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  • Avi_dAddick
    Avi_dAddick Posts: 199
    Yep, its cack. Jerusalem (but imagine it would cause a fair bit of confusion abroad) and Land of Hope and Glory are the ones I've always thought of but great shout from ValleyFred, I Vow To Thee My Country crushes it.
    Gutted that I've managed to miss the marseillaise before both France games, THAT is a national anthem.
  • se9addick
    se9addick Posts: 32,034
    Avi_dAddick said:

    Yep, its cack. Jerusalem (but imagine it would cause a fair bit of confusion abroad) and Land of Hope and Glory are the ones I've always thought of but great shout from ValleyFred, I Vow To Thee My Country crushes it.
    Gutted that I've managed to miss the marseillaise before both France games, THAT is a national anthem.

    That is indeed a great national anthem.
  • Oggy Red
    Oggy Red Posts: 44,954
    Avi_dAddick said:


    Gutted that I've managed to miss the marseillaise before both France games, THAT is a national anthem.

    The Beatles did a version of it also, as an intro to "All you need is love".

    ;o)

  • Bedsaddick
    Bedsaddick Posts: 24,733
    AFKABartram said:

    Like GSTQ, find it very patriotic and moving personally.

    Never been a fan of Jerusalem.

    Personally i would much prefer Land of Hope and Glory, and very surprised no one else has mentioned this yet.

    Moving ? In what way? It's dull and insepid .
    Jerusalem is the only alternative in my opinion .
  • kentaddick
    kentaddick Posts: 18,729
    Jerusalem's second verse is one of the few verses I ever loved singing at school. So much oomph and imagine singing that before a game! I vow to thee is just drab if you sing it, used to put me to sleep at school assembly.

    Keep GSTQ for the UK events, Jerusalem for England, 'arry and st George!
  • MuttleyCAFC
    MuttleyCAFC Posts: 47,728
    edited June 2014
    Jerusalem every day for me - a nice socialist song about wanting to build a better society! Maybe it includes building a better football team too.
  • The_President
    The_President Posts: 14,280
    Suppose when Liz does a runner that it'll have to change anyway (even if only slightly) , you never know, maybe the incumbent might decide for change anyway? - no doubt The Sun will run a poll on it.
  • kentaddick
    kentaddick Posts: 18,729
    MuttleyCAFC said:

    Jerusalem every day for me - a nice socialist song about wanting to build a better society! Maybe it includes building a better football team too.

    people really can find anything to fit in with their own political/religious view.
  • MuttleyCAFC
    MuttleyCAFC Posts: 47,728
    edited June 2014
    kentaddick said:

    MuttleyCAFC said:

    Jerusalem every day for me - a nice socialist song about wanting to build a better society! Maybe it includes building a better football team too.

    people really can find anything to fit in with their own political/religious view.
    Was waiting for somebody to bite LOL - the fact is - like most anthyms - the meaning is for a different time - the words from Blake's original poem were about the slight of the mills etc... the capitalism of the time as it were! Which are not there today. But it is a good old tune which fits the bill for me above all else. People do make it fit with their views though which is a bit crazy as it is pretty clear what it is about!

    I recall reading an American review of Les Miserables - from a very right wing southerner! He said the fact that the show promoted revolution ruined it for him although he liked the religeous bit! Missed the point that it was written in a different time altogether and should be appreciated for the art that it is!
  • sillav nitram
    sillav nitram Posts: 10,164
    thought I'd reboot this.

    our national anthem is absolutely dreadful, not inspiring or rousing, just absolutely a depressing dull dirge, compared to other countries anthems!

    I wouldn't sing it if you paid me.
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  • se9addick
    se9addick Posts: 32,034
    Can't be too bad, twice as many countries at the Euro's sing it than any other !
  • sam3110
    sam3110 Posts: 21,258
    Iceland's last night was spellbinding. I'd rather we used Jerusalem or Land of Hope and Glory, or even GSTQ but rewrite the actual music to make it more rousing
  • SpicedAddick
    SpicedAddick Posts: 737
    edited June 2016
    As a dirty foreign I have to say your anthem always gives me a giggle.
    Apart from the fact it sounds like a church-hymn (and not even one of the good ones), the content of it is about how the head of state is fairly nice.

