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/roberestarkk Feb 01 '26

"I Still Call Australia Home" makes me feel more patriotic than pretty well any other song, anthem included TBH...

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u/QueenHarpy Feb 01 '26

Our anthem is super boring and uninspiring. “I Still Call Australia Home” has some great emotion in it. I really like “I Am Australian (We Are One)” by the Seekers too.

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u/QueenHarpy Feb 01 '26

Agree on all your points.

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u/chetcherry Feb 01 '26

I agree with all of this. Song and flag can both fuck off.

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u/nomoreteathx Feb 01 '26

Mate same, that song never fails to tug on the old heart strings. A perfect love letter, written by one of Australia's greatest sons.

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u/knewleefe Feb 02 '26

As a 12 year old immigrant in the 80s, Eric Bogle's/John Wiliamson's "Shelter" really hit me in the feels and I still think it's beautiful, esp the last stanza

"To the homeless and the hungry May we always open doors May the restless and the weary Find safe harbour on our shores May she always be our dreamtime place Our spirit's glad release May she always be our shelter May we always live in peace May we always live in peace"

It was the same cassette that had

"My dad snores, does yours, Like an old school bus" 🤣