. Truly a beautiful song. Cheers.
I am a very proud Aussie and I still get teary and goosebumps whenever I hear this song. I am so glad that I was born in this magnificent country. Thank you for showing us to the world. ❤
Thank you for sharins this EPIC video. I have lived in Western Australia for the past 35 years. The words of that song are so powerful. The Australian community shows a fantastic "spirit of community" especially when times are hard for people. Whether it be flood, drought, or bushfire, Australians will rally to help those who have been affected. Another thing I can comment on is a fundraising weekend full of entertainment variety. It's know as TELETHON, and primarily, it raises funds for the TELETHON INSTITUTE in Perth, Western Australia. They research childhood illness and find cures. I have seen over the 35 years I've been here in WA, the money they raise annually, go from $20,000 + to last year, in 2022, the final total was $71,000. They do a tremendous job raising this money. As soon as one weekend finishes, they are already working on the following year.
Hey mate. Love this ad. Hits deep as a First Nations Australian. One that makes me cry every time is the ABC ad of little kids singing "We are one" in one of our Aboriginal languages. So beautiful.
I'm Aussie, my wife is American. We met on TH-cam of all places! She loves her new home but always misses the States - which is understandable. Just after COVID, QANTAS put out an ad. It was very emotional. About folks going to their friends and families abroad. QANTAS is our national carrier and can be useless most of the time - but - it's very hard, as an Australian, not to tear up when I see that tail of the aircraft with it's kangaroo insignia. It means home.
Check out the incredible Peter Allen, The Boy From Oz (Hugh Jackman played Peter in the stage show). Peter wrote this song plus many other hits for other artists as well as himself. He was briefly married to Liza Minelli. Born in Tenterfield, New South Wales, Australia where I currently live.
I Still Call Australia Home, I Am Australian and We are One are three amazing songs, any of which most Aussies will happily sing in place of the national anthem.
It’s also a pretty damn good airline. When I flew my family to the USA 3 years ago, I had to admit that when we boarded the return flight in LA I was very happy it was Qantas. You feel like you’re already home as you take your seat.
I was born in Australia of immigrant parents and only really felt the pull of home when I lived in the UK for six months. I acutely missed the land itself. The smells, sights, sounds and feel of the land itself. The sounds of the bush, the cicadas, the big noisy birds, the freaky insects, the intensity of the sun on my skin which one just doesn’t feel in the UK. Flying home I remember waiting for the moment I could lift the window shield on the plane and see land. Flying over the rugged landscape of the central desert at dawn was truly a sight for sore eyes. I think if I lived anywhere else in the world again I will always call Australia home.
This would have to be at the top of my list as far as a commercial for a company can go. If you don't choke or hold back the tears, you aren't a true blue Aussie. It epitomises how much Australians miss this wonderful country once they leave... it's unforgettable ! Qantas Airline has been a part of Australia since the beginning. If ever there was a song to pull at the heart strings, this is it. This isn't just an advertisement, it's the word's on every Australians lips who have had the privilege of being born here, lived here for whatever reason and are proud to call Australia their Home ! ❤🇦🇺
You know what’s emotional? When you’re returning home from an international flight on a qantas plane and they play this!! I cry like a baby every single time. Although I’m not sure if they still do it.. I love this country so much 😢
I'm Australian and very proud. Your reaction bought tears to my eyes!! I climed Uluru as a child, it's majestic!! I encourage anyone to visit this beautiful country im proud to call my home Australia 🇦🇺
Can tell you love your country. When something is truly, touchingly patriotic, it doesn't matter where you're from you feel it as strongly as anyone from there.
It’s such an awesome, Country being there many times travelling…. The people are so welcoming their whole country’ is filled with so many different places restaurants hiking sports things to do we loved travelling all ‘around this country……
This song by Peter Allen is ages old as is Qantas using it in it's ads. It was first used by Qantas all the way back in the late 90's and it was just as epic. This is tough to listen to if you're away from Australia because Australia is the best country in the world. Another great song is "White wine in the sun" by Tim Minchin. It's a Chrissie song, but give it a listen, you won't regret it.
