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}}'''Holy Grail''' is a song performed by the [[Australia]]n band [[Hunters & Collectors]] on their 1992 album ''[[Cut (Hunters and Collectors album)|Cut]]''. With lyrics referring to popular [[Holy Grail]] mythology, the song is an anthemic single inspired by [[Napoleon I of France|Napoleon]]'s [[French invasion of Russia|march]] to [[Russia]] in 1812, but also referencing the Hunters & Collectors' flagging attempts to "crack" the American market. |
}}'''Holy Grail''' is a song performed by the [[Australia]]n band [[Hunters & Collectors]] on their 1992 album ''[[Cut (Hunters and Collectors album)|Cut]]''. With lyrics referring to popular [[Holy Grail]] mythology, the song is an anthemic single inspired by [[Napoleon I of France|Napoleon]]'s [[French invasion of Russia|march]] to [[Russia]] in 1812, but also referencing the Hunters & Collectors' flagging attempts to "crack" the American market. |
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The song has since become an [[Australian rules football]] anthem<ref>{{cite journal|journal=Sporting Traditions|volume=17|issue=1|month=November|year=2000|title=One Day in September: Grass Roots Enthusiasm, invented Traditions and Contemporary Commercial Spectacle and the Australian Football League Finals|author=Stephen Alomes|url=http://www.aafla.org/SportsLibrary/SportingTraditions/2000/st1701/ST1701h.pdf|accessdate=2006-07-18}}</ref>, particularly with mistaken reference to the [[AFL_Grand_Final#Premiership_Cup|Premiership Cup]] and the [[AFL Grand Final]]. [[Channel Ten]] used the song to open and close its AFL broadcasts between 2002 and 2006. |
The song has since become an [[Australian rules football]] anthem<ref>{{cite journal|journal=Sporting Traditions|volume=17|issue=1|month=November|year=2000|title=One Day in September: Grass Roots Enthusiasm, invented Traditions and Contemporary Commercial Spectacle and the Australian Football League Finals|author=Stephen Alomes|url=http://www.aafla.org/SportsLibrary/SportingTraditions/2000/st1701/ST1701h.pdf|accessdate=2006-07-18}}</ref>, particularly with mistaken reference to the [[AFL_Grand_Final#Premiership_Cup|Premiership Cup]] and the [[AFL Grand Final]]. [[Channel Ten]] used the song to open and close its AFL broadcasts between 2002 and 2006. Ironically, the composer of the song, [[Mark Seymour]], does not follow Australian Rules football. <ref>Seymour, Mark: "Thirteen Tonne Theory", page 365. Penguin Viking, 2008</ref> |
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It was also featured as the theme song to the Australian [[rugby league]] movie ''[[Footy Legends]]''. |
It was also featured as the theme song to the Australian [[rugby league]] movie ''[[Footy Legends]]''. |
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The main riff throughout the song bears a significant resemblance to the song [[More Than A Feeling]]. |
The main riff throughout the song bears a significant resemblance to the song [[More Than A Feeling]]. |
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Holy Grail is a song performed by the Australian band Hunters & Collectors on their 1992 album Cut. With lyrics referring to popular Holy Grail mythology, the song is an anthemic single inspired by Napoleon's march to Russia in 1812, but also referencing the Hunters & Collectors' flagging attempts to "crack" the American market.
The song has since become an Australian rules football anthem[1], particularly with mistaken reference to the Premiership Cup and the AFL Grand Final. Channel Ten used the song to open and close its AFL broadcasts between 2002 and 2006. Ironically, the composer of the song, Mark Seymour, does not follow Australian Rules football. [2]
It was also featured as the theme song to the Australian rugby league movie Footy Legends. The main riff throughout the song bears a significant resemblance to the song More Than A Feeling.
References
- ^ Stephen Alomes (2000). "One Day in September: Grass Roots Enthusiasm, invented Traditions and Contemporary Commercial Spectacle and the Australian Football League Finals" (PDF). Sporting Traditions. 17 (1). Retrieved 2006-07-18.
{{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter|month=ignored (help) - ^ Seymour, Mark: "Thirteen Tonne Theory", page 365. Penguin Viking, 2008
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