"or the lives of bushrangers, swagmen, drovers, stockmen and shearers, continue to influence the genre. This strain of Australian country, with lyrics focusing on Australian subjects, is generally known as ""bush music"" or ""bush band music"". ""Waltzing Matilda"", often regarded as Australia's unofficial national anthem, is a quintessential Australian country song, influenced more by British and Irish folk ballads than by American country and western music. The lyrics were composed by the poet Banjo Paterson in 1895. Other popular songs from this tradition include ""The Wild Colonial Boy"", ""Click Go the Shears"", ""The Queensland Drover"" and ""The Dying Stockman"". Later"
"Banjo Paterson Andrew Barton ""Banjo"" Paterson, (17 February 18645 February 1941) was an Australian bush poet, journalist and author. He wrote many ballads and poems about Australian life, focusing particularly on the rural and outback areas, including the district around Binalong, New South Wales, where he spent much of his childhood. Paterson's more notable poems include ""Clancy of the Overflow"" (1889), ""The Man from Snowy River"" (1890) and ""Waltzing Matilda"" (1895), regarded widely as Australia's unofficial national anthem. Andrew Barton Paterson was born at the property ""Narrambla"", near Orange, New South Wales, the eldest son of Andrew Bogle Paterson, a"
"unofficial national anthem, were composed by Banjo Paterson in 1895. This strain of Australian country music, with lyrics focusing on strictly Australian subjects, is generally known as ""bush music"" or ""bush band music"". The ballad genre continued in Australia after popular music took hold in Great Britain. ""The oral ballad tradition centered on rural areas had been dying out in England for a generation as a consequence of the land clearances, industrialisation and urbanisation, found a new lease of life in the Australian bush, and one suspects that these traditional and reworked ballads were also sung in the early ""free"
"after Federation (1901) and even long after Lawson and Paterson. A. B. Paterson's ""Waltzing Matilda"" is probably the most performed Australian poem ever, and has become somewhat of an unofficial anthem of Australia (in sports particularly). The words of Dorothea Mackellar's ""My Country"", 1908, are probably present in the minds of every Australian, even if they have never seen it written down. ""I love a sunburnt country,<br> a land of sweeping plains, <br> of rugged mountain ranges, <br> of droughts and flooding rains."" The sound of that early Australian bush poetry is firmly embedded in the national psyche. The largest"
"drovers, stockmen and shearers were popular during the 19th century. Convict and bushranger verses often railed against government tyranny. Classic bush songs on such themes include: The Wild Colonial Boy, Click Go The Shears, The Dying Stockman and Moreton Bay. For much of its history, Australia's bush music belonged to an oral and folkloric tradition, and was only later published in print in volumes such as Banjo Paterson's ""Old Bush Songs"", in the 1890s. The lyrics of Waltzing Matilda, often regarded as Australia's unofficial National anthem, and a quintessential early Australian country music song were composed by the poet Banjo"
"greatest pop song since 1963. ""Rolling Stone"" placed the song at #58 on its list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (2010). ""Billie Jean"" was voted number 2 in ""The Nation's Favourite Number 1 Single"", a British TV program airing on ITV on 21 July 2012. The British public had to choose their favorite number one from the past 60 years of music. ""Bohemian Rhapsody"" by Queen was voted the favorite. In a similar poll in 2015 the song was voted by the British public as the nation's second favorite 1980s number one, being beaten to first place"
"the 18th and 19th centuries introduced folk ballad traditions which were adapted to Australian themes: ""Bound for Botany Bay"" tells of the voyage of British convicts to Sydney, ""The Wild Colonial Boy"" evokes the spirit of the bushrangers, and ""Click Go the Shears"" speaks of the life of Australian shearers. The lyrics of Australia's best-known folk song, ""Waltzing Matilda"", were written by the bush poet Banjo Paterson in 1895. This song remains popular and is regarded as ""the nation's unofficial national anthem"". Well-known singers of Australian folk music include Rolf Harris (who wrote ""Tie Me Kangaroo Down Sport""), John Williamson,"
"she termed a ""Sunburnt Country"" in her iconic poem: My Country"" (1903). A common theme throughout the nationalist art, music and writing of the late 19th century was the romantic rural or ""bush myth"", ironically produced by one of the most urbanised societies in the world. Paterson's well known poem Clancy of the Overflow, written in 1889, evokes the romantic myth. While bush ballads evidenced distinctively Australian popular medium of music and of literature, Australian artists of a more classical mould—such as the opera singer Dame Nellie Melba, and painters John Peter Russell and Rupert Bunny—prefigured the 20th-century expatriate Australians"