I’m a kiwi but proud to call Australia our big brother. We battles against them to be the best but will always be protective of our mates across the ditch. ❤
And us to you too NZ feels like a home away from home Love love ❤️ People countryside generally everything Brings a tear to my eye when I have to leave NZ but I know I will be back
As a proud Aussie I tear up everytime I hear this song. Originally written and performed by an expat Aussie Peter Allen. An amazing and perpetual legacy. Thanks Peter for putting into words and music what every true Aussie, regardless of ethnicity, feels about being part of this wonderful and unique country. RIP Peter Allen. 🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺
I am an Indigenous Australian and am so incredibly proud to live in Australia! We have such an amazing country and the Australian and aboriginal people are just the best. I feel very blessed!
Definitely agree with you
We (the western Aussies, I'm 4th-gen from Europe) have done so many bad things to our native Australians. The worst was many years ago, but we all know it still continues. /salute you for staying positive. You have so much to be proud of! Keep that chin up!
Me too
What country do you live in? Australia is loaded with racists, aboriginals with dark skin are treated like garbage. And the country has gone backwards 50 years during our last government. Australia for the last 10 years has been all about the rich only.
I’m also Aboriginal
My daughter was in the Australian Children's Choir....On returning home from a European Tour.....The kids sang that song in three part harmony....As they were landing the passengers gave them a standing ovation and the plane did another circle to allow the passengers to applause and sit down....The Cabin Crew and Captain applauded them as they disembarked as a well
OH wow that is wonderful what and experience :)
James, my daughter got an invitation to join the Victorian State Children’s Choir and the Australian Children’s Choir in the same week. She told me to tell them she was busy at school and I was a bit disappointed but it was always her choice. She already belonged to The Australian Broadway Chorus world touring group in Triple Threat. She wouldn’t go with them either. She did perform with them in Australia. She was such a serious soul who always put school first. I wish she had taught the others to be like her. If I had been asked as child to sing and travel I would have gone but I can’t sing. Your daughter was lucky to have that experience.
@@karenstrong8887 My daughter spent 7 Years from 11 to 18....In that time she travelled to 5 Countries in Europe, China, and New Zealand all before she was Eighteen....Including singing High Mass at The Cathedral of Vienna with the Vienna Boys... And rehearsing in a room Mozart used to write...
@@karenstrong8887 Ur daughter sounds like an extremely mature young lady. I coach/mentor kids between the ages of 12-18 for their national umpiring badges in my association on the NSW Centy Coast. I tell each & everyone of them that joins my program that
#1 school is most important & always comes first
#2 work always comes next
#3 umpiring comes last.
Umpiring will always be around & there's no set age limit to get ur national badge, whether ur 12 or 112 years old, school won't be & work is important for social skills but also for a little bit of money. They always think they let me down when they ring me to say they are unavailable at a certain time & apologise profusely, i never allow them to apologise, it's just netball, a social fun comp every Saturday (altho some teams play like they are playing for Straya 🙄). In saying that, the advice i give the kids in year 10, year 11 & year 12 with their HSC studies is that they just can't study 24/7, they need an outlet otherwise the stress will become to enormous on their little shoulders. Ur daughters outlet for singing is perfect as she has something else to concentrate on at that time & not worrying about missing out on studying
That is wonderful
Ok I’m Italian, I don’t know how I came here and I have nothing to do with Australia, never been there, but I’M CRYING LIKE A KID. Why doesn’t anyone know this song in Italy?? Wtf it’s amazing! Cheers to Australia!! 🇦🇺
Yeah . My dad took me on a once in a lifetime trip to Rome 🏟⚔️🍝 , having stayed with him for most of my holiday in Norway and Sweden ( with his side of the family ) before heading back to Sydney🇦🇺 . I'm sure we're 💯% in agreement that the late great Peter Allen ( who was the songwriter for this song ) was an excellent songwriter . IF every country on earth had their national anthem ( this isn't officially Australia's national anthem sadly by the way ) written by somebody as talented in songwriting as him - then we'd ALL emphasise with each-other's culture and people . Second best option for Australia to get a new anthem with this feeling when it becomes a Republic is it written by singer songwriter John Farnham . ♑️✍️
Come and visit 🇦🇺
The song is especially for Australia and it was done for QANTAS the Australian Airline. We see it on advertisement here in Australia on TV from time to time 🇦🇺
Welcome to visit 🇦🇺
@@Friendship1nmillionhow cool would it be for John Farnham to sing our anthem.
