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Favourite national anthem

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  • Oh_Yoni_Boy
    Oh_Yoni_Boy Posts: 1,762
    edited June 2021
    LittleAddick said:
    Jerusalem would get players and fans 10x more pumped than GSTQ
    I accept my position on this as objectively wrong, but after the queen has died I'd keep it for royal events, commonwealth games and such (although I guess it'd be "GTSK")

    For UK/GB events have "I vow to thee my country" and for England events have "Jerusalem".

    Good thing I'm not king/emperor I guess, but I would make it illegal to beat Charlton as well - so that lot from The Toolbox would be locked up pretty sharpish (if they're not already)!
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 94,301
    edited June 2021
    LittleAddick said:
    Jerusalem would get players and fans 10x more pumped than GSTQ
    The players look like they struggle with the words to God Save the Queen

    They dont stand a chance with Jerusalem or Land of Hope and Glory!!

    Too much emphasis gets put on singing the National Anthem, let them concentrate as best as possible on the game ahead rather than the prospect of what is almost an X-Factor audition
  • Rothko
    Rothko Posts: 18,801
    I like Jerusalem a lot, but it is long, and would need de godding in an England which is majorly non religious 
  • The_Organiser
    The_Organiser Posts: 3,999
    I’ve heard the Welsh in full voice against England in football (MS) and Rugby (Wembley but their home game) -  overrated esp for their biggest game.

    Heard Scotland in full voice against England at Hampden. No denying it was impressive but then it’s the biggest game of their life’s.

    France impressed me in the Rugby vs England at the Stade de France. In fact their home rugby support pissed all over their home football support.

    For me GSTQ of course, it may be this and that but it’s ours and that’s all that matters to me and on rare days - Euro 96 quarter final and at Twickenham etc - it can be impressive.
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 94,301
    edited June 2021
    Oh_Yoni_Boy said:
    LittleAddick said:
    Jerusalem would get players and fans 10x more pumped than GSTQ
    I accept my position on this as objectively wrong, but after the queen has died I'd keep it for royal events, commonwealth games and such (although I guess it'd be "GTSK")

    For UK/GB events have "I vow to thee my country" and for England events have "Jerusalem".

    Good thing I'm not king/emperor I guess, but I would make it illegal to beat Charlton as well - so that lot from The Toolbox would be locked up pretty sharpish (if they're not already)!
    Think we should make you the Emperor on this bit alone

    Sod needing to know what your points would be on more important factors like Education and Healthcare.

    ALL HAIL EMPEROR YONI, ALL HAIL EMPEROR YONI
  • The_Organiser
    The_Organiser Posts: 3,999
    LittleAddick said:
    Jerusalem would get players and fans 10x more pumped than GSTQ
    Cricket support sing it but no chance our football fans or players would know or could remember the words? But I agree in an ideal would as it’s a fantastic song.
  • Rothko
    Rothko Posts: 18,801
    I also like Advance Australia Fair and the Star Spangled Banner if we’re going global
  • DOUCHER
    DOUCHER Posts: 7,897
    GSTQ is stirring coz it is ours but is a shit song - don't like the words 'long to reign over us' - poke it - i'd much prefer jerusalem or land of hope and glory 
  • ShootersHillGuru
    ShootersHillGuru Posts: 50,619
    edited June 2021
     1. Russian/Soviet. 
    2. French
    3, Italian
    4, Welsh
    5. Scottish 
  • KBslittlesis
    KBslittlesis Posts: 8,602
    I don’t get the Italian hype.
    Takes far too long to get going, then goes on for far too long zzzzzzzzzzz
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  • Rob
    Rob Posts: 11,779
    I used to play a lot of rugby against Welsh teams and whenever they would sing their anthem we’d replace the 1st line of the chorus with ‘Wales! Wales! Bloody great fishes are Wales’. Sounded much better. 
  • Danepak
    Danepak Posts: 1,628
    The old East Germany national anthem for me.
  • Todds_right_hook
    Todds_right_hook Posts: 10,880
    Does anyone know why only the first verse is sung on out national anthem and not all 5?
  • lordromford
    lordromford Posts: 7,781
    Danepak said:
    The old East Germany national anthem for me.
    Do you mean the one from “Top Secret”? Because that’s awesome… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LxUdL0CGgOU 😂
  • Danepak
    Danepak Posts: 1,628
    lordromford said:
    Danepak said:
    The old East Germany national anthem for me.
    Do you mean the one from “Top Secret”? Because that’s awesome… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LxUdL0CGgOU 😂
    I love that film!!!
    But no, meant the real one.
  • thai malaysia addick
    thai malaysia addick Posts: 18,333
    I would have to pick the Dutch one if only because I remember being in a hotel bar late at night attending a conference. For reasons I cannot recall, the Brits at the conference taught the Dutch attendees our National Anthem and the Dutch taught us the words to their National Anthem. This took a long while. Needless to say, the Dutch learnt the words to ours first, The drunken evening ended with both ‘teams’ belting out their own National Anthems in unison. If you were staying in the Hilton, Amsterdam that night, I am truly sorry.
  • LennyLowrent
    LennyLowrent Posts: 2,705
    I reckon the french should have Ravel's Bolero as their anthem. All 18 minutes of it
  • AFKABartram
    AFKABartram Posts: 57,824
    GSTQ undoubtedly the best, but of the rest La Marseillaise is fantastic 
  • McBobbin
    McBobbin Posts: 12,051
    Ours is a tuneless dirge with bad lyrics. 

