Hi Bob, Hi Mick, I'm not really fond of any of Eric's stuff, mostly because he's good at what he does & it gets overdone & then his songs get the life beaten out of them. After hearing them eveytime I go out to a pub, I much prefer the parodies ("I wished I had written that rambling old song that brought Eric Bogle such glory"). Anyway, Eric's story to TBPWM. From his explanation, I gather there's some sort of rememberance for the Aussie soldiers lost the battle of Gallapolie (sp? sorry), where it had been the first time the soldiers were commanded by their own countrymen (national pride developing here). Maybe the others here can give a better insight than me. In some kind of social clubs or the sort, at a specified time the lights go off & everything go quite for a few moments in respect, well Eric claims he made a complete ass of himself by hooting & hollaring about who turned the goddam lights off & so on, after getting an explanation, he felt mortifed & would have to redeem himself by finding out more & hence the song that forgives him being an ass. I do hope I've got the facts right, it's been a number of years, & I would be greatful to any who'd fix up the facts if I've gone astray. Barry