Eric Bogle has written many iconic songs that deal with the
futility and waste of war. Two of these in particular, 'And the
Band Played Waltzing Matilda' and 'No Man's Land (a.k.a. The Green
Fields of France)', have been recorded numerous times in a dozen or
more languages indicating the universality and power of their
simple message. Bogle's other compositions about the First World
War give a voice to the voiceless, prominence to the forgotten and
personality to the anonymous as they interrogate the human
experience, celebrate its spirit and empathise with its suffering.
This book examines Eric Bogle's songs about the Great War within
the geographies and socio-cultural contexts in which they were
written and consumed. From Anzac Day in Australia and Turkey to the
'The Troubles' in Northern Ireland and from small Aboriginal
communities in the Coorong to the influence of prime ministers and
rock stars on a world stage, we are urged to contemplate the nature
and importance of popular culture in shaping contemporary notions
of history and national identity. It is entirely appropriate that
we do so through the words of an artist who Melody Maker described
as 'the most important songwriter of our time'.
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