'Waltzing Matilda' sung in honour of Aus guests at WHouse
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- (21 Sep 2019) A glittering crowd gathered under the stars in the White House Rose Garden on Friday, as President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania hosted Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison and his wife, Jenny, for an open-air state dinner.
Guests, including members of Congress, White House staff and an Australian delegation that included pro golfer Greg Norman, were seated at a mix of round and rectangular tables draped in yellow and green tablecloths in tribute to Australia's national colours.
Below an illuminated White House, Melania - who had organised the event - thanked all involved for "an incredible job" before introducing a special military band performance of the famous Australian song 'Waltzing Matilda.'
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I don't know why but listening to Americans sing Waltzing Matilda brought me close to tears. Thank you America you made this Aussies day.
That was great, I would like to have heard the whole thing.
There is a US Marine unit that has Waltzing Matilda as their official unit song. They were posted in Australia during WW2.
1st Marine Division. They also have the Southern Cross on their Divisional flag.
That is beautiful Bruce. Thank you America.
Waltzing Mathilda is one of the most poppular Australian song
There's a kind of songs that are meant for stately, diplomatic events. This is one of them.
Thank you to all the US men who served in the Pacific. We were doing it on our own, and then the Yanks showed up.
Waltzing Matilda is essentially our 2nd national anthem. It represents the less British side of Australia, so we’re obviously pretty stoked about it.
It's Australians national anthem. Watch the footy and the players will lip sing the official national anthem, then when Waltzing Matilda is sung, they all sing properly and with enthusiasm.
It's not!
The anthem doesn’t really mean much
It was chosen when the nation was federated
Waltzing Matilda was made way before federation and is older than the anthem
The aus anthem actually comes from a really long poem
@@Maximusb1527 When we were federated our Anthem was God save the King or Queen it was that until the 1980s
@@phoenixparrot9351 I know that
But the poem that would become the anthem is older than federation
It was made in the 1800s
Dear Americans, this song is about a homeless guy who stole a sleep, got caught and killed himself
Who’s the lady speaking? I can’t understand her.
Mrs Trump.
Nice. Though I believe 'I Am Australian' is now a more apt song.
Bit over the top to host that flop of a prime minister
Awesome
I mean, if it's any consolation, that event was more about honoring our cousins down under than feting Morrison. And as bad as you might think your PM is, he doesn't hold a candle to the fucking demagogue we're currently dealing with.
P. Burns You mean Bi-Den?
Grant is the Dutch and French guy in WWII that helps the Germans. Champ, calm your farm
@@MuzzCat05 oh yeah bc its so rare for people in a democracy to not like the elected leader
Two things. #1 This is easily the worst version of this song ever sung. And it's almost impossible to fuck up. #2 Trump is literally The Squatter. Talk about tone deaf.
Try Finbar Furey's recording:
ua-cam.com/video/UW3a--pbc7I/v-deo.html
Cry me a river