As a proud aboriginal woman, I loved seeing you show so much emotion to this of our beautiful land
Well it has taken us long enough but the rest of us new comers are starting to see what you see in this land of ours.
@@glenchapman3899 there is alot of history and things that will probably never be able to be shown or told, as it's due to respect to our elders. 🖤 But I'm so glad some people are starting to realise how beautiful this land really is
@@thecreightonfamily completely understand. We have about 50,000 years of catching up to do. It's going to take a while lol
@@glenchapman3899 ahahah totally agree
@@thecreightonfamily I was born in Australia but I never felt the connection to country that exists here until I visited Uluru in 1974, when I was 15. I think it pulls us all together regardless of our origins, and is the true source of our "Aussie Spirit." In 1993, the International Year of the World's Indigenous People, I attended an International Midwives Conference in Adelaide. Two aboriginal women travelled from near the Alice to share with the females at the conference some of their women's business relating to birth. It was one of the most empowering moments of my life. I still feel tearful and honoured that they shared part of their story with us as midwives.
The first time I heard this living here in the US (I'm from Sydney) it really choked me up. I miss Australia a lot but I'm here in California now. I met my now wife way back in 2002, online. We remained friends for 10 years and I visited the US in 2012. We really clicked not long after meeting and fell in love and got married. "But no matter how far or how wide I roam, I still call Australia home." Those lyrics are always how I'll feel. I'll always be an Aussie no matter where I drop my swag.
That’s excellent mate 👍
Once an Aussie always an Aussie mate
we're all still here. and you can come home whenever you want ❤
@@Peajay007 My wife, she's a born and bred American, told me early on, "Never lose your accent." It meant a lot to me when she said that. I've been here 10 years now and new people I meet know my accent is different straight away which is always good to know.
I remember hearing it at LAX when i was on my way home from 3 months working in Seattle, I felt so excited. I was 18 and my very first solo trip. It was my first Taste of home!
Dude. I'm born here in Aus. And lived in Sydney my whole life. This the first time I've seen this qantas video. Very touching and emotional. My parents came to Australia as a refugee of the Vietnam War. I am born here. Australian is what i consider myself as. Vietnamese as my cultural background. But Australia is my no.1.
Much love to you and your family.
Beautiful story…Thankyou…
That’s the way it should be brother. Nice
Folk from around the World, welcome here 🇦🇺
It’s newly released.
And you contribute to our Aussie culture...you help make it special.
Don't worry about getting emotional, us Aussies generally do when we hear this song too, as Qantas is our only reliable long haul air service to get home, no matter where you are in the world.
I will never support that airline again
@@joannereadman2735 me neither, Quantas has betrayed Australia in the most evil way imaginable.
I'm old enough to remember flying Ansett to Wonderland :) Never realised how the world would change. It's kinda sad that these days a barking noughtsea, face veil and undercooked chicken qualifies as good air service.
Last time I went overseas I used JapanAir fuck Qantas
Gets me emotional the original from decades ago was awesome glad they redid it, living overseas missing home thank you quantus
As of today the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) is 101 years old making it the second oldest Air Force in the world after the Royal Air Force (RAF). So today holds a lot of significance for The Australian aviation community. It was nice to see some snippets of that history in this video as Qantas has many historical links with the RAAF. It is the third oldest operating airline by date, the oldest continuously-operating airline under the same name and the oldest airline in the English-speaking world.
The Aussie Air Force just recently officially unveiled the MQ-28 Ghost Bat, it's a autonomous A.I. jet, developed here in Aussie land.
@@dethvyper3136 the very tech to end those who disagree
Very interesting to know! My dads dad was part of the 64th and 79th spitfire squadron during world war 2.
