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"All I Ask of You"
Single by Cliff Richard and Sarah Brightman
from the album The Phantom of the Opera
B-side
"The Phantom of the Opera Overture (Act II)"
"Only You"
Released
26 September 1986
Format
7"
12"
Recorded
1986
Genre
Operatic pop
Length
4:11
Label
Polydor
Songwriter(s)
Andrew Lloyd Webber
Charles Hart
Richard Stilgoe
Producer(s)
Andrew Lloyd Webber
Cliff Richard singles chronology
"Born to Rock 'n' Roll"
(1986) Born to Rock 'n' Roll1986 "All I Ask of You"
(1986) All I Ask of You1986 "Slow Rivers"
(1986) Slow Rivers1986
Sarah Brightman singles chronology
"The Phantom of the Opera"
(1986) The Phantom of the Opera1986 "All I Ask of You"
(1986) All I Ask of You1986 "Doretta's Dream"
(1987) Doretta's Dream1987
"All I Ask of You" is a song from the English musical The Phantom of the Opera, between characters Christine Daaé and Raoul, originally played on stage by Sarah Brightman and Steve Barton, respectively. It was written by Andrew Lloyd Webber, Charles Hart and Richard Stilgoe, and solely produced by Lloyd Webber. An operatic pop piece, its lyrics serve as dialogue between the two characters and discuss themes such as commitment and romance. Like Lloyd Webber's song "The Music of the Night", "All I Ask of You" was compared to the music found in Giacomo Puccini's 1910 opera La fanciulla del West.
Critically, the song has generally been regarded as one of the finest cuts made for The Phantom of the Opera. It was released as a single by Polydor on 26 September 1986 on 7" and 12", performed by Brightman and Cliff Richard. The song achieved commercial success in several territories, including in Ireland and South Africa where it topped the charts and the United Kingdom where it peaked at number three. It was later certified Silver in the latter country for shipments of 250,000 copies. "All I Ask of You" has been covered by multiple artists, including The Shadows, Lloyd Webber's brother Julian, Elaine Paige, and Jackie Evancho. Susan Boyle and Donny Osmond, Josh Groban and Kelly Clarkson, and Marina Prior and Mark Vincent have also continued with duet versions of the song.
A notable cover of "All I Ask of You" was recorded by Barbra Streisand for her studio album Till I Loved You (1988). It was released as the record's second single on 15 December 1988 by Columbia Records as a 7", 12", and CD. It was generally noted as a standout track on Till I Loved You and was commercially successful, entering the charts in the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, and on the United States' Adult Contemporary chart.
Contents
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1 Background and release
2 Composition and lyrics
3 Reception
4 Track listings
5 Charts
6 Certifications
7 Cover versions
8 Barbra Streisand version
8.1 Background and release
8.2 Reception
8.3 Track listings and formats
8.4 Charts
9 See also
10 References
10.1 Citations
10.2 Bibliography
11 External links
Background and release
Andrew Lloyd Webber, co-writer and sole producer of "All I Ask of You".
"All I Ask of You" was written and produced by Andrew Lloyd Webber, whereas Charles Hart and Richard Stilgoe provided the lyrics for the track.[1] It was created specifically for the 1986 English musical The Phantom of the Opera, which was developed by Lloyd Webber and served as a live adaptation of Gaston Leroux's 1910 novel of the same name. It is performed by characters Christine Daaé and Raoul, where the former protests and asks for love of the latter persona.[2] The song appears towards the end of Act I, immediately after it is revealed that the two characters "have met again and felt a sexual attraction".[3] The single version of "All I Ask of You" is performed by Cliff Richard and Sarah Brightman, although Richard's vocals are replaced by Steve Barton's during the musical production and its accompanying inclusion on the live album.[4]
In the early 2000s, Lloyd Webber was sued by the estate of Giacomo Puccini for similarities between the former's song "The Music of the Night" (1986), also from The Phantom of the Opera, and a melody titled "Quello che tacete" which was used in Puccini's 1910 opera La fanciulla del West.[5][6] The matter was settled out of court between the two parties soon after the lawsuit was revealed.[7] However, author John Snelson, who wrote a biography on Lloyd Webber in 2009, further compared "All I Ask of You" to the same aforementioned melody, citing similar "motivic connections" and "operatic and emotional cross-references" as his evidence.[2]
Polydor, an English-based record label, first released "All I Ask of You" as a single on 26 September 1986.[8] It was distributed in several formats. The 7" single features the track plus B-side "The Phantom of the Opera Overture (Act II)", which is performed by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.[1] The 12" version features the same two aforementioned songs, but it includes a second B-side "Only You", which was featured on Lloyd Webber's 1984 musical Starlight Express.[9] Along with its placement as the 13th track on the album for The Phantom of the Opera, a reprise of "All I Ask of You" follows on the track listing. During the reprise, lead character Erik, voiced by Michael Crawford, provides vocals.[4]
Besides the accompanying live album to the musical, Richard and Brightman's version of "All I Ask of You" was not featured on any compilation album or greatest hits album until Richard released Private Collection: 1979–1988 in November 1988.[10] Brightman did not include "All I Ask of You" on any albums either until her compilation titled The Andrew Lloyd Webber Collection was released in the United States in 1997.[11]
Composition and lyrics
Personnel working on the album for The Phantom of the Opera included recording engineer Martin Levan, conductor Michael Reed, Steve Pierce on clarinet, and Richard Wall on trumpet. The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra was headed by Lloyd Webber and David Cullen whereas the musical direction was led by Harold Prince and David Caddick.[4]
