American Reacts To Eric Bogle - The Band Played Waltzing Matilda
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Nice reaction, thank you. I really appreciate so many of you honouring ANZAC Day for us. Obviously we can all relate to the senseless loss and horror of war, it's just a sad mystery why we don't learn from it.
Squirrel your respect and attention to this national commemorative day is really really appreciated!
"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 shall remember them" our ANZAC Day Ode.
Thanks for your reaction today. We Aussies and Kiwi's appreciate it very much. 💜
Just adding for anyone whom is curious as to the entire poem The Ode is drawn from:
FOR THE FALLEN - Laurence Binyon
With proud thanksgiving, a mother for her children,
England mourns for her dead across the sea.
Flesh of her flesh they were, spirit of her spirit,
Fallen in the cause of the free.
Solemn the drums thrill; Death august and royal
Sings sorrow up into immortal spheres,
There is music in the midst of desolation
And a glory that shines upon our tears.
**They went with songs to the battle, they were young,
Straight of limb, true of eye, steady and aglow.
They were staunch to the end against odds uncounted;
They fell with their faces to the foe.
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.**
They mingle not with their laughing comrades again;
They sit no more at familiar tables of home;
They have no lot in our labour of the day-time;
They sleep beyond England's foam.
But where our desires are and our hopes profound,
Felt as a well-spring that is hidden from sight,
To the innermost heart of their own land they are known
As the stars are known to the Night;
As the stars that shall be bright when we are dust,
Moving in marches upon the heavenly plain;
As the stars that are starry in the time of our darkness,
To the end, to the end, they remain.
@@see_horse Thank you. I just realised I left out 2 lines of it.
Australia's total population at the time was about 4 million, and the 416,809 who enlisted for service represent 38.7 per cent of the total male population aged between 18 and 44.
Thank you for showing our ANZAC'S the respect they deserve, and honouring our fallen.
We have much to be grateful for in both countries, because of our ANZAC'S.
Hugs and Kia Ora to our Maori and New Zealander brothers and sisters across the ditch 🤗🇦🇺🇳🇿
Lest we forget ❤ 🇦🇺🇳🇿
ON THIS HALLOWED DAY
Here we gather on this hallowed day
To pay our respects on ANZAC Day
Aussies and Kiwi’s we gather as one
And remember the fallen at the rising sun
Of those who paid the ultimate price
With stories of bravery and sacrifice
Of wars fought long ago we still wonder why
So many brave people needed to die
Today’s not about politics, anger, or debate
But reflection, two up and beers with your mates
To some we remind, it’s not a day off
It’s to commiserate and remember, your freedom had costs
Our nation’s identity was born on a beach overseas
At a small piece of land, they called Gallipoli
And tragedy happened and some say we lost
But our lads did their job, no matter the cost
Stories of those who lied and joined at fifteen
Chasing adventure and a boyhood dream
With no idea why, they wanted to settle the score
The enemies name irrelevant, there will always be more
The little girl wears the medals her grandad earned
And watches the soldiers who’ve recently returned
Too young to understand or ever ask why
Waves her flag and cheers as they proudly march by
The passage of time slowly welcomed the rest of the diggers
The great wars are no more but their memories linger
Korea, Vietnam and the ongoing Middle East
Will we ever find a way to just live in peace?
So we say our prayers and look to the skies
But for the grace of god, it could be you or I
And Lest we Forget those who currently serve
We give our thanks and respect, it’s what they deserve.
Stewart Elliott
20 April 2021
I don't understand the Canadian part either in the context of this song but they were used on the western front as shock troops by the British as were the Aussies and Kiwis and other commonwealth troops and have been side by side with us in many conflicts. The sentiment and loss is the same and as an Australian I feel the Canadians are the closest to us in their outlook, society and history. Hats off to them
I think the video was put together by a Canadian who simply recognized the most powerful remembrance song ever and borrowed it. AFAIK the only Canadian presence at Galllipoli was the Newfoundland Regiment, and Newfoundland was not yet part of Canada.