@@dethvyper3136 and every Digger is laughing at the unfortunate name. Google it along with Urban Dictionary.
@@lexington_005 Had the odd Ghost Bat in my Army days he he
I am glad to see that the song hit the spot. This song always brings a tear to my eye. Peter Allen does a great rendition of this song. This should be our National Anthem.
Absa bloody lutely!!🇦🇺🇦🇺❤️
Totally agree
Coulda been 'cause he wrote it.
He should do a good rendition....because he wrote it.
I know he wrote the song, I am saying his rendition is the best.
This ad has been around in one form or another for many many years, this is their latest version, but no matter which version I watch they all give me chills and I'm just thankful I'm Aussie born and bred🥰👍
We are pretty dam lucky to call Australia home.
@@stickinsects8347 that is so true, especially with what I is happening around the world today👍
@Jason and Belinda Jordan Hell yes.
me too!!! Every single one has had me tearing up honestly
Aww loved seeing you get a little emotional over that! you're definitely one of us. I saw this recently myself and brought a little tear to my eye!l too!
Part of their campaign to celebrate being open and flying again after being largely grounded through covid.
In case you didn't know the blonde woman singing earlier on is Kylie Minogue, the guy singing after that is Troye Sivan. They're both Australian singers and sometimes actors. And then of course Hugh Jackman. And the kids are all part of choirs.
Gotta love that cameo from our Ash Barty!! Tennis won’t be the same without her
Australia is awesome, but the repugnant politicians and police cult filth RUIN the experience here, politicians and police shit into the cake ruining it for everyone!
Who is troye Sivan? I’m Aussie, never heard of him
I would love someone to react to Peter Allen singing it. No one put more emotion into it than him.
@@fugawiaus Hes a singer songwriter. Started out quite young on TH-cam I think. Became more known around 2015. He's had success in the US, quite well known there now. He's worked with some US artists and had a few supporting roles in some films and TV series. I know some of his songs but definitely not a huge follower or source of info on him.
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Buddy I'm sure I am not alone when I say that you and your family would be welcomed here in Aus with open arms. You clearly have our home in your heart, and that makes you one of us, regardless of where you were born. Come home whenever you're ready mate :)
Grouse comment
No truer words Bro.
You have shown your respect of our home...
You seem like a really cool guy.
With an attitude like yours, you will be welcomed here with open arms
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Beautiful words mate
Hard not to tear up when seeing this commercial. I was born in Japan but became an Australian citizen in 2001.
Aren’t you an absolute sweetheart! Thankyou for appreciating our amazing country. To see your heartfelt reaction, so raw - us Aussies love people like you ♥️
It's magnificent song, always moves me to tears. I'm so lucky to have been born and raised here
WE ALL ARE! 🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺
Uluru, also known as Ayers Rock, it's a massive sandstone formation in the centre of Australia, it's sacred to the Pitjantjatjara, the Aboriginal people of this great land.
Water is red from Red algae.
The people in the ad are:
Firsts Nations Elder- Rene Kulitja
Kylie Minogue
Troye Silvan
Hugh Jackman
The kids in the white shirts are the Australian Girls Choir and the National Boys Choir- QANTAS have used them in the ads since 1998 ish
The school kids in the maroon school uniforms are from the town of Longreach- where QANTAS was founded.
The woman in the FILA was tennis player Ash Barty
The man on the edge of the pool is AFL legend Adam Goodes
The two women swimming on the reef where Olympian Bronte Campbell and Para Olympian Ellie Cole
The first nations dancers are the Bangarra Dance Theatre
There is also the Gondwana Choir
QANTAS have been using this song for 35 years.
"I Still Call Australia Home" is a song written and performed by Peter Allen in 1980. In it, Allen sings of Australian expatriates' longing for home.
To be fair, I have never cried to this song, but every time I hear it (especially this variant which was excellently composed) it just gives you that feeling. I'm sure we all know the one, that starts in the belly and moves through the whole body and then of course you're usually singing or humming it by the end if not the start. It definitely makes you want to though, especially being born and raised here.
Would never want to live anywhere else. Australia will always be home to me.
