Holy Grail (song)

Infobox Single |
Name = Holy Grail
Artist = Hunters & Collectors
from Album = Cut
Released =

1992
Format = CD
Recorded =
Genre = Australian rock
Length =
Label = Mushroom Records
Writer =
Producer =

Holy Grail is a song performed by the Australian band Hunters & Collectors on their 1992 album "Cut". With lyrics referring to popular Holy Grail mythology, the song is an anthemic single inspired by Napoleon's march to Russia in 1812, but also referencing the Hunters & Collectors' flagging attempts to "crack" the American market.

The song has since become an Australian rules football anthem [cite journal|journal=Sporting Traditions|volume=17|issue=1|month=November|year=2000|title=One Day in September: Grass Roots Enthusiasm, invented Traditions and Contemporary Commercial Spectacle and the Australian Football League Finals|author=Stephen Alomes|url=http://www.aafla.org/SportsLibrary/SportingTraditions/2000/st1701/ST1701h.pdf|accessdate=2006-07-18] , particularly with mistaken reference to the Premiership Cup and the AFL Grand Final. Channel Ten used the song to open and close its AFL broadcasts between 2002 and 2006.It was also featured as the theme song to the Australian rugby league movie "Footy Legends".The main riff throughout the song bears a significant resemblance to the song More Than A Feeling.

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