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How many other national anthems are about a single person/ head of state?
Look like only two Welsh players know theirs!
Corban sets a trend?
Corban sets a trend?
They committed a sacrifice?
The day after the press inspired outcry over Corbyn not singing the words of 'God Save The Queen' I happened to get a copy of the Times. There were about half a dozen letters in the letters page dealing with the issue and to my surprise everyone published defended Corbyn. One person made the comment that it wasn't a national anthem but actually a royal anthem. A very true and valid point imo.
It's an odd thing, our anthem. I'm generally patriotic and pro-royal, but I'd be happy for it to be changed to something more National than royal
Mind you, the row about what it [i]should[/i] be..... 🙄
Mind you, the row about what it should be.....
Mind you, the row about what it should be.....
Oh come on....We all know that every single country in the world should have the same national anthem.
Brunei - https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allah_Peliharakan_Sultan "God bless the sultan"
Tonga - https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ko_e_fasi_%27o_e_tu%27i_%27o_e_%27Otu_Tonga "song of the king of the Tonga islands"
And yet the in country with the greatest personality cult in the world, North Korea, the national anthem isn't about their leader - it's about Korea.
better than most that have a awful tune and mumbled words
When you say mumbled words do you mean that you can't understand them? They could be in a foreign language 💡
Can you imagine if they did decide to replace it, how shockingly bad the new one might be? And would god feature in it?
Can you imagine if they did decide to replace it, how shockingly bad the new one might be?
Well there's confidence for you ........ that Great Britain can't even be trusted to produce a decent national anthem for itself.
Listen mate, any country that gave the world the Fab Four can come up with a stirring patriotic national anthem to be proud of. More than likely.
No I mean they don't rhyme are not known and combined with a awful tune. Land of my fathers and flower of Scotland good tunes words
Ode to joy Ernie?
a stirring patriotic national anthem
i hate it already
I would sing a song to ernie but who should we ask to bring him joy?
We and the Scots have our national anthems ta, just one for the Englanders - Archers theme or possibly the theme tune from Benny Hill?
The Scottish one needs to change. It's a lovely, if over -sentimental, folk sing turned into a dreadful dirge.
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better than most that have a awful tune and mumbled words
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I quite agree, old chap.
If New Zealand can vote for a new flag
Then we could do the same for the national anthem, best of all Simon Cowell already has a system in place to decide the most popular.......
I've got it:
😀
GStQ, Sex Pistols
Just a wee musicological aside: God Save the Queen is identical to Deutschland, Deutschland uber Alles; except the former is in 3/4 time and the latter in 4/4....
I think the British anthem should be changed to " we will rock you" by Queen all sporting events 😛
I'm onboard, just so long as nobody offers up Sam Smith to write and or sing it.
Land of Hope n Glory
Land of no Hope n ex Glory
FTFY.
Rule Britannia
For England:
C'mon, Ben it would have to be this one
Perfect 😉
should just change the lyrics to apologise for all the shite we've done to other countries
"we're really sorry about the slavery, and taking all your GDP, to build our infrastructure/ sorry about all the wars, and the invasion force, but they were a different time, to help your country, would you like some aid?"
I think William Blake's 'Jerusalem' would make a much better, uplifting anthem, despite it's arguably Swedenborgian nonsense about those feet walking about on English soil.
"we're really sorry about the slavery, and taking all your GDP, to build our infrastructure/ sorry about all the wars, and the invasion force, but they were a different time, to help your country, would you like some aid?"
Erm, there's no need to apologise for being British 😐
I'm not sure about the words for a new national anthem but it should definitely imo include a reference to Spitfires.
And possibly something about stiff upper lip. And perhaps mushy peas.
Erm, there's no need to apologise for being British
yeah, history is really badly taught in the UK.
hey, did you hear about the time we imported opium into china to improve the terms of trade once they were junkies?
I forgot - it'll be changing in a few years anyway - "God Save the King".
I'd quite like to see Jerusalem officially adopted for England too. Not because it's uplifting and patriotic, but because it would be funny to have something so subversive and anti establishment (written by an accused treasoner - although admittedly he was acquitted) as a national anthem.
hey, did you hear about the time we imported opium into china to improve the terms of trade once they were junkies?
Hey, did you hear about how in the 19th century the British people didn't elect their governments?
Or is apologising for something with absolutely no responsibility for not a problem?
Perhaps the Tories should apologise for 19th century poverty and 18th century press ganging?
Perhaps the Tories should apologise for 19th century poverty and 18th century press ganging?
Stopping doing it would make for a good start.
Whilst those of us alive today are clearly not responsible there is nothing wrong with being ashamed/embarrassed/ disliking the shitty aspects of our countries past. They are as many and numerous of the things to be proud of. Probably better the national anthem focuses on the positive.
If i was to start a list of the things the Tories should apologise about I would be here all day 😉
Like what have the romans ever done for us but less funny
Or is apologising for something with absolutely no responsibility for not a problem?
well, in that case, lets look at the current, approved lyrics:
Scatter her enemies
And make them fall
Confound their politics
Frustrate their knavish tricks
well, we are [i]very[/i] good at blowing the shite out of far off places to secure our GDP
and, my favourite bit
May she sedition hush
And like a torrent rush
Rebellious Scots to crush
God save the Queen
that's nice, isn't it?
that's nice, isn't it?
Not really. That's why I'd like a new national anthem which mentions Spitfires and mushy peas.
Don't suppose we are the only country with a significant part of the population who like to focus on the historical negatives rather than the positives but suspect we might top the league table. Glass half full people!
Glass half full people!
As the nation that invented science and engineering, I think you will find that glass is not half full or half empty, but twice the size required for the amount of liquid it contains.