I remember reading a comment a while ago that said Australians don't write anthems...we write love songs for our country. Those words stuck with me.
@datwistyman
10 ай бұрын
That's a great way of think of it 👍
@Ni-boo
10 ай бұрын
That ain't a lie
@queenslanddiva
10 ай бұрын
hadn't heard that but it's right, thank you for bring it to our attention.
@nolasyeila6261
10 ай бұрын
Yes - these songs are about our true heart and soul of our land, not some false glorification.
@PeteV.53
10 ай бұрын
💯!!
@yendor9078
10 ай бұрын
It still stirs something in me. Australia is undoubtedly the best country in the world. But don't tell anybody...
@Ni-boo
10 ай бұрын
Just that instrumental intro got me going 😂
@PS-Straya_M8
10 ай бұрын
Your secret is safe with me 😁
@50NewEyes
10 ай бұрын
Shhhh…. Lol
@narjiicday-burns6944
10 ай бұрын
What ya mean, Australia sucks don't come here stay away 😉🤣😈
@PetermusPrime
10 ай бұрын
Yeah we're f$%kin full...
@sdev2749
10 ай бұрын
40 years ago this song played on stereo's and the radios every day non stop - You could not go a day without hearing it - Was a great time to be alive as a proud aussie
@tukicat1399
10 ай бұрын
one of the first albums i purchased.. they were called the Flowers then.
@Shilo-fc3xm
10 ай бұрын
Yeah and down the Venue or local ARI with eight rum and cokes under our belts with NO WAY GET FKED FK OFF!. Lol.
@lisamareepritchard6375
10 ай бұрын
Gosh I can't believe it was 40 years ago ! I still love this song today, it's timeless ❤
@puggsincyberspace
10 ай бұрын
Now it's only every second day...
@originalsusser
10 ай бұрын
@tukicat1399 actually as a fan from hearing their 1st song, they were only called Flowers for their 1st album, which was called Icehouse. Funnily enough, because of our Scottish host here, he had to change the bands name after its release owing to a Scottish band having the same name, so he picked the albums name for his band & the rest is history
@christinedean9021
5 ай бұрын
I am Australian , and have said for many years this should be our Anthem.
@JB-zs1oq
10 ай бұрын
The people of some countries proudly call themselves patriotic while we Aussies will tell you we love our country. It's in the music, in our slang, in our attitude to life and our diversity. We aren't perfect but, even with our flaws we are proudly Aussie.
@Tully_23_32
10 ай бұрын
Well said mate! That's 100% true. The Seppo/yanks are always telling us how patriotic they are & they live in the greatest country to ever exist. We do say we love our country & we don't need to boast & brag about how great our country is as we know in our heart & we don't need to convince ourselves 10 times a day about how great we are
@russelblackwell6041
10 ай бұрын
yes not American flags everywhere and especially in American movies we dont need flags to show how we feel
@jilliansharp1127
10 ай бұрын
Thank you for putting that so eloquently 😊
@leishayoung4124
10 ай бұрын
Well said, I think it is also the love of the land we inhabit...and all of its rugged, dangerous and unforgiving glory.
@gotanycash
9 ай бұрын
We love our country, we just can't defend it. THANKS SEPPOS!
@awf6554
10 ай бұрын
I'm an Australian volunteer fire fighter. This song speaks to me of the catastrophic, deadly fires we face each summer. "They burnt you black." But it's my country, and I wouldn't have it any other way.
@roberttbrockway
9 ай бұрын
I'm Australian. The first time I went overseas, I was sitting in a hostel in Jerusalem one night. This song came on a music TV station that was playing in the background. I felt so homesick.
@jayjayjase9796
10 ай бұрын
Icehouse were freakin awesome. So many great songs. We Can Get Together Can't Help Myself Hey Little Girl Street Cafe Love In Motion Dusty Pages Dont Believe Anymore No Promises Taking The Town Baby You're So Strange Crazy Electric Blue ...and thats just off the top of my head
@MrOriginalB
9 ай бұрын
Scottish guy here lived in Aus over 6 years now and now a citizen. This is my fav Aussie anthem. Also, a lot of that video are clips from where I live, outback WA, love it!! ❤
@HGCUPCAKES
10 ай бұрын
I’m an 80s kid that grew up in WA. I balled my eyes out. I live in Western Australia still and this song makes me so proud to be Australian. ❤️
@jessjenkins5474
9 ай бұрын
Hello from Perth 😀
@thebob3712
9 ай бұрын
Aus/WA is nothing like it was in the 80's, only tears I have now is for how fucked up this country has become. Perth has become an over crowded shithole, if you think otherwise you are deluding yourself.
