Old music: Daddy Cool – Eagle Rock

When Australians went in search of a new national anthem in the 70s, they could have done worse than thisAustralia boasts a proud sporting heritage, so it was only natural that choosing a national anthem to replace Tie Me Kangaroo Down, Sport (or was it God Save the Queen?) should become a marathon. After decades of debate, a 1973 government-backed song quest, more debate and a referendum in 1977, the country finally plumped for a song written a century before, Advance Australia Fair. Fair enou...

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