"Gordon's and Brennan's (but particularly Brennan's) works conformed to traditional styles of poetry, with many classical allusions, and therefore fell within the domain of high culture. However, at the same time Australia was blessed with a competing, vibrant tradition of folk songs and ballads. Henry Lawson and Banjo Paterson were two of the chief exponents of these popular ballads, and 'Banjo' himself was responsible for creating what is probably the most famous Australian verse, ""Waltzing Matilda"". At one point, Lawson and Paterson contributed a series of verses to ""The Bulletin"" magazine in which they engaged in a literary debate about"
"as ""Vi ere en Nation, vi med"". ""Ja, vi elsker dette landet"" by Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson and Rikard Nordraak was written between 1859 and 1868, and gradually came to replace ""Sønner av Norge"" as the most recognised national anthem. Until the early 20th century, ""Sønner av Norge"" and ""Ja, vi elsker dette landet"" were used alongside each other, but ""Sønner av Norge"" was the anthem preferred in official settings. Since 2011, the anthem ""Mitt lille land"" by Ole Paus has additionally been referred to by the media as a ""new national anthem"" and notably featured most prominently in all the memorial"
"most popular ones. Recently there were some confusions and differences in opinion as to which tune should be used in rendition. The Prof. Shivarudrappa Committee, which was asked to suggest a befitting tune for the rendition of the song, had recommended that the music composed by Mysore Ananthaswamy was apt. The Deputy Chief Minister of Karnataka, has asked Kannada University to create a uniform rendering for the song. Jaya Bharata Jananiya Tanujate Jaya Bharata Jananiya Tanujate () is a Kannada poem, which was composed by the Indian national poet Kuvempu. The poem was officially declared the state song of the"
"the country. A critical and commercial hit, the title song from the album is one of India's most popular songs of all time. Sung by Rahman himself, the song has come to represent a feeling of patriotic unity for India and has been performed or played at several national and regional events in the country. The popularity of the song was such that in 2002, when BBC World Service conducted an international poll to choose the ten most famous songs of all time from around 7000 songs selected from all over the world, ""Maa Tujhe Salaam"" was voted second. The"
"My Country, 'Tis of Thee ""My Country, 'Tis of Thee"", also known as ""America"", is an American patriotic song, whose lyrics were written by Samuel Francis Smith. The melody used is the same as that of the national anthem of the United Kingdom, ""God Save the Queen"", arranged by Thomas Arne. The song served as one of the ""de facto"" national anthems of the United States (along with songs like ""Hail, Columbia"") before the adoption of ""The Star-Spangled Banner"" as the official U.S. national anthem in 1931. Samuel Francis Smith wrote the lyrics to ""My Country 'Tis of Thee"" in"
"Land of the Rising Sun (anthem) ""Land of the Rising Sun"" was the proclaimed national anthem of the secessionist African state of Biafra, in south-eastern Nigeria. The tune was adopted from Sibelius' ""Finlandia"", and written by Nnamdi Azikiwe. Land of the rising sun, we love and cherish,<br> Beloved homeland of our brave heroes;<br> We must defend our lives or we shall perish,<br> We shall protect our lives from all our foes;<br> But if the price is death for all we hold dear,<br> Then let us die without a shred of fear.<br> Hail to Biafra, consecrated nation,<br> O fatherland, this be"
"one of the first songs to successfully be used as a national anthem; only the Dutch ""Het Wilhelmus"" (~1568) is older. (The Spanish ""La Marcha Real"" is older as well, but took longer to become popular. Japan's anthem ""Kimigayo"" has lyrics which are older still, but a more recent melody). Its success prompted a number of other countries to pen similar anthems to help construct a concrete national identity - many of which used the same tune: The melody is also used as a hymn tune by Christian churches in various countries, including by the United Methodist Church and other"
