Re: RIP Judith Durham
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Sun Aug 07, 2022 10:38 pmby Richard A
Oh she is a great loss! I was a fan of the Seekers in my youth - and Judith Durham was always their star. And though no Australian, I thought that "I Am Australian" was a great alternative anthem, with the first verse focusing on the Aboriginals, or First Nations as I gather they now prefer to call themselves: "For 40,000 years I've been the first Australian" - at a time when the official anthem was still proclaiming that Australia was a young country. And the line "And from all the lands on earth we come" shows a perspective that Australian governments haven't always appeared to share!
RIP indeed.
Re: RIP Judith Durham
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Mon Aug 08, 2022 8:00 pmby wring
Oliviasad. bad time for female singers from down under, Olivia Newton John just died, too.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/lifestyle/fam ... 7315f60298
Re: RIP Judith Durham
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Tue Aug 09, 2022 9:18 pmby Richard A
Yes - and at 73, Olivia Newton-John was too young. Another victim of cancer.
Judith Durham, I see, suffered from lifelong bronchiectasis after catching measles at 4. If a legacy is to remind Australians of the potential consequences of not vaccinating their kids, then that will be worth something.
Re: RIP Judith Durham
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Thu Aug 11, 2022 3:42 amby tubeswell
Richard A wrote:Judith Durham, I see, suffered from lifelong bronchiectasis after catching measles at 4.
Incredible that she could sing so well! She had a powerful soprano - really impressive set of pipes just looking back at these old videos
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wZf41UudAbIhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PSxwqBJLU8A
Watch on youtube.com