@matthewrandom4523
4 ай бұрын
You definitely can be proud of being Australian! Visiting your homeland more than 20 years ago was the best experience of my life! Kind regards from Gemany.
@H0PeeY
10 ай бұрын
Returning to Australia on a plane following a long course in the USA this song came on my headset. Bought tears to my eyes, so happy to be going home. Beers were probably involved.
@BWNSPTV
10 ай бұрын
I love a sunburnt country, A land of sweeping plains, Of ragged mountain ranges, Of drought and flooding rains, I love her far horizons, I love her jewel sea, Her beauty and her terror - The wide brown land for me. The best thing about Australia by far, is it it's full of Australians who have come from all over the planet call our Great Southern Land home. When Australians look outwards to the rest of the world, we see ourselves reflected in it. Equally when the world looks toward Australia, they will see themselves reflected back..... ✌️☮️❤️🇦🇺🥂
@Jules-zi5qf
10 ай бұрын
wow nice, written by a man with his country in his heart. Thank you
@scott1001
10 ай бұрын
Rugged mountain ranges
@katewall6023
10 ай бұрын
Its a poem written by Dorothy McKellar.@@Jules-zi5qf
@yendor9078
10 ай бұрын
@@Jules-zi5qf My Country was written by Dorothea Mackellar in 1904 when she was home sick on a visit to England.
@ianward71
10 ай бұрын
Dorothea Mackellar… this beautiful prose that will forever continue to describe our amazing country the best.
@radinz1
9 ай бұрын
Australia celebrated in 2022 This great song and its creator Ivor Davies by naming the new section/gallery of the national Museum of Australia after the title of this song . We had the privilege of attending the grand opening with Ivor Davies performing in live performance - an unforgettable experience
@margaretborg66
10 ай бұрын
I am an immigrant from the UK over 50 years and I still get emotional when I hear great southern land !!! OMG love love it 🇦🇺
@libbypeace68
10 ай бұрын
The thing I notice when people react to songs about Australia is that the reactors actually feel our pride even though the aren't from Australia.
@rodneyridgeway2220
9 ай бұрын
if they tell the truth
@williambryan3346
9 ай бұрын
This song never fails to move me to tears. It’s simply that beautiful.
@michaeljaymakeup6620
7 ай бұрын
As an Aussie, it took years to grasp the depth of Aboriginal culture and their struggles. Respect to the original custodians; they've done an amazing job nurturing this land, maintaining its richness, balance, and health. Incredible natural landscapes abound. I can’t explain to you that feeling of returning home from being overseas, (I may be bias because I’m from Sydney) but there’s nothing like flying over that harbour 🙏❤️🥺 best country in the world.
@stephaniehawkins5211
9 ай бұрын
I consider this song to be one of the greatest, by one of the greatest bands to come out of Australia. A little note : Australias exports camels to the east and around the world, the only country in the world to have disease free camels. Great reactions mate.
@Tully_23_32
9 ай бұрын
I feel the first long key before any instruments come in is like a call to arms. U hear that & u know exactly the song & it starts the tingles all over ya body, a tear to the eye & the automatic feeling of pride, just like I Still Call Straya Home & I Am Strayan. Unlike the other two songs that mention our country by name, a lot of people outside of Straya wouldn't understand what the Great Southern Land actually is or where it is. Like many people around the world these days, especially American's don't know what or where Down Under is. I've watched many mainly American reaction channels that are confused as they have no idea not only the words being sung but also get really confused with the two words Down Under itself.
@anthonycampagnolo9038
9 ай бұрын
I was born 1956 Adelaide Australia... lived through decades of music pre 1950s till now 2023 and the late 1980's stands out as Australia's most iconic as we pumped out a heap of unforgettable bands and solo artists that you just can't help yourself to jump up and dance on the tables.
@TheSavvyShopaholic
10 ай бұрын
We have unique songwriters who write about our local environment ... so many songs about Aussie locations. This song is haunting! Makes me tear up. Another great love song to our home.
