why are national anthems so bloody awful ?

[robinessex]

I've never yet heard a national anthem that has moving music. Most wouldn't be out of place at a funeral. I think ours is probably the best, but there is/are potential others that are better to replace it.

[MartinQ]

Ours is probably the dreariest of the lot. I'd swap it for the Italian one if I could.

[TwigtheWonderkid]

Your joking surely. Our national anthem is the worst I know. I can't think of another as bad, apart from Liechtenstein, which is equally as dreadful.

[Randy Winkman]

I'm with the two posters above. Our's is just about the worst, not the best. Just as 3 examples, French, Italian and Russian are miles better. Perhaps the Italian one is best of all for being dignified but a bit jolly.

[BoRED S2upid]

I agree ours is one if the best listening to 50,000 Welshmen blasting it out before a rugby match is quite moving.

The Brazilian one is quite jovial I haven't heard it for a while as Massa hasn't won a race.

[Paul Dishman]

Billy Connolly reckoned that the theme to The Archers would be more cheerful than GSTQ as the National Anthem

[NAS]

Just wait until you have to sing :

"I am of German blood" and "I will always be true to the King of Spain" at every fecking national Football match.

It's great to be Dutch.....

[smn159]

Pfft, GSTQ is dreary and as uninspiring as you'd expect a celebration of monarchy and religion to be.

Maybe when we have King Charles any last traces of enthusiasm for it will vanish and we can have something better

[TankRizzo]

Italian and French are great.

[smn159]

NAS said:

Just wait until you have to sing :

"I am of German blood" and "I will always be true to the King of Spain" at every fecking national Football match.

It's great to be Dutch.....

Bloody hell, I just Googled that just to make sure

William of Nassau
am I, of Duytschen blood.
Loyal to the fatherland
I will remain until I die.
A prince of Orange
am I, free and fearless.
The king of Spain
I have always honoured.

That's almost as bad as us making the Scots sing about them being crushed!

[pushthebutton]

I'd be happy with Land of Hope and Glory for the English national anthem. GSTQ has lost any real meaning for me.

[smn159]

For an English anthem I'd go for Jerusalem I think, but frankly most things would be an improvement

[Bradgate]

The Saffers have definitely got the best national anthem, by a mile.


www.youtube.com/watch?v=tTtINHRja4k

[fttm]

Oh Canada , stirring stuff .

[NAS]

smn159 said:

NAS said:

Just wait until you have to sing :

"I am of German blood" and "I will always be true to the King of Spain" at every fecking national Football match.

It's great to be Dutch.....

Bloody hell, I just Googled that just to make sure

William of Nassau
am I, of Duytschen blood.
Loyal to the fatherland
I will remain until I die.
A prince of Orange
am I, free and fearless.
The king of Spain
I have always honoured.

That's almost as bad as us making the Scots sing about them being crushed!

[smn159]

Stirring stuff here too

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newsvideo/weirdnew...

[55palfers]

BoRED S2upid said:

I agree ours is one if the best listening to 50,000 Welshmen blasting it out before a rugby match is quite moving.

The Brazilian one is quite jovial I haven't heard it for a while as Massa hasn't won a race.

Got to agree with that. 50,000 Welshman singing Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau - it's spine tingling.

[The Moose]

I must say, I do like our national anthem. Obviously in the minority here

[robinessex]

So it's either Land of Hope and Glory or Jerusalem. I prefer the latter.

[gazzarose]

55palfers said:

BoRED S2upid said:

I agree ours is one if the best listening to 50,000 Welshmen blasting it out before a rugby match is quite moving.

The Brazilian one is quite jovial I haven't heard it for a while as Massa hasn't won a race.

Got to agree with that. 50,000 Welshman singing Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau - it's spine tingling.

As a Welshman, I admire any Englishman who can stand on the pitch in the millennium stadium without running off crying while we sing ours. The loud gwlard bit always sends a shiver down my spine.