Friday, February 5, 2016

FRIDAY FAVOURITES No 26

I quite often browse through YouTube while on the computer, find a song I like and sit and listen to it while perhaps playing Scrabble (on Facebook).   Today I found a rendition of The Seekers singing "I am Australian."   I know it is a song that some folk may not like but, having been born here, it always brings a tear to my eye so I thought I'd share it in case some of you haven't heard it before.



It's always great to have the words as well as the music, as is the case here.
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  1. CharliedownunderFebruary 5, 2016 at 12:52 PM

    Oh Mimsie ...... Mum's favourite too!! Always brings a tear to her eye as well. Judith Durham sure has a beautiful voice.

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    1. MimsieFebruary 5, 2016 at 1:51 PM

      Hi Charlie....glad your mum feels the same way as I do about our great country. Judith Durham was always easy on the ears.

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  2. RiverFebruary 5, 2016 at 1:25 PM

    Thank you for this. I've never heard the whole song, didn't even know it was a song. I've only heard the chorus and thought it was made up for TV advertising.

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    1. MimsieFebruary 5, 2016 at 1:50 PM

      So glad to share it with you River. I like the way it begins with the first Australians and then goes on as Australia develops over the years.
      A very powerful song.

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  3. Yamini MacLeanFebruary 5, 2016 at 7:29 PM

    Hari OM
    Crikey Mims - now I can't see through my steamed up specs!!! Between this and "I call Australia home" I am a total wetwipe.... it interests me that I can 'feel' this so strongly. I truly adopted being and Aussie and what is more, OZ truly adopted me and even now, back in the land of my birth, I think of myself as Australian! Thanks for this wonderful share... YAM xx

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  4. MimsieFebruary 6, 2016 at 11:49 AM

    Sorry about the steamed up specs Yam but glad you enjoyed 'our' national song.
    Phil is like you and so was my mother. Neither ever returned (or indeed wanted to) return to the land of their birth. To them Australia was home.
    Hope your weather is holding up OK. xx

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  5. Jenn JilksFebruary 7, 2016 at 4:49 AM

    I play Facebook scrabble, too! It's been a strange winter. I'm here from Yam, who is a good buddy!

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