"album because of the number of other patriotic songs he has recorded. Pinson told ""Taste of Country"" that he and Reeves started talking about buying American-made merchandise to support the country. After writing part of the song, they thought it sounded like something Keith would record, so Pinson took what he had finished to Keith, who helped him complete the song.To date, this is Keith's last song to hit number one on the charts. The song is an uptempo, in which an older farmer (Toby's own father, according to the song), a retired United States Marine, and his schoolteacher wife,"
"compositions for consideration, including Benjamin Britten, William Walton, Gian Carlo Menotti and Zubir Said, who later composed ""Majulah Singapura"", the national anthem of Singapore. None were deemed suitable. A few anthems have words by Nobel laureates in literature. The first Asian laureate, Rabindranath Tagore, wrote the words and music of ""Jana Gana Mana"" and ""Amar Shonar Bangla"", later adopted as the national anthems of India and Bangladesh respectively. Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson wrote the lyrics for the Norwegian national anthem ""Ja, vi elsker dette landet"". Other countries had their anthems composed by locally important people. This is the case for Colombia, whose"
"Rufst du, mein Vaterland ""Rufst du, mein Vaterland"" is the former national anthem of Switzerland. It had semi-official status as the national anthem from the 1850s to 1961, when it was replaced by the Swiss Psalm. Its text was written in 1811 by Bernese philosophy professor Johann Rudolf Wyss. The tune of the anthem was the same as in ""God Save the King"" (1745), a tune which became widely adopted in Europe, first as the hymn of Denmark (1790), later also as that of Switzerland, and as that of the United States as ""My Country, 'Tis of Thee"" (1831). The"
"songs that became immensely popular. Among these were ""Purba Digantey Surjya Uthechey"", ""Bhebo Na Ma Go Tomar Chhelera"" and ""Nongar Tolo Tolo, Samay Je Holo Holo"". When Rabindranath Tagore's song ""Amar Shonar Bangla"" was chosen as the national anthem of Bangladesh, Das recognized that there was no Western notation of this piece for orchestras to play, as is common for national anthems. Das transcribed Tagore's song into Western notation, and rendered an almost martial version of what was originally a folk song. This version of the national anthem is still played every morning and evening on Bangladesh Television and radio."
"folk song, ""Waltzing Matilda"", which had its first performance in the North Gregory Hotel in the town. The Waltzing Matilda Centre opened in 1998 and is the first museum dedicated to a song. The song was written by 'Banjo' Paterson whilst holidaying at a local property, Dagworth Station. The music for the song was arranged by Christina Macpherson, the sister of the station manager who was visiting at the same time. 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. The"
"Britons, Strike Home! Britons, Strike Home! is a British patriotic song, originally an air written for a theatrical production by Henry Purcell in 1695. It was popular during the various wars of the 18th and early 19th centuries. In the last year of Purcell's life, he wrote the music for an October 1695 adaptation of John Fletcher's tragedy, ""Bonduca"", called ""Bonduca, or the British Heroine"". Purcell's score has the ""Z number"" Z 574 and ranks amongst his finest music for the theatre, In the play, the Ancient British general, Charatach is trying to rouse the army of Queen Bonduca against"
"Paterson, author of classics such as ""Clancy of the Overflow"" (1889) and ""The Man From Snowy River"" (1890). In a literary debate about the nature of life in the bush, Lawson said Paterson was a romantic while Paterson attacked Lawson's pessimistic outlook. C. J. Dennis wrote humour in the Australian vernacular, notably in the verse novel ""The Songs of a Sentimental Bloke"" (1915), while Dorothy Mackellar wrote the iconic patriotic poem ""My Country"" (1908) which rejected prevailing fondness for England's ""green and shaded lanes"" and declared: ""I love a sunburnt country"". Early Australian children's literature was also embedded in the"
"their celebrations for the Australian Bicentenary. One of the platinum awards was for Paterson and Cowan's version of ""Waltzing Matilda"". 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"
"State of the Nation (Industry song) ""State of the Nation"" is a song by American band Industry taken from their final studio album ""Stranger to Stranger"". The song peaked at #10 in Sweden and #1 in Italy. It also became a big hit in the Philippines. In the US, the song peaked at #81 on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100 chart. ""State of the Nation"" is also ranked as one of the most favorite songs of the United States Armed Forces. The band performs the song on an aircraft carrier/naval ship while being surrounded by uniformed members of the United States"
