sentences:  The song was played at the end of The Seekers' August 1968 BBC-TV finale special.In the lead-up to the song, Athol Guy announced in a choked voice "I'm afraid that tonight the carnival really is over".The Seekers were supposed to have performed the song at the end of the closing ceremony for the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney but the performance was cancelled after Judith Durham broke her hip.