I haven’t heard this some in so long that I actually almost cried. The nostalgia… 😢😢😢
The Song was written and originally sung by Peter Allen. The Original Boy from Oz. Peter discovered and brought out to America by Judy Grarland and he was married to Liza Mannelli but unfortunately died in 1992.
I’m a proud Aussie and this ad brings a tear to my eyes. We are so lucky!
You should watch all the other versions of still call australia home 😊 thats just their newest one theyre always amazing~
You are our kind of person. You have literally embraced the Australian spirit. The fact that you can get emotional about our great country whilst being an American is priceless. In fact I hear-by declare that you are an honorary Australian. Much admiration.
Peter Allen was a brilliant song writer, either by himself or in collaboration with others. "I still call Australia home" would have to be his best; a short song, but full of emotion.
I was born (along with 6 generations of my family) in Scotland. I came to Australia when I was 5 years old. I am currently in Serbia visiting my Serbian girlfriend after 2 years of not being able to "escape" my country and I watch this and it still brings tears to my eyes. For me there is no better country than Australia but family and other commitments often come first.
Written by Peter Allen of course.
Another proud Aussie.here. Love this land. Made me tear up.💯💘
This is such a beautiful video. I’m a proud Aussie and I’d just like to point out a couple of things that most might have missed. First is the kids choir in Longreach. Longreach is a town in outback Queensland where the Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Service (QANTAS) started business. Towards the end of the video, the early aircraft of QANTAS are shown inside the frame of a large shed (hangar). This represents the hangar that QANTAS started it’s operations in. 3:54
Coming from a full blooded Aboriginal from Central Australia, I love watching the reactions on your vids, this one was the most emotional even I myself had tears rolling down my eyes, even though I haven't been out of the country or out of the N.T. I still know what it's like to be away from home, like they always say, HOME IS WHERE YOUR HEARTS IS, thanx for the vids, keep'em coming, cheers 👍😁
I’m a proud New Zealander, living in Australia. Last week I became an Australian citizen.
New Zealand and Australia, two unique cultures and countries. Proud to be a citizen of both…
You are absolutely an Aussie my friend ❤️🇺🇸🇦🇺❤️ tear’s shed emotion shown as I did the 1st time I heard it and it still gives me goosebumps ❤️ thank you IAN..
This song gets me every time. Travelling is my favourite hobby. In fact, I have just returned to Australia from Fiji (first overseas trip since covid) & honestly there is nothing quite like coming home to Melbourne.
That was a QANTAS advert, with various iterations.
Tear-jerking sentimentality, but a great jingoistic song.
One of the best things about travel for me and I'm not sure if they still do this (obviously haven't been overseas for a while) but flying into Australia on a Qantas flight, they used to play this song upon descent/landing. It was always the best part of the flight and makes you really appreciate our great country.
Born in Australia My grandmother and ancestors are full blooded aboriginal to this land And I wouldn't live anywhere else My dads a pom from England came over when him and his brother were boys with my grandparents on his side And they never left sadly both of my English grandparents and dad has past leaving the one son my uncle and he has no thought ever to go back to England..I am now 42
So pleased you love our country. That song always moves me to tears and to have someone from another country show their obvious affinity for our country is really wonderful. God bless you Iwrocker. You're welcome any time 💜💜
This song was written and made famous by an Australian singer 'Peter Allen' from the town called Tenterfield in West New South Wales, Australia.
Brings tears to my eyes too brother, I think we can call you an honorary Aussie now mate, love ya and the values you stand for, you and your beautiful family
Proud Aussie here. I get goosebumps listening and watching.
That made me tear up. I love my country!
Hits home every time!! Always balling my eyes out.. proud to be Australian..