Canadians distinguised themselves in other situations, notably Vimy Ridge, but shared the same status as the ANZACs, regarded as colonial cannon fodder by the British officer class. Those experiences did a lot to establish the respective identities Australia, Canada and New Zealand and are faithfully commerated each year, even though now (2023) the last of the WW1 vets has left us. There couldn't be a better song to remember them.
A song that will bring many Australian people to tears, as they remember those lost in the wars fought by our armed forces,
Nope it's not a Happy Anzac Day.... the thing you should say is 'Lest We Forget'... and remember and respect our fallen and our current armed forces....... sure, Anzac Day means a good sausage, mash and gravy breakfast at your local RSL (Retired Services League Club) after the Dawn Service.... where our fallen are respected, The Last Post and the Reveille are played........ I did this from the time I was a teenager..... I played cornet... I marched before dawn.... stood before the monolith.... heard our drummer coming.... beating out the march beat.... our lead cornet player then played 'The Last Post'.... then at the end played 'The Reveille"........ Lest We Forget..... our fallen and current serving military.... they follow orders, they are NOT the governments who send them into bullshit......
Your Matilda is your backpag/swag. its what everyone had in those doays as they wandered around looking and doing work on the big sheep and cattle stations
A Maltilda is a swag of ownings. Waltzing with your Matlida means roaming the lands you love with everything special to you. Losing these was a great loss - a loss of freedom and a loss of person. That is what Anzac day means. Thankyou to every Soldier who has given so much for Australia.
another one for ya to check out Squirrel... Redgum - i was only 19...hits just as hard as this one...
The Canadian content is so relevant, we, ANZAC's and Canadians are brothers in the commonwealth and went through the same thing.
G'day mate, l have been to war twice as part of my Australia Army Service and l wonder why as l am so changed from what l was, please no more war.
Thank you
Lest We Forget
This song by Eric Bogle and The Green Fields Of France are, in my opinion, the two best songs dealing with WWII.
@Mick Standing yes, I do
As a Brit', I am pround of our army's achievements in its past 400 years. In this, I include our Commonwealth friends - all staunch allies since 1914 and beyond.
Gallipoli (not Gallopoli!) was an idiotic Churchillian catastrophe - in its conception, advancement, command, and as a campaign - doomed to failure from the start, so it's not surprising that the Anzacs as a whole had little faith or respect for either the British Government or British Commanders.
The Aussies in particular are often seen as being too casual and undisciplined for a military force, but on the battlefied they showed their mettle in every battle and campaign in two world wars, along with other conflicts. The memorials in France & Flanders, Sicily, Italy, and of course Gallipoli are testament to the Anzac's courage and determination in battle. So as a Brit', I feel just as proud as if they were my own. Their humour is not unlike the British - their "taking the piss" and general "wind-up" nature is something we Brits recognise with some level of acknowledgement, appreciation and enjoyment. The Seekers" "I am Australian" encompasses the Aussie nature beautifully, and better than most ordinary words.
I am glad that the Squirrel has shown a lot of empathy with this video - a good reaction from an American.
I went to the National Folk Festival in Brisbane where Eric played the song in public for the first time. He hoped to win the first prize in a competition, which was a new Ovation guitar. He sang the song badly and came third. Some one in the audience liked the song and asked for a cassette. The song was sent to June Tabor in the UK who released a acapella version.
Eric was a member of the Moratorium movement, so the song was really an anti Vietnam War song.
The number of deaths was what you said, about 8 000 Australians at Gallipoli. The number of 50 000 was the number of Australians killed in the first war.
More like 60.000 from a population of about 5 million and needlessly treated by British officers as expendable being colonials
You're not wrong but I get the sense that they didn't treat their own much better. The phrase that springs to mind is cluster fuck. 880,000 British died.
Indeed however from a total population of 4.9 million at the time that was 1% of the entire population. No family was untouched.
@@patrussell8917I get the feeling you never served.
Eric has another song called the gift of years written for the 75th anniversary of the Gallipoli landing when the last of those men were still alive well worth listening to.
