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Thread #118102   Message #2572262
Posted By: Rowan
20-Feb-09 - 10:30 PM
Thread Name: Australian Songs of Influence
Subject: RE: Australian Songs of Influence
"It's on" was one of Don Henderson's widely sung songs.
"Poison Train" is one of Mike O'Rourke's better known songs.

I wasn't aware that Alistair Hulett was Australian. Come to think of it, I suspect several of the authors now regarded as Australian may have written the songs we now regard as Australian before they became naturalised. And we haven't yet got into definitions about songs written before Federation. Thank goodness for Matthew Flinders!

Some of which may put "God save the King/Queen" in a different light. Various wearers of various uniforms might argue that the anthem was quite important to their understanding (and efforts to preserve) democracy as they understood it and was, therefore, "influential". In my own case, I was so bored by its main melody (played every Monday morning) that I started singing along to the part played by the Eb cornet in the cadets' band; this was most influential on teaching me part singing, which I have used democratically and to further democracy.

But I too am only a researcher, although I am also a curator.

Cheers, Rowan