I’m an Aussie and I always tear up when I hear this song. I have just finished my last trip around Australia I’m 70 so for my birthday I did the only part I hadn’t seen. My sister and I drove, the only way to go in my opinion, did the trip from Sydney to Rockhampton, then across to Darwin. So much to see and explore. Check out our beautiful country before going OS. So now I have to decide what to do about my next birthday. Done Aussie where next 🤷🏼♀️
Gees I can be quite hard but this made me tear up. I love my country. I thank my ancestors for coming here in the mid 1800's lol
Same here. My ancestors came with the ambition to find gold but won the lottery of life instead
Its a very special song. Im a dinkie true blue Auzzi, one parent Australian and dad German. Dad loved Australia and he was so proud when he received his citizenship. I love our indigenous peoples and their culture, so special. Thank you for sharing this song.... ❤❤❤
Well youre officially aussie. I dont know a dingle true blue aussie who doesnt feel emotional to the point of tears to "still call australia home"
As an Aussie that was stuck overseas for 3 years due to covid and got go surprise my family at the end of 2021 for Christmas. This song makes me so emotional, now i’m back overseas for work and homesick again
I cry every time I watch this! Especially the part where the Grandma welcomes her family 😭 Bloody Covid has made it so much more special to catch up with loved ones. It’s also a celebration of just how beautiful our country is, and how diverse how culture is ❤️❤️❤️🇦🇺 you almost forget that it’s an ad for Qantas!
Im australian and everytime i hear this song it still gives me goosebumps. Such an amzing song! I still call Australia Home!
I’m a proud Aussie & now I’m crying 😢 Love this country of ours 💙🇦🇺🦘🪃
OMG! I got so emotional😭😭😭Everyday I feel so blessed for living in Australia🇦🇺 and I am so proud, also grateful for being a citizen of this incredible land✨🥹 LOVING MY HOME❤️ Cheers to Australia🇦🇺🥂
I’ve been watching a series of videos from a lovely American couple called the One Pack Wanderers. They’ve driven right around Australia over about 4 months. Magnificent videos and they’ve done it with such flair and so genuine. They posted the last video just this weekend at the end of the trip - 13,000 miles. Finished with a quote from the famous poem by Dorethea Mackellar - a Sunburnt Country. “
I love a sunburnt country,
A land of sweeping plains,
Of ragged mountain ranges,
Of droughts and flooding rains.
I love her far horizons,
I love her jewel-sea,
Her beauty and her terror
The wide brown land for me!
Gidday Ian. I still get emotional when I hear that song, it never gets old.
I have flown overseas with QANTAS three times. First, to Papua New Guinea as a child, the last two times was to the USA and my connecting flights were with American Airlines. QANTAS outshines AA by a long shot. Aussie crews are very nice and helpful, the American crews were impolite and standoffish.
I have fond memories of conversations with customs officers at LAX. Very nice and professional people.
You can’t beat returning from overseas, arriving on the tarmac, and seeing a field of red tailed planes with white kangaroos, shed a tear every time.
Gotta say i think the old one was better but yeah, still think this should be our national anthem
Aww, the memories.. I've got tears running down my face.. I use to sing this song in the choir at our school concerts back in the late 80's. It's a very special song and so is Australia 🇦🇺 💕
It’s a pretty special song from a proud Australian🇦🇺
Written by Peter Allen, an internationally famous Australian performer from the 1970s and before and after, who was played by Hugh Jackman in a stage musical about his life called “The Boy From Oz”
It's really hard not to get a lump in my throat when I hear this song but I think anyone can relate to it no matter what part of the world they grew up. It's more about home is where the heart is and the sentimentality of the song that pulls at the heartstrings.
Im Aussie and it moves me every time. It should be our national anthem
You really have to react to "I am Australian" by Judith Durham and The Seekers now... There's barely an Aussie around who doesn't connect and resonate with it. I'm a proud Aussie of indigenous and Scottish/Irish blood... the latter arriving in the late 1840s. When anyone sets foot on this sacred land they don't just arrive... they belong to it... it takes a piece of everyone... and everyone takes a piece with them should they ever leave. This is a deeply spiritual land.... and you'll feel it coursing through your veins from your first breath of eucalyptus filled Southern air.
You are quite right! Australia isn't a part of us. We are a part of this wonderful, spiritual, ancient land that we call "Home".
