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How about we list all the countries britain invaded and ruled against their will. Tack <span style="font-size: 0.8rem;">sorry on the end.</span>
That would be a fitting national anthem.
But the song doesnt make that out does it. It just lumps all scots together. What a tune makes you proud to be british…
It references a specific historical event - Marshall Wade and the Jacobite rebellion. Anyway, a verse that was popular in 1745, that is not, and never was officially part of the anthem, makes me no more and no less proud to be British.
Which is where i think the problem lies for me.
Our history is none to pretty lets have some positive future gazing in a song full of hope and with a nice danceable rythmn to it.
I don't believe in god or the queen, meaningless drivel.
The only anthem where the 2nd verse is actually; Ner, ner, ner etc.
The Spanish national anthem has no words. You can "ner ner ner" to all of it 🙂
<p>German national anthem does alright as far as things go. (as in presently sung third stanza)</p><p></p><p>GSTQ sixth verse, meh, was written by a twunt for twunts a lng time ago, let it go. If Germans can still sing Deutschlandlied then we can sure as hell let go of a verse that was never officially part of the anthem anyway. As TJ said, Flower of Scotland is just as cringeworthy nationalistic nonsense.</p>
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Contextual basically, it was clear at the time and I don't think they expected it to be being sung in 2018. Winston Churchill wouldn't want us to fight German people on the beach now either
Our history is none to pretty lets have some positive future gazing in a song full of hope and with a nice danceable rythmn to it.
Oh, it's a terrible dirge and as an atheist-republican, it means nothing to me. I think I last sang it on the St. George's Day parade...
<p>Exactly, presumably crush the rebellious ones and the rest can go (Scot) free. Not like we don't fiddle the books when it comes to the "English" side.</p>
....I'm getting no traction for Oops Upside Your Head.so perhaps the nation's just not ready yet?
As an interim measure how about a generous extension in coverage of the Yorkshire national anthem? What patriot's heart doesn't swell with pride singing about eating one's mate, (via the ducks which ate the worms that ate him/her) who died of cold after shagging hatless on the moor?
What patriot’s heart doesn’t swell with pride singing about eating one’s mate, (via the ducks which ate the worms that ate him/her) who died of cold after shagging hatless on the moor?
How often have you seen ducks on a moor?
How often have you seen ducks on a moor?
All been eaten by patriotic Yorkshiremen haven't they!
contrast this with the Brexit national anthem
I thought that was "two world wars and one world cup, doo dah"?
I don’t believe in god or the queen, meaningless drivel.
You don't believe in the queen? She's definitely real, she's been on telly and everything.
How often have you seen ducks on a moor?
Duh, they were all eaten. Do pay attention.
Damn you, PP.
Duh, they were all eaten. Do pay attention.
I have. Which is why I spotted that the song is a warning about what will happen, and not what has happened.
Final attempt to solve this.
The USSR one definitely has the best tune, they're not using it at the moment, and the way things are going we're probably going to end up singing it anyway so why not just go straight to that?
Союз нерушимый республик свободных
Сплотила навеки Великая Русь.
Да здравствует созданный волей народов
Единый, могучий Советский Союз!
I think the anthem should be "heads, shoulders, knees and toes!"
It could also help with the obesity crisis.
The second verse of the national anthem is:
Hen Gymru fynyddig, paradwys y bardd;
Pob dyffryn, pob clogwyn, i'm golwg sydd hardd
Trwy deimlad gwladgarol, mor swynol yw si
Ei nentydd, afonydd, i fi.
That's easy for you to say
<p>сука блять</p>