John Schumann - On Every Anzac Day (Official Music Video) 

Who could not shed a tear at a rendition of "I was only 19" RIP the fallen. Bless those who memorialise them.

Lest we forget and thankyou your service ❤

This needs more likes, from a Canadian.

Australian Light horse, Did something no force had ever done before, that was to free the water wells at Beersheeba. As a nation we need to remember and educate our youth that many of the men that made up these 800 brave selfless soldiers were 1st Australians.. Lest we forget..

I am very saddened by our treatment of First Australian soldiers, seamen & airmen that fought to preserve our country. It should have been the catalyst of a great union of men & women, black & white, for we are many and we are one... God Bless you all my dear comrades, I love you all for your effort & sacrifice

The world has treated the aboriginal people very bad I lived with them a guy called Johnny yaha a first Aussie what a great guy I wish the people of Australia would spend some time in the outback like I did and meet the real people go Burke town

Go Australia I am a kiwi but lived in oz and you guys have been great to me thanks

Mate you are very respected man cheers to Australia

I grew up with redgum music , still play a lot today,. I like all types of music , but the old aussie music was the best , Bands like v. Spy v. Spy, midnight oil, weddings parties anything, goanna make you feel good to be true blue... ...CHEERS.N.BEERS...

Brilliant song. I have been following John Schumann/Redgum for many years. His magic never fades.

Good to see Reg Saunders MBE. He was OC of C Coy 3RAR at the Battle of Kapyong during the Korean War

Agreed Steven. I remember meeting John recently and he said to the crowd about how he came about writing this song. He was asked to write a song celebrating the aboriginal soldiers "just like i was only 19..." no pressure then John said..:)

Thanks for singing about the first Australian love it

Awesome song

Really just discovered this song..absolutely Brilliant. Total respect to all those who served.

One hell of a song about something I knew nothing about. Thank you

We must never forget that like the 300,000 other Diggers, he was a volunteer.

As an ex soldier, i love this song, leigio patria nostra , we must remember

Lest we forget we will remember them 🇳🇿🇦🇺🖤💛❤️🙏💯

John should sing this at an anzac day/dawn service

Such a powerful song, the ANZAKS deserve respect , they have fought alongside us every step of the way, i take my beret of and salute them all

As an ex caporal in 2rep , i feel this so much, we are all forgotten, its ok , i enjoyed every minute

Me too....am going to add it to my repertoire.

Great song with meaning like all of Johns songs! What a team with shane howard from goanna and rob on drums from the oils

Mate I just worked out this song sorry you are correct the first Australians great song thanks guys 🤕

Thank you for telling the truth! Great Aussie Legends!

Vietnam veteran let us not forgot 🙏🇺🇸🇳🇿🇦🇺

Great you see that the aboriginal people matter

My Uncle Ernie Widders at 5:30.

Beautiful

I really wish here in the US we had more recognition of the Allied soldiers from other nations who gave such valiant and such underrecognized service in common cause.

v 1: Ghosts and memories are loitering still in the corridors of time There's sorrow, smoke, and stories in the barracks of my mind I'm with him still in the trenches, I can see his dark, brown eyes And his courage gave me courage when I was sure we were going to die I asked him once why he volunteered for that hellhole far away To fight for someone else's king and the land they took away He said, "One invading mob's too many" and then he walked away And I lost him in the crowds waving flags on the side of the road - like every Anzac Day V 2: From Murray Bridge and Mundrabilla, from Naracoote and Perth First Australian station hands, shearers, gangers, clerks... And there was no black, there was no white, just a dirty khaki brown And on our upturned slouch hat brims, we all wore the "Rising Sun" Soldiers, brothers, all Australians, we had no time for race When the bullets are whining past your head, you're all just shades of grey He kept his medals in their box in a drawer - he tucked them well away But he'd pull them out and put them on and put them back again - on every Anzac Day Every Anzac, every Anzac, every Anzac Day - on every Anzac Day Armentieres and Flanders, Tarin Kowt and Salamau-Lae Amiens and Morotai, Long Tan, Dispersal Bay Somalia, Crete and Kapyong, Iraq and the Solomons Paschendaele, Maprik and Tarakan - they were there - the first Australians V 3: And when the show was over and we made it back to Australia's shores From Pozieres and Herleville Wood, Benghazi and Fremicourt We drifted back into our lives, and we all tried to hide the scars Of the tears and fears and terrors that still tracked us down the years He tried to join the RSL but the bastards wouldn't let him in They didn't see a soldier, just a first Australian And I wonder what it was that we fought for and what it was we gave away There's reconciliation still to come - on every Anzac Day Every Anzac, every Anzac, every Anzac Day - on every Anzac Day Coda: So when the sun sets in the evening, when the dawn lights up the sky We remember those first Australians, who joined and fought and died From the missions, bush and station country, towns and Torres Straits We remember the fighting First Australians - now - and on every Anzac Day Every Anzac, every Anzac, every Anzac Day - on every Anzac Day, on Every Anzac Every Anzac, every Anzac, every Anzac Day - on every Anzac Day, on Every Anzac On every Anzac Day

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I love this band, brilliant war rememberability , as an ex soldier i can relate to this music

Pure genius

Wonderful.

Thank you 👏👏👏👏👍

Go Australia

Brilliant!

I am going to Gallipoli this year. Looking forward to it but overwhelmed at the same time

The new 19

Lest we forget

Mate you have to love this song we are linked

THANKS SHUEY

Who was the other rather less sober fella

what a great song ,though the tune is much the same as I was only 19 but great anyway ,goanna, and redgum two great bands.I'm a great redgum fan from back in the 80s.

this is brilliant reminds me of Archie

In New Zealand we are one people go all kiwis

I was only

I lived up in buerktown and worked for a guy called cauld knowline he was great to me can someone hook me up with him please

Maybe I'm missing something because I'm a Pom, but why the advisory to Aboriginals and Torres Straits Islanders? No disrespect intended, just not sure I understand

Word Stew :P

To the person that e mailed me re my comment about the first Aussies you had a couple of comments that are correct. But you are of white skin as I am I have lived in the bush with the people and you and I would not survive 2 days in that environment but they did. As for the no record of there history you need to reed the rock drawings as I have with help and eat some bugs check out Burke and wills they didn’t make it and I have been to the tree that they carved there name in Burketown I would love to meet you and change your thinking cheers shane Johnson nz

Rember the first kiwis please 🤕

Great song remember the kiwis

You had the rising sun but we have the silver fern thanks for not singing about them the nz in Anzac 🤕

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Daniel calling time 2024/2025💳 2:11

Knowing that this was commissioned by LTGEN Morrison (AKA: fuck the troops and feather my own nest) makes it smell of shit.

Us Diggers never saw colour.