Waltzing Matilda

[Mr777Justin]

*** Elle était de Sydney Et s'appelait Matilda, Avec Elle j'ai valsé D'ici-bas jusqu"en Nirvana.

Justin Cé le 17.01.2012

[SimuLord]

Dear Australia,

Your national anthem is bloody dreadful---what were you thinking choosing Advance Australia Fair when you've already got this song?

Cheers,

A guy from another country with a terrible national anthem

[LuffarLinn]

I once had a stuffed koala who sang this song.

[PadrigVellca]

....This song is in english, so why did I understand none of it?

[SuperINmyPANTS]

@PadrigVellca ha coz its confusing! its about a unemplyed man who carries whis bag known as matilda around looking for a job. he then steels or kills (i dont remember) a jumbuck (sheep) then the police comes after him but he kills himself by drowning in the river...thats why it cant be australias national anthem XD

[PadrigVellca]

@SuperINmyPANTS Thank you so much so clarifying for me!! :)

[Arcusinoz]

its  also meant to be a waltz 3/4

[todavi123j4]

Up came the $WAGman

[reconz91]

DUMPERT

[samsays0125]

No country comes close to Australia's awesomeness..

[MissJazzymine]

This was gonna become Australia's national anthem..

[xkrnbanditx]

@MissJazzymine Are u serious? Well its a pretty good i wont lie. But national anthems are supposed to give pride to a nation and glorify itself. How does this song do that xD

[NickoRules17]

@xkrnbanditx it is true, it was going to be it xD

[Arcusinoz]

@xkrnbanditx Thats not really the national anthem its the unofficial anthem.....its about standing up to Authority.........VERY AUSTRALIAN

[iPLAYgb]

This is a 4 chord song

[goldswim77]

@iPLAYgb your L !!!!!!!!!!!!!1O_o



[DarlingDareI]

I haven't heard this in so long.. always gives me goosebumps... and I'm not entirely positive why...

[diablojorgen]

Check out the Ali Mills territory style cover of this, it's great!

[Gripfang]

Haven't heard this song in ages. Thanks to Axis of Awesome for reminding me of such a great tune full of equally great Australian lingo.

[Macothology]

Thumbs if the Axis of Awesome brought you here!

[fers14th]

Yup axis of awsome

[PartyHouse93]

whats a billabong?

[SuperMefisto6666]

@PartyHouse93

A waterhole.

[PartyHouse93]

@SuperMefisto6666 thank you ;)

[SuperMefisto6666]

@PartyHouse93

No problem, mate ;)

[The1AndOnlyTUETE]

@PartyHouse93 a well

[TheTidders]

I looked this up because that girl in the Axis of Awesome video looked shocked!

[JFranzicles]

isnt this Australias national anthem? think we learned it in primary school....

[RocksInTheToilet]

That's some good shit, dude. Awesome job.

[989swimmer]

i think axis of awesome should make a cover of this song. it'd be soo.......well, awesome.

[KidKrazysnaps]

i totally looked this up from axis of awesome HA

[zxkuta]

My new nephew is called Banjo. Bit different but a good name for a new little aussie battler!!!!!!!

[NobodyYouKnow1000]

also, 10 people fell in the wrong end of the billabong

[NobodyYouKnow1000]

its about this jolly dude that carries a bag and has a song about him.

are we sure this guy isnt santa?

[theultimateultimatum]

you better thank axis of awesome

[jordanobyl]

benny :D

[ssamo0911]

axis of awesom are better...

[Aubbygrl1]

@ssamo0911 you have no soul. are you a ginger or something? cause only a ginger could make such rude remarks...

[mlballs]

10 people don't have swag

[1Mattgarica1]

the 4 chord song sent me here

[reconz91]

@1Mattgarica1 me too :P 

[NickoRules17]

@1Mattgarica1 AUSTRALIA SENT ME!

[fs556]

@1Mattgarica1 me too ;)

[loveordietryin]

i love how they make it so sad,

*sadness*' you'll never take me alive said he... and his ghost...maybe heard....as youre passing through... the bill..a..boonggg...

and it gets all happy again and kills the moment

[Lejopard]

I love this rock song! It´s awesome!

[robinthern]

Axis of Awesome ftw xd. wouldn't have found this otherwise.

