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Thread ID: 57125 2005-04-24 08:14:00 Anzac Musical Quiz Terry Porritt (14) PC World Chat
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348244 2005-04-24 08:14:00 The Lawrence of Arabia question was too easy, so here is another.

What is the name of a popular dance tune composed in 1919 that is associated with Gallipoli?

The prize will be a link to the song.
Terry Porritt (14)
348245 2005-04-24 23:01:00 The only songs I can think of relating to gallipoli, are that one by the pogues and "the band played Waltzing Matilda " neither of which are really dance hall songs Morgenmuffel (187)
348246 2005-04-24 23:25:00 I'll post an answer tonight if no one comes up with what I had in mind, after the solemnity of this mornings remembrance services has passed on a bit. Terry Porritt (14)
348247 2005-04-25 10:31:00 Well, the answer to the question is "Dardanella".

This was composed in 1919 by Felix Bernard and Johnny Black, with words by Fred Fisher.
The tune was made popular by the Ben Selvin Orchestra who made the first recording of it in November 1919, and it was a hit for many years, and can still be heard today from time to time.

However, the version I like is the Paul Whiteman Orchestra in 1928, with Bix Beiderbecke playing a cornet solo.

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