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Pogues - The Band Played Waltzing Matilda (1986)
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The Pogues are a quite interesting group of performers (and I do not say that lightly). I have enjoyed the music and their alternate ~style~ of music for many years (decades?).
But on this tune, they get serious. Very serious.
A traditional tune, and they did an excellent rendition.
imo, worth the listen.
Lyrics excerpt...
...
When I was a young man, I carried my pack
And I lived the free life of a rover
From the Murray's green basin to the dusty outback
I waltzed my Matilda all over
[Verse 2]
Then in 1915, my country said, "Son
It's time to stop rambling, 'cause there's work to be done"
So they gave me a tin hat and they gave me a gun
And they sent me away to the war
[Chorus 1]
And the band played Waltzing Matilda
As we sailed away from the quay
And amidst all the tears and the shouts and the cheers
We sailed off for Gallipoli
[Verse 3]
How well I remember that terrible day
When the blood stained the sand and the water
And how in that hell that they called Suvla Bay
We were butchered like lambs at the slaughter
[Verse 4]
Johnny Turk, he was ready, he primed himself well
He showered us with bullets and he rained us with shells
And in five minutes flat, he'd blown us all to hell
Nearly blew us right back to Australia
[Chorus]
And the band played Waltzing Matilda
As we stopped to bury our slain
And we buried ours and the Turks buried theirs
Then it started all over again
[Verse 5]
Now those who were living did their best to survive
In that mad world of death, blood, and fire
And for seven long weeks, I kept myself alive
While the corpses around me piled higher
[Verse 6]
Then a big Turkish shell knocked me arse over ---
And when I awoke in my hospital bed
And saw what it had done, Christ, I wished I was dead
Never knew there were worse things than dying
[Chorus 3]
And no more I'll go waltzing Matilda
To the green bushes so far and near
For to hang tent and pegs, a man needs two legs
No more waltzing Matilda for me
[Verse 7]
So they collected the cripples, the wounded and maimed
And they shipped us back home to Australia
The legless, the armless, the blind and insane
Those proud wounded heroes of Suvla
[Verse 8]
And as our ship pulled into Circular Quay
I looked at the place where me legs used to be
And thanked Christ there was nobody waiting for me
To grieve and to mourn and to pity
...
Switchfoot - Meant To Live (2003)
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Lyrics excerpt...
...
[Verse 1]
Fumbling his confidence
And wondering why the world has passed him by
Hoping that he's bent for more than arguments
And failed attempts to fly, fly
[Chorus]
We were meant to live for so much more
Have we lost ourselves?
Somewhere we live inside
Somewhere we live inside
We were meant to live for so much more
Have we lost ourselves?
Somewhere we live inside
...
Pursuit of Happiness - I'm An Adult Now (1986)
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Lyrics excerpt ...
...
Well, I don't hate my parents
I don't get drunk just to spite 'em
I got my own reasons to drink now
I think I'll call my dad up and invite him
I can sleep in till noon any time I want
Though there's not many days that I do
Gotta get up and take on that world
When you're an adult, it's no clich, it's the truth
'Cause I'm an adult now
I'm an adult now
I've got the problems of an adult
On my head and on my shoulders
I'm an adult now
...
Questions emerge...
Elgar: Pomp and Circumstance Marches, Op. 39: March No. 1 in D Major
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Yeah, the full version of the tune that is not usually known ...
@#91 ... Was that you love cops and the left hates them. ...
Yeah, that seems to be the basic premise of my view of those comments.
I'm not yet convinced that I should place that person into the category of ...
Too Much Joy - That's A Lie (1990)
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Lyrics excerpt...
...
I'm tired of the stories that you always tell
Shakespeare couldn't tell a story that well
You're the largest liar that was ever created
You and Pinocchio are probably related
That's a Lie (Hey, that's me playing harmonica)
You're a liar (Yeah, and I wrote this song too)
Lie, Lie, Lie, That's a Lie (Really I did, LL Cool J was over my house)
You're a liar (...He heard me humming it. He said "Hey, that sounds good!")
You lie about the things you've lied about
You even lied to your aunt when you went down South
You lied and a bodybuilder kicked your butt
If you was in Egypt, you'd lie to King Tut
That's a Lie (Just one glass of wine with dinner, officer)
You're a liar (Ahh, L.A., what a great place)
Lie, Lie, Lie, That's a Lie (No mom, I'm not on drugs)
You're a liar (Of course I love you)
...
@#10 ... He wants to eliminate birthright citizenship ... Must uphold the law.
14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution: Civil Rights (1868)
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... Passed by Congress June 13, 1866, and ratified July 9, 1868, the 14th Amendment extended liberties and rights granted by the Bill of Rights to formerly enslaved people.
Following the Civil War, Congress submitted to the states three amendments as part of its Reconstruction program to guarantee equal civil and legal rights to Black citizens. A major provision of the 14th Amendment was to grant citizenship to "All persons born or naturalized in the United States," thereby granting citizenship to formerly enslaved people.
Another equally important provision was the statement that "nor shall any state deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws." The right to due process of law and equal protection of the law now applied to both the federal and state governments. ...
Curious.
So, Pres-elect Trump seems to have an issue with the 14th Amendment.
Because it was passed to help Black people?
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