@Google are International criminals - Not entirely true... Adelaide was never a penal colony... Only free settlers arrived in Adelaide... Former convicts were relocated to Adelaide after serving their sentences and allowed to be free settlers though... Same with Perth and I believe Brisbane too... Only Sydney and Melbourne were penal colonies.
I you get emotional listening to "I Still Call Australia Home" you will be a blubbering mess after you listen to "I am Australian" by The Seekers at their farewell concert. It should be our national anthem!
You will not regret experiencing this amazing song, composed by Bruce Woodley, the lead male singer in the group. It is sung to perfection by this enduring and iconic Australian group.
Sadly Judith Durham, the female vocalist, passed away last year.
What a beautiful reaction Ian😊 your reaction is exactly how us Aussies feel about our beautiful country. Gets you right in the feels. As much as us Aussies may enjoy travelling to other countries we all still call Australia home. When you eventually come to Aussie you have to spend some time in WA. It’s stunning.
WA is mostly desert. And seeing from your comments that you don't find creatures and wildlife interesting, what else is there to be "stunning"? Have you even snorkelled with whale sharks at Ningaloo like I have?
Not sure if you have checked it out but another great song to listen to is 'I am Australian ' by 'The Seekers' . As a born and bred Aussie, I tear up every time. Truly a beautiful song. Cheers.
I am a very proud Aussie and I still get teary and goosebumps whenever I hear this song. I am so glad that I was born in this magnificent country. Thank you for showing us to the world. ❤
Thank you for sharins this EPIC video. I have lived in Western Australia for the past 35 years.
The words of that song are so powerful.
The Australian community shows a fantastic "spirit of community" especially when times are hard for people. Whether it be flood, drought, or bushfire, Australians will rally to help those who have been affected.
Another thing I can comment on is a fundraising weekend full of entertainment variety. It's know as TELETHON, and primarily, it raises funds for the TELETHON INSTITUTE in Perth, Western Australia. They research childhood illness and find cures.
I have seen over the 35 years I've been here in WA, the money they raise annually, go from $20,000 + to last year, in 2022, the final total was $71,000.
They do a tremendous job raising this money. As soon as one weekend finishes, they are already working on the following year.
Brilliant advert by Qantas, and written by Peter Allan. Being Australian this Always brings a tear to my eye.
Now you are making me cry I love yu mate ....yes what a real feeling and yes I call Australia home .
God bless you and your family sincerely Mark
Hey mate. Love this ad. Hits deep as a First Nations Australian. One that makes me cry every time is the ABC ad of little kids singing "We are one" in one of our Aboriginal languages. So beautiful.
The original version of this ad that aired over 20 years ago is, in my opinion, the best TV ad ever shown on Australian TV.
I'm Aussie, my wife is American. We met on TH-cam of all places!
She loves her new home but always misses the States - which is understandable.
Just after COVID, QANTAS put out an ad. It was very emotional. About folks going to their friends and families abroad.
QANTAS is our national carrier and can be useless most of the time - but - it's very hard, as an Australian, not to tear up when I see that tail of the aircraft with it's kangaroo insignia. It means home.
I’m Aussie and this song never fails to make me teary.
Check out the incredible Peter Allen, The Boy From Oz (Hugh Jackman played Peter in the stage show). Peter wrote this song plus many other hits for other artists as well as himself. He was briefly married to Liza Minelli. Born in Tenterfield, New South Wales, Australia where I currently live.
I think you should listen to our defacto anthem called " I am Australian " by the seekers. I believe it should be our National Anthem.
I Still Call Australia Home, I Am Australian and We are One are three amazing songs, any of which most Aussies will happily sing in place of the national anthem.
As an Aussie, it never fails to give me goosebumps xx
Goosebumps even after all these years. Love the latest one. 💚💛💚💛💚💛
Proud to be an Australian!❤ thank you so much for posting this beautiful video ❤
It’s also a pretty damn good airline. When I flew my family to the USA 3 years ago, I had to admit that when we boarded the return flight in LA I was very happy it was Qantas. You feel like you’re already home as you take your seat.
They always play this in the plane as we land here in Australia 🇦🇺..... Everyone on the plane is in tears😭😭😭
Remember rule #1
Safe travels 🙏♥️🐾🐾🇦🇺
just turned 42 today, yes, this advert makes me tear up too. lived in Australia my whole life.