According to the official sheet music published by Alfred Publishing, it is written in the key of D♭ major with the partners' vocals ranging from A♭3 to A♭5; it is additionally accompanied by the instrumentation of a piano.[12] It contains a common time with a "heartfelt" tempo consisting of 60 beats per minute.[13] Author Ethan Mordden described the track's genre as operatic pop and noted the high vocals achieved by the singers.[14] Lyrically, Daaé's character is singing about her desire for romance when she demands, "Say you love me every waking moment".[2] In exchange, Raoul claims that he can fulfill her wants as long as she will "let [him] be [her] freedom".[3] In an additional comparison to Puccini's opera, John Snelson claimed that the song's lyrics contained similar symbolism to the music found in La fanciulla del West; however, he stated that there were several differences between the two works. Although they both featured romantic symbolism, Snelson wrote that Puccini's work was much longer and contained a vocal-heavy delivery when compared to Lloyd Webber's work.[2]
Reception
Author and music historian Ethan Mordden stated that the song contains "lyrical magnificence" and noted that its brilliance helped it "accomplish wonderful things" on stage.[14] The song was described as one of the biggest and most commercially successful hits from The Phantom of the Opera by the staff at Show Music.[15]
"All I Ask of You" was commercially successful in several territories internationally. In the United Kingdom, it became Richard's 52nd top ten single by peaking at number three on 4 October 1986.[16] Its success allowed it to be listed on the year-end chart in that country, where it was ranked at number 31.[17] The song was later certified Silver by the British Phonographic Industry on 1 October 1986 for shipments of 250,000 physical copies.[16] It topped the Irish Singles Chart for one week, replacing Status Quo's cover of "In the Army Now" (1986).[18] The song reached the same peak in South Africa on the country's Springbok Radio chart,[19] while in Australia, it peaked at number 24, according to the Kent Music Report.[20]
Track listings
7" single[1]
A1 "All I Ask of You" – 4:11
B1 "The Phantom of the Opera Overture (Act II)" (performed by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra) – 2:42
12" single[9]
A1 "All I Ask of You" – 4:11
B1 "The Phantom of the Opera Overture (Act II)" (performed by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra) – 2:42
B2 "Only You" – 3:37
Charts
Weekly charts
Chart (1986)
Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[20]
24
Ireland (IRMA)[18]
1
South Africa (Springbok Radio)[19]
1
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[16]
3
Year-end charts
Chart (1986)
Position
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[17]
31
Certifications
Region
Certification
Certified units/Sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[8]
Silver 250,000^
^shipments figures based on certification alone
Cover versions
Several musicians have created their own versions of "All I Ask of You". The Shadows created an instrumental version of the song in 1989 for their covers album, Steppin' to the Shadows.[21] As a duet, Stephanie Lawrence and Carl Wayne included it on The Andrew Lloyd Webber Collection in 1991.[22] It is covered by Webber's younger brother and cello player Julian on the 2001 album, Lloyd Webber Plays Lloyd Webber.[23] A separate choral arrangement of "All I Ask of You" appears on The King's Singers's Chanson d'Amour (1992).[24] Elaine Paige released a solo version for Essential Musicals in 2006.[25] American vocalist Jackie Evancho's version of "All I Ask of You" was included on her 2011 studio album Dream with Me and peaked at number four on Billboard's Classical Digital Songs component chart following its release.[26][27]
On Susan Boyle's album Standing Ovation: The Greatest Songs from the Stage (2012), she and featured artist Donny Osmond recorded a cover of "All I Ask of You"; in addition, Boyle also recorded two other Lloyd Webber compositions.[28] American singers Josh Groban and Kelly Clarkson performed the duet for the former's musical-influenced seventh studio album, Stages (2015).[29][30] After its release, it entered and peaked on the Pop Digital Songs in the United States at number 32.[31] Groban had previously performed "All I Ask of You" to David Foster during an audition to sing "The Prayer" live at the 41st Annual Grammy Awards with Celine Dion.[32] Marina Prior and Mark Vincent, both Australian vocalists, covered it for their 2016 collaborative effort, Together.[33]
Barbra Streisand version
"All I Ask of You"
Single by Barbra Streisand
from the album Till I Loved You
B-side
"On My Way to You"
"Memory"
"Send in the Clowns"
"Life Story"
"Emotion"
"Make No Mistake, He's Mine"
"Since I Fell for You"
Released
15 December 1988
Format
7"
12"
CD
Length
4:02
Label
Columbia
Songwriter(s)
Andrew Lloyd Webber
Charles Hart
Richard Stilgoe
Producer(s)
Phil Ramone
Barbra Streisand singles chronology
"Till I Loved You"
(1988) "All I Ask of You"
(1988) "What Were We Thinking Of"
(1989)
"Till I Loved You"
(1988) "All I Ask of You"
(1988) "What Were We Thinking Of"
(1989)
Background and release
American singer Barbra Streisand recorded a cover of "All I Ask of You" for her 29th studio album, Till I Loved You (1988).[34] It was released as the album's second single on 15 December 1988 by Columbia Records.[35][36][37] Till I Loved You is a concept album chronicling the different stages during a romantic relationship, where the beginning songs detail the good times and the final tracks discuss a painful breakup;[38] accordingly, "All I Ask of You" was placed as the record's sixth track.[34] It was produced by frequent Streisand collaborator Phil Ramone. Considering its placement on Till I Loved You, it was noted by New York Times's Stephen Holden as the only song that is not a "nontheatrical pop tune".[39] Streisand would later include her cover on two of her greatest hits albums: A Collection: Greatest Hits...and More in 1989 and The Essential Barbra Streisand in 2002.[40][41]
