Tomorrow (25 April) Australians and New Zealanders commemorate Anzac Day.  We remember those lost and who have fought for our countries.  This is our ode:

FOR THE FALLEN  by Laurence Binyon 

They shall grow not old
As we that are left grow old
Age shall not weary them
Nor the years condemn

At the going down of the sun
And in the morning
We will remember them.

I have compiled a quiz of songs about war.  :(  I have tried to end on a hopeful note however :)  Limit 4.

1.   Mum and Dad and Danny saw the passing out parade at Pukapunyal
mandamoo  I Was Only 19 - Redgum

2.   Through these fields of destruction, baptisms of fire
Taoist  Brothers In Arms - Dire Straits

3.   The sound of gunfire, off in the distance
Maddog  Life During Wartime - Talking Heads

4.   Destruction of men in their prime
Gis  19 - Paul Hardcastle

5.   Ooh superman where are you now?
Philip Eno  Land Of Confusion - Genesis

6.  The smell of gun grease and their bayonets they shine
Gaylon  Sky Pilot - Eric Burdon & The Animals

7.  Bit by bit, torn apart
Gemini61  Toy Soldiers - Martika

8.   Bullet strikes the helmet's head
ladybug316  The Unknown Soldier - The Doors

9.   Crawl inside your fallout shelter, underneath your garden shed
Gambo  Ban The Bomb - Ian Dury and The Blockheads

10.  For it means destruction of innocent lives
Maddog  War - Edwin Starr

11.  And he's fighting for Canada
Paul  Universal Soldier - Donovan

12.  Go ahead and hate your neighbour
whitewolf One Tin Soldier - Coven 

13.  You're old enough to kill, but not for voting
Gaylon  Eve Of Destruction - Barry McGuire

14.  Fearless men who jump and die
Powerslave/IndyGent  Ballad Of The Green Berets - Sgt. Barry Sadler

15.  Destruction of Cambodia
FussBudget  Short Memory - Midnight Oil

16.  We were butchered like lambs at the slaughter
Mandamoo  The Band Played Waltzing Matilda - Eric Bogle

17.  To go and kill the yellow man
Powerslave  Born In The USA - Bruce Springsteen

18.  You're off to the Asian war
Mandamoo  Smiley - Ronnie Burns

19.  Only takes one itchy trigger
Mandamoo  Oliver's Army - Elvis Costello

20.  Don't ask me, I don't give a d@mn, next stop is Vietnam
Paul  I'm Fixin' To Die Rag - Country Joe (McDonald) and The Fish

21.  We gotta hold this piece of ground
Gis  Billy (Don't Be A Hero) - Paper Lace

22.  You sent us back in body parts
Gambo  American Dream Denial - System Of A Down

23.  The army had my Father
Gaylon  Military Madness - Graham Nash

24.  Satan cries, "Take aim!"
Gaylon  Run Through The Jungle - CCR

25.  I am so afraid of dying
Gemini61  Galveston - Glen Campbell

26.  Tin soldiers and Nixon coming
Gaylon  Ohio - Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young

27.  There's too many of you crying
Gemini61  What's Going On - Marvin Gaye

28.  The boys are cockin' up their guns
Gambo It's A Mistake - Men At Work

29.  We fired our cannons til the barrels melted down
whitewolf  Battle Of New Orleans - Johnny Horton

30.  When will they ever learn?
Powerslave  Where Have All The Flowers Gone - Peter, Paul & Mary

31.  I can't understand it, so simple to me
Gambo  People Got To Be Free - The Rascals

32.  There's a battle outside and it's raging
Indy  The Times They Are A-Changing - Bob Dylan

33.  Everybody's talking about ... revolution, evolution, masturbation
Paul  Give Peace A Chance - Plastic Ono Band

34.  A time for peace
Paul  Turn Turn Turn - The Byrds/Pete Seeger

35.  And hear them echo through the hills
Indy  I'd Like To Teach The World to Sing - The New Seekers

12-One tin soldier-Coven (if this is the version you are looking for)
29-North to alaska-Johny Horton

12-One tin soldier-Coven (if this is the version you are looking for)
29-North to alaska-Johny Horton


Hi whitewolf  :)

#12  Is correct

#29  right artist, wrong song

Is 5, Land of Confusion by Genesis?

Very touching piece of commemoration, Janine...

