"Oh My God, That's Dreadful!!!"

A few days ago I watched a live performance by a Canadian group who took a number of folk standards and gave them a high tempo rock treatment, similar to the Pogues "Transmetropolitan" sound. OK, they were technically quite good and some may enjoy the style but when they applied it to Eric Bogle's anthem "The Band Played Waltzing Matilda" it was obvious they had no idea what the song was about.