Im a Aussie that song always makes me cry and proud to be one❤
To see it bring a tear to a yank, makes a crying Aussie smile!
I remember in 1997 convention center Melbourne when they first launched it at a tourism convention....I worked in hospitality at that time.
This song was written by a very talented Australian 🇦🇺 called Peter Allan and he lived and died in the USA 😊
I was born in Australia of immigrant parents and only really felt the pull of home when I lived in the UK for six months. I acutely missed the land itself. The smells, sights, sounds and feel of the land itself. The sounds of the bush, the cicadas, the big noisy birds, the freaky insects, the intensity of the sun on my skin which one just doesn’t feel in the UK. Flying home I remember waiting for the moment I could lift the window shield on the plane and see land. Flying over the rugged landscape of the central desert at dawn was truly a sight for sore eyes. I think if I lived anywhere else in the world again I will always call Australia home.
Thank you. I can see how genuine your appreciation is for my country
This would have to be at the top of my list as far as a commercial for a company can go. If you don't choke or hold back the tears, you aren't a true blue Aussie. It epitomises how much Australians miss this wonderful country once they leave... it's unforgettable ! Qantas Airline has been a part of Australia since the beginning. If ever there was a song to pull at the heart strings, this is it. This isn't just an advertisement, it's the word's on every Australians lips who have had the privilege of being born here, lived here for whatever reason and are proud to call Australia their Home ! ❤🇦🇺
Always makes me cry just thinking of my love for my home Australia
You know what’s emotional? When you’re returning home from an international flight on a qantas plane and they play this!! I cry like a baby every single time. Although I’m not sure if they still do it.. I love this country so much 😢
I'm Australian and very proud. Your reaction bought tears to my eyes!! I climed Uluru as a child, it's majestic!! I encourage anyone to visit this beautiful country im proud to call my home Australia 🇦🇺
Aww come to Aus!! 🇦🇨 It's so much fun! 😁
Can tell you love your country. When something is truly, touchingly patriotic, it doesn't matter where you're from you feel it as strongly as anyone from there.
I myself am a proud koori man (aboriginal) and I'm proud to call Australia home
You are a fellow Aussie mate. Your love and respect for our country and culture makes you one of us ❤
This song is the very essence of who we are as Australians.
So proud to be an Aussie
You’re my favourite American by far, only found your channel recently but your vibes are good my man 🦘
It’s such an awesome, Country being there many times travelling…. The people are so welcoming their whole country’ is filled with so many different places restaurants hiking sports things to do we loved travelling all ‘around this country……
This song by Peter Allen is ages old as is Qantas using it in it's ads. It was first used by Qantas all the way back in the late 90's and it was just as epic. This is tough to listen to if you're away from Australia because Australia is the best country in the world. Another great song is "White wine in the sun" by Tim Minchin. It's a Chrissie song, but give it a listen, you won't regret it.
Makes me sob haha, especially being Aussie and loving my land!
The SEEKERS I AM AUSTRALIAN farewell performance is mind blowing.
I’m a kiwi but proud to call Australia our big brother. We battles against them to be the best but will always be protective of our mates across the ditch. ❤
And your Aussie mates will always have your back, brother.
Ditto bro! 🤠 Cheers from Sydney!
Life would be very boring if you didn't.
And us to you too NZ feels like a home away from home
Love love ❤️
People countryside generally everything
Brings a tear to my eye when I have to leave NZ but I know I will be back
The is no sibling hierarchy man. We're brothers to the bone. Besides, the Japanese still think you guys are cannibals :P haha
As a proud Aussie I tear up everytime I hear this song. Originally written and performed by an expat Aussie Peter Allen. An amazing and perpetual legacy. Thanks Peter for putting into words and music what every true Aussie, regardless of ethnicity, feels about being part of this wonderful and unique country.
RIP Peter Allen. 🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺
I'm an Aussie and you hit the nail on the head. This song rivals our national anthem. Every true Aussie will feel their soul glow hearing this song.