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Originally Posted by USViking
I have no idea what the Australian Nation Anthem sounds like, but everyone in the entire world knows
what the great song Waltzing Matilda sounds like.
It is one of the most loved and identifiable songs
of all time. Why not it?
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At the time of the anthem competition, we were asked to consider the TUNE and not the words of W-M. Then, when people expressed support for it, we were told "Oh, yeah, stand round at a state funeral singing about jumbucks and swaggies!". Not, of course, as stated in the original choice, but those who like the AAF song (tune from Cornwall, I think) would do anything to win!