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TopGun

TopGun

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With all the quasi-patriotic nonsense being spewed by Dune (who else?) about the UK being christian, blah blah etc, and best hymns, blah blah, perhaps posters would like to offer up views on best national anthems...

 

England play Wales at Twickenham this Saturday and Wales are hot favourites to win. But is their anthem a winner?

 

 

Maybe the French or even the Yanks can belt a tune out... Perhaps the Iranians have a good one.

 

Let's see some good examples. Any takers?

Turkish

Turkish

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It won't be ours because it mentions god and as we've already been told on here this week we aren't a religious nation so does not apply to us at all. Maybe we should change our Anthem to Blue Minks Melting pot to keep the liberal elite happy.

solentstars

solentstars

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our national anthem is s-hit would like a british version of the american national anthem " or change it to the sex pistols version if we got to listen to that boreing old farts version.

solentstars

solentstars

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It won't be ours because it mentions god and as we've already been told on here this week we aren't a religious nation so does not apply to us at all. Maybe we should change our Anthem to Blue Minks Melting pot to keep the liberal elite happy.
so your saying we are a reliigous nation then ,i better get my bible and look after the young choirboys then;)
benjii

benjii

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The placid banks of Ipiranga heard

the resounding cry of a heroic people

and in shining rays, the sun of liberty

shone in our homeland's skies at this very moment.

 

If the assurance of this equality

we achieved by our mighty arms,

in thy bosom, O freedom,

our chest shall defy death itself!

 

O beloved,

idolized homeland,

Hail, hail!

 

Brazil, an intense dream, a vivid ray

of love and hope descends to earth

if in thy lovely, smiling and clear skies

the image of the (Southern) Cross shines resplendently.

 

Giant by thine own nature,

thou art beautiful, thou art strong, an intrepid colossus,

and thy future mirrors thy greatness.

 

Beloved Land

amongst a thousand others

art thou, Brazil,

O beloved homeland!

 

To the sons of this land

thou art a gentle mother,

beloved homeland,

Brazil

 

I like this for two reasons:

 

1) Hearing it means you are probably about to watch Brazil play;

2) The tempo of the vocals cracks me up. It's a sort of operatic rap, particularly when sung by a rabble of footie players/crowd at hyper-speed.

 

Here's a particularly berserk rendition:

 

And here it is being used by Maradona to flog some fizzy stuff in a tin:

 

The Chilean anthem is also a belter when delivered properly. Despite the awful sound quality this is a classic example of anthemry, got to love the explosive climax:

 

The French is a really good tune.

 

The Irish one is embarrassing. Sounds like an 8 year old wrote it.

SNSUN

SNSUN

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I've sung "God save the Queen" at St Pauls many a time, in front of Her Majesty, (and once at Hampton Court Palace) with the full trumpet fanfare blaring out at the beginning. It sends a chill down your spine, I can tell ye, and thus I am biased.

 

On the topic of others, is it the German national anthem that goes on forever? I get so bored of that at the end of the F1 races.

JackFrost

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The North Koreans have a belting anthem

 

 

The French and the Italians have good anthems, La Marseillaise and Il canto deglia Italia I can certainly listen to. Japan have a rather nice, mellow tune.

 

Have a listen to Libya's new anthem, it's just WTF?

 

Danny R

Danny R

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French is the best by a mile, best words too. Germany's is the best middle 8 (or 32)

 

Italy's is also good, purely because it sounds like a pasta advert.

LVSaint

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The Irish one is embarrassing. Sounds like an 8 year old wrote it.

 

Is it called My Lovely Horse?

 

 

British anthem is sh!!t. Sh!!t lyrics, bettered in sh!!tness only by the sound it makes.

 

My choice - I Vow to Thee my Country. Great lyrics, fantastic tune!

 

Best existing is the Russian and South African.