Have a listen to Redgum’s, “I was only 19”
I great grandfather was at Gallopi with the New Zealand army. He was badly wounded by an artillary shell, and went to England for hospital and recovery, and met my great grand mother. I would not be here if he hadn't been shelled....
the figure of 50,000 dead at the beginning probably refers to the total fatalities among the Allies at Gallipoli, over 8000 Anzac troops and at least 35,000 British troops were killed during the ill-fated Gallipoli campaign.......the figure of over 8000 Aussie and New Zealand troops represented a horrific loss for both of those fledgling countries, it was a huge proportion of the troops they committed, and both being relatively small countries, population-wise, at the time, the losses were nothing short of horrendous and deeply felt in both countries. That is why the Anzacs honour and remember the events of 1915 with particular pride and sadness.......... Bless 'em all, we will remember them...........
Hope you are Squirrel it's a shock if not prepared. We will remember them ❤
You MUST check out Spirit Of the Anzacs by Lee Kernaghan for the best ANZAC Day tribute.
The statistics are really jumbled on most websites... but here are the numbers as far as I can find (numbers are rounded estimates):
Gallipoli:
Dead: Australia 8,100 and New Zealand 2,700
Wounded: Australia and New Zealand Combined 18,000
World War One Totals:
Dead: Australia 62,000 and New Zealand 18,000
Wounded: Australia 137,000 and New Zealand 41,000
For Perspective -- Population Early 1900s
Australia 3,700,000
New Zealand 815,000
In another video Eric Bogle explains that he wrote this song after his first experience of an Anzac Day ceremony in Canberra when he moved to Australia. The story is obviously about an Australian soldier who was part of the ANZAC landings at Gallapolli and the impact that it had on him and his life. It is both tragic and sad and is no doubt what many who came home from battle maimed physically and mentally went through. Soldiers from other nations have similar experiences in war so no doubt our Canadians allies also relate to the sentiment behind the song and are using it as a way of honoring the sacrifices made by their own military personnel. The US Ist Marines who fought so bravely during WW2 in places like Guadacanal use the tune of Waltzing Matilda when marching in recognition of the time that they spent based here they are not Aussies either but it is an honour that such a highly decorated and esteemed unit would do that.
Thanks great information
Thank you for that reaction ❤
I am no way near Australian, but this song tears me up whenever I hear it.
Thanks for playing this on Anzac our official day of mourning for the fallen in all wars. WW1 25 th April and Gallipoli was a disaster caused by bad intelligence so men were landed at highly defended position instead of a safer spot and told they must defend it The horror of wars
Pat we were defeated by bad decisions made on the day of the landing. The Anzac landing area was defended by 250 Turks for the first four hours of the engagement by 8am we had blown our chance , by lunch time our Australian troops were conducted a defensive battle to keep the small area they had gained.
They went from Gallipoli to the killing fields of France. The Canadians fought and died as did the Brits.
That was very touching 🇦🇺🙏🏼♥️ god bless from 🇺🇸
The 50 000 was from all allied troops
8,000 of our boys died at Gallipoli. 50,000 were committed to the battle/campaign. It's not a good ratio considering our lads never got more than 2 kms from the beach (Anzac Cove). That's a lot of men for not many acres of Turkish ground.
G'day squirrel, thanks for the video and your compassion mate ❤️🇦🇺🙏 lest we forget 🙏
Sadly my family have copies of eye witness reports how my great uncle was *“killed instantly by a shell which struck him in the head and chest” * in WW1, and a picture of him in his uniform. Very difficult to read, even though of course I never met him. But I feel like I know him also from an old newspaper article, written by his friends from home.
It is estimated that 27,000 french and 115 ,000 british and allied( Irish, Scots, New Zealand, Newfoundlands, Australia and India) troops were killed or wounded in the offensive
Great video montage from different periods
You will notice that the slides with the song do not match at all.... there was reference to Canadians and WW2, Vietnam etc... some other versions have more appropriate visuals. Thanks for the thoughts and the sentiments... much appreciated!
50,000 would be the total Australian deaths during the war.
You must learn of the charge of the 4th Light Horse Brigade at Beersheba!