@jessjenkins5474
9 ай бұрын
Your comment made me think of Midnight Oil! 🙌
@TheSavvyShopaholic
9 ай бұрын
@@jessjenkins5474 and Skyhooks, Australian crawl, Cold chisel, Paul Kelly, etc etc so many amazing songs about our suburbs, states and environment :)
@marsbearmcw3050
9 ай бұрын
I’m Australian. I love this band and particularly this song. I’d be proud to call this our national anthem .
@grandmothergoose
10 ай бұрын
Mitch Tambo, an Australian Indigenous singer, has produced a modern version of this song with Reigan Derry, which is sung in a combination of English and Gamilaraay Indigenous language, which is very worth checking out. It takes the song to a whole new level of amazing sound.
@magical_catgirl
10 ай бұрын
They keep playing that version on the radio at work.
@brettcoster4781
9 ай бұрын
It's a brilliant reworking of Great Southern Land.
@perthfalcon
9 ай бұрын
Ayy big up I know Reigan well, she's a proper good lass. Good to see her star shining
@martinpascoe7678
9 ай бұрын
and making money out of culture
@whyyes6428
9 ай бұрын
Yeah nah sorry Mitch Tambo is a dropkick and isn't worth being spoken about. He's one of those predominantly Caucasian individuals pretending to be Indigenous.
@james_tiberius_kirk73
9 ай бұрын
As an Aussie, one of my favorite Aussie Songs of all time. It defines Australia in my eyes, especially as an 80's kid.
@jenniferharrison8915
10 ай бұрын
Love this song, anything Icehouse is brilliant - the total band package! 👍🤗 So proud! 🇦🇺
@coasterblocks3420
10 ай бұрын
And another anthem is “Sounds of Then” by Gang Gajang
@trishgrant2715
10 ай бұрын
Love that song, and the film clip.
@msduckie2384
9 ай бұрын
Epic song & video clip! 👍
@thewilfer
9 ай бұрын
I met the lead singer of Gangajang around 10-15 years ago at the birthday party function for a family he was friends with. I had the privilege of having a chat with him. He was a genuinely humble, lovely man who appreciated the kind words I said about his songwriting.
@AnnQlder
10 ай бұрын
Fun fact, when the lead singer and songwriter Iva Davies told his kids he used to be a rock star, and they didn’t believe him. Until he got out all the awards, albums, old clips etc 😂😂😂
@zoeherriot
10 ай бұрын
The biggest shock for them might have been the mullet.
@deanpd3402
9 ай бұрын
@@zoeherriot A bigger shock for many of his fans is that he used to do a Sex Pistols song or two in 79/80.
@geej1143
10 ай бұрын
I moved to Australia 37 years ago. I love my country. The people are warm and welcoming and wickedly hilarious. God bless Australia, indeed! Icehouse's "Man of Colours" remains my favourite Icehouse album. "Electric Blue", "Nothing Too Serious", these songs take me back to my younger Aussie summers ❤ Not to mention Daryl Braithwaite's "One Summer" and Gang Gajang's "Sounds of Then (This Is Australia)"!
@debrajones9325
10 ай бұрын
Being an aussie. It is the best place on this earth.. That's why our bands sing about it.. Its the best.. 😊
@SiilanPies
10 ай бұрын
Aussies aren't the same type of patriotic that people from the US, but we're patriotic in our own way. Our landscapes, our culture, our music, and our cuisine are what we're truly proud of. We're not super outspoken about it, but there's a reason people on youtube reacting to Australia get so much love. We're proud of our country, even with its flaws, and seeing other people appreciate it hits super hard for us.
@kwakagreg
9 ай бұрын
Flaws?? you must be a Queenslander....bending bananas has gone to your head...LMHO
@jackbarrie6007
Ай бұрын
Us Aussies are patriotic we are not flag wavers our patriotism is in our hearts not in a flag destroyed it self in the wind. It's in side us and we live in a paradise and we want to keep it that way❤
@andrewhall9175
10 ай бұрын
That video was probably better than the actual Icehouse video except for the fact that we missed seeing the singer’s majestic mullet😳🤣
@debbielicis6257
10 ай бұрын
Bahaha!
