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Posted: Wed Jan 13, 2016 4:47 am
by spot
MPs to vote on national anthem for England - BBC News
Pah.
O Lord our God arise
Scatter our enemies and make them fall:
Confound their politics, frustrate their Popish tricks
On Thee our hopes we fix
God save us all.
English as tuppence, changing and changeless as canal water nestling in green nowhere - how could anyone want to scrap that.
Stand and deliver
Posted: Wed Jan 13, 2016 7:28 am
by gmc
Lord grant that Marshal Wade
May by thy mighty aid
Victory bring.
May he sedition hush,
And like a torrent rush,
Rebellious Scots to crush.
God save the King!
yes indeed. Most of you think it's the english national anthem anyway and sing it at football games. Heard a commentator toiday talk about the scots and welsh having national anthems in actual fact the scots do not have a national anthem.
Go for it bought time you developed a sense of national pride and stopped feeling sorry for yourselves.
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Posted: Thu Jan 14, 2016 6:55 am
by FourPart
Jerusalem is a lovely piece of music, but not suitable as a National Anthem, due to its Religious connotations - although I do have issues about "God Save The Queen" in that respect as well.
How about "Bohemian Rhapsody" - that's classed as a Rock Anthem - and it's to do with "Queen".
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Posted: Thu Jan 14, 2016 6:57 am
by Bryn Mawr
FourPart;1491447 wrote: Jerusalem is a lovely piece of music, but not suitable as a National Anthem, due to its Religious connotations - although I do have issues about "God Save The Queen" in that respect as well.
How about "Bohemian Rhapsody" - that's classed as a Rock Anthem - and it's to do with "Queen".
What's wrong with Swing Low Sweet Chariot?
Personally, I'd stick with God Save the Queen - that's the only national anthem I've ever needed.
Stand and deliver
Posted: Sun Feb 12, 2017 5:29 am
by spot
Some American sporting-venue managers think it's funny to play the Taiwanese anthem to People's Republic teams.
And, this week, Nazi-era German anthem at tennis tournament sparks outrage - BBC News
Deutschland, Deutschland über alles, the full-throttle solo.
Anyone hosting an American team abroad might like to chance their arm with this:We are a sacred brotherhood who love our country true
We always can be counted on when there’s a job to do
We serve our homeland day and night, to keep it always free
And proudly wear our robes of white protecting liberty
the effect of which should be similar.