And the Band Played Waltzing Matilda
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title:
And the Band Played Waltzing Matilda
text:
"And the Band Played Waltzing Matilda" is a song written by Scottish-born Australian singer-songwriter Eric Bogle in 1971. The song describes war as futile and gruesome, while criticising those who seek to glorify it. This is exemplified in the song by the account of a young Australian serviceman who is maimed during the Gallipoli Campaign of the First World War. The protagonist, who had travelled across rural Australia before the war, is emotionally devastated by the loss of his legs in battle.
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encyclopedia
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1971 song
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/And_the_Band_Played_Waltzing_Matilda
date created:
2005-09-27T22:55:37Z
date modified:
2024-08-30T14:21:37Z
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