@metarugia3981
10 ай бұрын
When I hear people speak of Iva Davies, it's that majestic mullet that comes to mind.🙃
@Tully_23_32
9 ай бұрын
Do u know that the vid clip for this song got voted in by the Aussie public as the best vid clip in Aussie music history? I was really shocked that a vid clip of them walking thru Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park in North West Sydney would actually get close to winning... Dunno who i would've voted for tho
@PFOZ-nf7xp
10 ай бұрын
Best country in the world I'm a proud Aussie and will never apologize for it. Awesome song
@LouLou-Aus
9 ай бұрын
If you're proud, spell apologise with an S!
@PFOZ-nf7xp
9 ай бұрын
@@LouLou-Aus well excuse me for not checking the auto correct I'll take no advice from someone with Aus in name but waving a foreign flag as profile picture
@tbirdsteve1
9 ай бұрын
Icehouse are renowned for this ambience...... Street Cafe, Uniform, Love In Motion, No Promises, Don't Believe Anymore...... Superb band and still going.
@derekmooney2771
10 ай бұрын
I retired out to Adelaide early 2022, absolutely wonderful place, everyone so friendly. They can grow or make anything, the massive difference is that the weather allows you so much more time sitting outside in the evenings. oh and the wines.........
@user-nf6zb2so7h
9 ай бұрын
good on you derek..😄
@martinmoessmer9527
10 ай бұрын
Ya need to listen to this song on a big system, it rattles ya nuts.
@jayharrington7540
10 ай бұрын
😂😂
@LouLou-Aus
9 ай бұрын
Aussiest comment Ever!!!😆🤣👍👍
@evanhayward1502
Ай бұрын
Live was better. Rattled everything.
@nolasyeila6261
10 ай бұрын
This song is often played during the Australia Day fireworks. I like how they incorporated Aborginal "clap sticks" in this one. Icehouse always had songs with intelligent lyrics. One of my favourites was" Man Of Colours" - haunting and poetic song about an artist. Got to love the oboe solo.
@jurgentreue1200
10 ай бұрын
Iva Davies is a classically trained oboist.
@squeaky1374
10 ай бұрын
Michael Paynter does a lovely version of Man of Colours with the band, definitely worth checking out if you haven’t heard it already 😊
@nolasyeila6261
10 ай бұрын
Thanks -- I'll have a listen 🙂@@squeaky1374
@peonypink9149
10 ай бұрын
I love it when they play this for the fireworks! 🇦🇺
@StormTalara
9 ай бұрын
Ohh… Man of Colours. Haven’t heard that in ages. Beautiful song. ❤
@Mrflymess
10 ай бұрын
Ice house were called Flowers until they released a song called Ice House, & because there was an American band also called Flowers, they changed their name. Best move they made.
@suesmith7946
10 ай бұрын
I saw them as Flowers back in the early days at the Marconi Club in NSW - loved them ever since.
@tomwareham7944
10 ай бұрын
This video is used by the tourism industry to promote Australia , and the good thing is everywhere scenically depicted is available to the public anytime and for free , granted some places involve some travelling but all are worth the effort .
@bigdrunkhunter8729
10 ай бұрын
ICEHOUSE just at straight up rule. One of the greatest all round bands to exist
@PetermusPrime
10 ай бұрын
I'm a huge Icehouse fan. They were originally called Flowers, their first album was called Icehouse. Unfortunately they had to change their name because Flowers was already taken at the time so they adopted the name of their first album instead. Iva Davies is the mad genius behind all of their music .Great Southern Land is our unofficial national anthem. Should check out "We can get together", "No Promises", "Crazy", "Electric Blue", "Walls" and my favourite "Icehouse" from the Flowers album. The White Heat album is one of the most comprehensive "best of" albums ever and is well worth a listen.
@infin8ee
10 ай бұрын
Was about to say the same reason; Flowers. Wasn't it a Scottish band that was originally called that? Not sure but can remember Molly talking about it on Countdown 😂
@P_FamilyJAR
10 ай бұрын
And I always wondered whether the Irish band “Hothouse Flowers” were inspired by that name change…. Seems too coincidental
@libbypallett60
10 ай бұрын
Iva Davies and Icehouse are the most underrated talents of our country, his genius and the combined musical talent put them in a league of their own, I loved them from the first album while they where still called Flowers, they are still my favourite Aussie group and they are better than any import, I simply do not understand why they did not become more popular, not just at home, but on the world stage.
