All Foreign Wars, I Do Proclaim, Live on Blood and a Mother's Pain
In memory of James Riekena. James' sister was a welcome presence in our house for three years. She is currently a member of the United States Marine Corps...
Great collection of tunes for the day! And yet another Eric Bogle WWI-themed anti-war song ("The Band Played Waltzing Matilda"). The man's a particularly powerful songwriter.
Oh, I forgot about the other fine Oz song in this genre: "I Was Only Nineteen" by Redgum. It can be found at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Urtiyp-G6jY There is also a slide show over the music. Peter
Great collection of tunes for the day! And yet another Eric Bogle WWI-themed anti-war song ("The Band Played Waltzing Matilda"). The man's a particularly powerful songwriter.
ReplyDeleteI didn't know Bogle by name until I read your blog today. Rest assured that I will check him out!
ReplyDeleteHi K,
ReplyDeleteYou can find Eric Bogle performing The Band Played Waltzing Matilda at:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7z_dUOhkygY
Peter Tibbles
This is actually a slide show over Eric's version.
ReplyDeletePeter
Oh, I forgot about the other fine Oz song in this genre: "I Was Only Nineteen" by Redgum. It can be found at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Urtiyp-G6jY
ReplyDeleteThere is also a slide show over the music.
Peter