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And The Band Played Waltzing Matilda" by The Pogues (Shane MacGowan)
And The Band Played Waltzing Matilda" by The Pogues (Shane MacGowan)
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Length:
7 minutes
Released:
Nov 30, 2023
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Podcast episode
Description
In honor of Shane MacGowan, frontman of The Pogues, who died this week at age 65, we are revisiting an episode from March of last year. "And The Band Played Waltzing Matilda" is a folk song about the WWI battle of Gallipoli, one that MacGowan in his inimitable growl made into something more devastatingly universal. A playlist of this and other songs relevant to the episode can be found here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5oUG8FGmjhC0ZkzctKvFLP?si=78f2f40c8a934da1This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5409105/advertisement
Released:
Nov 30, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
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