Eric Bogel - And The Band Played Waltzing Matilda || REACTION VIDEO

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[Tcat]

We will ALWAYS remember them - and honor them . Lest We Forget

[roslynjonsson]

Eric Bogle was born in Scotland, came here in his early 20s, and became a nationalised Aussie. I still can't listen to this without a tear, it hits me in the feels every time. Thank you for reacting to this

[steveheywood]

A good reaction 👍 This is one reason why Aussies commemorate this tragic event from April 25th 1915, in losing so many young men in what was a small population, and we repeat to ourselves the words Lest We Forget. ❤.

[briangill]

9:00. Trying to hold back the tears ... "never knew there was worse things than dying"
Thank you to all veterans that live with the trauma of war, both physical and psychological.

[Prsboy]

Over 60, 000 died and 156, 000 Australian's were wounded during World War One at the time Australia's population was fewer than 5 million.

Every ANZAC Day i march with my fire station in full dress uniform and my kids march in their school uniform through the streets of our town while the band plays Waltzing Matilda to the towns Cenotaph to gather for the ANZAC service.

Waltzing Matilda was the national anthem at the time so when the song was played it felt like home.

This song gets me every time.

John Williamson has also covered this song.

Thank you for reacting to this important song and also for your service.

Sending love from Australia 🦘🌏

[wayback]

This song hits home really hard . Thank you to all the vets that served in all wars . Men and women sacrificed their lives for the freedom we have today . Let’s never forget that . To the men and women that returned much respect to you and to your families. Senseless wars and it’s still happening today. When will they learn war is not the answer. Such a heart felt reaction 😢 thanks Mike 😢

[kennethdodemaide]

Every Australian soldier (400, 000) was a volunteer in WW1 - no conscription.

[paulgould]

Hey Mike, US Marine, that means something even to us in OZ. My granddad and some of his mates got caught in the Solomon Islands during WW2. It was you guys that got him out. The mateship between our countries is everlasting. We are different but the same. The band played Waltzing Matilda when I marched out in 1991, I felt so proud. Still do whenever I hear it. Your comments about children put a big lump in my throat. Thank you for your service Mike. God bless Mate.

[JimmyJ]

"No glamour in war" - wise words. Thank you Mike.

Lest We Forget 🇦🇺 🇳🇿

[briangill]

13:05 Every Australian soldier, sailor, airman, and nurse was a volunteer in WW1

[stevesummers]

Hi Steve here from Australia. Love the review bring tears too my eyes. If you appreciated this song then i suggest you have a listen to " i was only 19" by Red Gum. The story was the same but a different war [ Vietnam}...cheers from Australia

[criticalthinkersrule]

The ANZACs (Australian and New Zealand Army Corps) were sent to conquer the Dardanelles, so as to control access to the Black Sea. The British officers landed the troops (at night) in the wrong place at Gallipoli, where the terrain was totally against them. The Turks (fighting with Germany) had the high ground, whereas the ANZACs, British and French were on the beaches below. Despite fighting fiercely it was a massacre, something that the fledgling country of Australia (with only 5 million people then) was not expecting. The death of 8, 700 men plus 18, 000 wounded was a sobering blow that has had reverberations down the years to this very day. (Total battle deaths on both sides exceeded 100, 000 plus many times that were wounded or died from disease.) Australia's annual military commemoration is not focussed around any great victory; but a devestating defeat, with our most revered public holiday, ANZAC day, being held on April 25th, the day of the Gallipoli landing. I consider this to be the most devestating anti-war song I've heard (just above I was only 19).

[TheSnarkle]

Not forgotten by every one, I was a veterans affairs home nurse in the 80's our job was to go to vets homes and do whatever was needed to keep them home with their families .. the most stoic and motivated individuals I have ever met .. it was an honor providing support to them ...

[dianeoriander]

My grandfather fought at Gallipoli his injuries could not be seen, he definitely left a part of himself at Gallipoli a part of his soul, heart and all our lives were never the same. I really hope that by celebrating Anzac Day, and Armistice Day teaches people that war is not an option the price is too high there must be better ways. My eleven year old granddaughter wise beyond years said “Nana there is always war somewhere, how can we stop hatred and greed” I didn’t have an answer

[Dallas-Nyberg]

Eric Bogle is a phenomenal songwriter.
There are two more of his songs, based on war themes :
"No Man's Land " and "It's as if he knows" - both are worth listening to.
The first is about a man, talking to the grave of a fallen soldier.
The second one is about the 120, 000 horses, that were sent overseas, as part of the Australian light horsemen in WW1 - Of the 120, 000 horses that were sent, only one returned to Australia.

[turdferguson]

Thanks, Jeff/Geoff. Thanks, Mike, for your heartfelt reaction. Eric Bogle is wonderful. This is so bittersweet. The reference and pictures was definitely WWI, but so many consistencies with Vietnam, obviously. My family didn’t live in Australia yet during the first world war. My grandpa was in the British Royal Navy (like so many men back then he lied about his age) to do ‘his bit’ in the conflict and was involved in battle in the Baltic Sea, and was badly injured. Grandpa had a special badge to show that he had fought in the war, because apparently if one didn’t have that badge, people would think they were ‘cowardly’ and show them white feathers. RIP Grandpa. ❤ I will never forget you.

[chrmnlp]

ANZAC day is a very big thing in Australia. Our dawn services have big turn outs from every ages. Even over Covid, people lined up on their driveways at 4.30am to honour our fallen.

[Swanky]

I love that song, but cannot listen to it with out the flood gates opening! Keep doing what you're doing mate, love these reactions

[Rondigity]

Thankyou sharing this!! It is a beloved song to all us Australians..❤ waltzing matilda was the life of the bushman here in australia a matilda is your swag and a sack with your supplies and they woukd waltz through the bush living off the land. Imagine your whole life was out in the country walking free in the bush, then getting sent of to war, in a land you have never heard of and coming back a mangled shell a couole months later and unable to do anything that used to bring you joy, meanwhile your friends were lost or still fighting for their lives.
Waltzing matilda is also a poem/song by Banjo Patterson about a bushman rustling cattle

[timrussell]

"The armless, the legless, the blind, the insane". Horror in a nutshell. Says everything. As they say, the dead are the lucky ones.