And the Band Played Waltzing Matilda - The Lancer Band (Australian Army)
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- And the Band Played Waltzing Matilda (Eric Bogle) performed by The Lancer Band (Australian Army)
Vocals - MUSN Elizabeth Smith
Guitar - MUSN Richard Coward
Video Production - MUSN Malcolm Ramsay
Audio Engineering - MUSN Richard Coward
With thanks to the Australian Armoured Memorial and Museum in Puckapunyal, Victoria, and the Lancer Museum at Lancer Barracks, Parramatta, NSW
Original song copyright Eric Bogle. This video copright by the Australian Army, 2016
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As a 15 year veteran of the Canadian Forces (both Canadian Army and Royal Canadian Navy), I have to say this: there are few songs of remembrance which can move me to tears as this song can. Strangely, we have few songs in Canada like this; our baptism in fire was the battle of Vimy Ridge but we don't really have many moving songs like this. Advance Australia Fair! God Defend New Zealand! O Canada! Read Rudyard Kipling"s poem "The Parting of the Columns" to feel the camaraderie of the Aussies, Kiwis, and Canadians in combat in times past.
I’m ex Australian army 14 years RAE IRR this is my favourite and especially this version I have met her and she is just the best love her voice
Lest we forget.
They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old;
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning
We will remember them.
Beautifully done. The utmost respect for Australia from Canada.
henerymag beautiful version
Absolutely beautifully sung, I'm a New Zealander and I thank all that are and have served in the Australian & NZ army.
oh man such a beautiful yet sorrow-filled song.
can't stop the tears
Gallipoli, another example of the horror and futility of war. Brave young lads put to the slaughter.
I just listened to them playing and singing I Was Only 19 and this came up on twitter. Such a wonderful pleasure. Thank you all.
O...M...G! (jaw drops when I hear her voice). Magnificent song, sung by an angel, very touching photos and background....respect!
She sings like an angle - Cheers from USA
Real emotion. Real passion. April 25 1915 Lest We Forget
Totally awesome......what a great combination....
Absolutely extraordinary. Added to my favourites with pride.
Chem,
Northern Ireland.
Thank you for your service.
What a beautiful voice.
THE BEST "band played waltzing Matilda" I ever heard
This is likely the best version of the song I have ever found. I know it is not complete and is sung a little differently, but I definitely like it the best. The video work is very well done. Great work Lancer's. Capt (R). RCCS.
It's a bit odd to hear the character of an old man sung in such a wonderful voice of a young woman -- so simply and so well -- but you also have to respect an armed force which publishes one of the most powerful of antiwar songs.
This is maybe my favorite. Elizabeth sings / looks fantastic.:)
You guys are unreal, such a great song by Eric Bogle and very well done.
Absolutely beautiful version, My pop was at Gallipoli with the 4th Batt AIF, this song gets me thinking of him.
Beautiful version. Superb singing and playing. Kudos!
You guys are awesome
put tears in me ol eyes
wow, awesome song and voice thanks
OMG OMG THIS GIRL IS STUNNING JUST STUNNING XXXX
I have been asked to sing at our local memorial and would love to sing this. Are you able to share your lyrics as I'm struggling with the original :)
Between this and "I am an Australian," I have to give it to Australia for awesome national songs. USA (my country) has a drinking song for a national anthem, and it's best national song (in my opinion), "This Land Is Your Land," is considered "folk" at best, and "rebellious," at worst. Go Aussies!
KidIndigo1
Thanks, but we don't really believe in ourselves and what we have.
Just an old idealistic Aussie!
Should be required listening for all year 10 and up classes every Monday morning.
Beautiful version
sie hat die schönsten augen,und die beste stimme.i love this song
im a pro... waltzing matilda... will never die!
Lest we forget
From Indonesia with respects.
Extraordinary to see this song performed by a military band.
5 viewers have NO IDEA!!! Well done, great songs only need to be sung to be appreciated.
good backdrop.
Loved the way you did this song n video.... But, I think you miss out some of the song. Check his website for ALL the lyrics. Normally this song is 8:47 long. Would love you guys to do this one in full and also ' no man's land' in full too #thelancerband thanks heaps
Hi @liehnej1, thanks for your thoughts - we decided to abbreviate the full song for the video production as a 9min song is a bit beyond our video capabilities (and the average attention span of the internet). We have performed the full version live when it is more appropriate. :)
I'm glad you said that - I was about to comment. I don't think the song is too long, to be honest, and I think it hits harder in the full version.
What makes Gallipoli even worse than the disaster it was is that in the prior Naval attempt to force the Dardanelles and so capture Constantinople was that the Naval attack was called off when the Turkish shore batteries were down to their last nine shells. All war is senseless and horrific but surely WWI was the most senseless, horrific and purposeless war ever.