[maddnificent3]

a billabong is like a big pond... :L kinda river thingo, lake. yehhh :L

[Zelinskas9]

Anyone know what a billabong is?

[RoseOfSugar]

@Zelinskas9 Tis like a river (:

[crunch564]

one of my favourite songs because i'm Australian

[LuffarLinn]

I once had a koala plush that sang that song when I was a little kid! :D

[DerbeBOH]

4 chord song :)

greets from germany

[MetropolisAnimeFan]

WALTZING MATILDA WALTZING MATILDA

[brodie1113]

@guitarrrsss yer thats what made me look it up

[MetropolisAnimeFan]

Beats Bieber any day

[Zm3t3k]

Axis -.- like the song :-)

[Boom3rLady]

ahahahah all from Axis of awsome show

[0marpje0]

Yes, because of the 4 chord song!!

This is a lovely song ^^

[hosvos]

I would kill to hear a modern cover of this.

[MissSophieschen]

AXIS OF AWESOME =D

[SoullessPyre]

Anyone else who looked this up NOT because of Axis of Awesome?

[MarkRSchmitt]

@SoullessPyre i have a friend from Australia and he showed me this

[ELDanko]

yup, axis of awesome



[k1tchan]

I came here cos of Axis of Awesome. Funny thing is, when I heard that bit, it sounded awfully familiar.

This game (which prob took it from this song) is where I first heard it! Tasmania Story on the GameBoy.

[ilrasdeidespe]

@k1tchan

that's were I heard it!!! I was not able to remember were!! ahahhaha awesome!!

[TacoOnABoat]

anybody else saddened that not only did Axis of Awesome make you want to come listen to this (along w/ other multiple songs they did) and you were sad when you realized benny made it sound so much better/cooler? this and happy ending just dont sound as good...benny made em better. same w/ im yours and some others..

[JoshCarter4]

I don't think I'm the only one who's at this video because of Axis of Awesome. Anyone?

[Lowguns]

@JoshCarter4 That's why I'm here.

[IehovaYT]

@JoshCarter4 Me too :)

[sailorgemstone]

Aussie FTW :D

[daryl74]

This guy should jam with Canada's Stomping Tom Connor

[vtrh2]

@guitarrsss

me tooooo :)

[BrodyNomad]

I wanna be a swagman!

[sailorgemstone]

@BrodyNomad naw ya dunt coz he died incase ya didnt get that and its about a homless guy and his swag like how you see a hobo kinda thing with his cloth tied to a stick thats swag he called it matilda and thats what he ment by waltzing matilda like he walks with it always with him :D but i dunt think ya wanna b a homless guy ^_^

[guitarrrsss]

anyone else look this up cuz of Axis of Awsome?

[dylf14]

@guitarrrsss yep

[Toughpete]

@guitarrrsss Yes xDDD

[kai112]

@guitarrrsss me

[cherrybombsaway]

@guitarrrsss

I am! LOL

[EndSlice]

@guitarrrsss Pretty much lol

[missxxchels0090]

@guitarrrsss ha i did (:

[scratchedlens]

@guitarrrsss just cause they reminded me of it, i learned it in like the 5th grade and promptly forgot it existed until I saw their video and was, "oi! I know that shite!" Now I can't get it out of my head.

[IndigoGrizzly]

@guitarrrsss I totally did!! haha

[Magicalfreak13]

@guitarrrsss YESSSSSSS :D

[Morgem22]

@guitarrrsss of course, curiosity got the better of me

[xFoReStPiXiEx]

@guitarrrsss I guess everyone did it because of Axis of Awesome :D:D:D

[PIKantje2503]

@guitarrrsss YESSSSS !!! :)

[fezvvg]

@guitarrrsss yes it's kind of sad, isn't it? ^^

[hardy329]

@guitarrrsss yes

[ericon52168]

@guitarrrsss AoA FTW!

[darkaznf0b]

LOL i did.

[DFleming92]

@guitarrrsss holy thumbs up batman

[baker099]

@guitarrrsss hahahah yup

[Moonfishgirl22]

@guitarrrsss OMG HOW DID YOU KNOW?!?!

I used to hear this song all the time when I was a kid, but I hadn't thought of it in years :-)

[0IsanderI0]

@guitarrrsss hell yeah xD

[HawkEye4488]

@guitarrrsss lol, *facepalm* yes.....

