Tamesaint Posted 4 August, 2022 Share Posted 4 August, 2022 Whilst watching the Commonwealth Games and seeing English gold medallists serenaded by Jerusalem, I thought how good it would be if that became our national anthem. God Save the Queen is such a dirge and doesn't set the blood running in the same way as Jerusalem. The England cricket team come out to Jerusalem. Surely that should be our anthem. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badgerx16 Posted 4 August, 2022 Share Posted 4 August, 2022 England should certainly have it's own anthem if the periphery have their own. What do they use for the Isle of Man or the Channel Islands ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyle04 Posted 4 August, 2022 Share Posted 4 August, 2022 I actually hate our national anthem, not what it is obviously but the funereal tone of it, "dirge" being the right word. Contrast it with the French anthem for example, a thoroughly uplifting invigorating number. As to a possible replacement who knows, Stone Roses Elephant Stone would be my candidate, but thus far my tireless campaigning has come to nothing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Left Back Posted 4 August, 2022 Share Posted 4 August, 2022 Land of Hope and glory would be my choice. GSTQ/K is a dirge. Jerusalem is ok but not the best. French, Italian, Welsh, Scottish all rousing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weston Super Saint Posted 4 August, 2022 Share Posted 4 August, 2022 Can we share the Italian one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badgerx16 Posted 4 August, 2022 Share Posted 4 August, 2022 3 minutes ago, The Left Back said: Land of Hope and glory would be my choice. GSTQ/K is a dirge. Jerusalem is ok but not the best. French, Italian, Welsh, Scottish all rousing LoH&G has been hijacked by the Tories, so no thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sadoldgit Posted 4 August, 2022 Share Posted 4 August, 2022 I Vow To Thee My Country gets my vote. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tamesaint Posted 4 August, 2022 Author Share Posted 4 August, 2022 (edited) 57 minutes ago, Weston Super Saint said: Can we share the Italian one? That's a fantastic idea . I think their anthem is great. A few years ago I went to Rome to watch the egg chasers play Italy. We walked into the stadium (admittedly after a few beers) just as the Italians were finishing their anthem. The atmosphere was fantastic and made the hairs stand up on the back of your neck Edited 4 August, 2022 by Tamesaint Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lighthouse Posted 4 August, 2022 Share Posted 4 August, 2022 2 hours ago, sadoldgit said: I Vow To Thee My Country gets my vote. Been saying this for ages, can’t stand GSTQ on any level. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Kraken Posted 4 August, 2022 Share Posted 4 August, 2022 GSTQ is the anthem of the UK, not England. So it shouldn’t be used for England team matches (and it’s dirgey shit). Land of hope and glory is the best of a bad bunch. Not really a big fan of Jerusalem myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitey Grandad Posted 4 August, 2022 Share Posted 4 August, 2022 3 hours ago, badgerx16 said: England should certainly have it's own anthem if the periphery have their own. What do they use for the Isle of Man or the Channel Islands ? https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arrane_Ashoonagh_Vannin https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Island_Home_(anthem) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toadhall Saint Posted 5 August, 2022 Share Posted 5 August, 2022 England by the angelic upstarts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkish Posted 5 August, 2022 Share Posted 5 August, 2022 (edited) Melting Pot - Blue Mink a celebration of diversity although obviously we’d have to change the “mixed with yellow chinkees” line to something less racist Edited 5 August, 2022 by Turkish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Left Back Posted 5 August, 2022 Share Posted 5 August, 2022 11 hours ago, badgerx16 said: LoH&G has been hijacked by the Tories, so no thanks. Hadn't realised that, in which case it's a big no from me. Vindaloo by Fat Les always goes down well in our house. Oh When The Saints is the obvious choice really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
revolution saint Posted 5 August, 2022 Share Posted 5 August, 2022 My vote goes to The Birdy Song - that'll puncture some of the pomposity around various occasions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farawaysaint Posted 5 August, 2022 Share Posted 5 August, 2022 I vote for Right Said Fred “I’m too sexy” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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