carol wrote:Fintan wrote:Heather wrote:Beisty wrote:Band Played Waltzing Matilda - Pogues
Yeah me too.
You should be here in Oz on Anzac Day (April 25th)....ANYONE can sing that song, even me, and be guaranteed a chance at making the tears flow.... Eric bloody Bogle, you ripper....
There's a guy, Bob Kerrey, who was a Navy SEAL and a Vietnam veteran. He lost part of one of his legs in combat and won a Medal of Honor. Later, he was governor of the state of Nebraska, and still later he was later a U.S. senator from Nebraska. I've never heard him sing the song, but he's known for singing it. I don't get the impression that he's got a great voice, but it seems that, given his personal history, on occasions when he's sung it in public, it never fails to bring tears to people's eyes.
Bob Kerry is an amazing man and even made a very very short run for President years ago. I've had the honor of meeting him once and I even named one of my little dolls after him when I was a little girl. hehe