'Can
You Hear Australia's
Heroes Marching?'is
a
national war memorial
song and a tribute
to
theANZAC
spirit of
mateship, courage and
sacrifice. New
website for the song at http://www.australianwarheroes.com
You can link
to the
new website for the song or tell others about it. The success of the
song meant
it was
necessary to create a domain that was unique to the song and gave it a
permanent home
on the Internet. The song has over a
million hits
online with this website, YouTube, and
other
websites that include the song. Take a look at the
new website.
Over 1,000 people a
day view
videos relating to the song
on YouTube
alone. Peter's
YouTube channel has passedone million
video views, with most
viewing videos relating to
the song. Click hereto go to the YouTube channel. You can
see videos of the song for
WW1, WW2, the Vietnam War and more.
Click here
for other inspiring Australian Songs by the author of the war heroes
song
(this is a new website).
This
video is a tribute to the Australian
Army. The Australian Army is
Australia's military land force. It is
part of the Australian Defence
Force (ADF).
Over
100,000
Australians
have lost their lives in the
service and defence of our country. Along
with their mates,
they're
marching once
again,
in the towns and cities,across
our great land.
The songistimelessand
honours the memory of those who have died in the service and defence of Australia
in war.
The marching
theme
of the
songis especiallypowerful
and supportsthe spirit
of ANZAC Day. The
song does not glorify war or
endorse conflict of any
kind. The song simply
highlights the sacrifice of
many Australians who died in the service and
defence
of our country in war.
The
song has
been used for
commemorative purposes across Australia by schools,
churches, choirs,
bands, councils, retirement homes, military
services, RSL
branches and ANZAC
tributes at NRL & AFL matches.
Radio
stations
throughout Australia have broadcast
the
song leading up to ANZAC Day and Remembrance
Day.
The song is also requested to be
played at funerals (for veterans).
Click
hereto readcomments
regarding the
song. The
words (lyrics) to the
song have
been requested
to
be used or read at commemorative ceremonies. You canclick hereto
download the words
to the
song (pdf file). Click here for a tribute to the Australian Air Force.
Peter
Barnes initiated this song in 2001. He is the author (and copyright owner) of the song
and he
created the concept, title and lyrics. You can contact Peter by email here
Australian
Music All content on this page and on the video remainsthe
property of
the respective copyright holders.
The song
may not be
used for any commercial purposes whatsoever. Peter
also holds copyright for 'Can you hear our heroes marching?'. Any change of the name of a country, for
instance, inserting
'America's', instead of
'Australia's' in the the song is in violation of copyright.
Topics
covered by this website include: ww2
war heroes.
second
world war. watch
a video of the song
for free
on youtube. remember the fallen. videos you can watch. lest we forget.
ww2 world war 2. australian army tribute.
ADF Australia's military land force.