God save the Queen

[Bruntburger]

Rather than an anthem, what about a recitment of Rupert Brooke's Soldier poem... If I Should die, think only this of me.

 

[Big Jim]

God save the queen
The fascist regime
They made you a moron
Potential H-bomb

God save the queen
She ain't no human being
There is no future
In England's dreaming

Don't be told what you want
Don't be told what you need
There's no future, no future,
No future for you

God save the queen
We mean it man
We love our queen
God saves

God save the queen
'Cause tourists are money
And our figurehead
Is not what she seems

Oh God save history
God save your mad parade
Oh Lord God have mercy
All crimes are paid

When there's no future
How can there be sin
We're the flowers in the dustbin
We're the poison in your human machine
We're the future, your future

God save the queen
We mean it man
We love our queen
God saves

God save the queen
We mean it man
And there is no future
In England's dreaming

No future, no future,
No future for you
No future, no future,
No future for me

No future, no future,
No future for you
No future, no future
For you

 

[Big Jim]

Best suggestion i've ever heard is the archers theme.

That would be superb

 

[Gwylan]

think it's the only anthem that refers to a person........

The Dutch anthem does. Its opening line is Het Wilhelmus - referring to William of Orange

 

[Big Jim]

Have to say the 2 anthems that give me the tingles

1, German (I love this anthem)
2, France.

God save the queen fills me with pride, but I don't get the same feelings of liking the music.

 

[Brovion]

er, it's not garbage. if England weren't representing our national league, then we wouldn't have an England team. We'd have to play as Britain.

No, Drew's point is valid, they ARE representing England. You could be pedantic and say that the Football Association is not an actual official arm of the English government and therefore they don't officially represent 'England' - but as we haven't got an English government the argument that the Football Association's team doesn't ipso facto represent 'England' is really pedantic hair-splitting on an epic scale.

BTW I believe that for years the England cricket team played as the 'MCC', not England when playing series abroad. No one gave a shit, they were always called 'England'. The name and governing body are irrelevant, it might be different if there were two English FAs sending out two representative teams, then we could argue about which one really represented 'England'.

 

[FlownWest]

Would much prefer Jerusalem to be our national anthem.

This. The song represents England where as God Save the Queen represents the UK.

 

[turienzo's lovechild]

doesn't england use "land of hope and glory" in the commenwealth games?

 

[Gullflyinghigh]

I genuinely don't see the point to national anthems.

I'm not saying that in frothing-mouth tone that can sometimes be heard, I don't believe there's anything intrinsically wrong with them, nor am I against them, just have no idea as to what purpose they're meant to serve.

 

[Lord Bracknell]

think it's the only anthem that refers to a person........

William of Nassau,
I am of Germanic blood,
Dedicate undying
Faith to this land of mine.
A prince I am, undaunted,
Of Orange, ever free,
To the king of Spain I've granted
A lifelong loyalty.

 

[User removed 4]

The thing to remember is that the England football team - despite all the rhetorical nonsense you hear - is representing the Football Association, not the country. So tbh the anthem chosen isn't really a big deal. I'd choose something that inspires the players (like "Flower of Scotland' does Scottish teams), if there is such a song, though I bet it makes next to no difference. In the past, Jerusalem might've done the trick, but I bet these days half the team wouldn't even know it, never mind be inspired by it.

f*** knows how bad they'd be if they werent inspired then