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Ten Guitars
Television (Full Length) – 1996
21 Dec 2014 - 02.07pm
I call this "The Maori National Anthem" cos every party we went to, it was played constantly. Every Maori had a guitar & that was the 1st song ever sung (don't get uptight out there - I am part Maori & proud of it).
28 Jun 2013 - 11.04am
Yes and sung at many a party but it is only a catch song not a lot to the lyrics. Sung at many Maori parties but some people don't know the truth.Aussies don't know that much about us new zealanders.
30 Apr 2013 - 06.47pm
Wow this brings back so many memories grate party song this one. still is our Morie National Anthem. good old Kiwi song over our ways..
3 Aug 2012 - 11.39pm
I am a romatic .. and I wish I had ten guitars ... but I don't even have one ... so I am with the one I love and I will dance dance dance....
25 Jul 2012 - 06.07pm
Ben Tawhiti & Buddy Wilson..AWESUM!!! Just like the parties at the Pirere Residence.Paterson street/Arataki Mt Maunganui. We Had Some Booma! parties there. Reminds me of my Uncle Len playing...Miss the Guitar partys aye..If i cud turn back the Clocks..tu meke Ben.
5 Jun 2010 - 12.30am
I loved this documentary, it had to be made. I sang this song on camping trips with the family, I thought it had been around forever, but actually it was pretty new then.
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