@timinglismusic6707
10 ай бұрын
@@libbypallett60 Totally agree that they're the most underrated Aussie band ever.
@sharbux
9 ай бұрын
"Walls" was my first time hearing Icehouse, or The Flowers as they were, back in 1980. I was obsessed with it. "Icehouse", "Don't Believe Anymore", "Trojan Blue" and "Man Of Colours" are among my faves.
@kennethdodemaide8678
10 ай бұрын
The land is the inspiration for artists. You can't help but be amazed. It evokes many great feelings that you want express.
@the_clueless_traveller
10 ай бұрын
I think one (among many other) reason that australia has produced so many fantastic artists and amazing pieces of music over the years comes down to our isolation. For so long we were neglected by international touring acts due to the prohibitive costs of visiting our shores and because the big record labels were based in London, New York and LA, it was extremely difficult for Australian artists to be recognised without leaving their friends, families and support networks behind. I think if the A&R teams for the big records had invested a little more time and money into Australia and Australian artists in the 70’s, 80’s and 90’s a lot of household Australian acts would have become massive overseas - Icehouse definitely being one of those groups. They had an amazing new wave pop rock sound and Ira Davies songwriting is top class.
@bettinafullerton6452
10 ай бұрын
That song still gives me goose bumps I love my country and Icehouse sums it perfectly.
@antheabrouwer3258
10 ай бұрын
Yep, you should check out more Icehouse. My Irish cousin told me that Hey Little Girl was a big hit in Ireland.
@lisamareepritchard6375
10 ай бұрын
I love that song by Icehouse, they have some great songs ❤
@chriscorrigan7420
10 ай бұрын
Being a full blood Australian boy { old boy } every time when that song came out it was turned up full blast and the hair on the back of my neck would stand up and it just made you feel so proud. We were the best country in the world but now we've got all of this shit arriving and bringing the grief's and dismay and the hatred to the like's of which were never once here. Somehow we have to see through all of that and remember what is was once like. That Great Southern Land
@user-ql2ow2nr3k
10 ай бұрын
Anyone who isn't proud and happy to be here has no soul.
@brasschick4214
10 ай бұрын
Explain ‘the shit arriving’… it could be argued the shit started arriving from 1788… The thing about nostalgia is it never was as wonderful as people remember. Attitudes like yours is sad.
@utha2665
10 ай бұрын
I think the issue isn't the "shit arriving" but more you not wanting to adapt. We live in an ever changing world and whether you like it or not it's going to keep on changing. TBH, if everything was the same as 40 years ago I think Australia would be worse off and everyone would be bored of the same thing all the time. I look back to 1982 and feel that was a great time, but I was only 15 years old and with not a care in the world. Life gets in the way and before you know it we're getting old and decrepit and hating on the lives we have now because we can't do the things we used to be able to do.
@chriscorrigan7420
10 ай бұрын
I have some great foreign friends and I have no grudge or ill feeling towards them. I sympathise with them for the ordeals that they went through back in their home lands and have come here for a better life. The shit I refer to are the ones that go around with their machete's, knive's, other weapon's and bring their countries unrest here to our 's. They need to be rounded up, all accounted for and sent back on the first plane off the tarmac. Like those Palestinean mad bastards, don't tell me you agree with them and you also hate the jew's. I have a jewish son in law and a finer person you wouldn't meet. I only have a problem with the rotten piece's of pig shit and the goat rooters and the child molesters and anyone who doesn't deserve the oxygen that they breath. I've had one daughter who was beaten by 2 muslim arseholes in Canberra because she wore a short skirt. She was beaten in front of her friend when they coming out of a shop so don't you tell me that I have the wrong idea's.
@GinaWelsh
10 ай бұрын
Lots of older white men think that things used to better back when racism and sexism were tolerated.
@56music64
10 ай бұрын
One of the best Australian songs ever written. You sort of forget about it, until you hear it again and the words and the music, epic. Ivor Davis was classically trained. Great writer. I feel more and more recently, like I am part of this magic land also, with evocative images like these, who wouldn't, and my family did not come out here until about mid 1800's!
@tammymcleod4504
10 ай бұрын
Iva Davies was the name...
