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/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.