Waltzing Matilda | The Smothers Brothers | The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour 

I think they were able to be cutting edge BECAUSE they were 'corny". Some digs are so subtle they slid by the censors.

Because going full-on corny allows them to make meta-commentary that is cutting edge

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Sung by a chorus, harmonizing, the most beautiful song ever written, ever sung.

Greetings from America 🇺🇸 AUSIE ! AUSIE ! ! AUSIE ! ! ! OY ! OY ! ! OY ! ! !

You're right. Those were not "cowboy" chords he was playing very intuitively.

That's what made them unique, the mix of comedy and folk music.

Yup. Tommy was the classic one-guitar attack, like Led Zeppelin, Rush, Black Sabbath, etc...

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If we knew that, the song wouldn't have any mystery and would lose it's clout.

It was an engagement ring, an Appalachian ritual when you decide not to marry after all.

@@FlipDahlenburg Shouldn't have had anyone thinking 'body' if it was just a ring.

Me, too!

@@trichellemarshall724 Me three!!

Me four!

That was the best gag! Gotta remember that one!

They did, every so often. My mom was with you; wanted more of the "old" Smothers Brothers.

Me too! Lol.

They did a whole record of straight songs (well almost -- the last one on the record was their typical fare). I think the title of the record was "The Smothers Brothers Play it Straight"

Mary was pretty... it is on one of their albums also "I never will marry"

I have that album ❤​@@rgjerde53

YES!!!

Mee too. 😢

A few of those words needed defining.:-)

Wow! They had a pretty snazzy set!

You have to be an Aussie to understand .

We learned to sing this in grade school, around 1960. Wonder if group-singing is still done.

@@tereseshaw7650 Yes, we did too.

Yes, this is the popularly sung version. However, the actual version as written by Banjo Paterson in 1895 and published in 1903 is different: Oh there once was a swagman camped in the billabongs, Under the shade of a Coolibah tree; And he sang as he looked at the old billy boiling "Who'll come a-waltzing Matilda with me." Who'll come a-waltzing Matilda, my darling. Who'll come a-waltzing Matilda with me. Waltzing Matilda and leading a water-bag. Who'll come a-waltzing Matilda with me. Up came the jumbuck to drink at the waterhole, Up jumped the swagman and grabbed him with glee; And he sang as he put him away in his tucker-bag, "Who'll come a-waltzing Matilda with me." Who'll come a-waltzing Matilda, my darling. Who'll come a-waltzing Matilda with me. Waltzing Matilda and leading a water-bag. Who'll come a-waltzing Matilda with me. Up came the squatter a-riding his thoroughbred; Up came the policeman - one, two, and three. "Whose is the jumbuck you've got in the tucker-bag? You'll come a-waltzing Matilda with we." Who'll come a-waltzing Matilda, my darling. Who'll come a-waltzing Matilda with me. Waltzing Matilda and leading a water-bag. Who'll come a-waltzing Matilda with me. Up sprang the swagman and jumped into the waterhole, Drowning himself by the Coolibah tree; And his voice can be heard as it sings in the billabongs, "Who'll come a-waltzing Matilda with me." Who'll come a-waltzing Matilda, my darling. Who'll come a-waltzing Matilda with me. Waltzing Matilda and leading a water-bag. Who'll come a-waltzing Matilda with me.

@@stevenvarner9806 Very cool - thanks!

Thanks 👍

Wikipedia has a lengthy article on the song which includes alternative theories and myths as to its meaning. The references used for the article are as extensive. Perhaps you'll find what you heard of its meaning there.

That’s essentially how Rolff Harris told it.

A ring.

@@richstex4736 That is one of the theories. 😊

My dad did. I had blues, my twin brother had brown.

Actually one blue and one green.

But they do look a lot like bears.

Weird - I never thought of the Smother Brothers being "liberal"

Read the book, "Dangerously Funny, The Uncensored Story of the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour" by David Bianculi. You'll have much to learn.

Really? You never heard about the controversies over Vietnam and so forth on the show?@@frankhooper7871

​@@frankhooper7871In order to THINK something you should really READ ABOUT IT! That's the trouble with many in our country. People think without facts!

Tommy's stance on the Vietnam War alone was a liberal viewpoint. And remember, kiddies; liberal is NOT a bad word!

The ̶s̶t̶r̶i̶k̶i̶n̶g̶ ̶s̶h̶e̶e̶p̶ ̶s̶h̶e̶a̶r̶e̶r̶ er... Swagman, ̶n̶a̶m̶e̶d̶ ̶S̶a̶m̶u̶e̶l̶ ̶H̶o̶f̶f̶m̶e̶i̶s̶t̶e̶r̶ er... who is forever nameless, ̶s̶h̶o̶t̶ ̶h̶i̶m̶s̶e̶l̶f̶ ̶b̶y̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶ ̶b̶i̶l̶l̶a̶b̶o̶n̶g̶ ̶a̶f̶t̶e̶r̶ ̶b̶u̶r̶n̶i̶n̶g̶ ̶d̶o̶w̶n̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶ ̶s̶q̶u̶a̶t̶t̶e̶r̶'̶s̶ ̶s̶h̶e̶e̶p̶ ̶s̶h̶e̶a̶r̶i̶n̶g̶ ̶b̶a̶r̶n̶ er... drowned himself after being caught stealing a sheep.

Right, it sounds like you're begging for money for the bus. 😆 Actually, the US has some songs in a similar position to Waltzing Matilda that are based on folk poetry. A good example that everyone learned in school is Woody Guthrie's 'This Land is Your Land.' No blood curdling stuff there. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-wxiMrvDbq3s.html

Tell that to the aboriginal people who remain. I'm not defending the US, just pointing out there's no good guys.

It was “God Bless Australia”. The tune was Waltzing Matilda. It had got my vote.

Musically “God Save the Queen” is not insipid. Beethoven considered it a great musical treasure, and I’m not about to argue with Ludwig. The lyrics, on the other hand, have their moments, but overall can’t stand up to “Waltzing Matilda.”