Strangely, we do not have a day for our 'vets'...a couple of minutes silence on Armistice Sunday is all we seem to be able to do these days...

#11. 'The Universal Soldier' - originally a Buffy St. Marie song, it's more commonly associated with Donovan...

#20. 'I Feel Like I'm Fixing To Die Rag' - Country Joe (McDonald) & The Fish

#33. 'Give Peace A Chance' (if only...) - Plastic Ono Band

Hi jaytee and yes, Lest We Forget  :(


#1  I Was Only 19 - Redgum

#16 And The Band Played Waltzing Matilda - John Williamson ( I'm pretty sure he did a version  ??? )

#18 Smiley - Ronnie Burns (on Dynamic Hits  ;) )

#!9 Oliver's Army - Elvis Costello

Great quiz  :)

Is 5, Land of Confusion by Genesis?


Yes Phil ... it is  :)

Hi whitewolf  :)

#12  Is correct

#29  right artist, wrong song


oops 29 is the battle in New orleans

17. is "Born in the USA" by Bruce Springsteen.

The definitive version of "And the Band Played Waltzing Matilda" is by Eric Bogle. :)

14. is "The Ballad of the Green Berets" but I can't remember the artist.

Very touching piece of commemoration, Janine...

Strangely, we do not have a day for our 'vets'...a couple of minutes silence on Armistice Sunday is all we seem to be able to do these days...

#11. 'The Universal Soldier' - originally a Buffy St. Marie song, it's more commonly associated with Donovan...

#20. 'I Feel Like I'm Fixing To Die Rag' - Country Joe (McDonald) & The Fish

#33. 'Give Peace A Chance' (if only...) - Plastic Ono Band


Thanks Paul  :)  I always find it a sad day  :(

3 outta 3 for you my boy.  Have you seen the doco "Get Up Stand Up" ?  It's all about music and politics.   :(   It's very interesting and I must say I've learnt quite a bit.  I'd never heard "I Feel Like I'm Fixing To Die Rag" until about a fortnight ago but it really struck a chord in me.  I suppose that's what it's supposed to do.  ???

Hi jaytee and yes, Lest We Forget  :(


#1   I Was Only 19 - Redgum

#16 And The Band Played Waltzing Matilda - John Williamson ( I'm pretty sure he did a version  ??? )

#18 Smiley - Ronnie Burns (on Dynamic Hits  ;) )

#!9 Oliver's Army - Elvis Costello

Great quiz  :)


Hi Amanda  :)  Hope you're having a relaxing long weekend.

Yours are all correct, of course.  ;) :)  BTW I love "Smiley".  :)

oops 29 is the battle in New orleans


Yep - you got it  ;)

I think this may have been my first ever favourite song :D

Yep - you got it  ;)

I think this may have been my first ever favourite song :D


I live this one to, My favorite part is
so we grab an aligator and we pulled another round, we filled his head with cannon balls and powered his behind and when we touched the powder, the gator lost his mind. ;D

30. is "Where Have All the Flowers Gone?" by Peter Paul and Mary

17. is "Born in the USA" by Bruce Springsteen.

The definitive version of "And the Band Played Waltzing Matilda" is by Eric Bogle. :)


Hi Powerslave  :)   Hope you're having a relaxing long weekend too !

#17 is correct.

Gotta agree with you about Eric Bogle.  I cannot listen to that song without crying. :-
14. is "The Ballad of the Green Berets" but I can't remember the artist.


That's correct too.  The artist was actually a serviceman.


PS  When's that little bub due?

6. Sky Pilot - Eric Burdon and the Animals
13. Eve of Destruction - Barry McGuire
23. Military Madness - Graham Nash
26. Ohio - Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young

PS  When's that little bub due?


Soon! In the next three weeks or so! You'll all know when it happens.  :)

I'm actually at work right now.  :(

I live this one to, My favorite part is
so we grab an aligator and we pulled another round, we filled his head with cannon balls and powered his behind and when we touched the powder, the gator lost his mind. ;D


I loved that part of the song   ;)   My brother still has the 45.

The definitive version of "And the Band Played Waltzing Matilda" is by Eric Bogle. :)


That's him ! He actually wrote it. :)



Hi Amanda :) Hope you're having a relaxing long weekend.

