"The Horses" by Daryl Braithwaite is for Australian youth what "Don't Stop Believing" by Journey is for American youth. Something like that.
It's the anthem sung with equal parts revelry and jest on the bus ride to or from athletic events and such. Group bonding, basically, over something everyone knows. Nostalgia for young people.
It's somewhat, er, mundane for my tastes as well lol
Yeah, I spent a bit of time in Cairns, was a brief tourist in Sydney, and stayed with locals in Melbourne over school holiday. Had a great time in Canberra, too, mostly because I had such a cool experience at ANU and Bruce Hall in particular. Made friends from everywhere: Australia, Sweden, Germany, Italy, Malaysia, Vietnam, and Hong Kong. We drank, played soccer & field hockey, ran
Inward Bound, traded music and philosophy, drank more, wore dress robes, and generally chilled the f out, while keeping up Ds and HDs in our subjects. I was trying really hard at the end to affect an Aussie accent so I could impress people back home, but it didn't really stick. In general, I was pleased to find that as a U.S. student abroad I was as interesting to my Australian peers (esp. female) as they were to me.

I hadn't really expected that. I like my alma mater, but my favorite time as an undergrad was at ANU.