Streisand's cover was released physically in several formats by Columbia Records. The standard edition 7" release featured B-side track "On My Way to You" while the promotional version used "All I Ask of You" as both the A-side and B-side.[42][43] In Spain, a 7" record with no B-side was distributed.[44] Three different extended plays (EPs) were released in the United Kingdom. The 7" and 12" varieties included tracks such as "Somewhere", "Memory", "Send in the Clowns, "On My Way to You", "Life Story", and "Emotion";[45][46] both of these editions were also released on CD.[47][48] The limited edition EP featured "On My Way to You", "Make No Mistake, He's Mine", "Since I Fell for You", and a large colored poster of Streisand from the Till I Loved You photoshoots.[49]
Reception
Stephen Holden called the song one of the "moments of sweeping majesty" on Till I Loved You. He stated that Streisand "makes a powerful case [by] negotiating its octave vocal dives with a grand finesses while taking the song at a pleasingly brisk pace".[39] Los Angeles Times's Paul Grein highlighted the song as the greatest track on the album. He compared its dramatics to Streisand's 1981 single "Memory" and later wrote, "but [it] is much warmer and less grandiose. It's one of Streisand's greatest recordings".[50]
The single did not enter the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States, but it did reach the same publication's Adult Contemporary chart. "All I Ask of You" also entered the charts in the Netherlands and the United Kingdom. In the former country, it peaked at number 56 after entering at number 79.[51] In the United Kingdom, it peaked at number 77 and spent five weeks charting.[52]
Track listings and formats
Standard 7" single[42]
A1 "All I Ask of You" – 4:02
B1 "On My Way to You" – 3:43
Promotional 7" single[43]
A1 "All I Ask of You" – 4:02
B1 "All I Ask of You" – 4:02
Spain 7" single[44]
A1 "All I Ask of You" – 4:02
United Kingdom 7" and CD EP[45][47]
A1/1. "All I Ask of You" – 4:02
A2/2. "Somewhere" – 4:51
B1/3. "Memory" – 3:52
B2/4. "Send in the Clowns" – 4:39
United Kingdom 12" and CD EP[46][48]
A1/1. "All I Ask of You" – 4:02
A2/2. "On My Way to You" – 3:43
B1/3. "Life Story" – 5:02
B2/4. "Emotion" – 4:59
United Kingdom 12" limited edition EP[49]
A1 "All I Ask of You" – 4:02
A2 "On My Way to You" – 3:43
B1 "Make No Mistake, He's Mine" – 4:12
B2 "Since I Fell for You" – 3:23
Charts
Chart (1988–1989)
Peak
position
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[51]
56
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[52]
77
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[53]
15
See also
List of number-one singles of 1986 (Ireland)
References
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External links
Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics
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Cliff Richard singles discography
1950s
"Move It" (1958)
"High Class Baby" (1958)
"Livin' Lovin' Doll" (1959)
"Mean Streak" (1959)
"Living Doll" (1959)
"Travellin' Light" (1959)
1960s
"Please Don't Tease" (1960)
"I Love You" (1960)
"A Girl Like You" (1961)
"When the Girl in Your Arms..." (1961)
"The Young Ones" / "We Say Yeah" (1962)
"I'm Lookin' Out the Window" / "Do You Want to Dance?" (1962)
"It'll Be Me" (1962)
"The Next Time" / "Bachelor Boy" (1962)
"Summer Holiday" (1963)
"Lucky Lips" (1963)
"It's All in the Game" (1963)
"I Only Have Eyes for You" (1964)
"Constantly (L'Edera)" (1964)
"The Twelfth of Never" (1964)
"The Minute You're Gone" (1965)
"Blue Turns to Grey" (1966)
"Visions" (1966)
"The Day I Met Marie" (1967)"
"All My Love" (1967)
"Congratulations" (1968)
"Girl, You'll Be a Woman Soon" (1968)
"Marianne" (1968)
"Early in the Morning" (1969)
1970s
"Sunny Honey Girl" (1971)
"Power to All Our Friends" (1973)
"Honky Tonk Angel" (1975)
"Miss You Nights" (1976)
"Devil Woman" (1976)
"Hey Mr. Dream Maker" (1976)
"My Kinda Life" (1977)
"When Two Worlds Drift Apart" (1977)
"Green Light" (1979)
"We Don't Talk Anymore" (1979)
1980s
"Carrie" (1980)
"Dreamin'" (1980)
"Suddenly" (1980)
"A Little in Love" (1980)
"Wired for Sound" (1981)
"Daddy's Home" (live) (1981)
"True Love Ways" (live) (1983)
"Baby You're Dynamite" / "Ocean Deep" (1984)
"Donna" (1984 US)
"Two to the Power of Love" (1984)
"Living Doll" (1986)
"All I Ask of You" (1986)
"Mistletoe and Wine" (1988)
"The Best of Me" (1989)
"I Just Don't Have the Heart" (1989)
"Lean On You" (1989)
"Whenever God Shines His Light" (1989)
1990s
"Stronger Than That" (1990)
"Silhouettes" (live) (1990)
"From a Distance" (live) (1990)
"Saviour's Day" (1990)
"Scarlet Ribbons" (1991)
"We Should Be Together" (1991)
"Peace in Our Time" (1993)
"All I Have to Do Is Dream" (live) / "Miss You Nights" (1994)
"Can't Keep this Feeling In" (1998)
"The Millennium Prayer" (1999)
2000s
"Somewhere Over the Rainbow"/"What a Wonderful World" (medley) (2001)
"Yesterday Once More" (2006)
"Move It" (2006)
"When I Need You" (2007)
"Mistletoe and Wine" (re-entry) (2008)
"Thank You for a Lifetime" (2008)
"Singing the Blues" (2009)
2010s
"Rip It Up" (2013)
"Since I Lost My Baby" (2014)
"Roll Over Beethoven" (2016)
"Blue Suede Shoes" (2017)
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Sarah Brightman
Studio albums
The Trees They Grow So High (Early One Morning)
The Songs That Got Away
As I Came of Age
Sings the Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber
Dive
Fly
Timeless (Time to Say Goodbye)
Eden
La Luna
Harem
Symphony
A Winter Symphony
Dreamchaser
Compilations
Surrender
The Andrew Lloyd Webber Collection
The Very Best of 1990–2000
Classics
Encore
The Harem Tour
Love Changes Everything
Classics: The Best of Sarah Brightman
Diva: The Singles Collection
Amalfi – Sarah Brightman Love Songs
Bella Voce
Rarities Volume 1
Rarities Volume 2
Rarities Volume 3
Gala – The Collection
Live albums
and videos
Sarah Brightman: In Concert
A Gala Christmas in Vienna
One Night in Eden
La Luna: Live in Concert
Classics: The Best of Sarah Brightman
The Harem World Tour: Live from Las Vegas
