Give Me a Home Among the Gumtrees was an entry to replace what song attributed to John Bull?
Give Me a Home Among the Gumtrees Give Me a Home Among the Gumtrees (or Home Among the Gumtrees) is a popular Australian song written in 1974 by Wally Johnson and Bob Brown (aka Captain Rock). It was originally performed as a satirical number in Johnson and Brown's comedy act at the Flying Trapeze Cafe in Fitzroy, Melbourne and was first recorded in 1975 on the Captain Rock album "Buried Treasure" on Mushroom Records. At that time the Australian Government had decided to scrap "God Save the Queen" as the national anthem and was running a contest called the "Australian National Anthem Quest" to find a replacement. The "Gumtrees" song was Johnson and Brown's response (it did not win).
Indian Giver (song) "Indian Giver" is a song written by Bobby Bloom, Ritchie Cordell, and Bo Gentry. It was first recorded by 1910 Fruitgum Company for their 1969 album, "Indian Giver". The song went to #5 on The Billboard Hot 100 in 1969 and was on the charts for 13 weeks. Its B-Side, "Pow Wow", was actually a song called "Bring Back Howdy Doody" deliberately pressed backwards as a way of deterring radio stations from playing the B-Side, which was later recorded by another Buddah bubblegum music group produced by Jerry Kasenetz and Jeffrey Katz called Flying Giraffe.