National Anthems

mynah wrote:"Land of our fathers" is great.

Aye, most poignantly sung after a ship was hit carrying a load of Welsh guards in the Falklands War.

Now that was real moving stuff

Basil wrote:I find Flower of Scotland genuinely stirring. Wish we would adopt Jerusalem. The God Save could be reserved for state occasions.

Well quite. Jerusalem is definitely stirring....

Would be quite nice to have our own parliament as well as anthem but thats a whole other story!!

The Russian national anthem is the best - and anyone who thinks otherwise has got a cup of Polunium-210 tea coming to them.

JKLever wrote:

Basil wrote:I find Flower of Scotland genuinely stirring. Wish we would adopt Jerusalem. The God Save could be reserved for state occasions.

Well quite. Jerusalem is definitely stirring....

Would be quite nice to have our own parliament as well as anthem but thats a whole other story!!

Land of hope and glory - though factually inaccurate - would be my personal choice.

Land of hope is a british anthem though IMO.

I like I vow to thee my country but that could be said to be the same. As well as having been butchered by the rugby mob

"Rock DJ" by Robbie Williams?

Er, no..... :!:

Why isn't my poxy youtube link working?

I don't know. It keeps changing the goalposts for me. Sometimes I can post just the code between the tags, at other times it's not having it and I have to post the whole embed code between the tags.

And at other times it's just not happening at all.

Who knows? Not I, said the fly.

I would like, I Vow To Thee My Country.

I vow to thee, my country, all earthly things above,
Entire and whole and perfect, the service of my love;
The love that asks no question, the love that stands the test,
That lays upon the altar the dearest and the best;
The love that never falters, the love that pays the price,
The love that makes undaunted the final sacrifice.

And there's another country, I've heard of long ago,
Most dear to them that love her, most great to them that know;
We may not count her armies, we may not see her King;
Her fortress is a faithful heart, her pride is suffering;
And soul by soul and silently her shining bounds increase,
And her ways are ways of gentleness, and all her paths are peace.

I wish some country would adopt 'Ride Of The Valkyries' as their national anthem. That would really instill fear into the heart of their enemies.

I would like GSTQ to be played at all England sporting games as sung by the Sex pistols

Orf with his head.

And her ways are ways of gentleness, and all her paths are peace.

Lovely, but a snowball's hope in hell. Politicians gain/stay in power on the premise that things are shit out there.

Dello wrote:

JKLever wrote:

Basil wrote:I find Flower of Scotland genuinely stirring. Wish we would adopt Jerusalem. The God Save could be reserved for state occasions.

Well quite. Jerusalem is definitely stirring....

Would be quite nice to have our own parliament as well as anthem but thats a whole other story!!

Land of hope and glory - though factually inaccurate - would be my personal choice.

Land of hope and glory is my personal favourite followed by the Scottish and the French.

Don't like Advance Australia Fair and would rather have Waltzing Matilda with new lyrics as the Australian Anthem.

What about the Adam Hills' version of Advance Australia Fair? ...sung to the tune of Working Class Man

embee wrote:

Demelza wrote:La Marseillaise is a good one. Wonder what they're saying.

We are the pride of Brisbane town
We wear maroon, blue and gold
We will always fight for victory
Like Fitzroy and Bears of old
All for one and one for all
We will answer to the call
Go Lions, Brisbane Lions
We’ll kick the winning score
You’ll hear our mighty roar

I hate the Caramello's

bodyline wrote:

embee wrote:

Demelza wrote:La Marseillaise is a good one. Wonder what they're saying.

We are the pride of Brisbane town
We wear maroon, blue and gold
We will always fight for victory
Like Fitzroy and Bears of old
All for one and one for all
We will answer to the call
Go Lions, Brisbane Lions
We’ll kick the winning score
You’ll hear our mighty roar

I hate the Caramello's

Especially in '02 and '03 ?

embee wrote:

bodyline wrote:

embee wrote:

Demelza wrote:La Marseillaise is a good one. Wonder what they're saying.

We are the pride of Brisbane town
We wear maroon, blue and gold
We will always fight for victory
Like Fitzroy and Bears of old
All for one and one for all
We will answer to the call
Go Lions, Brisbane Lions
We’ll kick the winning score
You’ll hear our mighty roar

I hate the Caramello's

Especially in '02 and '03 ?

We don't mention that.

Dello wrote:The Russian national anthem is the best -

That's correct. It's the most stirring one.

*Buckaroo* wrote:

Dello wrote:The Russian national anthem is the best -

That's correct. It's the most stirring one.

That will be our new national anthem when Ruddski gets in.

I believe one of the Scandinavian countries has adopted The Immigrant Song as its National Anthem.

The Neil Sedaka song?
That was written about John Lennon being refused entry into USA, wasn't it?

The Led Zep song with the great intro.

Ah, ah,
We come from the land of the ice and snow,
From the midnight sun where the hot springs blow.
The hammer of the gods will drive our ships to new lands,
To fight the horde, singing and crying: Valhalla, I am coming!

On we sweep with threshing oar, Our only goal will be the western shore.

Ah, ah,
We come from the land of the ice and snow,
From the midnight sun where the hot springs blow.
How soft your fields so green, can whisper tales of gore,
Of how we calmed the tides of war. We are your overlords.

On we sweep with threshing oar, Our only goal will be the western shore.

So now you'd better stop and rebuild all your ruins,
For peace and trust can win the day despite of all your losing.

embee wrote:What about the Adam Hills' version of Advance Australia Fair? ...sung to the tune of Working Class Man

Aye - classic.

Whats wrong with Advance?

Seems like a pretty uplifting anthem to me