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2 unusual facts about I Vow to Thee, My Country


Donald Allister

In 2001 Allister attracted media attention after it was reported that he had refused to allow a couple to have the hymns "Jerusalem" and "I Vow to Thee, My Country" at their wedding.

The Higher Mortals

original music: David Hewson (some familiar classical pieces are also used, and the closing credits are set to a rewritten version of I Vow to Thee, My Country, heavily ironic in the circumstances)


Emil Dimitrov

# Моя страна, моя България (My country, my Bulgaria) - Emil Dimitrov; Director: Stilian Ivanov

Leonard Teale

His reading of Dorothea Mackellar's patriotic poem which includes the line "I love a sunburnt country, a land of sweeping plains" became so popular in the 1970s that it was frequently used to parody him.

My Country

"My Country" is an iconic patriotic poem about Australia, written by Dorothea Mackellar (1885-1968) at the age of 22 while homesick in the United Kingdom.

Of ragged mountain ranges possibly refer to the Mount Royal Ranges, and the Barrington Tops.

My Country, My Country

Poitras focuses primarily on Dr. Riyadh al-Adhadh, an Iraqi medical doctor, father of six and Sunni political candidate.

My Country, My Name

On November 27, 2010 another beta version with some graphics and gameplay improvements was presented in UniAnime at Colégio Universitário Morumbi festival in São Paulo, Brazil.

In the game, Johann and Yohahn are two friend who build their own country in an old oil rig, and after a big discussion, while they were choosing the country name, a small war begun to take the control of their little country.

In this two players demo each player can fight in a small level with Johann or Yohahn in same screen with a Xbox 360 Controller.

On November 22, 2010 a beta version of the game was presented during the event My Country, My Name BETA Launch Party in São Paulo, Brazil.

My Country, My Name is a 2D Side-scrolling action platform video game under development by Vortex Game Studios since 2009 and the very first playable preview was done December 7 in Arte Menor event in São Paulo, Brazil

where each team is in a different LCD monitor and Johann and Yohahn wasn't a playable character.

On December 7, 2009 an alpha version of the game was presented during the event Arte Menor in São Paulo, Brazil.

National Arboretum Canberra

On a hill within and overlooking the arboretum is "wide brown land", spelling out the description of Australia by Dorothea McKellar in her poem My Country, taken from the original manuscript in McKellar's handwriting.

Pierre Berton

Berton's television career included spots as host and writer on My Country, The Great Debate, Heritage Theatre, The Secret of My Success and The National Dream.

The Unruly Hare

He decides to walk the tracks instead, to the tune of My Country, 'Tis of Thee.

World Wide Recorder Concert

Four million children, including those from Mr. Garrison's class, are scheduled to play "My Country, 'Tis of Thee" at the televised Worldwide Recorder Concert in Oklahoma City led by Yoko Ono and Kenny G, but a flood caused the concert to be relocated in Little Rock, Mr. Garrison's hometown.


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