In 1979 , when this song graced the
airwaves it could have
given the impression that Australia had been whipped up by an
early TV
chef high on cooking sherry
. Why? Because
it declared that the nation
was a
smorgasborg - as Greek as
souvlaki, Irish as a
stew, Italian as
spaghetti, Danish as
blue , Dutch as gouda , Middle
Eastern as lamb, German as
a dumpling and
Yankee as a ham. The troubadour who sang
this unusual song for his
supper was a Smith
, but no ordinary Smith...Salvador Smith ,
who claimed to be a “
dink-ie-die Aussie .’’ With an obvious identity crisis , he
went on to say that he was
Turkish as coffee
and Pom as
strawberry jam . As the Chinese contributed much
to the nation
it is a
shame they did not
get
a mention along with dim
sims or
spring rolls. Words and
music were by
Peter Best . Copyright was in the
name of Acme Pty. Ltd., all print rights controlled by
April Music Pty. Ltd., 15 Blue Street , North Sydney .