Yours are all correct, of course. ;) :) BTW I love "Smiley". :)


Very relaxing. Thanks Janine.  :)

I love "Smiley" too. Great song.  ;)

30. is "Where Have All the Flowers Gone?" by Peter Paul and Mary


Yep.


Soon! In the next three weeks or so! You'll all know when it happens. :)



How exciting! :)  Hope we see some pics :)  

I'm actually at work right now. :(

What - no long weekend!!   ;)

6. Sky Pilot - Eric Burdon and the Animals
13. Eve of Destruction - Barry McGuire
23. Military Madness - Graham Nash
26. Ohio - Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young


Hey Gaylon

All correct  :)

That's him ! He actually wrote it. :)


Yes - he did.  I can remember sitting in a beer garden listening to a bush band playing that song.  My sister's friend all of a sudden bursts into tears and says "I've never really listened to the words of that song before".  Needless to say the blokes gave her a hard time for the remainder of the evening. :D

Have you seen the doco "Get Up Stand Up" ?  It's all about music and politics.   :(   It's very interesting and I must say I've learnt quite a bit.  I'd never heard "I Feel Like I'm Fixing To Die Rag" until about a fortnight ago but it really struck a chord in me.  I suppose that's what it's supposed to do.  ???


Sad to say I haven't, although I've seen plenty of doco's and footage from around the time of Vietnam and how the protest songs tied in...

'Fixing To Die' is very much a product of that time and some say that is doesn't stand up much these days...no denying that message, tho'...

Obviously I need glasses, as I'm allowed another answer...try this...

#34. 'Turn Turn Turn (To Everything There Is A Season)' - Pete Seeger ripping bits out of the Bible, but best-known in a version by The Byrds...

Have a great rest of the weekend...

Sad to say I haven't, although I've seen plenty of doco's and footage from around the time of Vietnam and how the protest songs tied in...

'Fixing To Die' is very much a product of that time and some say that is doesn't stand up much these days...no denying that message, tho'...

Obviously I need glasses, as I'm allowed another answer...try this...

#34. 'Turn Turn Turn (To Everything There Is A Season)' - Pete Seeger ripping bits out of the Bible, but best-known in a version by The Byrds...

Have a great rest of the weekend...



If you get the opportunity to see it, do.  I suppose the Vietnam songs really get to me because so many of my brother's friends went.  Sadly, my brother was killed in an accident before he got called up :\'( 

And I've got to say I was shocked when you only answered 3!!  Should have known you thought the limit was 3  ;)

#34 is correct.  Pete Seeger did add a few bits and bobs to that bible reading!!  That song's on my funeral playlist!!

Hello Jaytee!  :)

25. Galveston--Glen Campbell
27. What's Goin' On--Marvin Gaye
7. Tin Soldiers?--Martika?  My oldest daughter had the cassette to this, I think it's the right name but I could be wrong, not real sure.  :-\\  It's been awhile.

Is 22 Goodnight Saigon by Billy Joel?

I suppose the Vietnam songs really get to me because so many of my brother's friends went.  Sadly, my brother was killed in an accident before he got called up :\'( 


That's unspeakably tragic, Janine...

For once, words fail me...my heart goes out to you...

Hi jaytee

Great quiz!

# 15  Short Memory - Midnight Oil

:)

32. The Times, They're All A-Changin'-Bob Dylan
35. I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing-Seekers/Hilltop Singers

Hi Janine - excellent quiz as always. I spotted a couple that I was surprised haven't already been nabbed:

#3 Life During Wartime - Talking Heads
#10 War - Edwin Starr

I saw the NZ Prime Minister speaking from Gallipoli on the BBC news last night. I have to admit I get personally affected by remembrance services, going back to my childhood when my Dad used to take us to the annual Remembrance Day service
(over here it's 11th November). My Dad was in the Navy during WWII, he was a radar officer on aircraft carriers in the Pacific.
He said little about his experiences but always made sure me & my brother & sister understood the debt we owed to those
who fought and died.

The local chapter of the Burma Star Association (veterans of the army campaign in SE Asia) always used to attend the service,
and the poem you quoted was always read out at the end as the standard bearer lowered his flag. It affects me every time I hear it, perhaps more so since my Dad died a couple of years ago. So now I go to the service each year with my own children.

Hello Jaytee!  :)

25. Galveston--Glen Campbell
27. What's Goin' On--Marvin Gaye
7. Tin Soldiers?--Martika?  My oldest daughter had the cassette to this, I think it's the right name but I could be wrong, not real sure.  :-\\  It's been awhile.