[Oppi251]

@guitarrrsss yeah ^^

[son12509]

@guitarrrsss this was also my fav song when i was but a young blood. i had to look it up

[TheMattkilla12]

@guitarrrsss lol, i was hoping someone would say this. And yes, i looked all the songs up that they played except ones i knew

[Aubbygrl1]

@guitarrrsss well i reheard it from them yes, but my dad sang it my whole life xD

[tryggvi20]

@guitarrrsss

hahah yea xD

[theultimateultimatum]

@guitarrrsss oh yeah who didnt

[BruninhoCallofDuty6]

@guitarrrsss god dammit is this ur only commentary in all videos?... Jk

[SadLittleBunnyBabe]

@guitarrrsss you made me lawl, good job. i'll give you +1 of my internets.

[Iustus08]

@guitarrrsss jop^^

[cossackxxx]

@guitarrrsss HELL YEAH!! :D

[XBathedInSinX]

@guitarrrsss ....You caught me.... (though in my defense I did hear this way before AoA reminded me) 

[1234theharryc]

@guitarrrsss i got to ask do u have a degree in physiology?

[blawr26]

i am realted to banjo paterson and proud of it this shud be our australian anthom

[Fizzyskull]

@blawr26 Nah, mate. Not our anthem, it lost in a poll yonks back, but it's certainly the song that brings Australia together... not 'Advance Australia Fair' *sticks out tongue*

We needs something like 'We Are Australian' as our anthem :D

But you're a lucky bloke to be related to Banjo!

*hi5's*

[jenilly20]

I wish I could go to Australia! It's becoming such a big dream of mine :)

[yosterX6]

@jenilly20 its a great country =D

[HobieTyourtube]

"The Jumbuck -in your Tucker Bag "?

I guess-it was "Butchered "by then?

"Happy and Glad? "--roving in the interior areas of Australia?-------that is a Worry?

Knowledge?-you bet!!-------with out it--you----die.

The interior of Australia---unrelenting ,hostile ,unabating---------------harsh­.

Sheep and Cattle farming?------------you must be---Joking?

European values ------applied to this new Country?

How about a "safe "water source?

Steve.

[56572270]

this is slim dusty you dickhead wajlions

[kynajack]

i just want to say a huge thank you for making this for all us australians aussie aussie oi oi oi

thank you again :)

[retroman14]

waltzing matilda is a hungary name

[swiftnshift]

its not a name, waltzing means to carry and to walk beside and matilda is aussie... The name for his swag

[Wajlonis]

With no disrespect to this performer I have to honestly express my humble opinion, which is that nobody can perform "Waltzing Matilda" as good as Slim Dusty. Nobody can even get close to his version. This one's still good, though.

[bugglesman]

Isn't this him? I actually like Rolf Harris' version.

[swiftnshift]

That is slim mate, lol....

[bigmikegodd]

Australia - Greatest Country in the world.

[suicidedahlia69]

AUSSIE AUSSIE AUSSIE OI OI OI

AUSSIE OI AUSSIE OI AUSSIE OI

AUSSIE AUSSIE AUSSIE

OI OI OI!!!!!

greatest ciuntry on earth its an honor to call this wonderfull place home (Y)

[GTA188199]

'carn the Republic. Fuck the Empire.

[Ccaven]

long live the commonwealth

[GTA188199]

If you mean the Commonwealth of Nations indeed ;)

"I think the development of the Commonwealth is of great importance. Nations of different ideas, races and religions trying to understand eachother is a very great thing."

- Former President of the Indian Republic

[rudel74]

great song

wonderful country

nice people

greetings from spain

[markcoxhead]

Ashes 2005 and 2009.

Nuff said.

[RawJobber]

Amen to that

[RawJobber]

Ashes 2005.

Nuff said.

[p0sn]

ashes 2009.

Nuff said.

[HobieTyourtube]

Australia-----------hanging to-old images?

Koalas in main street?

"Down came the Troopers-----one,two three?"

Our Hero -was-sharfted?

There are "thousands of Billigbongs?---YET?------down came the troopers?

No wonder "his ghost may be heard? "

Set UP?--------------you bet

Steve.

