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<blockquote data-quote="Marg's Man" data-source="post: 299666" data-attributes="member: 4085"><p>More years ago than I can remember a lonely boy from Oz wrote a beautiful song about his extensive travels and what his country meant to him. Perhaps you've heard of him - Peter Allen. The song was "I Still Call Australia Home".</p><p></p><p>Jump forward a couple of years to 1990; Marg and I were returning home after a four week trip to Greece. Naturally we were flying QANTAS and over the headphones as we came into Sydney Airport they played this song. Until then I hadn't felt homesick, I knew I was going to get home, I had my family with me, nothing else important was separated from me. Suddenly I came completely unstuck - I was HOME.</p><p></p><p>Since then the song has had the power to move me to tears as I feel the same emotions that Allen was feeling when he wrote it. I felt it very appropriate when QANTAS bought the rights to the song as part of their corporate image. They have created a beautiful new campaign that turns around the song, sung by a composite Youth Choir similar to the one easy child and difficult child 2/easy child 2 sang with. </p><p></p><p>I know I am being more than a bit jingoistic but what you think of the advertisement? Go to this link and click on the "Watch TV Commercial" button. <a href="http://www.qantas.com.au/travel/airlines/i-still-call-australia-home/global/en" target="_blank">http://www.qantas.com.au/travel/airlines/i-still-call-australia-home/global/en</a></p><p></p><p>I want honest opinions, even if you don't like it but I think you will.</p><p></p><p>Marg's Man</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marg's Man, post: 299666, member: 4085"] More years ago than I can remember a lonely boy from Oz wrote a beautiful song about his extensive travels and what his country meant to him. Perhaps you've heard of him - Peter Allen. The song was "I Still Call Australia Home". Jump forward a couple of years to 1990; Marg and I were returning home after a four week trip to Greece. Naturally we were flying QANTAS and over the headphones as we came into Sydney Airport they played this song. Until then I hadn't felt homesick, I knew I was going to get home, I had my family with me, nothing else important was separated from me. Suddenly I came completely unstuck - I was HOME. Since then the song has had the power to move me to tears as I feel the same emotions that Allen was feeling when he wrote it. I felt it very appropriate when QANTAS bought the rights to the song as part of their corporate image. They have created a beautiful new campaign that turns around the song, sung by a composite Youth Choir similar to the one easy child and difficult child 2/easy child 2 sang with. I know I am being more than a bit jingoistic but what you think of the advertisement? Go to this link and click on the "Watch TV Commercial" button. [url]http://www.qantas.com.au/travel/airlines/i-still-call-australia-home/global/en[/url] I want honest opinions, even if you don't like it but I think you will. Marg's Man [/QUOTE]
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