Or the total of killed at Gallipoli. The British and French also lost too many on the Gallipoli peninsula.
🫡💯Respect
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“Lest We Forget”
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9:05
Eric Bogle was from Scotland.
Why Do We Still March?
Why do you still march old man
With medals on your chest?
Why do you still grieve old man
For those friends you laid to rest?
Why do your eyes gleam old man
When you hear those bugles blow
Tell me why you cry old man
For those days long ago.
I'll tell you why I march, young man
With medals on my chest
I'll tell you why I grieve young man
For those friends I laid to rest
Through misty folds of gossamer silk
Come visions of distant times
When boys of very tender age
Marched forth to distant climes
So young they were, with blossom cheeks
Their eyes shone bright and clear
Scant knowledge of this sinful world
Thought nought of hate or fear
Their laughter rang through strange bare rooms
Hardships, they were soon to know
All they knew, was beyond their shores
Was a deadly vicious foe
They left behind their boring life
They had nothing much to give
so they laid their lives on the line
so you, young man, would live
With bayonet, gun and blossom cheeks
The innocence of their youth
They stood alone, with fearsome pride
And perceived the awful truth
The truth they learnt, they had to die
(it's not easy when you're young)
the gods of war had chosen them
and stilled their youthful tongues
The guns they crashed, the Stukas dived
Shell tore their flesh asunder
I smelt their blood, watched them die
The war lords claimed their plunder
And as these warrior gods passed by
They smiled at their obscene death
Gone were their apple-blossom cheeks
Scorched by napalm burning breath!
We buried them in a blanket shroud
Their young flesh scorched and blacken
A communal grave newly gouged
In the blood-stained earth
And you ask me why I march! Young man
I march to remind you all
But for those apple-blossom youths
You would never have known freedom, at all.
Bill Ridley
It was not just the Australians at Galiperly plenty of English Scots and Irish were there too so the 50.000 could well be the combined amount
50,000 might be the total casualties: killed and wounded?
Good on you, Squirrel (in my days playing footy, being called "squirrel" was usually a bloke who grabbed your nuts in a tackle), nothing to be proud of, but, in games against prods, not to ashamed of, either. It's Anzac Day. 2 of my great unkles are buried in France, their parents having emigrated from Ireland, emigrate or die. That Scot, Bogle, captures it. To balance, a couple of the brothers/cousins of the 2 French buried,, went back to Ireland when the Uprising, Easter 1916, became news in Australia, none of them returned. Australia is such a gift to us all. Go easy on me, It's ANZAC day, I'm a bit tired and emotional.
Fantastic descriptive song, really creates the image of the horrors of war. I'm always confused with the Canadian footage in this video when I see it. The lyrics are clearly Australian, but I love Canada so what ev's, just perplexed.
The uploader was probably Canadian.
@@Streetw1s3r yep I'm guessing that they were, but still strange to have such an Aussie song with Canadian footage. I'm sure there are Canadian songs of similar content.
That video was a bit of a mish-mash of old and newer clips, some WW1 others WW2 and bits from modern times and the Canadian bit is out of place. Anzac is Australian and New Zealand Army Corps
Yep although it should be said that about a thousand Newfoundland soldiers fought at Gallipoli with us.
@@Dr_KAP Newfoundland only became a part of Canada after WW2 so they weren't Canadians then lol
@@grahamejohn6847 lol no I didn’t say they were- point was that todays Canadians have a historical connection to Gallipoli
@@Dr_KAP fair enough😀
There weren't 50,000 Australians died at Gallipoli. Over 60,000 on all fronts of WW1.
Thank you
This and I Was Only 19 are something else.
Beautiful song by Eric Bogle! Your honouring Anzac Day with us is most appreciated. Thank you!
The operation was under British command, they didn't do their homework too good. The Turkish troops were all dug in on the high ground at the top of the cliffs, always going to be a hard task when you are getting fired on, both gun & big gun. Anyone who has been in the army knows about the advantage of the high ground. They made it about 75% of the way but it took 8 months to get that far, then the British command called to out. The official death toll was about the 8 thousand mark. The youngest to die from the Australian ranks was only 14 years and 9 months: he lied about his age to get into the army: such a waste of a young life.
