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Do you regard God Save The Queen as the England national anthem.
- Thread starter Dave the OAP
- Start date
worthingseagull123
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- May 5, 2012
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I hate it as a National Anthem.
Nothing in it to uplift a nation.
Plus why would I swear allegiance to the queen?
Nothing in it to uplift a nation.
Plus why would I swear allegiance to the queen?
Not Andy Naylor
Well-known member
Exactly. I'm sure she's a pleasant old lady, but she's a long way down the list of people I'd like God to save, if indeed He or She exists.
And it's such a dreary tune. It's kind of funny at the NFL games in London after some Yank has belted out The Star-Spangled Banner, which has a great melody, Katharine Jenkins or some equally unfortunate singer has to try to make God Save The Queen sound equally stirring and dramatic. And it can't possibly be.
Dave the OAP
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- Thread starter
- #25
Did they change it from Deutschland uber alles?
Southern Toon
New member
- Aug 6, 2010
- 220
Papa-India-Sierra-Sierra -- Oscar-Foxtrot-Foxtrot.
Yeah, its a horrible meaningless dirge. Not keen on Jerusalem (its in Israel last time I looked), Land of Hope and Glory (miss-placed hope and unrealistic expectation, more like).
Personally I'd plump for something new. As long as its not written by Andrew 'big cock' Lloyd Webber, who is clearly part-welsh, part pack animal.
Can we ask Massive Attack to write it? Or Edward Ka-Spel? Or Arthur Brown? Or Eyeless in Gaza? Or David Bowie. Or . . . . FFS there are dozens of people who could write a smashing national anthem! Let's have a national competition!
Won't happen, though, will it? Sigh.
Personally I'd plump for something new. As long as its not written by Andrew 'big cock' Lloyd Webber, who is clearly part-welsh, part pack animal.
Can we ask Massive Attack to write it? Or Edward Ka-Spel? Or Arthur Brown? Or Eyeless in Gaza? Or David Bowie. Or . . . . FFS there are dozens of people who could write a smashing national anthem! Let's have a national competition!
Won't happen, though, will it? Sigh.
Not Andy Naylor
Well-known member
I've always thought that the Premier League ahould have club songs before games as the players line up before the handshakes. So Liverpool could sing You'll Never Walk Alone (and we'd get to see how many of the players don't know the words), Chelsea Blue Is The Colour, Everton can whistle the Z-Cars theme et cetera.
But I must admit my enthusiasm for the idea waned when Charlton left the top flight. I so wanted to see 11 overpaid Premier League muppets crooning "When the red, red robin comes bob, bob, bobbing along..." and still trying to look hard and cool.
BensGrandad
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I feel quite patriotic when I hear GSTQ played as winners on a rostrum etc but would go with Land of Hope and Glory based on it being a more rousing tune but can't understand why anybody should consider Jerusalem.
Pogue Mahone
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- Apr 30, 2011
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It was always called Deutschlandlied. Deutschland uber alles was just one of the lyrics.
Pogue Mahone
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- Apr 30, 2011
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And that lyric hasn't been sung since WW2, I don't think.
Gregory2Smith1
J'les aurai!
Lord Bracknell
On fire
Not so, shirley?
When I went to Wembley to watch Newport County beat Wrexham in last season's Conference play-off final, they played GSTQ - to allow supporters of BOTH teams to boo it.
Gregory2Smith1
J'les aurai!
GSTQ is basically a protestant anthem
I'm a royalist and still like the idea of a Great Britain
I love it when England beat Scotland,but would cheer on Rangers over say Arsenal for instance
think back to the Falklands War and what happened to the Welsh Guards on the Sir Galahad,we all stood together
but the world is changing,it's time England has it's own unique anthem
Land of Hope and Glory is about the best candidate
I'm a royalist and still like the idea of a Great Britain
I love it when England beat Scotland,but would cheer on Rangers over say Arsenal for instance
think back to the Falklands War and what happened to the Welsh Guards on the Sir Galahad,we all stood together
but the world is changing,it's time England has it's own unique anthem
Land of Hope and Glory is about the best candidate
Jerusalem isnt about Jerusalem though, is it. There arent many dark satanic mills there,or Englands green and pleasant land to be fair. I personally wouldnt like Land of Hope and glory, always thought it was the Tory party anthem.
Mackenzie
Old Brightonian
Yes.
