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Listening to the French last night and the Welsh "Land of My fathers" this afternoon, makes me think about national anthems , whose got a good one and who hasn't.
I name France and Wales has two that are in my opinion brilliant when blasted out. Amazing to hear the Welsh sing theirs today. I name ours, as a in my opinion a bloody awful one, due to it not being about our country but a song about a something that doesn't exist, in my opinion, saving a thing that should not exist in my opinion. Now when we have something like Jerususlam as our English anthem that will be much better and something I will gladly join in with.
It's not a great Anthem I agree, but just going off topic I think the Queen is looking wonderful. Dressed in Lemon yesterday and Cabbage Green today, God bless her and the Royal Family. The trooping of the colours was excellent, as always.
you must be joking. Im sorry Sutty who made you an expert on colour combinations???? Lemon and cabbage green ffs... 442 will have something to say about this hes the expert, he will be furious.
you must be joking. Im sorry Sutty who made you an expert on colour combinations???? Lemon and cabbage green ffs... 442 will have something to say about this hes the expert, he will be furious.
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I think he means that she`s a lemon and we`re all green!!
you must be joking. Im sorry Sutty who made you an expert on colour combinations???? Lemon and cabbage green ffs... 442 will have something to say about this hes the expert, he will be furious.
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Maybe this could tempt him to leave his comfort zone of Football Kits and branch out, she wears a fascinating array of different attire and I am sure would prove to be a great case study for him.
I particularly like her range of Tweed skirts which she sometimes pairs up with Wellies,a great way of covering up her cankles, whilst at the same time drawing attention to the flattering hem line. She often teams this look up with a pastel coloured headscarf from the Hilda Ogden collection. The perfect ensemble for taking the dog out.
I'm not a fan of the monarchy or any hereditary positions of power and influence. I'm far from a commie as one poster suggested non supporters of monarchy must be. I believe in the concept of meritocracy and monarchy & hereditary peerages etc fly in the face of that. I'd much prefer Jerusalem as England's anthem. I love belting that out at the rugger.
Getting back to our anthem. It's garbage, nearly anything else would be an improvement.
Like Billy Connolly suggested a few years ago,the Archers theme tune would be a better option! The fact is,unless somebody writes a new one,we don`t have an alternative and that`s why this dirge has been around for over two hundred years. Come to think of it though,I think the Spanish one is the best-it`s just a tune!
Go wash your German bands, your boat race too Comb your Barnet Fair we got a lot to do Put on your Dickie Dirt and your Peckham Rye Cause time's soon hurrying by
Get your skates on mate, get your skates on mate No bib around your Gregory Peck today, eh? Drop your plates of meat right up on the seat
This is the self-preservation society This is the self-preservation society
Gotta get a bloomin move on Babadab-babadabadab-bab-ba Gotta get a bloomin move on Babadab-babadabadab-bab-ba Jump in the jam jar gotta get straight Hurry up mate don't wanna be late How's your father? Tickety boo Tickety boo Gotta get a bloomin move on
Self-preservation society This is the self-preservation society Jump in the jam jar gotta get straight Hurry up mate don't wanna be late How's your father? Tickety boo Tickety boo Gotta get a bloomin move on
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Its a BRILLIANT goal to cap a BRILLIANT start by Rochdale - Don Goodman 26/08/10
Sorry wrong. I have been in just TWO political parties, Labour for 25 years and now Greens for three years, during which time I have remained a Socialist believing in green , issues as well as believing in an elected head of state. Through it all since I started work at 16 yo I have been a proud Trade Unionist.
So if you are going to state my political spectrum, at least get it right.
Gordon Brown was never elected head of state for Labour.......back door jobby. British pissed on.
Back on topic, funny hearing the Welsh sing their national anthem, I wonder how many of them can actually speak welsh :-) And were the Swansea fans happy humming the Men of Harlech tune , so well followed by Cardiff . GSTQ is a bit of a dirge, I would be happy with a change.
Gordon Brown was never elected head of state for Labour.......back door jobby. British pissed on.
No one has ever been elected head of state in this country.
No one is ever elected prime minister, it's up to the winning party to put forward a name to the queen to become prime minister, which is usually the leader of that party or leader of that party within the House of Commons. This is after the monarch has invited the winning party to form a government.
