Band Played Waltzing Matilda Song Comparison

The first song I will examine is the folk-rock hit, “The Universal Soldier.” Carrying a somber yet avant-garde timber carried by a charismatic rhythm, Buffy wrote this song with the intent of creating a dialogue surrounding the absurdity of war and to deepen the responsibility of conflicts which we too often hide from, “It’s about individual responsibility for war and how the old feudal thinking kills us all” - Buffy St Marie. During the 1960’s “Universal Soldier” became an anthem for the activist movement against the Vietnam war. As the title suggests, the song declines to commend a particular group. Rather, it applies to all the soldiers worldwide– to the universal soldier. Because, no matter the time or place he is the one who will risk his life and subject himself to the ubiquitous barbarism of war. The soldier can be of any religion, of

The chorus line “God help me, I was only nineteen” is a fundamental part of this song. It expresses the innocence and childhood that was lost by thousands of involuntary Australian soldiers during the war. This exact line is repeated four times throughout the song. On one occasion it is slightly

Protest poems and songs are, and have been throughout history, an effective medium of expressing their composer’s concerns or protests to a wide audience. The main themes behind each of these creative media are influenced heavily by the context in which they were created and focus on the composer’s opinions about controversial issues of that time. Poet Bruce Dawe, through his poem ‘homecoming’ and singer-songwriter Barry Maguire, through his song ‘Eve of destruction’ were able to explore and express their similar concerns about the harsh and dehumanising aspects of war and the effects on society, with Maguire focussing on the ignorance of society toward the detrimental effects of war and Dawe reflecting on emotional trauma experienced by those who lost love ones to the brutality of war.

The essay is about memories of two specific poems. My Papa’s Waltz and the Ballad of Birmingham were two poems that had good and bad memories. In one of the poems there seems to be a humorous side depending on how you perceived it.

The poem starts with similar word choices as ‘The Soldier’ but written in the perspective of the mother. The mother tells his son that when he dies he will be in a place of ‘quietness’ and free from the ‘loss and bloodshed’. This reinforces the fact that the battlefield was full of horrors and death. The poem then moves onto how ‘men may rest themselves and dream of nought’ explaining that the soldiers do not have to fear for their lives after their death. This illustrates how they feared for their lives and had negative connotations.

Many Australian war poems and songs represent or contradict an aspect of the nation’s identity and views. The ballad ‘I was Only Nineteen’ by John Schumann follows the journey of Mick Storen in the Vietnam War, and the atrocities witnessed while there. The theme portrays the continual struggle to cope with the post-effects of war, which provides the nation a new perspective of heroism and hardship (Marshall 2016).

Sheers wrote ‘Mametz Wood’, reflecting on the death and remains of solders in World War One contrasted to Hughes who wrote’ Bayonet Charge’ after war but set it during war, presenting the uncertainty of the soldiers. Having the two poems set in different times, contrasts how World War 1 is presented both during and after.

The road of life can be a bumpy one. There will always be twists and turns that can alter a person’s life, changing the course of their destination. Even though life can be tough, you have to draw upon your inner strength in order to persevere. The songs, “Move Along” by The All-American Rejects and “Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)” by Greenday sing about this message. The lyrics in their songs have many literary devices such as personification, repetition, symbolism and juxtaposition. The personification will help you

Waltzing Matilda had travelled to the First World War where it was sung boisterously by Australian soldiers and had began to be sung by troops of other nationalities such as the British and Americans. Before long it was known all through the world despite the fact, in many instances, those singing it did not know where the song originated. For more than a century, it has been a most cherished favourite with Australian troops whenever they traveled overseas.

During the movie you start to realise that none of the soldiers use their first names, all their last names and nicknames. This shows the close bond they hav with each other. The film also shows a few burials

The DJ Hanoi Hannah says things to remind the soldiers of home. She taunts them with the things that the black soldiers frequently thought about such as “You’re dead as King today as Memphis” (line 2-3). The death of Dr. Martin Luther King was a touchy subject for the African American soldiers. A black sergeant granted a white soldier a physical lesson when he overheard him protesting King’s image constantly being on TV (Maycock).She mentioned things that would remind them of their communities back home. The soldiers surely missed their families. “It’s Saturday night in the States. / Guess what your woman’s doing tonight. / I think I’ll let Tina Turner / tell you, you homesick GIs” (14-17). The reminder of the fact that it was a constant struggle to stay alive is indicated in the lines, “You know you’re dead men, / don’t you? You’re dead / as King today in Memphis. / Boys, you’re surrounded by / General Tran Do’s division” (20-24). The African American soldiers are disheartened because they have more to deal with besides the mental, emotional and physical stress of the war. Other issues include racism, segregation, and inequality. Instead of encouraging the black soldiers, DJ Hannah reminds them that their fight in this war is even harder because they are black. “Her knife –edge song cuts / deep as sniper’s bullet” (25-26).Why are the black soldiers fighting? This is not a black man’s war but a white

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In the poem My Papa’s Waltz, and the song Walk a Little Straighter , they both display similar themes and memories from their childhood. Both of these writers, the poet and the singer are turning back to their childhood memories about their father’s relationship.

These two poems are both still popular in the twenty-first century, which may be because of the fact they are not aimed at a single war, the can both be related to any war that has gone on or that is currently going on in the twenty-first century.

Soldiers don’t fight for their country, they fight alongside their fellow soldiers, they fight for their lives. In this song, we hear the fear of soldiers and the destruction that comes with