Hi Squirrel 8,000 died in 10 weeks at Gallipoli - 60k Aussies dies in the 4yrs that we were involved in WW1
I love your genuine
Sincere reaction mate, but what’s with the fill up showing
Canadians ?
The whole Gallipoli affair was a complete disaster that should never have been approved by the British Government, led in this respect by Winston Churchill. The idea was to capture Gallipoli and having taken the peninsula move on to take Istanbul/Constantinople. It was never going to succeed despite the brave soldiers on the ground. Having wrought havoc on Australian and NZ forces in Gallipoli, Churchill went on to repeat stupidity in the Dieppe raid in WW II. This time his victims were Canadians.
Spot on. Brits have trouble understanding why we didn't like Churchill.
Gallipoli is why !
ANZACs were disposable & it wasn't even our war.
Thank You to our ANZAC family. They have been shit on more than once by our British Government. But there are people here in Britain that know we have had no greater friends particularly in times of conflict. Than our ANZAC family. They have not only stood by Britain in times of need but have often gone before them. We will not forget the sacrifices of our greatest allies,
Here is The Pogues version of this song: ruclips.net/video/G6IhLcnyuN0/видео.html
Why the Canadian flag. This is a song from Australia.
If you are looking for a song to do this year for ANZAC Day I would highly recoommend Spirit of the Anzac's by Lee Kernaghan as it really captures what ANZAC Day is about for all of us - here is the link to the music video ruclips.net/video/Q20DUaIzYJg/видео.htmlsi=F2hj4WdrUsh62hlj
The Canadian "link" is nothing more than a RUclipsr putting Canadian video footage to an Australian song. There are other videos showing footage of Australian/New Zealand soldiers. For a true understanding of the song and what ANZAC soldiers endured please watch one of the other videos.
Why are there lots of Canadian flags in the pictures? Have i missed something?
It was put together by Canadians……..I’ve seen this clip before and enjoy the Eric Bogle version. ANZAC Day 2023 - Lest we forget.
About 1000 Newfoundlanders fought at Gallipoli
59000Australians died in World War One. 86000 Turks died on the Galipoli peninsula
Australia, New Zealand And Canada = ANZAC.
I believe it’s Australia & New Zealand Armed Corps.
But yes, we all fought side by side for the empire.
lest we forget
Australia and New Zealand Army Corps
The others are right & you're wrong mate.
ANZAC stands for Australian & New Zealand Army Corps.
The first of them met up, ships from all over Australia & New Zealand, to leave for Gallipoli from Albany, Western Australia.
Nothing to do with Canada.
ABSOLUTELY nothing to do with Canada.
It's disrespectful to get it wrong. It's extremely rude to not admit you got it wrong.
@@perthgirlwa2407 The Gallipoli campaign was the Newfoundland Regiment's introduction to combat during the First World War. From mid-September 1915 to mid-January 1916, more than 1,000 Newfoundlanders fought in Gallipoli and about 40 members of the regiment died during the campaign.
This is an Australian song, and I wonder why Canadian flags and soldiers are displayed throughout? Nothing against Canada, just seeing Aussie flags and men would have been more applicable. Unfortunately, he sings the truth for the many, many men who gave their lives as fodder for this war and those to come. When will we ever learn? War solves nothing, peace must come from inside the heart of every person from every country on Earth.
Thank you Squirrel
I think you will find this is an edited version of the song squizza, there was over 50 thousand aussie and british troops killed combined, but officially just over 8000 aussies only. Sources vary i will add, depending on what and where you read. Lets not forget the Kiwis lost 8,500 odd troops as well. None the less, it was a shit place to be.
Australian War Memorial history of Gallipoli. www.awm.gov.au/articles/encyclopedia/gallipoli
8100+ killed, 26K causalities, of the 50,000 that served there. Hence the different numbers between both of your reviews.
As an ex-Aussie serviceman, thanks for taking an interest in our very special day.