"Rule, Britannia! ""Rule, Britannia!"" is a British patriotic song, originating from the poem ""Rule, Britannia"" by James Thomson and set to music by Thomas Arne in 1740. It is strongly associated with the Royal Navy, but also used by the British Army. This British national air was originally included in ""Alfred"", a masque about Alfred the Great co-written by Thomson and David Mallet and first performed at Cliveden, country home of Frederick, Prince of Wales (the eldest son of George II and father of the future George III, as well as the great-grandfather of Queen Victoria), on 1 August 1740,"
"was able to cover the budget. Critics such as Tim Hunter and Andrew Sarris, as well as poet John Betjeman and director François Truffaut, viewed the film as being among Chaplin's best works. Actor Jack Nicholson is also a big fan of the film. The film's theme music, written by Chaplin, became a worldwide hit song ""This Is My Song"" for Petula Clark reaching #1 in the UK, #3 in the United States, #4 in Canada, #1 for three weeks in Ireland, #1 for six weeks in Australia and reached the top of the Dutch charts for both the Netherlands"
"anthem"" of country music. ""Rolling Stone"" called it ""one of the greatest country standards of all time"", ranking it at number 217 on their list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. The song ranked at number 5 in ""Country Music Television's 100 Greatest Songs in Country Music"" in 2003, Two Pepsi Super Bowl commercials featured the song, one aired during Super Bowl XXX, featured Williams' recording while a Coca-Cola deliveryman grabbed a Pepsi. The second one, aired during Super Bowl XLVI, featured the same situation, but with the song covered by Jennifer Nettles of Sugarland. The song forms"
"and Torres Strait Islander achievement in music, sport, entertainment and community. The early Anglo-Celtic immigrants of the 18th and 19th centuries introduced folk ballad traditions which were adapted to Australian themes: ""Bound for Botany Bay"" tells of the voyage of British convicts to Sydney, ""The Wild Colonial Boy"" evokes the spirit of the bushrangers, and ""Click Go the Shears"" speaks of the life of Australian shearers. The lyrics of Australia's best-known folk song, ""Waltzing Matilda"", were written by the bush poet Banjo Paterson in 1895. Adopted by Australian soldiers during World War I, this song remains popular and is often"
"Travelling with fiancée, Sarah Riley, they met with her old school friend, Christina Macpherson, who had recently attended a race at Warrnambool in Victoria. She had heard a band playing a tune there, which became stuck in her head and replayed it for Paterson on the autoharp. The melody also resonated with him and propelled him to write ""Waltzing Matilda"" While there has been much debate about what inspired the words, the song became one of his most his widely known and sung ballads. In addition, he wrote the lyrics for songs with piano scores, such as ""The Daylight is"
"Patsy Gallant. This song with English lyrics by Gene Williams unrelated to the original French, was an international hit for Gallant - Canada/ #6, the UK/ #6, Ireland/ #5, Australia/ #10, the Netherlands/ #15, Norway/ #7, South Africa/ #5, Sweden/ #17, - and in 1995 reached #5 in Austria via a remake credited to N.Y.L.A. featuring Stephanie McKay. Mon Pays ""Mon pays"" (""My Country"", or ""My Homeland"", in English) is a song composed by Quebec singer-songwriter Gilles Vigneault in 1964. The song was written for the NFB film ""La Neige a fondu sur la Manicouagan"", directed by Arthur Lamothe. The"
"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. 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. The song was first recorded"
"the UK were runners-up. Among many cover versions, country singer Margo Smith had a major hit on the Country charts in 1976, while Bobby Vinton had a Billboard top 100 hit in the same year with his version. Brotherhood of Man themselves have re-recorded the song twice as well as releasing a Spanish version (""Tus Besos Son Para Mi"") as a single in 1991. The song was chosen in an internet poll conducted by the European Broadcasting Union in 2005 as one of the fourteen most popular songs in the history of the Eurovision, and was one of the entrants"
"1 hit in several countries. It reached the U.S. Top 10 and went on to sell nearly six million copies, making it one of the best-selling singles of all time. At the of the Eurovision Song Contest in 2005, it was chosen as the best song in the competition's history. ""Waterloo"" was written specifically to be entered into the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest, after the group finished third with ""Ring Ring"" the previous year in the Swedish pre-selection contest, Melodifestivalen 1973. The original title of the song was ""Honey Pie"". ""Waterloo"" was originally written with simultaneous rock music and jazz"