@56music64
10 ай бұрын
@@tammymcleod4504 Yes surname was a typo. First name I did not realise was Iva and not Ivor. Corrected 😁
@Tully_23_32
9 ай бұрын
@@56music64your all good mate, don't need to apologise. Sometimes we actually believe something is pronounced one way & not realise it's not until years later. Like years of singing a line a song for only years later realising that that line doesn't say that at all 😂. Barnsey was good at that!
@56music64
9 ай бұрын
@@Tully_23_32 😎
@deanpd3402
9 ай бұрын
@@Tully_23_32 Have you ever had a yarnsey with Barnsey?
@dmr8914
8 ай бұрын
Great Southern Land, Waltzing Matilda, I am Australian, I Still Call Australia Home - We are fortunate to have the passion of our land in our hearts.
@queenslanddiva
10 ай бұрын
Love, love, love this song. I would never say I am ridiculously patriotic, but these songs stir me with a love of my country. Another iconic Aussie song, not sure if you've reacted to it, is "Sounds of Then" by Gangajang
@rossstringer828
10 ай бұрын
Actually, I grew up with all of these anthems that were played at my local pubs many times, and I saw them a few days ago at a rock festival in Bundaberg Queensland .
@FionaEm
10 ай бұрын
Has Iva still got it? 😊
@toniwhiteman5791
10 ай бұрын
The lighthouse festival was awesome 👍
@dresdyn100
10 ай бұрын
One of the greatest Aussie songs of the 80's. Icehouse were brilliant; especially their "Man of Colours" album.
@PeteV.53
10 ай бұрын
This song gives me goosebumps; I love it! You get it mate … haunting and ethereal! 👍🏽
@bradwaghorn8955
10 ай бұрын
Australian music of the 1980,s was the best of any decade.
@user-ue4ru5sf9x
17 күн бұрын
I’m so grateful to my ancestors who made their amazing decisions to migrate to a large island on the other side of the planet. They came here with nothing and made successful lives. Thank you, this country is so incredibly beautiful. I couldn’t live anywhere else I just love living in Australia. 🇦🇺 🇦🇺🇦🇺
@cathmcfarlane-noble2087
10 ай бұрын
Australians celebrate our unique diversity of terrain and flora and fauna.
@kerrysmith7598
10 ай бұрын
i used to follow them across melbourne in the 80's. it was a great pub culture, ice house, pseudo echo, Kids in the kitchen, real life, models, jo io zep and the falcons. the list was endless. wherever they were playing. we were there. its a music pub scene that wont ever repeat.
@a.morrigan5870
9 ай бұрын
Aww, getting all teary here, he'll of a time for music, great pub scene.
@jkwes1
9 ай бұрын
Best song ever written about indigenous dispossession and betrayal. And so evocative of our island’s extraordinary beauty.
@jeanii_d
9 ай бұрын
I'm not overly patriotic, but when travelling overseas for a few months, I heard this song and stood in a street sobbing like a baby. Brilliant song that somehow manages to capture the FEEL of the many isolated and spacious landscapes in Australia.
@Thromash
10 ай бұрын
Every time I hear this song I can smell the bush & get vivid memories of hiking. Good vibes. Also fun fact, Australia is a quite the large Exporter of Camels.
@jurgentreue1200
10 ай бұрын
Yep, Australian camels a favoured for camel racing in the Middle East.
@nolasyeila6261
10 ай бұрын
Doing the sunset camel ride on Cable Beach is an amazing experience.
@Qnotkay7
9 ай бұрын
I migrated here in 2010. This particular song brings me to tears now because I love my new home so much. I love your accent mate ;)
@user-ue4ru5sf9x
5 ай бұрын
Fantastic!!! Gives me goosebumps. I’m forever grateful that my ancestors migrated to this fantastically beautiful country and help make it what it is today. I love Australia forever. 🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺
@kathyreid4735
10 ай бұрын
I saw them live a couple of years ago, and they still have it. They were absolutely brilliant.
@B.Wayne1939
10 ай бұрын
My Mum was Born in Glasgow, Scotland 🏴🥰🙏😔 May She Rest in Peace, Mum Always said that She Misses Glasgow, but Loved Australia Soo much and Never Regretted Coming here to Sydney when She was 17, She Moved to the Bush with My Grandma and Grandpa, to Leeton NSW and when She was 18 Mum Met My Dad Not long After and Married a Year later, He is an Aussie, a Year later I Arrived, Glasgow and Scotland Will Always be My Love Mum Said, but Australia Is Now My Home 🇦🇺🥰🙏😔
@Josma432
10 ай бұрын
There’s a poem called “My country” by Dorothea McKellar that expresses this so well.
