Comments on: Tasmanian National Anthem (Frankie – 2008) http://www.bedroomphilosopher.com/2008/12/27/tasmania-frankie-2008/ The spiritual home of Australian musician, comedian and writer Justin Heazlewood. (@beddyphil) Thu, 26 Jan 2012 18:39:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: Justin http://www.bedroomphilosopher.com/2008/12/27/tasmania-frankie-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-249587 Justin Sun, 31 Oct 2010 03:54:08 +0000 http://www.bedroomphilosopher.com/2008/12/27/tasmania-frankie-2008/#comment-249587 Ha! That's brilliant. Ha! That’s brilliant.

]]> By: Steve Mars http://www.bedroomphilosopher.com/2008/12/27/tasmania-frankie-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-249550 Steve Mars Sat, 11 Sep 2010 02:37:08 +0000 http://www.bedroomphilosopher.com/2008/12/27/tasmania-frankie-2008/#comment-249550 Actually the words to the official* version of the Tasmanian Nation Anthem have been since 1976 are: From the land of the Dago to Tierra del Fuego they all know you'll get a fair go in Tasmania Tasmania, Tasmania, no relation to Albania Romania or Transylvania Tasmania There’s flu in Antarctica Sciatica in Spartica but not even a heart attack in Tasmania Tasmania, Tasmania, no relation to Albania Romania or Transylvania Tasmania From Queenstown to Bridport From Stanley to Dover Its all our dear island Tasmania all over Tasmania, Tasmania, no relation to Albania Romania or Transylvania Tasmania It was first performed by Blackwood Creek at the first Art School ball held in the Albert Hall Launceston A version of this by the band of the daughter of one of Blackwood Creek's guitarists is available on youtube. *official for hippies and other Launceston and surroundings area muso types of the late 70's. And there was that going away party in Richards Avenue but if you say you can remember the party you probably weren't there Actually the words to the official* version of the Tasmanian Nation Anthem have been since 1976 are:

From the land of the Dago
to Tierra del Fuego
they all know you’ll get a fair go
in Tasmania

Tasmania, Tasmania, no relation to Albania Romania or Transylvania
Tasmania

There’s flu in Antarctica
Sciatica in Spartica
but not even a heart attack
in Tasmania

Tasmania, Tasmania, no relation to Albania Romania or Transylvania
Tasmania

From Queenstown to Bridport
From Stanley to Dover
Its all our dear island
Tasmania all over

Tasmania, Tasmania, no relation to Albania Romania or Transylvania
Tasmania

It was first performed by Blackwood Creek at the first Art School ball held in the Albert Hall Launceston

A version of this by the band of the daughter of one of Blackwood Creek’s guitarists is available on youtube.

*official for hippies and other Launceston and surroundings area muso types of the late 70′s.
And there was that going away party in Richards Avenue but if you say you can remember the party you probably weren’t there

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