'Can
You Hear Australia's
Heroes Marching?' is
a
national war memorial
song and a tribute
to
the
ANZAC
spirit of
mateship, courage and
sacrifice.
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 song is timeless
and
honours the memory of those who have died in the service and defence of Australia
in war.
The marching
theme
of the
song is especially powerful
and supports the 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. The author allows the
song to be used for free for commemorative
purposes.
Many schools throughout Australia use
this song for commemorative purpose. Click here
to read some of
the comments.
Companies
and businesses have asked to use the song leading up to (or on)
ANZAC Day. For
instance,
stores have asked to have it played over their in-store sound system
leading up to ANZAC Day.
A mining
company asked to use the song for their commemorative service. The
author of the song allows the song
to be
used at no cost if a
company or business wants to use it leading up to (or on) ANZAC Day for
commemorative
purposes.
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).
"I
am taking a funeral
tomorrow of a Vietnam Vet who died last week of cancer. The
family would like
to use your song... I am asking for permission to use it at the
funeral."
E-mail from a
Reverend
Many Australians who lost their
lives in war weren't thinking they could save the world or defeat
evil
regimes.
As in the trenches of France, and
the patrols in Vietnam,
or on the
Kokoda Track, Australians were looking
after their mates alongside
them. Many Australian veterans march on ANZAC Day in memory of
their
mates
left behind, and the ones that have passed on before them. A recent Australian casualty of war, SAS
soldier
Sergeant Matthew Locke, was more concerned about looking after his
mates than
fearing for his life. Sergeant
Locke, who died after being shot in the chest during a
firefight with Taliban fighters in Afghanistan, told a
reporter that "looking after the blokes with you" was his
key responsibility.
Click
here
to
download the song
(CD quality mp3 in full length). Don't miss this
opportunity to have your
own copy of the song at no cost.
To download you must right
click on 'Click here' and then click on 'Save
Target
As...' Then choose a
folder on your computer where you want the mp3 file downloaded
to.
The
words (lyrics) to the
song have
been requested
to
be used or read at commemorative ceremonies.
You can click here to
download the words
to the
song (pdf file).
Sheet music can be emailed to you for
no
cost for commemorative ceremonies. Click
here to be sent
sheet music. As well as standard sheet music, there is individual
sheet music for piano, solo voice, trumpet,
electric guitar, bass guitar, choir and drum kit.
NEW:
Full arrangement now available.
Includes all
instruments (piano, trumpet, electric guitar, bass guitar, drum kit)
choir and solo voice.
"Congratulations
on
your very
professionally presented
song, 'Can You Hear Australia's Heroes
Marching?'
It is most patriotic, stirring
and respectfully thought provoking."
Major General
Peter Phillips AO
MC (Retd) National
President of the
RSL
"We, the ACT TPI Association, have been
asked by the Federation of the TPI Association to create the
same CD
using your song for a national campaign to Federal politicians. The Federation has asked me
to ask your
permission to use your song on the national campaign. They only
intend sending the CDs
to the Federal and other local State politicians.
For your information, we have
found
the CD of great
benefit in informing our local politicians of just what
is a TPI. Could
you please advise if your
approval is given to the Federation using your
song on the
CD?"
TPI - Totally
and Permanently Incapacitated Ex Servicemen and Women
"Last
Sunday, the Brisbane Broncos
played the Penrith Panthers at Suncorp
Stadium in a round 7 NRL
match. The match
including the ceremony was shown live on Fox Sports. At 2.25pm there
was a
special Anzac tribute
and
your wonderful song was played as the special guests, match officials and
both teams entered the stadium. They walked on in staggered starts escorted by Army service
personnel to the music and it
was absolutely wonderful. They all lined up in one line and the 'toss'
was performed
by an 85 yr old POW veteran. The Qld Premier with match referee and both team
captains. The
Qld President of the RSL read
the Ode and a Navy bugler played the Last Post. It was
a very moving
few
minutes and everyone loved it. You should be very
proud of your song.
Thanks
again for permitting us to use the
song. I have played it
probably 30 times over the last month. It
moves me
every time, the words are
reflective of our appreciation for these men &
women."
Brian
McGrath - Operations
Manager -
Brisbane Broncos Football Club
*The
song was requested to be used
again for the ANZAC tribute
in the 2007 round 7 NRL match when the
Brisbane
Broncos
played
Melbourne
Storm. This was the third time the song has been requested
to be
played by the Brisbane Broncos for their ANZAC tribute.
It was also used in 2004 and 2006. The song was
used as part of the ANZAC tribute in the
2008 round 7 NRL match between
the Brisbane Broncos and the
South Sydney Rabbitohs on ANZAC Day, 25
April, at Suncorp Stadium.
"The CD was great. We put it
over the P.A.
system in the park on ANZAC Day and the whole town
has
been
humming the tune ever since."
Collie Cardiff
RSL - Western Australia
"I
thought the music was a modern reflection on
Australia's war dead... As a Vietnam veteran I would
have to say that it is a wonderful tribute to
all who have fallen."
Edmund
'Ted' Harrison
"Mr
Barnes, while visiting Australia last September, I had the opportunity
to visit the War
Memorial in
Canberra. I took numerous pictures there as well
of other places I visited while
in your country. I've
been putting my pictures, along with background musical tracks,
up on my website as podcasts. As I
worked on the pictures of
the War Memorial, I
looked for appropriate music to accompany it and
found your
song. I would like to know if
you would give me permission to use 'Can You Hear
Australia's Heroes
Marching?' as background
to the pictures of the Australian War Memorial?
It would be
the perfect music to
underscore the pictures."
Gene
Bias, Orlando,
FL, USA
"The
Norwegian publishing house Aschehoug is about to publish a new series
of English schoolbooks
for 8-10th grade in the Norwegian market. In this new series,
called Key English, we want to make use
of the song "Can You Hear Australia's Heroes
Marching".
Joakim Botten - Aschehoug
Education
Click
here
to read more comments
regarding the
song.
Click here to watch a
tribute to Australians who served and
died
in Vietnam.
Click here to watch a video of
the song relating to the Korean War.
Click here to watch a video of
the song relating to the Second World
War.
Click here to watch a video of
the song relating to the First World
War.
Click here to watch a video of
the song relating to the Kokoda Track.
Click here to watch a video of
the song relating to the Gallipoli
Campaign.
Click here to watch a
modern
day tribute to Australians
who serve and have died in places like Afghanistan,
Iraq, East Timor and on peacekeeping and
humanitarian operations around
the world.
Click here for Australian Army tribute (also
includes links to Navy and Air Force tributes).
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
Over 1,000 people a
day view
videos relating to the song
on YouTube
alone. Peter's YouTube channel
has passed 600,000
video views, with most
viewing videos relating to
the song. Click here to go to the
YouTube channel.
The song has a million hits online with this website, Youtube, and
other websites that include the song.
There
are few uniquely modern day Australian commemorative songs you
can use for free, if any at
all.
With this song you can
access a CD quality mp3 file
of the song in full length for free. You can ask for sheet
music
to be emailed to you to be used for commemorative purposes for
free. You
can access the lyrics for
free.
'Can
you hear Australia's heroes
marching?' ©
Peter
Barnes 2001 - 2008.
All Rights Reserved.
Click
here if
you would like to know more about the author of the songs.
If you would like to commission Peter
to write a song please email here
Or, if you prefer, you can
phone him on 0418 82 7756.
All content on this page and on the video remains the
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.