And The Band Played Waltzing Matilda by Eric Bogle
1971
And The Band Played Waltzing Matilda by Eric Bogle
1971
- NFSA ID0AA4DW1B
- TypeMusic and Sound Recordings
- MediumAudio
- FormMusic
- Duration6 mins, 39 secs
- GenresFolk music
- Year1971
This iconic anti-war ballad was created by Scottish-born Australian singer-songwriter Eric Bogle, as an oblique response to the Vietnam War. Ostensibly about Gallipoli, it was intended as a veiled attack on Australian participation in Vietnam, which Bogle opposed. The song has gone on to be covered by numerous domestic and international musicians, and become Bogle's most recognised track. In 1986 it was given a Gold Award by the Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA), and in May 2001 APRA named it one of the Top 30 Australian songs of all time.
CREDITS
Composer and performer Eric Bogle
This iconic anti-war ballad was created by Scottish-born Australian singer-songwriter Eric Bogle, as an oblique response to the Vietnam War. Ostensibly about Gallipoli, it was intended as a veiled attack on Australian participation in Vietnam, which Bogle opposed. The song has gone on to be covered by numerous domestic and international musicians, and become Bogle's most recognised track. In 1986 it was given a Gold Award by the Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA), and in May 2001 APRA named it one of the Top 30 Australian songs of all time.
CREDITS
Composer and performer Eric Bogle
- NFSA ID0AA4DW1B
- TypeMusic and Sound Recordings
- MediumAudio
- FormMusic
- Duration6 mins, 39 secs
- GenresFolk music
- Year1971
- Composer and performerEric Bogle
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