Diva: The Video Collection
Symphony: Live in Vienna
Dreamchaser in Concert
Singles
"I Lost My Heart to a Starship Trooper"
"The Adventures of the Love Crusader"
"My Boyfriend's Back"
"Him"
"Rhythm of the Rain"
"Unexpected Song"
"All I Ask of You"
"Doretta's Dream"
"Anything But Lonely"
"Something to Believe In"
"Amigos Para Siempre"
"Captain Nemo"
"The Second Element"
"A Question of Honour"
"How Can Heaven Love Me"
"Heaven Is Here"
"Time to Say Goodbye"
"Just Show Me How to Love You"
"Who Wants to Live Forever"
"Tú Quieres Volver"
"There for Me"
"Eden"
"Deliver Me"
"So Many Things"
"The Last Words You Said"
"Scarborough Fair"
"A Whiter Shade of Pale"
"Harem"
"It's a Beautiful Day"
"Free"
"I Will Be with You (Where the Lost Ones Go)"
"Running"
"Pasión"
"I Believe in Father Christmas"
"Angel"
"One Day Like This"
Tours
"A Timeless Evening with Sarah Brightman" (UK and Germany) 1997
"One Night in Eden Tour" 1999
"La Luna World Tour" 2000–2001
"Harem World Tour" 2004–2005
"The Symphony World Tour" 2008–2009 (Austria, North America, Asia)
"Sarah Brightman in Concert" 2009 (Latin America)
"Sarah Brightman in Concert with Orchestra" 2010 (Japan, Korea and Macau)
"Dreamchaser World Tour" 2013-2014
"Gala: An Evening with Sarah Brightman" 2016 (Asia, Turkey and Mexico)
"Royal Christmas Gala" 2017 (Europe)
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Waltzing Matilda
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"Waltzing Matilda"
The original manuscript of "Waltzing Matilda", transcribed by Christina Macpherson ca. 1895
Song
Written
1895
Published
1903
Genre
Bush ballad
Composer(s)
Christina Macpherson (1895)
Lyricist(s)
Banjo Paterson
"Waltzing Matilda" is Australia's best-known bush ballad, and has been described as the country's "unofficial national anthem".[1]
The title was Australian slang for travelling on foot (waltzing, derived from the German auf der Walz) with one's belongings in a "matilda" (swag) slung over one's back.[2] The song narrates the story of an itinerant worker, or "swagman", making a drink of billy tea at a bush camp and capturing a stray jumbuck (sheep) to eat. When the jumbuck's owner, a squatter (wealthy landowner), and three mounted policemen pursue the swagman for theft, he declares "You'll never take me alive!" and commits suicide by drowning himself in a nearby billabong (watering hole), after which his ghost haunts the site.
The original lyrics were written in 1895 by Australian poet Banjo Paterson, and were first published as sheet music in 1903. Extensive folklore surrounds the song and the process of its creation, to the extent that it has its own museum, the Waltzing Matilda Centre in Winton, in the Queensland outback, where Paterson wrote the lyrics.[3] In 2012, to remind Australians of the song's significance, Winton organised the inaugural Waltzing Matilda Day to be held on 6 April, the anniversary of its first performance.[4][5]
The song was first recorded in 1926 as performed by John Collinson and Russell Callow.[6] In 2008, this recording of "Waltzing Matilda" was added to the Sounds of Australia registry in the National Film and Sound Archive which says that there are more recordings of "Waltzing Matilda" than any other Australian song.[4]
Contents
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1 History
1.1 Writing of the song
1.2 Alternative theories
1.3 Ownership
2 Lyrics
2.1 Typical lyrics
2.2 Glossary
2.3 Variations
3 Status
3.1 Official use
3.2 Sports
3.3 Military units
4 Covers and derivative works
4.1 Film
4.2 Video games
4.3 Sport
4.4 Stage
4.5 Derivative musical works
5 References
6 External links
History[edit]
Writing of the song[edit]
The Combo Waterhole, thought to be the location of the story that inspired "Waltzing Matilda"
The Australian poet Banjo Paterson wrote the words to "Waltzing Matilda" in January 1895 while staying at Dagworth Station, a sheep and cattle station near Winton in Central West Queensland owned by the Macpherson family. The words were written to a tune played on a zither or autoharp by 31‑year‑old Christina Macpherson,[7] one of the family members at the station.
Macpherson had heard the tune "The Craigielee March" played by a military band while attending the Warrnambool steeplechase horse racing in Victoria in April 1894, and played it back by ear at Dagworth. Paterson decided that the music would be a good piece to set lyrics to, and produced the original version during the rest of his stay at the station and in Winton.[8][9]
The march was based on the Scottish Celtic folk tune "Thou Bonnie Wood of Craigielea",[8] written by Robert Tannahill and first published in 1806, with James Barr composing the music in 1818.[10] In the early 1890s it was arranged as "The Craigielee" march music for brass band by Australian composer Thomas Bulch.[8] This tune, in turn, was possibly based on the old melody of "Go to the Devil and Shake Yourself", composed by John Field (1782–1837) sometime before 1812.[citation needed]
A fortified temporary shearing shed at Dagworth Station following the 1894 arson of the main shed. The three troopers at left are thought to be those referred to in "Waltzing Matilda", while the squatter was Bob Macpherson, fourth from right[8]
It has been widely accepted[11] that "Waltzing Matilda" is probably based on the following story:
In Queensland in 1891 the Great Shearers' Strike brought the colony close to civil war and was broken only after the Premier of Queensland, Samuel Griffith, called in the military. In September 1894, some shearers at Dagworth Station were again on strike. The situation turned violent with the striking shearers firing their rifles and pistols in the air and setting fire to the woolshed at Dagworth, killing dozens of sheep. The owner of Dagworth Station and three policemen gave chase to a man named Samuel Hoffmeister – also known as "French(y)". Rather than be captured, Hoffmeister shot and killed himself at the Combo Waterhole.
