Waltzing Matilda

Cafe Society
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Great Waltzing Matilda moment: at the closing ceremony of the 2000 Sydney Olympics, Slim Dusty[sup]1[/sup] came on, playing Waltzing Matilda on an accoustic guitar. The whole stadium joined in, all -what- 100,000 of them or so.\

Pure magic. Combine it with the most powerful version of Beds are Burning (the “We’re Sorry” t-shirts… tearing up just thinking about it) by Midnight Oil, and the conclusion is simple: best closing ceremony EVER. For the best Olympics, ever.

OK, sorry 'bout the hijack. Australians are just cool. :slight_smile:

[sup]1 = would you believe I first typed slim BUSTY?? :o[/sup]

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“Shelter” (also written by Eric Bogle, although John Williamson recorded one of the best versions) beats "I Still Call Australia Home) hands down.

We could always opt for “The BBQ Song”…

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How about a rousing chant of Aussie! Aussie! Aussie!

(oi! oi! oi!)

At least everyone knows the words to that one. :slight_smile:

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The BBQ Song and Nobody’s Moggie really counteract all the sober and wrenching songs he’s written. And the banter on stage with his band, clearly people having a lot of fun.