I honestly maybe the only 16 year old boy who actually knows and loves this song. In my opinion i would rather listen to this song over and over again before i listen to any techno or autotune
@sayerman012341 _MATE YOUR A LEGEND __BUT DON'T CLOSE YOURSELF OFF TO TODAYS MUSIC OR THAT OF THE 60s 70s 80s OR 90s JUST APPRECIATE IT FOR WHAT IT IS A GREAT SONG PUT TOGETHER BY SOME VERY FINE MUSICIANS NOT FORGETTING A. B PATERSON'S FINE WORDS .I PROMISE YOU YOUR LIFE WILL BE MORE THE RICHER IF YOU KEEP AN OPEN MIND TO ALL TYPE OF MUSIC.CHEERS MATE GARY ..
I love this greatest country built by real men with true family values .... Now, will my children not see nor understand this wonderful history that we were able to cling its forgotten fading moments, only to be destroyed and sold to the highest bidder upon another land before our children grow to wonder ... of this wonderful true Australia and of Clancy.
These words echo in my mind as I work inside the high rise units. My heart is in the soil & working with wood. Living & working outside the mainstream, yet lately I see that I often sit “in my dingy, little office, where a stingy ray of sunlight struggles feebly, through the houses tall” Most of us work at what we do not because we want to but to fulfil the responsibilities our past decisions have laid upon us. No greater love has a man than to lay down his life for those he loves. Perservere.
@XEMBERTOINFERNOX Yeah possibly then again i think the great AB (Banjo) Patterson was of brittish / scottish heritage ,one of the funny things i've notice living in Australia is it's long term immigrants that sometimes have an even greater love and respect for this country ,some of us take it for granted .some Aussies will tavel the world long before they would even dream of looking out at their own back yard (AUSTRALIA )CHEERS MATE GARY(malabu2)
this is Australia in a song....it is a black and white image of what Australia and Australians stand for....it is the base for our existence, the reason we are living in the greatest country on earth. It is a story of how Australia started, how it overcame all obstacles, how it linked the wide brown land with the congested cities, and how simple good people made us what we are today. Hats off to Banjo Patterson and to Wallis and Matilda. Thank you guys, you live in my heart. Art Pagonis
Fabulous, I am an expat.. ten years away from Aus, and this brings back so many memories.. Thanks for putting this together with the great song. Man I am so homesick at the moment.
I am proud to call Australia my home ... So often many forget the legends that made this place and its great people ... I am Australian, and to all the Paul Keating's and those other scumb bag politicians alike ... You can sell our country to the rest of the world, but you cannot kill the true blue Aussie grit ... Spirit Lives.
Cheers for putting this up, my all time favourite Aussie poem, and the clip and tune does it great justice. Ol' A.B. would have been proud of this I reckon.
I bought this single when it was first released and our record player has been broken for a long time. It has been so good to hear it again its just brilliant thank you just need to get it on c.d.
Thank you so much for letting me relive my past! My Dad who passed away in 2001 bought me this single when I was a kid to help me learn AB Patterson's work. I never forgot a word and just relived such wonderful memories and found a great teaching tool for my kids. Thank you.
Wonderfull, all the work you guys do makes my hair stand on edge, very moving as are the poems, once again I can just see Banjo Paterson Taping his foot. Just Fasntastic Guys.
malabu2 - you have outdone yourself, mate. This is one of the very best of Banjo's traditional old Australian poems .. and it's put to music brilliantly by Wallis and Matilda. And congrats to you - you've put together a very fine montage of old-time Australian historical stills & graphics to accompany this great track. P.S. - my wife played in this band, back in the 70s .. you can hear her playing the recorder on this track .. counter-backgrounding the lead vocal.
Thanks Colin ... Yeah it certainly is one great track .someone had put a copy on youtube until recently ,so i thought i'd upload it myself and add some pics to go with it . I went to a second hand record shop in the hope of finding a copy ,i could not belive my luck when i looked amongest only 20 -30 country / folk LPs and came across their 1980 Pioneers album A tribute to A.B.(Banjo) Paterson ,it cost me the mighty some of $5LOL...Cheers Mate...
I honestly maybe the only 16 year old boy who actually knows and loves this song. In my opinion i would rather listen to this song over and over again before i listen to any techno or autotune
sayerman012341 2 weeks ago
@sayerman012341 _MATE YOUR A LEGEND __BUT DON'T CLOSE YOURSELF OFF TO TODAYS MUSIC OR THAT OF THE 60s 70s 80s OR 90s JUST APPRECIATE IT FOR WHAT IT IS A GREAT SONG PUT TOGETHER BY SOME VERY FINE MUSICIANS NOT FORGETTING A. B PATERSON'S FINE WORDS .I PROMISE YOU YOUR LIFE WILL BE MORE THE RICHER IF YOU KEEP AN OPEN MIND TO ALL TYPE OF MUSIC.CHEERS MATE GARY ..
malabu2 2 weeks ago
I love this greatest country built by real men with true family values .... Now, will my children not see nor understand this wonderful history that we were able to cling its forgotten fading moments, only to be destroyed and sold to the highest bidder upon another land before our children grow to wonder ... of this wonderful true Australia and of Clancy.
TheSystemRevolution 3 weeks ago
Fantastic, love this when it came out, looking for a CD now.
robnid1 1 month ago
I never heard this sung before - I just know the poem. I love this, I really love it.
MultiCull 4 months ago
This was my favourite song when I was kid. Advance Australian Kids.
MrWillyLeigh 4 months ago
These words echo in my mind as I work inside the high rise units. My heart is in the soil & working with wood. Living & working outside the mainstream, yet lately I see that I often sit “in my dingy, little office, where a stingy ray of sunlight struggles feebly, through the houses tall” Most of us work at what we do not because we want to but to fulfil the responsibilities our past decisions have laid upon us. No greater love has a man than to lay down his life for those he loves. Perservere.