All joking aside This should be our sporting Anthem - much more rousing than God Save the Queen.
Well at least it's about our country, which is what an anthem should be about. Jerususlam, Land of hope and glory, Rule Britannia among plenty of songs that could be an England team or British team anthem at sporting events.
russian anthem is one of the best. The capitalists tried to get rid of it when they took over but had to bring it back despite its communist roots.
Agreed - the Russian one is the most stirring of all the national anthems IMHO for the tune alone. Not sure (or care) what the words are or what they mean.
The best sung one has to the Welsh one when at the Millennium ahead of the rugby.
Anybody who tuned in on Saturday night might have heard the Russian anthem - marginally below the din of English whistles and jeers that accompanied it.
Agreed - the Russian one is the most stirring of all the national anthems IMHO for the tune alone. Not sure (or care) what the words are or what they mean.
The best sung one has to the Welsh one when at the Millennium ahead of the rugby.
Anybody who tuned in on Saturday night might have heard the Russian anthem - marginally below the din of English whistles and jeers that accompanied it.
I don't get the anti Russian / anti English sentiment on their side. Every Russian I've got to know loves us English. International football must bring out 3 centuries old rivalries in some I guess... Hope our Dale lads stay safe all tournament. Been through France the last week the level of police and army (especially paris) is excessive. Went to Catalan Dragons v St Helens at the weekend police every where. Think the problem is the way the French cops are deployed not number of them. The Gendarmes are v aggressive.
When all's said and done, Jerusalem is a poem about Jesus. Given that atheism seems to be the more popular option these days I don't think Jerusalem is appropriate as a national anthem.
I'd much prefer Swords of a Thousand Men by Tenpole Tudor.
I don't get the anti Russian / anti English sentiment on their side. Every Russian I've got to know loves us English. International football must bring out 3 centuries old rivalries in some I guess... Hope our Dale lads stay safe all tournament. Been through France the last week the level of police and army (especially paris) is excessive. Went to Catalan Dragons v St Helens at the weekend police every where. Think the problem is the way the French cops are deployed not number of them. The Gendarmes are v aggressive.
The Gendarmerie is under the control of the military in France whereas the Suerte is the civilian force. Both have responsibility for riot control but you can guess that if the Gendarmerie is involved it is expected to get a bit naughty. Then there is the CRS, an even more "forceful" unit of the Gendarmerie and definitely not to be messed with.
Bold Gendarmes We're public guardians bold yet wary And of ourselves, we take good care To risk our precious lives we're chary When danger looms we're never there But when we see a helpless woman Or little boys that do no harm… We run them in, we run them in We run them in, we run them in We show them we're the bold gendarmes We run them in, we run them in We run them in, we run them in We show them we're the bold gendarmes
If we were ever to change, Land of Hope and Glory is the only one for me.
Another ancient tune completely inappropriate today. Let`s face it,England,as a stand alone nation,just doesn`t have anything we can honestly sing about that is actually English,but then again,that`s not all that surprising as we listen to too many minorities who would kick up a stink and the whole thing would be kiboshed. It`s all immaterial anyway,God Save The Queen will be around until monarchy is abolished and that`s never going to happen with the political system we have today.
Another ancient tune completely inappropriate today. Let`s face it,England,as a stand alone nation,just doesn`t have anything we can honestly sing about that is actually English,but then again,that`s not all that surprising as we listen to too many minorities who would kick up a stink and the whole thing would be kiboshed. It`s all immaterial anyway,God Save The Queen will be around until monarchy is abolished and that`s never going to happen with the political system we have today.
Aren't most national anthems ancient?
Your point about England having nothing English to sing about is absolute nonsense,there's plenty of English traditions we do very well that still make our country a special place to live,we also accept other cultures which in itself is a massive positive too for the nation.
Your point about England having nothing English to sing about is absolute nonsense,there's plenty of English traditions we do very well that still make our country a special place to live,we also accept other cultures which in itself is a massive positive too for the nation.
Well go on then,name one,an English tradition. I can only think of fish and chips,pissing down rain,Blackpool Tower and Coronation Street. Nothing you can really make into a national anthem. Or ask Elton John,he`ll come with something.
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