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- From: lasner@watsun.cc.columbia.edu (Charles Lasner)
- Subject: Re: Waltzing Matilda (was: Re: kfsla;jfdkla;iuaeut)
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- Date: Mon, 23 Nov 1992 07:35:20 GMT
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- In article <1ep99mINN364@huon.itd.adelaide.edu.au> phil@adam.adelaide.edu.au writes:
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- >But do you know the reason the "Waltzing Matilda" never became the national
- >anthem?
- >
- >1. The music is an old Irish folk balad.
- >2. The rights to the above-mentioned tune are owned by an American, and the
- > Australian govenernment did not want to pay royalties to the US every
- > time we played the national anthem.
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- A few questions:
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- 1) Was "Waltzing Matilda" ever performed by PPM?
- 2) Is it about drugs?
- 3) Is the American mentioned above Lenny Lipton?
-
- cj "Did it inspire a cartoon show?" l
-