Watchthis7777777 5 months ago
"I am sitting in my dingy little office, where a stingy ray of sun light struggles feebly down between the houses tall." Great line that...
Davotheledge 5 months ago
This song is magnificent. My Mum just put me on to it last night...
Davotheledge 6 months ago
Love this song!!!! Great images to go with it, too.
darkallegiance666 6 months ago
God I remember when this album came out - my Dad played it incessantly for months. This was my favourite :-)
deviation72 6 months ago
Nice work bro we have to do this for school and thi shas helped sooo much thanks :)
H3cticGypsy 7 months ago
@XEMBERTOINFERNOX Yeah possibly then again i think the great AB (Banjo) Patterson was of brittish / scottish heritage ,one of the funny things i've notice living in Australia is it's long term immigrants that sometimes have an even greater love and respect for this country ,some of us take it for granted .some Aussies will tavel the world long before they would even dream of looking out at their own back yard (AUSTRALIA )CHEERS MATE GARY(malabu2)
malabu2 7 months ago 3
@malabu2 So true !!!
4y48p67g 3 months ago in playlist Folk - Australian
This poem is much like a poem written later by Larry Beck (Bard of Alaska) called "Bruce Bond of Ketchikan."
asbpab1966 11 months ago
One of Pattersons greats, and the best musical version of this song ever. Makes you proud to be an australian.
treejahone 1 year ago 2
Magnificent. Thank you for this portrayal of one of my favorite poems.
ddball1 1 year ago 2
Anyone know where I can get the pioneers ?
Timlangham@optusnet.com.au
toolman2810 1 year ago
This song never fails to stir my blood....proud Aussie on Australia day 2011
nellgwynn55 1 year ago
this is Australia in a song....it is a black and white image of what Australia and Australians stand for....it is the base for our existence, the reason we are living in the greatest country on earth. It is a story of how Australia started, how it overcame all obstacles, how it linked the wide brown land with the congested cities, and how simple good people made us what we are today. Hats off to Banjo Patterson and to Wallis and Matilda. Thank you guys, you live in my heart. Art Pagonis
arthurpagonis 1 year ago
Good one Mal,,,I can only be happy to hear these songs,,,thanks,,,Baz
bazscan100 1 year ago
great song this,lovely thanks,been searching for it for years...love u man
guilaoful 1 year ago
Fabulous, I am an expat.. ten years away from Aus, and this brings back so many memories.. Thanks for putting this together with the great song. Man I am so homesick at the moment.
MsTerryC 1 year ago 5
I am proud to call Australia my home ... So often many forget the legends that made this place and its great people ... I am Australian, and to all the Paul Keating's and those other scumb bag politicians alike ... You can sell our country to the rest of the world, but you cannot kill the true blue Aussie grit ... Spirit Lives.
godsmoment 1 year ago
Australian poetry at its best.
This should be a part of our education culture.
johnftox 1 year ago
Haven't heard this track for years - always been my favorite poem by Patterson.
mig25pd 1 year ago
Have this on vinyl, just too hard to get into cd player.
Thx Malabu2 for the upload, makes the memories flood back
saint5367 1 year ago
Good on ya mate.
It lets us think of our grandparents Australia................the REAL ONE before self-hating idiots filled it with turd world sh*t and destroyed it!
We should have stopped the clock at 1965.
bigbadnewman 1 year ago
Cheers for putting this up, my all time favourite Aussie poem, and the clip and tune does it great justice. Ol' A.B. would have been proud of this I reckon.
Histrophile 1 year ago
how good is this ?
kumalla 1 year ago
Wow This was the album that helped get thru Year 9 poetry all those years ago
I actually performed this song at a school recital - sigh - r these guys performing anywhere these days ?
BILKOTUBE 2 years ago
I bought this single when it was first released and our record player has been broken for a long time. It has been so good to hear it again its just brilliant thank you just need to get it on c.d.
barrybowden77 2 years ago
Great picture choices for a magic group and a brilliant poet.......Thank you!
felinecarol 2 years ago
Gold!....what more can I say?
admanhawks 2 years ago
This is brilliant - well done malabu2.
fullyhow 2 years ago
Thank you so much for letting me relive my past! My Dad who passed away in 2001 bought me this single when I was a kid to help me learn AB Patterson's work. I never forgot a word and just relived such wonderful memories and found a great teaching tool for my kids. Thank you.
darlsy4370 2 years ago 9
Wonderfull, all the work you guys do makes my hair stand on edge, very moving as are the poems, once again I can just see Banjo Paterson Taping his foot. Just Fasntastic Guys.
Justpoetry1 2 years ago
malabu2 - you have outdone yourself, mate. This is one of the very best of Banjo's traditional old Australian poems .. and it's put to music brilliantly by Wallis and Matilda. And congrats to you - you've put together a very fine montage of old-time Australian historical stills & graphics to accompany this great track. P.S. - my wife played in this band, back in the 70s .. you can hear her playing the recorder on this track .. counter-backgrounding the lead vocal.
colindominy 2 years ago 4
Thanks Colin ... Yeah it certainly is one great track .someone had put a copy on youtube until recently ,so i thought i'd upload it myself and add some pics to go with it . I went to a second hand record shop in the hope of finding a copy ,i could not belive my luck when i looked amongest only 20 -30 country / folk LPs and came across their 1980 Pioneers album A tribute to A.B.(Banjo) Paterson ,it cost me the mighty some of $5LOL...Cheers Mate...
malabu2 2 years ago