@datwistyman
10 ай бұрын
Great reaction mate, yep it makes me feel great and your reaction and joy makes me happy as, as well 🙂👍🇦🇺
@user-bi8wp6wy3l
10 ай бұрын
I am 67 and Icehouse (Flowers) has been a favotite band of mine for 40 odd years back in those days we had so much Aussie talent to choose from. We just completed a 6 month trip around Australia with our caravan and all of these places can definately be found. The difference is if you get there when its raining or overcast or you dont have a drone to film them from above then they may not be exactly like the video suggests.. As an Aussie I am still touched by the words and the meaning behind this song even without the nice video. Keep in mind that half of the people who react to this probably havent seen more of Australia than the area that they live in or they werent even born when the song came out..
@lindylufromoz5111
10 ай бұрын
I've always believed I must've done something mega special in a past life, to have been lucky enough to be born in this majestic country: the greatest paradise on the planet. This video renewed that belief. Thanks! x Linda.
@helenthompson5532
10 ай бұрын
Thank you so much, these songs always make us Aussies feel proud to be an Aussie. Glad you appreciate them too. And yes there are many that could become our anthem.
@franmarel2883
10 ай бұрын
My best memory of this epic song was hearing it booming out as an accompaniment to the Sydney New Year’s Fireworks. Must have been 20 years ago at least but the moment has stayed with me.
@reefsurfing3273
10 ай бұрын
Love all of your reactions mate 👍 cheers 🇦🇺
@jmhn63
10 ай бұрын
The best country in the world and the best song in the world sung by the best band in the world .
@tammymcleod4504
10 ай бұрын
Yep, it's good eh? Back in the 80s, ppl were absolutely proud to be Australian. Unfortunately, not so much now, care of the lefties shaming anyone who's proud to be Australian. But I do reckon, over the last few years, patriots ARE actually beginning to fight back and bring our pride in being Australian back to the fore ❤❤❤
@lornacignarella6612
7 ай бұрын
Please stand for the Australian anthem. Surfers Paradise here I love my country 🐨🦘🇦🇺
@slypig24
9 ай бұрын
Living on the worlds largest Island, being Australia. I do love the fact we can drive from the Pacific Ocean to the Indian Ocean without needing a passport or going through any boarders. And the country shows so many beautiful, and varied sunsets and sun rises, driving from the very Souther to our most Northerly point. We are a very lucky country, and is comes out in our songs and music.
@paulkrueger260
Ай бұрын
This encapsulates Australia as an idea and reality lost in time perfectly
@gryffindork9563
10 ай бұрын
Loved Icehouse since I was a teenager! Electric Blue favourite song 💙
@Mirrorgirl492
10 ай бұрын
Loving this extended re-mix. The thing about being in Australia is, we fn LOVE the place. We Love the people. We love the Land; and yes, our songwriters translate this LOVE in a way that no others can.
@paulm0573
8 ай бұрын
I still get goosebumps every time I hear this song and especially watch this video. Proud to be an Aussie! 🇦🇺
@lynnmoses3563
10 ай бұрын
Aye it does indeed Matt....Very proud...Extraordinary country we have...very easy to take for granted...Love that you see the beauty here..Cheers Matt
@BrionyMae
10 ай бұрын
70s and 80s was the height of pride in being Australian which is why all the best Australian songs came from that time. Since then radical leftists in the education system has made millennials and gen z’s ashamed of being Australian.
@FrankieOver50
10 ай бұрын
Taking me back to my teenage years. Love this! And it totally stands up today as a track. It's timeless.
@SheriRoyston
9 ай бұрын
this is the best version film clip of this song - love our great southern land 😍🥰
@citrinedragon1466
10 ай бұрын
Of course I love being an Aussie... and I'm very proud of the artists, musicians and inventors. We definitely rock!
@AEB1066
10 ай бұрын
Scottish guy 2023 - I feeling like I am being transported to Australia. Scottish guy 1788 - help I am being transported to Australia!