Hello Rhonda  :)

All 3 are right.  Martika is the original artist (good memory!) but it's also been covered by Eminem recently so I would have accepted him as well.

Is 22 Goodnight Saigon by Billy Joel?


Sorry Andy - Nice try but that's not the one I'm after.

That's unspeakably tragic, Janine...

For once, words fail me...my heart goes out to you...


Thank you Paul.

Hi jaytee

Great quiz!

# 15  Short Memory - Midnight Oil

:)


Hello Luke - hope you enjoyed the long weekend  :)

Glad you like my quiz.  Of course, your answer is correct!

32. The Times, They're All A-Changin'-Bob Dylan
35. I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing-Seekers/Hilltop Singers


Hello Indy  :)

2 outta 2 for you !

Hi jaytee

#2 is "Brothers in arms" by Dire Straits

I knew plenty of these but I was beaten to most...

Tao

Hi Janine - excellent quiz as always. I spotted a couple that I was surprised haven't already been nabbed:

#3 Life During Wartime - Talking Heads
#10 War - Edwin Starr

I saw the NZ Prime Minister speaking from Gallipoli on the BBC news last night. I have to admit I get personally affected by remembrance services, going back to my childhood when my Dad used to take us to the annual Remembrance Day service
(over here it's 11th November). My Dad was in the Navy during WWII, he was a radar officer on aircraft carriers in the Pacific.
He said little about his experiences but always made sure me & my brother & sister understood the debt we owed to those
who fought and died.

The local chapter of the Burma Star Association (veterans of the army campaign in SE Asia) always used to attend the service,
and the poem you quoted was always read out at the end as the standard bearer lowered his flag. It affects me every time I hear it, perhaps more so since my Dad died a couple of years ago. So now I go to the service each year with my own children.


Hello Graham - the two you answered are correct. :)

I watched the Dawn Service live from Gallipoli today.  The older I'm getting the more it affects me ???   Like you, after I lost my Dad who was in the jungles of New Guinea during WWII, it really chokes me up when I hear the Last Post and The Ode.  Dad never claimed his medals (don't know why).  He never spoke of any of his experiences except the odd comment here and there.  Anyway my kids want me to write to Canberra and claim his medals which I'm going to do in the next month or so.  My Mum was also in the army - different things can still upset her when they're mentioned.  I can't imagine what their lives were like ???

Hi jaytee

#2 is "Brothers in arms" by Dire Straits

I knew plenty of these but I was beaten to most...

Tao


Hi Tao

You got it!  Sorry you missed out on the easy pickin's  :)

4. Paul hardcastle - 19
9.Mike and the Mechanics - Silent Running ??

4. Paul hardcastle - 19
9.Mike and the Mechanics - Silent Running ??


Hello Gis  :)

You got #4, however, Silent Running isn't the song I'm after.  I'll give you a clue - sung by an Englishman who would have hit the enemy with his rhythm stick!

21.Paperlace - Billy don't be a hero.

This one has been driving me nuts all afternoon, I kept singing it in my head and I finally got it whilst doing the crossword at teabreak ! I guess it's true what they say about when you stop puzzling over something and do other things instead is when your brain finally figures it out.

Hello Rhonda  :)

All 3 are right.  Martika is the original artist (good memory!) but it's also been covered by Eminem recently so I would have accepted him as well.

I'm not sure what year it came out, but she's 22 now. Believe me I heard that song over and over and over and over and over. . . . . well, you get the point! I could never forget it.  :D

#8 is "The Unknown Soldier" by The Doors

21.Paperlace - Billy don't be a hero.


Hi Gis - you got it.  :)

I'm not sure what year it came out, but she's 22 now. Believe me I heard that song over and over and over and over and over. . . . . well, you get the point! I could never forget it.  :D


Yep I know the feeling.  There are some songs imbedded in your brain forever!!  :D

#8 is "The Unknown Soldier" by The Doors


That's the one ladybug!  :)

28. It's a Mistake - Men at Work

Now it's stuck in my head!

28. It's a Mistake - Men at Work

Now it's stuck in my head!


You're right - sorry I've left you with an ear worm!

#24 is "Run Through the Jungle" by CCR

#24 is "Run Through the Jungle" by CCR


Yes!  :)

You're right - sorry I've left you with an ear worm!