Bob Macpherson (the brother of Christina) and Paterson are said to have taken rides together at Dagworth. Here they would probably have passed the Combo Waterhole, where Macpherson is purported to have told this story to Paterson. Although not remaining in close contact, Paterson and Christina Macpherson both maintained this version of events until their deaths. Amongst Macpherson's belongings, found after her death in 1936, was an unopened letter to a music researcher that read "... one day I played (from ear) a tune, which I had heard played by a band at the Races in Warrnambool ... he [Paterson] then said he thought he could write some words to it. He then and there wrote the first verse. We tried it and thought it went well, so he then wrote the other verses." Similarly, in the early 1930s on ABC radio Paterson said "The shearers staged a strike and Macpherson's woolshed at Dagworth was burnt down and a man was picked up dead ... Miss Macpherson used to play a little Scottish tune on a zither and I put words to it and called it Waltzing Matilda."[8]
The song itself was first performed on 6 April 1895 by Sir Herbert Ramsay at the North Gregory Hotel in Winton, Queensland. The occasion was a banquet for the Premier of Queensland.
In February 2010 ABC News reported an investigation by barrister Trevor Monti that the death of Hoffmeister was more akin to a gangland assassination than to suicide. The same report asserts "Writer Matthew Richardson says the song was most likely written as a carefully worded political allegory to record and comment on the events of the shearers' strike."[12]
Alternative theories[edit]
A number of alternative theories for the origins or meaning of Waltzing Matilda have been proposed since the time it was written; however, most experts now essentially agree on the details outlined above. Some oral stories collected during the twentieth century claimed that Paterson had merely modified a preexisting bush song, but there is no evidence for this. In 1905 Paterson himself published a book of bush ballads he had collected from around Australia entitled Old Bush Songs, with nothing resembling Waltzing Matilda in it. Nor do any other publications or recordings of bush ballads include anything to suggest it predated Paterson. Meanwhile, handwritten manuscripts from the time the song originated indicate the song's origins with Paterson and Christina Macpherson, as do their own recollections and other pieces of evidence.[8]
There has been speculation[13] about the relationship "Waltzing Matilda" bears to an English song, "The Bold Fusilier" (also known as "Marching through Rochester", referring to Rochester in Kent and the Duke of Marlborough), a song sung to the same tune and dated by some back to the 18th century but first printed in 1900.[14] There is, however, no documentary proof that "The Bold Fusilier" existed before 1900, and evidence suggests that this song was in fact written as a parody of "Waltzing Matilda" by English soldiers during the Boer War where Australian soldiers are known to have sung Waltzing Matilda as a theme.[8] The first verse of "The Bold Fusilier" is:
A bold fusilier came marching back through Rochester
Off from the wars in the north country,
And he sang as he marched
Through the crowded streets of Rochester,
Who'll be a soldier for Marlboro and me?
In 2008 amateur Australian historian Peter Forrest claimed that the widespread belief that Paterson had penned the ballad as a socialist anthem, inspired by the Great Shearers' Strike, was false and a "misappropriation" by political groups.[15] Forrest asserted that Paterson had in fact written the self-described "ditty" as part of his flirtation with Macpherson, despite his engagement to someone else.[16] This theory was not shared by other historians like Ross Fitzgerald, emeritus professor in history and politics at Griffith University, who argued that the defeat of the strike in the area that Paterson was visiting only several months before the song's creation would have been in his mind, most likely consciously but at least "unconsciously", and thus was likely to have been an inspiration for the song.[16] Fitzgerald stated, "the two things aren't mutually exclusive"[16]—a view shared by others who, while not denying the significance of Paterson's relationship with Macpherson, nonetheless recognise the underlying story of the shearers' strike and Hoffmeister's death in the lyrics of the song.[8]
Ownership[edit]
In 1903 Marie Cowan was hired to alter the song lyrics for use as an advertising jingle for Billy Tea, making it nationally famous.[17] A third variation on the song, with a slightly different chorus, was published in 1907. Paterson sold the rights to Waltzing Matilda and "some other pieces" to Angus & Robertson for five Australian pounds.
Although no copyright applied to the song in Australia and many other countries, the Australian Olympic organisers had to pay royalties to an American publisher, Carl Fischer Music, following the song being played at the 1996 Summer Olympics held in Atlanta.[18] According to some reports, the song was copyrighted by Carl Fischer Music in 1941 as an original composition.[19] However, the Sydney Morning Herald said that Carl Fischer Music had collected the royalties on behalf of Messrs Allan & Co, an Australian publisher that claimed to have bought the original copyright, though Allan's claim "remains unclear".[20] Arrangements such as those claimed by Richard D. Magoffin remain in copyright in America.[21]
Lyrics[edit]
Typical lyrics[edit]
There are no "official" lyrics to "Waltzing Matilda" and slight variations can be found in different sources.[22] This version incorporates the famous "You'll never catch me alive said he" variation introduced by the Billy Tea company.[17] Paterson's original lyrics referred to "drowning himself 'neath the Coolibah Tree".[23] These are the lyrics written in 1903 by Marie Cowan to advertise Billy Tea.
"Waltzing Matilda"
Tune for "Waltzing Matilda"
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Once a jolly swagman camped by a billabong
Under the shade of a coolibah tree,
And he sang as he watched and waited till his billy boiled:
"You'll come a-waltzing Matilda, with me."

