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Showing posts with label The Band Played Waltzing Matilda. Show all posts
Showing posts with label The Band Played Waltzing Matilda. Show all posts
Monday, January 26, 2009
Best Anti-War Song: "And the Band Played Waltzing Matilda".
~~~~~~~~~~Feb 1977, National Stadium, Dublin~~~~~~~~~~
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Inspired by Gaye’s post today and her writing of Gallipoli and the battle that took place there, I tracked down the best version of this anti-war song – performed by Liam Clancy.
As Pete Seeger sung: “When Will We Ever Learn?”
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