    Our anthem is about being brave enough to fight the English :smile:
  • eaststandmike
    eaststandmike Posts: 14,956
    Our anthem reflects the Queen's miserable face. She only smiles when she at the horse racing.
  • soapy_jones
    soapy_jones Posts: 21,350
    edited June 2016
    sillav nitram said:

    thought I'd reboot this.

    our national anthem is absolutely dreadful, not inspiring or rousing, just absolutely a depressing dull dirge, compared to other countries anthems!

    I wouldn't sing it if you paid me.

    Just think when we are singing it about Chuck and Cammi baby!

    At least Liz has done the time. It is universally agreed that GSTQ is an absolute dirge...
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,842
    The Belgian anthem is particularly boring, worse than ours (which is at least short)

    And of course the main issue with GSTQ is that it is the British National anthem, not the English one
  • AddicksAddict
    AddicksAddict Posts: 15,781
    flyingkiwiDK said:

    My wife likes it

    I'm sure she does, but what are her thoughts on the national anthem?
  • AddicksAddict
    AddicksAddict Posts: 15,781
    edited June 2016
    I can't stand the tune for our national anthem, it's such a dirge. I much prefer the one from Liechtenstein.
  • Oh_Yoni_Boy
    Oh_Yoni_Boy Posts: 1,762
    1. I vow to thee my country
    2. Jerusalem

    Would very much support changing it when The Queen pops her clogs.
  • cherryorchard
    cherryorchard Posts: 1,721
    edited June 2016
    AddicksAddict said:

    I can't stand the tune for our national anthem, it's such a dirge. I much prefer the one from Liechtenstein.

    Yes, I have always admired Lichtenstein's too. It is so catchy, you only have to hear it once and somehow it sticks in the memory- I wonder what others think!!

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LnEjyU12DjY
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  • se9addick
    se9addick Posts: 32,034
    killerandflash said:

    The Belgian anthem is particularly boring, worse than ours (which is at least short)

    And of course the main issue with GSTQ is that it is the British National anthem, not the English one

    I noticed the Belgian anthem had lyrics in three languages the other day - French and Dutch I assume are two, what's the third ?
  • bobmunro
    bobmunro Posts: 20,843
    se9addick said:

    killerandflash said:

    The Belgian anthem is particularly boring, worse than ours (which is at least short)

    And of course the main issue with GSTQ is that it is the British National anthem, not the English one

    I noticed the Belgian anthem had lyrics in three languages the other day - French and Dutch I assume are two, what's the third ?
    German
  • soapy_jones
    soapy_jones Posts: 21,350
    bobmunro said:

    se9addick said:

    killerandflash said:

    The Belgian anthem is particularly boring, worse than ours (which is at least short)

    And of course the main issue with GSTQ is that it is the British National anthem, not the English one

    I noticed the Belgian anthem had lyrics in three languages the other day - French and Dutch I assume are two, what's the third ?
    German
    Depends whose army is steamrollering over them at the time...
  • cafctom
    cafctom Posts: 11,365
    Well I love it, and I'll always sing it with pride regardless of all the political high horsing that comes around it whenever the topic comes up.
  • ShootersHillGuru
    ShootersHillGuru Posts: 50,619
    I've got a lovely bunch of coconuts would be my choice.
  • McBobbin
    McBobbin Posts: 12,051
    Three lions. Only song that works for me. I like the Welsh one though. They love a good singalong
  • ShootersHillGuru
    ShootersHillGuru Posts: 50,619
    Russian, French, German, Italian are all good.
  • ricky_otto
    ricky_otto Posts: 22,600
    We should really surprise Wales and have smack my bitch up, and then proceed to kick Gareth Bale across the channel.
  • noisy_north_upper
    noisy_north_upper Posts: 53
    I think it's so dull and boring, you want an uplifting and motivating anthem before kicking a ball around for your country that gives you goosebumps too.
  • Off_it
    Off_it Posts: 28,845
    I love our National Anthem.

    It's ours and I don't care in the slightest what other countries anthems are like.

    It does the job and it ain't changing any time soon, thankfully.

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