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And Australia had as a credible proposal for its national anthem a bush ballad about a sheep thief that committed suicide when the police caught up with him. (
by chrismorgan 4y ago
And Australia had as a credible proposal for its national anthem a bush ballad about a sheep thief that committed suicide when the police caught up with him.
(Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waltzing_Matilda#Official_use https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waltzing_Matilda#Official_use.)
- ISL 4y agoCornell University's fight-song is about failing out of school, or perhaps being expelled. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Give_My_Regards_to_Davy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Give_My_Regards_to_Davy
- KyeRussell 4y agoI like to think that Waltzing Matilda is much more understood than Born In The USA. It’s a bit more in the Aussie culture to run with something like that. The Born In the USA American crowd on the other hand self-identifies is infallible and their homeland is their sacred cow. I’d eat my hat if the majority of people who like that song know more than 4 words from it.