@pixie3760
2 ай бұрын
😅😅😅
@alisonbell3561
9 ай бұрын
This absolutely timeless and classic track was written by Icehouse's frontman, a classically trained musician named Iva Davies. It is from the early 80s and has long been considered an anthem here. We Aussies love it and I am very glad people from other countries do, too. That particular video you showed was one I hadn't seen before. Absolutely stunning, really showed our contrasting Outback and coastal landscapes beautifully
@vicstar62
3 ай бұрын
One of my all time favourite Aussie songs. Love Icehouse!
@bigs1546
10 ай бұрын
For sooooo long this was a workout song for me - you can work at the slow beat or double it up. Been a fave since it 1stcame out. Iva Davies [lead singer] is brilliant - so many Icehouse songs to explore "hey Little Girl" "Electric Blue" "Can't Help Myself" "Nothing too Serious" "We Can Get Together" just great talent. Some of the unusual sounds are trying to reproduce Aboriginal instruments - some synthesize didgeridoo, drums imitate clapping sticks etc. so probably unique sounding to others and we are used to it.
@AndrewWhite-ey2ep
10 ай бұрын
AC/DC, Cold Chisel and INXS rightly get a lot of the attention as our biggest rock bands from my early years (late 70s to early 90s) - but we had so many other bands almost as good, with Icehouse being up there. Suggestions for good Aussie rock songs are Choir Boys - "Run to Paradise", and Hoodoo Gurus - "Like Wow Wipeout"
@Josma432
10 ай бұрын
The Mentals too
@eb7694
9 ай бұрын
Love 'Run to Paradise'! Don't forget the Angels - brilliant...
@knackers_1795
5 ай бұрын
Amen brother
@arrow5878
10 ай бұрын
Play this song to any Australian expatriates and you'll have tears coming down their faces guaranteed .
@SheriRoyston
10 ай бұрын
this video is the best one I have ever seen. shows just how amazing out land is
@sharonbrown7419
10 ай бұрын
This is my favourite Aussie song ❤
@martinmoessmer9527
10 ай бұрын
Many consider this as another unofficial National Anthem.
@geofftottenperthcoys9944
10 ай бұрын
I do
@TheMelbournelad
10 ай бұрын
This is our amp up rock one Matilda is our spiritual or somber one
@JAMMAJ-cq2bl
6 ай бұрын
Its indeed an Anthem for the Great Southern Land. Great song, spectacular scenery and insightful lyrics. Love from Canada to the Great Aboriginal Peoples of this Great Southern Land. Love this song.😃😃❤💪🤛
@emilyymaree_
10 ай бұрын
Just commented about this on the other video and checked just in case you’d uploaded again and you did! Icehouse is such a nostalgic band for me as my parents were always playing them growing up, they will always have a special place in my heart
@numynumevs
10 ай бұрын
On that 30 list do INXS ' never tear us apart ' and Australian Crawl ' reckless '👍
@davidareeves
10 ай бұрын
Doesn't matter how many photos or videos you see of Australia. You cannot compare to in person. Like going from B&W to colour photography As for anthem after anthem, we've been sunbaking for 65k yrs, now every man and his dog wants to have a piece :D
@meni8015
10 ай бұрын
Icehouse are one of my favourite Aussie bands and still on my playlist. Great video and this song is a classic.
@TheStarcruiser
10 ай бұрын
Top Reaction! Cheers from the Great Southern Land🪃
@candycanessongs
10 ай бұрын
Australia has a lot of Celtic traditions so the music and word play are just a different form of the Irish pub musicians.... well it was back in the 80's. You even tend to see Bagpipes thrown in. Australia is a British gangbang of traditions.
@tammymcleod4504
10 ай бұрын
I'd have to agree with this. I'm a 60s kid, and my parents lived through the Depression, and quite often I'll say something, and ppl will say "are you of British heritage?", or "are you a Pom?", but it's sayings that my parents used to come out with... old British sayings and whatnot.
@matt5754
10 ай бұрын
Englands biggest mistake, they sent their "convicts" to paradise! I wouldn't wanna be anywhere else!
@sandrachappell6845
10 ай бұрын
Truly how blessed are we to live in this absolute beautiful country 🇦🇺
@lynwragge5552
10 ай бұрын
I love this song. They are one of my favourite Aussie bands.
@kathrynryan285
Ай бұрын
Absolutely perfect photography and a great song forever
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