Chorus:
Waltzing Matilda, waltzing Matilda
You'll come a-waltzing Matilda, with me
And he sang as he watched and waited till his billy boiled:
"You'll come a-waltzing Matilda, with me."

Down came a jumbuck to drink at that billabong.
Up jumped the swagman and grabbed him with glee.
And he sang as he shoved that jumbuck in his tucker bag:
"You'll come a-waltzing Matilda, with me."

(Chorus)

Up rode the squatter, mounted on his thoroughbred.
Down came the troopers, one, two, and three.
"Whose[N 1] is that [N 2] jumbuck you've got in your tucker bag?
You'll come a-waltzing Matilda, with me."

(Chorus)

Up jumped the swagman and sprang into the billabong.
"You'll never catch me alive!" said he
And his ghost may be heard as you pass by that billabong:
"You'll come a-waltzing Matilda, with me."

(Chorus)
Jump up ^ sometimes "Where's"
Jump up ^ sometimes "Who's the jolly"
Glossary[edit]
Photograph of a swagman, c. 1901, holding a billy and carrying a swag on his back
The lyrics contain many distinctively Australian English words, some now rarely used outside the song. These include:
waltzing
derived from the German term auf der Walz, which means to travel while working as a craftsman and learn new techniques from other masters.
Matilda
a romantic term for a swagman's bundle. See below, "Waltzing Matilda".
Waltzing Matilda
from the above terms, "to waltz Matilda" is to travel with a swag, that is, with all one's belongings on one's back wrapped in a blanket or cloth. The exact origins of the term "Matilda" are disputed; one fanciful derivation states that when swagmen met each other at their gatherings, there were rarely women to dance with. Nonetheless, they enjoyed a dance and so danced with their swags, which was given a woman's name. However, this appears to be influenced by the word "waltz", hence the introduction of dancing. It seems more likely that, as a swagman's only companion, the swag came to be personified as a woman.
The National Library of Australia states:
Matilda is an old Teutonic female name meaning "mighty battle maid". This may have informed the use of "Matilda" as a slang term to mean a de facto wife who accompanied a wanderer. In the Australian bush a man's swag was regarded as a sleeping partner, hence his "Matilda". (Letter to Rt. Hon. Sir Winston Churchill, KG from Harry Hastings Pearce, 19 February 1958. Harry Pearce Papers, NLA Manuscript Collection, MS2765)[24]
swagman
a man who travelled the country looking for work. The swagman's "swag" was a bed roll that bundled his belongings.
billabong
an oxbow lake (a cut-off river bend) found alongside a meandering river
coolibah tree
a kind of eucalyptus tree which grows near billabongs
jumbuck
a sheep[24]
billy
a can for boiling water in, usually 1–1.5 litres (2–3 pints)
tucker bag
a bag for carrying food
troopers
policemen
squatter
Australian squatters started as early farmers who raised livestock on land which they did not legally have the legal title to use; in many cases they later gained legal use of the land even though they did not have full possession, and became wealthy thanks to these large land holdings. The squatter's claim to the land may be as uncertain as the swagman's claim to the jumbuck.
Variations[edit]
The lyrics of "Waltzing Matilda" have been changed since it was written.
In a facsimile of the first part of the original manuscript, included in Singer of the Bush, a collection of Paterson's works published by Lansdowne Press in 1983, the first two verses appear as follows:
Oh there once was a swagman camped in the billabong,
Under the shade of a Coolibah tree,
And he sang as he looked at the old billy boiling,
Who'll come a waltzing Matilda with me?

Chorus:
Who'll come a waltzin' Matilda my darling,
Who'll come a waltzin' Matilda with me?
Waltzing Matilda and leading a water bag,
Who'll come a waltzing Matilda with me?

Down came a jumbuck to drink at the water hole,
Up jumped the swagman and grabbed him in glee,
And he sang as he put him away in the tucker bag,
You'll come a waltzin' Matilda with me.

Chorus:
You'll come a waltzing Matilda my darling,
You'll come a waltzing Matilda with me.
Waltzing Matilda and leading a water bag,
You'll come a waltzing Matilda with me.
Some corrections in the manuscript are evident; the verses originally read (differences in italics):
Oh there once was a swagman camped in the billabong,
Under the shade of a Coolibah tree,
And he sang as he looked at the old billy boiling,
Who'll come a roving Australia with me?

Chorus:
Who'll come a rovin (rest missing)
Who'll come a waltzin' Matilda with me?
Waltzing Matilda and leading a tucker bag.
Who'll come a waltzing Matilda with me?
It has been suggested that these changes were from an even earlier version, and that Paterson was talked out of using this text, but the manuscript does not bear this out. In particular, the first line of the chorus was corrected before it had been finished, so the original version is incomplete.
The first published version, in 1903, differs slightly from this text:
Oh there once was a swagman camped in the billabongs,
Under the shade of a Coolibah tree,
And he sang as he looked at the old billy boiling,
"Who'll come a waltzing Matilda with me?"

Chorus:
Who'll come a waltzing Matilda, my darling,
Who'll come a waltzing Matilda with me?
Waltzing Matilda and leading a water-bag,
Who'll come a waltzing Matilda with me?

Down came a jumbuck to drink at the waterhole,
Up jumped the swagman and grabbed him in glee,
And he sang as he put him away in the tucker-bag,
You'll come a waltzing Matilda with me.

(Chorus)

Up came the squatter a-riding his thoroughbred,
Up rose the troopers—one, two, a and three.
"Whose the jolly jumbuck you've got in the tucker-bag?
You'll come a waltzing Matilda with we."

(Chorus)

Up sprang the swagman and jumped in the waterhole,
Drowning himself by the Coolibah tree.
And his voice can be heard as it sings in the billabongs,
Who'll come a waltzing Matilda with me.