[swiftnshift]

there was not thousands of billabongs on this one squatters land....

[hervye66]

Cheers to the Aussies.

[toad4eva]

gooday mate

[yosterX6]

Aussie AUSSIE AUSSIE!

[Auss1Pr1d3]

OI OI OI!!!!

[twiggyh4x]

Will you come a waltzing matilda with me ?

[boazandjiacinth]

@yosterX6 oi OI OI!!!!

[Fizzyskull]

@yosterX6 OI! OI! OI!

[twilliams232]

this song always makes me laugh

[sultaa86]

same here xD

[TheManFromAustralia]

Best damn song I ever Heard, Praise God

[SirOINCcelot]

A wonderfull song ^^

[cjr897]

Though we may have a lot of banter around sports matches, but we love you really!! From the UK

[twiggyh4x]

Cheers mate ;)

[cjr897]

Thats alright, but I may be a bit sour and regret the comments after you guys smash us 5-0 in the Ashes!!

[nomedigasquenotengon]

SALUDOS DESDE ESPAÑA

[cranyonrye]

I object to this song being used as a symbol of Anglo Saxo and Royalist supremacy. Banjo was a Scot and Waltzing Matilda is a song of Rebellion and defiance, quit stealing native symbols you ignorant Immigrant colonizers.

[InformationMinister]

HAHAHAHAHA damn noncy fool.

[dougthedino]

Don't be such a wowser.

[zyldyks]

Uhm, okay, thank you for your opinion, we all enjoyed reading what you wrote.. (Not really) They can play their songs however they like, go complain about Brutal Attack's songs, instead, because this is so extremely NON insulting, that it isn't though of.. This is a good version of the song, and i don't find anything wrong about it.

[cranyonrye]

This song represents the spirit of Independence and Republicanism - fuck the British Empire and fuck the Royal Family - a song like this should not be so foully defiled by Anglo Saxons.

[zyldyks]

What? Oh noes! A special sort of people can't play a special sort of instruments in a special sort of song??? You know.. There's a word for that.. I think it starts with an R... Hmmm, what could it be....

[mentossy]

im proud 2 b aussie!!

[pwiinc3zz99]

♥hooww cuuttee♥

[enverpasha55]

God i love Aussies....got to know a bunch of you crazy bastards while ski buming in Utah...

You aussies are some of the most festive and nice folks around. Plus, i have friends in Iraq, and they all LOVED the Aussies...said the Brits were a bit smug...but the Aussies were good soldiers and great people.

[BluesBrothersCFC]

"The Brits were a bit smug"

That's cos we're the bollocks! ;-)

Seriously though, I agree with you. The Aussies I've met have all been top blokes.

[wrsipes]

They were on our side during the war.....stupid.. Glad they were there...thanks

[basketproball]

aussie pride!

if you dont like this song fuck off its over 100 years old

[DFreshter]

Written by a Sweaty Sock too... Great to hear though - a fantastic song.

Australia is thousands of years old...

[snoot87]

Ahh yes, the land of the Aussies. One country i hope to visit one day!

[D364000]

@snoot87 Ahh yes, the land with the highest number of poisonous creatures. One country I hope to avoid every day!

[LuffarLinn]

@snoot87 I've visited it three times, in December it's my forth! :D

My grandpa lives there, hehe! :D

[InformationMinister]

It was actually a poem, then added to music, now it's our national song, not our anthem but close enough.

[nailsworth123]

A great song from a great people!!

[2hellndbak]

great song

[Ivandinsmore2]

This is a great song and a great video. It really captures the spirit of Australia.

[carnivoriousleaf]

Wait, like being criminals?

[InformationMinister]

How do you mean?

[carnivoriousleaf]

Australia's major first colonization was to be a penal colony. So a lot of the settlers were convicts and undesirables from the B. Empire and then their guards.

Anyway it is a funny factoid. And I mean the guy is completely right Waltzing Matilda wonderfully grasps the spirit of Australia.

I was only trying to make a small joke, ohh and look I got a troll (not you)

[asdfghjkl11323]

wow your really ignorant.

were proud of our convict heritage, so fuck off.

[plasticman2k]

yeah it shows

[tapper1337]

I love this song... I heard it on my English lession!

[jorntkd]

Thanks.I used to live in Australia.This song really takes me back there.