Her voice
If you can do no more for world peace this will do, if only we would listen.
Well done!
I used to be a Cadet at that barracks!
Lets see what Atatürk-founder of Republic of Türkiye has said for the soldıers who came for invadıng the land of ANATOLIA and after they burıed in Gallipoli.
"Those heroes that shed their blood and lost their lives... You are now lying in the soil of a friendly country. Therefore rest in peace. There is no difference between the Johnnies and the Mehmets to us where they lie side by side now here in this country of ours... you, the mothers, who sent their sons from faraway countries wipe away your tears; your sons are now lying in our bosom and are in peace. After having lost their lives on this land, they have become our sons as well."
ATATURK
Onder TOSUN I’m ex Australian army nothing but respect for turkey and your troops and thank you no more war no more fighting each other again the British sent us to the slaughter you were only protecting your nation my great great grandfather was there he survived and had no hate for Johnny Turk :)
It wasn't a bad version. I thing i would have liked it more if they sung the all the words the same as the original Eric Bogle version. Apart from a few mistakes with the lyrics and the fact that you skipped almost 2 whole verses, it was quite decent.
whats a tank?
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Gallipoli has often been promoted by militarists as a glorious moment in which Australia defined itself as a nation. How? By fighting in the service of a foreign power, in a monumentally stupid battle, eight months of slaughter ending in defeat, in a classic imperialist war for control of markets and resources -- including the oil of Mesopotamia, nowadays known as Iraq?
This is a beautifully done version of perhaps the most moving anti-war song ever, by performers sitting in front of a tank. The ironies are overpowering.
We do understand the complexities of the song and the issues. Service is never simple.
Mark Cook shut up meg
"Mark Cook" knows nothing and gleefully shows it.
Spot on Mark, ignore the mindless nationalistic sheep.
Mark by the tone of your response you have never served in the military or had close association with someone that has served. However, the biggest mistake you are making is looking at history with your current values & views. If you were a young man in 1915 you may well have volunteered. Never look at a war as to whether it was right or wrong to be involved. Soldiers from what ever country they come from will strive to do their best for their country. In WWI Australia's population was less than five million & every family suffered from the loss or injury of a loved one. That is why WWI is in the Australian psychic, the same as the Civil War is to Americans, WW2 to the Russians & the Great Famine to the Irish.
"Then a big Turkish shell knocked me arse over head, and when I woke up in my hospital bed
And saw what it had done, well I wished I was dead: never knew there was worse things than dyin'"
Shame she missed out some of the particularly poignant verses.
She’s standing in front of an M113, a track, I rode in as a US Army soldier supporting 7RAR near Nui Dat. Would love to see Australia again.
Hello Australian friends. İ am from Turkey. This song very sad and very kindfull. Respect from Turkey. Yes we won this battle but many brave man "lost" in here. And our greatest leader Mustafa Kemal ATATÜRK wrote a letter for parents and families:
"Those heroes that shed their blood and lost their lives... You are now lying in the soil of a friendly country. Therefore rest in peace. There is no difference between the Johnnies and the Mehmets to us where they lie side by side now here in this country of ours... you, the mothers, who sent their sons from faraway countries wipe away your tears; your sons are now lying in our bosom and are in peace. After having lost their lives on this land. They have become our sons as well."
This words maybe a little drop for peoples but it means a lot of things for us.
Your grandfathers and our grandfathers still "sleeping" together in the our fields. Because we dont say "they are dead" we say "They are last heroic martrys".
Come and see their monuments on the ÇANAKKALE (Gallipoli) You are welcome...
"After having lost their lives on this land. They have become our sons as well."
Thanks mate.
They gave me a Kevlar helmet and a F88 we flew to Iraq....
Beautiful, beautiful version of a great song.
I'm sitting here crying my eyes out... Beautiful
THE BEST VERSION EVER!!! had tears rolling the whole time.
Respect to the Aussie lads....from a Brit.
You did this song, and our veterans, past and present, proud young Lady! Thank you for a beautiful rendition!
amazing just beautiful version. well done
Too sad, too beautiful, too true. Lovely, simple arrangement. She has an achingly mellow voice . Hits those low notes in a way that few female vocalists can and knows when to let go. Reminds me of Marilyn Monroe. The last few bars of Walzing Matilda are the high point.
Ironic that a military person is singing this? Lovely voice but ironic.
What an incredible song, sung by a member of one of the army's that I admire the most, from an American veteran of Operation Stabilize.
This a beautiful version of this song with a great voice.
She has an absolutely amazing voice. That song brought tears to my eyes. USAF Security Police 1977-2011
For I'll go no more waltzing Matilda, all around the green bush far and free
To hump tent and pegs, a man needs both legs-no more waltzing Matilda for me.
So they gathered the crippled, the wounded, the maimed, and they shipped us back home to Australia.