(Chorus)
By contrast with the original, and also with subsequent versions, the chorus of all the verses was the same in this version. This is also apparently the only version that uses "billabongs" instead of "billabong".
Current variations of the third line of the first verse are "And he sang as he sat and waited by the billabong" or "And he sang as he watched and waited till his billy boiled". Another variation is that the third line of each chorus is kept unchanged from the first chorus, or is changed to the third line of the preceding verse.
There is also the very popular so-called Queensland version[25][26] that has a different chorus, one very similar to that used by Paterson:
Oh there once was a swagman camped in a billabong
Under the shade of the coolibah tree
And he sang as he looked at his old billy boiling
Who'll come a waltzing Matilda with me?

Chorus:
Who'll come a'waltzing Matilda my darling?
Who'll come a'waltzing Matilda with me?
Waltzing Matilda and leading a water bag
Who'll come a'waltzing Matilda with me?

Down came a jumbuck to drink at the water hole
Up jumped the swagman and grabbed him with glee
And he sang as he stowed him away in his tucker bag
You'll come a'waltzing Matilda with me

(Chorus)

Down came the squatter a'riding his thoroughbred
Down came policemen one two three
Whose is the jumbuck you've got in your tucker bag?
You'll come a'waltzing Matilda with me

(Chorus)

But the swagman he up and he jumped in the water hole
Drowning himself by the coolibah tree
And his ghost may be heard as it sings in the billabong
Who'll come a'waltzing Matilda with me?

