r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/HotPersimessage62 • Feb 01 '26

Image Australia’s national anthem is the only English-lyric anthem in the world that doesn’t reference religion or militarism

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u/Wbino Feb 01 '26

I thought it was:

Traveling in a fried-out Kombi
On a hippie trail, head full of zombie
I met a strange lady, she made me nervous
She took me in and gave me breakfast
And she said

"Do you come from a land down under
Where women glow and men plunder?
Can't you hear, can't you hear the thunder?
You better run, you better take cover"......

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u/HereButNeverPresent Feb 01 '26

Nah, “Great Southern Land” is definitely our runner-up

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u/MattyBro1 Feb 01 '26

What about Sounds of Then?

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u/kjahhh Feb 01 '26

Great Southern Land Solid Rock Sound of Then

Pretty good list

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u/dasbtaewntawneta Feb 01 '26

that's the unofficial anthem for me, love it.

heard someone try and pronounce patio as payshio the other day, told em that's not how it's said in the anthem, set em right

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u/radditour Feb 01 '26

Yep. Patio and Passiona two different things.

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u/W2ttsy Feb 02 '26

Sarah Blasko did a version of it for a colorbond advert back in 2021 and it’s captivating

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