    Verse 2 is better: O Lord our God arise,
    Scatter our enemies,
    And make them fall!
    Confound their politics,
    Frustrate their knavish tricks,
    On Thee our hopes we fix,
    God save us all!

    I mean I could live without the religious bit but confounding and frustrating people sounds like my kind of passive aggressive fun.

    And verse 6 about crushing rebellious Scots would be fine by me for next Tuesday... 

    Best though, well like the Welsh, French and russian ones for a good rousing tune
  • JiMMy 85
    JiMMy 85 Posts: 10,192
    24 Red said:
    Leroy Ambrose said:
    Russia

    /thread
    Yes, Russia.

    As for God Save the Queen - the title alone contains two things I don't believe in. Does it even mention the Nation? 
    The Russian anthem mentions god too. Also:

    “We are given strength by our fidelity to the Fatherland.”

    I would imagine the many Russians living on the borderline of poverty while working in factories might not believe in that either! 
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  • Rothko
    Rothko Posts: 18,801
    edited June 2021
    Those who like GSTQ probably think Ed Sheeran is better than the Beatles
  • hoof_it_up_to_benty
    hoof_it_up_to_benty Posts: 22,441
    addick1956 said:
    hoof_it_up_to_benty said:
    Would love to see Jerusalem as our national anthem...
     We live in England though . Plus too religious  for many. I like it though 
    I don"t think many people understand Blake's text - it's anti organised religion and arguing in favour of change. 
  • Big_Bad_World
    Big_Bad_World Posts: 5,859
    edited June 2021
    Love it when people get the arse about others liking GSTQ. It's an unnecessary anger that is automatically , and strangely, manifested in some.

    At the end of the day they're all songs with very little meaning (in this day and age) or relevance, so not really worth getting worked up about.
  • cafctom
    cafctom Posts: 11,364
    edited June 2021
    Rothko said:
    Those who like GSTQ probably think Ed Sheeran is better than the Beatles
    I know your comment is likely tongue in cheek, but what makes you suggest that? 
  • Leuth
    Leuth Posts: 23,314
    Leuth said:
    IdleHans said:
    hoof_it_up_to_benty said:
    Would love to see Jerusalem as our national anthem...
    A very long rhetorical question to which the answer is 'no'
    That's just the first verse! Second begins BRING ME MY SPEAR and shit gets REAL
    Can't believe that on this board of pedants, nobody corrected me here
  • Rothko
    Rothko Posts: 18,801
    cafctom said:
    Rothko said:
    Those who like GSTQ probably think Ed Sheeran is better than the Beatles
    I know your comment is likely tongue in cheek, but what makes you suggest that? 
    It's a lot of tongues in cheek, but some of the others mentioned are stirring patriotic tunes about the values of the country, ours is a nod to know your place. 
  • SporadicAddick
    SporadicAddick Posts: 6,846
    Rothko said:
    cafctom said:
    Rothko said:
    Those who like GSTQ probably think Ed Sheeran is better than the Beatles
    I know your comment is likely tongue in cheek, but what makes you suggest that? 
    It's a lot of tongues in cheek, but some of the others mentioned are stirring patriotic tunes about the values of the country, ours is a nod to know your place. 

    I'd suggest Rule Brittania is more stirring but can't see the words making it appealing in the current climate. 
  • Rothko
    Rothko Posts: 18,801
    SporadicAddick said:
    Rothko said:
    cafctom said:
    Rothko said:
    Those who like GSTQ probably think Ed Sheeran is better than the Beatles
    I know your comment is likely tongue in cheek, but what makes you suggest that? 
    It's a lot of tongues in cheek, but some of the others mentioned are stirring patriotic tunes about the values of the country, ours is a nod to know your place. 

    I'd suggest Rule Brittania is more stirring but can't see the words making it appealing in the current climate. 
    There is that, but also it's a song about Britain not England. 
  • QatarNapsy
    QatarNapsy Posts: 998
    Are there many/any other anthems like GSTQ that is centred around a person instead of the land?
  • O-Randy-Hunt
    O-Randy-Hunt Posts: 10,635
    French, Welsh & Jocks are my favourites

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