(Chorus)
Status[edit]
Waltzing Matilda mural on the side of an Ansett Boeing 737-300 in the mid-1990s
In May 1988 the Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) Chief Executive, John Sturman, presented five platinum awards, "which recognised writers who had created enduring works which have become a major part of the Australian culture", at the annual APRA Awards ceremony as part of their celebrations for the Australian Bicentenary.[27] One of the platinum awards was for Paterson and Cowan's version of "Waltzing Matilda".[27][28]
Official use[edit]
The song has never been the officially recognised national anthem in Australia. Unofficially, however, it is often used in similar circumstances. The song was one of four included in a national plebiscite to choose Australia's national song held on 21 May 1977 by the Fraser Government to determine which song was preferred as Australia's national anthem. "Waltzing Matilda" received 28% of the vote compared with 43% for Advance Australia Fair, 19% for God Save the Queen and 10% for Song of Australia.[29]
Australian passports issued from 2003 have had the lyrics of Waltzing Matilda hidden microscopically in the background pattern of most of the pages for visas and arrival/departure stamps.[30]
Sports[edit]
Waltzing Matilda was used at the 1974 FIFA World Cup and at the Montreal Olympic Games in 1976 and, as a response to the New Zealand All Blacks haka, it has gained popularity as a sporting anthem for the Australia national rugby union team. It is also performed, along with Advance Australia Fair, at the annual AFL Grand Final.
Matilda the Kangaroo was the mascot at the 1982 Commonwealth Games held in Brisbane, Queensland. Matilda was a cartoon kangaroo, who appeared as a 13-metre (43 ft) high mechanical kangaroo at the opening ceremony,[31] accompanied by Rolf Harris singing Waltzing Matilda.
The Australian women's national soccer team is nicknamed the Matildas after this song.[32]
Military units[edit]
It is used as the quick march of the 1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment and as the official song of the US 1st Marine Division, commemorating the time the unit spent in Australia during the Second World War.[33][34] Partly also used in the British Royal Tank Regiment's slow march of "Royal Tank Regiment", because an early British tank model was called "Matilda".
Covers and derivative works[edit]
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According to the National Film and Sound Archive, Waltzing Matilda has been recorded over 600 times.
Waltzing Matilda has been recorded by many Australian musicians and singers, including Slim Dusty, Kidsongs, John Williamson, Peter Dawson, John Schumann, the Seekers, Thomas Edmonds, Rolf Harris, the Wiggles.
Bands and artists from other nations, including Helmut Lotti, Wilf Carter (Montana Slim), the Irish Rovers, Burl Ives,[35] the Swingle Singers and the Red Army Choir have also recorded the song. Jimmie Rodgers had a US#41 pop hit with the song in 1959.[36]
In 1983 the late country-and-western singer Slim Dusty's rendition became the first song to be broadcast to Earth by astronauts.[37]
Film[edit]
Versions of the song have been featured in a number of mainly Australian films and television programs.
The song is featured in the American films The Desert Rats (1953) and On the Beach (1959), the latter directed by Stanley Kramer and based on the novel by Nevil Shute. The chorus is heard during the end credits of The Man from Snowy River (1982) (the poem was also written by Banjo Patterson). The beginning of the song was sung during the beginning of Monty Python's 1970 Bruces sketch.
Video games[edit]
"Waltzing Matilda" is used in the Game Boy tie-in game for the 1990 Japanese film Tasmania Story.[citation needed] It is the theme song for Australia in the video game Civilization VI.[38]
Sport[edit]
Waltzing Matilda is a fixture at many Australian sporting events. Jessica Mauboy and Stan Walker recorded a version of "Waltzing Matilda" to promote the 2012 Summer Olympics in Australia. It was released as a single on 3 August 2012.[39][40]
Stage[edit]
On the occasion of Queensland's 150-year celebrations in 2009, Opera Queensland produced the revue Waltzing Our Matilda, staged at the Conservatorium Theatre and subsequently touring twelve regional centres in Queensland.[41] The show was created by Jason and Leisa Barry-Smith and Narelle French.[42] The story line used the fictional process of Banjo Paterson writing the poem when he visited Queensland in 1895 to present episodes of four famous Australians: bass-baritone Peter Dawson (1882–1961), soprano Dame Nellie Melba (1861–1931), Bundaberg-born tenor Donald Smith (1922–1998), and soprano Gladys Moncrieff, also from Bundaberg. The performers were Jason Barry-Smith as Banjo Paterson, Guy Booth as Dawson, David Kidd as Smith, Emily Burke as Melba, Zoe Traylor as Moncrieff, and Donna Balson (piano, voice).[43]
Derivative musical works[edit]
During the 1950s, a parody of the original entitled "Once a Learned Doctor" gained some currency in university circles. It featured lyrics rewritten with reference to the split in the Australian Labor Party in the period 1954 to 1957.[44]
In 1961, Australian songwriter Jack O'Hagan provided new lyrics to the traditional tune to be called "God Bless Australia" (see that article for its lyrics) that he hoped would become the Australian national anthem.[45]
"And the Band Played Waltzing Matilda" was written by Scottish-Australian songwriter Eric Bogle in 1971. The song concerns the Australian experience at the Battle of Gallipoli and Anzac Day. It incorporates the melody and a few lines of "Waltzing Matilda"'s lyrics at its conclusion.[46]
Rambling Syd Rumpo in the late 1960s BBC radio program Round the Horne did a parody of "Waltzing Matilda" beginning "Once long ago in the shade of a goolie bush..."[47]
The Family Car Songbook (1983) presents a "translation" of the song, using the same musical score, into an "American" version of singing the same ballad.[48]
Canadian folk musician Stompin' Tom Connors performed a cover of "Waltzing Matilda" on his 1999 album titled Move Along with Stompin' Tom.[citation needed]
Tom Waits' 1976 song "Tom Traubert's Blues" incorporates elements of "Waltzing Matilda".[49]
The 1980 television series Secret Valley used the melody as its theme music, with new lyrics written by the series producer and co-creator Roger Mirams (under the name David Phillips).[citation needed]
When playing Australia at cricket, England fans sing "We all Shagged Matilda": the tune is the same and although explicit, the words sound somewhat similar to the original lyrics. [50]
References[edit]
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^ Jump up to: a b Arthur, Chrissy (6 April 2012). "Outback town holds first Waltzing Matilda Day". ABC News.
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Jump up ^ National Library of Australia, Robyn Holmes (7 June 2011). "National Library of Australia "The Creation"". Nla.gov.au. Archived from the original on 14 June 2011. Retrieved 2013-01-07.
Jump up ^ "Waltzing Matilda an old cold case". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 10 February 2010. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
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Jump up ^ The Times, 15 September 2003, "Sporting anthems", Section: Features; p. 17.
Jump up ^ "Waltzing Matilda" 'not socialist', BBC News, 5 May 2008
^ Jump up to: a b c ""Waltzing Maltida" a little ditty, historians say". ABC News. 5 May 2008.
^ Jump up to: a b Safran, John (20 December 2002). ""Waltzing Matilda", courtesy of a tea-leaf near you". The Sydney Morning Herald.
Jump up ^ Pollack, Michael (25 January 2001). "Screen Grab; Tale of the Jumbuck and the Billabong, Interpreted". The New York Times.
Jump up ^ Clarke, Roger (2001). "Copyright in "Waltzing Matilda"". Roger Clarke's "Waltzing Matilda" site. Archived from the original on 9 July 2008. Retrieved 3 November 2008. The copyright has presumably expired in Australia (and in almost every other country in the world), because in most Western countries copyright lasts for only 50 years after the death of the originator. Carl Fischer Musics' copyright hold is due to end in 2011. Banjo Paterson died in 1941 and Marie Cowan in 1919, so these copyrights ought to have expired in 1991 and 1969 respectively. In the United States other rules hold and copyright for the song still appears to exist. It is claimed by Carl Fischer New York Inc.
Jump up ^ Greg Pemberton (14 August 2015). "Waltzing Matilda's origins and chain of ownership murky". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
Jump up ^ "WebVoyage Record View 1". Cocatalog.loc.gov. Retrieved 1 July 2009.
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Jump up ^ "A Popular Bush Song". The Capricornian (1875–1929). Rockhampton, Queensland: National Library of Australia. 14 December 1901. p. 8. Retrieved 10 October 2011.
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Jump up ^ "1988 APRA Music Award Winners". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved 10 July 2016.
Jump up ^ "Plebiscite results – see 1977 National Song Poll". Elections and referendums. Department of the Parliament (Australian federal government). 2002. Archived from the original on 20 November 2007. Retrieved 21 November 2007.
Jump up ^ "Passport gets the hop on fraudsters". Archived from the original on 7 December 2003.
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Jump up ^ "1st Marine Division celebrates 65 years". US Fed News Service, Including US State News. 9 February 2006. Archived from the original on 17 February 2008. Retrieved 14 February 2008. Major Gen. Richard F. Natonski and Sgt. Maj. Wayne R. Bell cut the ribbon to the "Waltzing Matilda", the 1st Marine Division's official song.
Jump up ^ Clarke, Roger (2003). "Roger Clarke's "Waltzing Matilda" Home-Page". Roger Clarke (hosted on ANU computers). Archived from the original on 9 February 2008. Retrieved 14 February 2008. I understand that the tune (without the words) is the marching song of the US 1st Marine Division. In 2003, Col Pat Garrett USMC confirmed that it was/is played every morning immediately after The Marines Hymn ('From the Halls of Montezuma ...') following the raising of the National colo(u)rs at 0800, and at Divisional parades. Further, "The Division was raised at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina in early 1941, and became associated with "Waltzing Matilda" when the Marines came to Melbourne in early 1943 for rest and refit following the successful retaking of Guadalcanal, and before it returned to combat at Cape Gloucester in New Britain in the Northern Solomons in September of that year"
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External links[edit]
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Who'll come a Waltzing Matilda with me? online exhibition from the National Library of Australia
Matildacentre.com.au, official website of the Waltzing Matilda Centre, an exhibit in the Qantilda Museum in Winton, Queensland
Papers of Christina McPherson relating to the song "Waltzing Matilda" digitised and held by the National Library of Australia
"Waltzing Matilda" – Standing Stones website
Waltzing Matilda – The Musical, musically correct transcription of the Christina Macpherson version
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First recording of the song "Waltzing Matilda", australianscreen online
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