Could be worse, it could be the theme song from "Facts of Life" or the music from the manic chase scenes at the end of all the Benny Hill episodes.

Could be worse, it could be the theme song from "Facts of Life" or the music from the manic chase scenes at the end of all the Benny Hill episodes.

Can't say I know the show Facts Of Life.  I'm not much of an American sitcom fan  :o  However, I do remember and did like Benny Hill.  The name of that music was "Yaketty Sax"  :D

Can't say I know the show Facts Of Life.  I'm not much of an American sitcom fan  :o

It's hard to compete with the likes of your ABC's "Mother and Son." I wouldn't even dream of trying to do so with "Facts of Life," but I was young when it aired and I had a crush on Molly Ringwald.


However, I do remember and did like Benny Hill.  The name of that music was "Yaketty Sax"  :D


Oh no, there it goes again...

It's hard to compete with the likes of your ABC's "Mother and Son." I wouldn't even dream of trying to do so with "Facts of Life," but I was young when it aired and I had a crush on Molly Ringwald.



Even the Aussies manage to get it right occasionally :)  Did Mother And Son screen in Canada?  We now have a family joke about buying bags of oranges on the way to a funeral :D

I liked Molly Ringwald in "Pretty In Pink" - I had a crush on Andrew McCarthy (he reminded me so much of my boyfriend I had at highschool).

Even the Aussies manage to get it right occasionally :)  Did Mother And Son screen in Canada?  We now have a family joke about buying bags of oranges on the way to a funeral :D

Not quite, it aired on one of the two American public television stations (viewer supported by pledges) that I pick up on cable here in Montreal.  Sadly, it was back in the late 80s and I only saw a handful of episodes so I don't remember the oranges.


I liked Molly Ringwald in "Pretty In Pink" - I had a crush on Andrew McCarthy (he reminded me so much of my boyfriend I had at highschool).

"Pretty in Pink" was good and I liked the song as well.  I remember the opening scene with her putting on a pair of flowery pants, my friend, who also liked Molly Ringwald, leaned over in the dark theatre and whispered, "I'd love to weed that garden."  :o

31.  People Want to Be Free (or is it "Got to") - The Rascals

I remember the opening scene with her putting on a pair of flowery pants, my friend, who also liked Molly Ringwald, leaned over in the dark theatre and whispered, "I'd love to weed that garden."  :o


;D 


31. People Want to Be Free (or is it "Got to") - The Rascals


It is as you suspected "People Got To Be Free"  :)

is no.9 American Pie by Don Mclean ???

is no.9 American Pie by Don Mclean ???


Hi Holicman  :)

Sorry ... no.  I did give Gis a clue to the artist back on page 3.

22.  American Dream Denial - System of a Down

(Psst, Holicman, the artist your are looking for sings with a group with whom Charlie Brown could relate.)

22.  American Dream Denial - System of a Down

(Psst, Holicman, the artist your are looking for sings with a group with whom Charlie Brown could relate.)


That's the one.

Good clue for Holicman regarding artist .... but do either of you know the song?  ;) :D

Good clue for Holicman regarding artist .... but do either of you know the song?  ;) :D


Sure, it calls for the abolition of one of the things that we were most afraid of in the 80s.
(Another clue because I want Holicman or Gis to get this one.)

Sure, it calls for the abolition of one of the things that we were most afraid of in the 80s.
(Another clue because I want Holicman or Gis to get this one.)


Okay.  :)  Maybe Maddog or Paul might know it.

Okay.  :)  Maybe Maddog or Paul might know it.

It's been a day now, so I'll go for it.  The remaining song is Ban the Bomb by Ian Dury (fighting the urge to type Drury) and the Blockheads.

It's been a day now, so I'll go for it.  The remaining song is Ban the Bomb by Ian Dury (fighting the urge to type Drury) and the Blockheads.


Yes .. you got it.  I always have to think twice before I type his name too.  :)

Yes .. you got it.  I always have to think twice before I type his name too.  :)


Glad to read I'm not the only one!  ;)

BTW, jaytee, before you close this up permanently, the artist for #14 is Sgt. Barry Sadler.

BTW, jaytee, before you close this up permanently, the artist for #14 is Sgt. Barry Sadler.


Hey Indy - thanks for that - you got it.  ;) :)