Hockey_saint

Hockey_saint

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I'm standing by Marvin Gaye's version of the star-spangled banner because: A. It's about us giving the yanks a ruddy good hiding and B. That version could make it in the flippin soul charts ohhhh yeaahh

alpine_saint

alpine_saint

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I've sung "God save the Queen" at St Pauls many a time, in front of Her Majesty, (and once at Hampton Court Palace) with the full trumpet fanfare blaring out at the beginning. It sends a chill down your spine, I can tell ye, and thus I am biased.

 

On the topic of others, is it the German national anthem that goes on forever? I get so bored of that at the end of the F1 races.

 

If you are talking about when Red Bull win, its the Austrian national anthem "Lande Berge". And yes, it goes on forever

Saint137

Saint137

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Love the old Soviet anthem (see Hunt for Red October). On the subject of films, the scene is Casablanca when the French outsing the Germans is the best use of a national anthem in any media, especially if you view it in the context of the time when France was still occupied.

tommi

tommi

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I remember singing our National Anthem at St Mary's before England v Albania. Amazing, spine tingling.

 

Jerusalem would be my choice though :-)

alpine_saint

alpine_saint

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i like the Italian anthem,especially when its played before the rugby.

by the end of it the players look like they would run through walls.

 

Which is bizarre considering it sounds like the tune emanating from a cheap plastic toy made in China.

 

I love the French national anthem too. It even rouses me as an Englishman, and sounds great in Escape to Victory, though I do wonder what the French have to be so proud about historically.

dubai_phil

dubai_phil

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Somewhere I have (very wobbly hic by that time of the weekend) video of them doing Flower of Scotland at the Rugby 7's now THAT is a ROFL WTF moment just have to find it. Meanwhile

 

docker-p

docker-p

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It's amazing how many leftys don't like our country and put it down alot

It's amazing how many righties don't like our country and prefer to pay their taxes abroad rather contribute to the coffers of Great Britain like you and I.

But back to the OP.

Our national anthem is a durge. The best I think is the French. Maybe we should ask Sir Elton John to pen us a new song.

krissyboy31

krissyboy31

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Our national anthem is a durge.
Agree with that. I also think England should have it's own National Anthem. Of those available Jerusalem would be my choice but I wouldn't mind a brand new one (maybe composed by ALW) like the Aussies and New Zealanders have (remembering they had GSTQ up to the late 70's).
Danish Saint

Danish Saint

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Have to go with my own Danish one. Back in the 80'ies the band at Parken would only play the three first chords and the crowd did the rest. Was pretty amazing to see and participate in. Favorite one was against USSR in ´86 when Denmark won 4-2.

 

Here's a more modern one:

suewhistle

suewhistle

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Italy's is also good, purely because it sounds like a pasta advert.

 

Nah, it sounds like a 19th c opera chorus, which is when it was written. Here with the words...

 

Wilko

Wilko

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The problem with ours is that it assumes we are all Christians and monarchists. As an atheist republican, it means nothing to me. It is also just a **** tune.

 

Here's a good version of the Russian anthem.

ART

ART

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An amazing Anthem is without doubt "Land of Hope and Glory" which is the National Anthem not only of Wales but of Brittany and the Celtic Nation

 

The Anthems of Germany. Russia always send shivers down my spine, but I have a great love for the Chinese National Anthem to which I awoke every day during the 20 years I lived and worked in China. Here is the CCTV opening anthem with English text at the bottom of the Screen.

Chinese National Anthem ( March of the Volunteers

 

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Brizzie Saints

Brizzie Saints

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I'd just like to chip in with this.

 

 

After the bagpipes drop out, it sends a shiver down my spine.

Probably the most passionate NA on this planet, always gives me the shivers. When the bagpipes drop out you can almost imagine william wallace leading a thousand hairy ars*d jocks over the hill to battle.

 

I'd also have to add the S.Afrikaan and french to that list also, makes the english one sound ****, Ozzy ones ok tho.:D

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