The legless, the armless, the blind, the insane, those proud wounded heroes of Suvla
And as our ship pulled into Circular Quay, I looked at the place where me legs used to be.
And thanked Christ there was nobody waiting for me, to grieve, to mourn, and to pity.
But the band played Waltzing Matilda, as they carried us down the gangway.
But nobody cheered, they just stood and stared, then they turned all their faces away
And so now every April, I sit on me porch, and I watch the parades pass before me.
And I see my old comrades, how proudly they march, reviving old dreams of past glories
And the old men march slowly, old bones stiff and sore. They're tired old heroes from a forgotten war
And the young people ask, what are they marching for? And I ask myself the same question.
But the band plays Waltzing Matilda, and the old men still answer the call,
But as year follows year, more old men disappear. Someday no one will march there at all.
Waltzing Matilda, Waltzing Matilda, who'll come a-waltzing Matilda with me?
And their ghosts may be heard as they march by that billabong, who'll come a-waltzing Matilda with me?
A Navy, Ran, lass sang, " I am Australian" at an occasion for a small group, just before ANZAC day 2006 on the forecourt of "the House" in Canberra.
Blew us all away. tears in the eye.
Our Australian Services, must have the best of Aussie Girl Singers.
Thanks mates.
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So emotional. Thanks Eric and the singer Elizabeth.
One of my favorite versions of the song. shared today (Anzac day 2020) on my facebook page
Beautifully done.
love from the states we are always your brother! even though mom loves canada best that snot nosed ginger!
What a performance! Fantastic! She has a great voice.
A beautiful rendition of this song!
Good on yer, Mates! Lovely voice, great guitar and nice editing. You should never forget Gallipoli or the service and sacrifice of every Australian who has ever served. Your nation does its honors right!
Thanks BigBatto!
BEAUTIFUL VOICE!
makes me feel proud to have such talent. great work guys!!!!
Why did they have to skip the part when the truce happens and when the soldiers leg gets blown off?
Hi @SamTheHorseRider25 - we wanted to keep the recording and production brief and still capture the spirit of the song. It was a hard decision to select which verses to keep in.
Fair enough
@@kazoot8265 LOL, as if 20 seconds would make a difference.
Ok guys and gals, I have never understood something, maybe someone can help me out here. Why are accents seemingly lost while singing?
never back down!
Fuckin oath
one of the most beutiful songs ever writen
8700 Aussies died there. 2779 Kiwis as well. But wait theres more. By the time the campaign ended, more than 130,000 men had died: at least 87,000 Ottoman soldiers and 44,000 Allied soldiers, including more than 8700 Australians. Among the dead were 2779 New Zealanders, about a sixth of all those who had landed on the peninsula. Yes copied.
I was looking for this song by Slim Dusty instead I found your version I thought I would listen to it and I like it good work
I am a bit annoyed that it is not the full song. There are certain parts that have been cut.
The best voice
I love your beautiful voice and the video.
The removal of verse from this song is a disgrace and goes against the nature of Australian Service. Sing the song in full or not at all
Hi @James Cardiff - we are sorry that you don't agree with our decision. We wanted to keep the recording and production brief and still capture the spirit of the song. It was a hard decision to select which verses to keep in.
Lets hear your version James Cardiff? If not SHUT THE F*&K up
dont understand, why? lets hear from you sing.
Now this I wanna hear in Heaven!😎
it is such a beautiful version to interprete this song, but why why why ever is she not singing the complete song? Why are there so many important verses missing? What a pity! Please, sing the song once more complete!! Its really touching.
I love the irony. The performance is pretty damn good, too.
Outstanding !!!!
Listen to the bushwackers version of the song this is taken from that and doesn’t do the song justice
What an absolutely beautiful version
Should be the Australian anthem
Thank you for your service.
I still have salty water running down my face.
Well its been a long time since I've seen that hat badge. That must be Lancer Barracks at Parramatta. Wow, I feel old as fuck. Is my old vehicle sitting on a pad like a museum piece? Shit, I'm only 35. Excellent work girl. Bravo
There's a pretty good chance that vehicle is older than you. Are you referring to the M113 that's now at Lancer Barracks? We did some filming at our barracks and also at the School of Armour.
The Lancer Band Yes I was an M113 crewman. That vehicle was significantly older than me when I drove them. I even had one that had a plate welded inside the engine bay in Nui Dat to patch an RPG hole. An old Drake guy at my unit did it in the early 70's. Hot nights and diesel fumes still smell like Shoalwater to me
a beautiful woman singing a very poignant song
good version
well done i really fell proud as a australian to sit and watch this vide clip i have goose bumps and a little teary but happy at the same time lest we for get
How one can sing that without crying is amazing. Heck, I'm s guy twice her age and can't stop my eyes from leaking.