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National anthem

By *obbyggg OP Man over a year ago

Birmingham

Well "God save the Queen/King" is a bloody depressing dirge. I would prefer an anthem to be about the country rather than an individual.You can be a patriot without being a Royalist. So what would like like to hear?

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

The Benny Hill theme tune.

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By *emmefataleWoman over a year ago

dirtybigbadsgirlville

Like Billy Connolly suggested. The theme from The Archers.

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

the other proper alternative is similarly as boring, but i really like the build up of 'land of grope and horny'

sorry, thats the Fab national anthem lol

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By *RYBBWCouple over a year ago

Leeds.

The "Nicky Nocky Noo" song by Ken Dodd.

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By *emmefataleWoman over a year ago

dirtybigbadsgirlville

Seriously answer- Jerusalem

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By *opinovMan over a year ago

Point Nemo, Cumbria

Agadoo

(by Black Lace)

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

Don't know about the rest of you but I have always sung god save the QUEEN

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

"Don't know about the rest of you but I have always sung god save the QUEEN"

and when she dies, it will be god save the king.

wont you feel foolish if you continue with your current preference lol

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

"Don't know about the rest of you but I have always sung god save the QUEEN

and when she dies, it will be god save the king.

wont you feel foolish if you continue with your current preference lol"
we have never had a king/queen

It has always been one or t'other

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By *ouple in LancashireCouple over a year ago

in Lancashire

"Like Billy Connolly suggested. The theme from The Archers.

this..

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By *nnyMan over a year ago

Glasgow

"Seriously answer- Jerusalem "

Too .... er .......English. More so even than the current one .

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By *emmefataleWoman over a year ago

dirtybigbadsgirlville

"Seriously answer- Jerusalem

Too .... er .......English. More so even than the current one ."
If its good enough for the W.I its good enough for me.

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By *nnyMan over a year ago

Glasgow

"Seriously answer- Jerusalem

Too .... er .......English. More so even than the current one .If its good enough for the W.I its good enough for me.

Leaving the content aside, the tune is fine for female voices.

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

"Seriously answer- Jerusalem

Too .... er .......English. More so even than the current one ."

All the better reason for having it then. It will be great to play on full volume for the workers as they rebuild the wall.

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By *emmefataleWoman over a year ago

dirtybigbadsgirlville

"Seriously answer- Jerusalem

Too .... er .......English. More so even than the current one .If its good enough for the W.I its good enough for me.

Leaving the content aside, the tune is fine for female voices."
I disagree, I have heard the Alcester Male Voice Choir sing it- very uplifting.

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By *nnyMan over a year ago

Glasgow

"Seriously answer- Jerusalem

Too .... er .......English. More so even than the current one .

All the better reason for having it then. It will be great to play on full volume for the workers as they rebuild the wall. "

Relax. That won't happen. We'll continue to bleed you dry for many years yet.

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

I always thought this would make an awesome anthem..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RuKS7r359I0&feature=youtube_gdata_player

I should warn everyone that this video contains some awful hair! But an incredible band...

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

Land of Hope and Glory

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By *nnyMan over a year ago

Glasgow

"Seriously answer- Jerusalem

Too .... er .......English. More so even than the current one .If its good enough for the W.I its good enough for me.

Leaving the content aside, the tune is fine for female voices.I disagree, I have heard the Alcester Male Voice Choir sing it- very uplifting."

So is a Wonderbra.

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

What about a mash up of in the summer time by mungo jerry , didn't we have a lovely time the day we went to Bangor and Donald where's your trousers. That should keep everyone happy.

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By *emmefataleWoman over a year ago

dirtybigbadsgirlville

"Seriously answer- Jerusalem

Too .... er .......English. More so even than the current one .If its good enough for the W.I its good enough for me.

Leaving the content aside, the tune is fine for female voices.I disagree, I have heard the Alcester Male Voice Choir sing it- very uplifting.

So is a Wonderbra."
And your point is?

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

Rule Britannia is the other one l would like.

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

"Don't know about the rest of you but I have always sung god save the QUEEN

and when she dies, it will be god save the king.

wont you feel foolish if you continue with your current preference lolwe have never had a king/queen

It has always been one or t'other"

well, seeings as the / is most commonly used to signify or then your post a pedantry is, somewhat bogus.

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By *rumCoupleCouple over a year ago

birmingham

"God save the queen" is only anthem by custom, not ruling.

Personally we like "Jerusalem". Maybe drop Prince Charles a line about changing it when he takes the throne. He did a (fascinating) documentary a couple of years back about the guy who wrote the music - Charles Hubert Parry. So he'd probably be in favour.

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By *nnyMan over a year ago

Glasgow

"Rule Britannia is the other one l would like. "

Rule two tanners, two tanners make a bob ................

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

Flower of Scotland will do for me

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

"Flower of Scotland will do for me

Come the vote you will get your chance but in the meantime enjoy your National Anthem

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

"Seriously answer- Jerusalem

Too .... er .......English. More so even than the current one .

All the better reason for having it then. It will be great to play on full volume for the workers as they rebuild the wall. "

Good idea in theory! But some scouser would have nicked your speakers!

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

"Flower of Scotland will do for me

Come the vote you will get your chance but in the meantime enjoy your National Anthem

Sorry bud, but the flower of scotland IS our anthem! We're only stuck with the gsoq one at events such as the olympics! A bit like the getting stuck with the winner of the x-factor at x-mas! Its only for a week or two!

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By *nnyMan over a year ago

Glasgow

"Flower of Scotland will do for me

Only Scotland could choose an anthem you can't play on the bagpipes.

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

"Seriously answer- Jerusalem

Too .... er .......English. More so even than the current one .

All the better reason for having it then. It will be great to play on full volume for the workers as they rebuild the wall.

Relax. That won't happen. We'll continue to bleed you dry for many years yet."

Only till the oil runs out then England will be out for independence. I am investing in cement work shares right now for when the day comes.

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

"Flower of Scotland will do for me

Come the vote you will get your chance but in the meantime enjoy your National Anthem

IIRC we can change it anytime we wish since devolution.

We should go for something ridiculously long like Greece. Will keep football/F1 on the TV for longer

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By *nnyMan over a year ago

Glasgow

"Flower of Scotland will do for me

Come the vote you will get your chance but in the meantime enjoy your National Anthem

IIRC we can change it anytime we wish since devolution. .....

Does Scotland actually HAVE a national anthem?

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

"Flower of Scotland will do for me

Come the vote you will get your chance but in the meantime enjoy your National Anthem

IIRC we can change it anytime we wish since devolution. .....

Does Scotland actually HAVE a national anthem?"

It's a good one for mumbling your way through it half peeshed

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

If this country got rid of its current national anthem for anything new, you wouldn't get a choice in the matter.

What would they use? A cringy UK Eurovision entry-style song? A football song? Brian May (although I like Brian May and Queen, it wouldn't be the same)?

I know...

The Nick Clegg 'I'm Sorry' Remix

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

"Like Billy Connolly suggested. The theme from The Archers.

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

"Flower of Scotland will do for me

Come the vote you will get your chance but in the meantime enjoy your National Anthem

IIRC we can change it anytime we wish since devolution. .....

Does Scotland actually HAVE a national anthem?"

Yes, God Save the Queen

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

"The Benny Hill theme tune.

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

"Like Billy Connolly suggested. The theme from The Archers.

quality piece of comedy

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By *iamondsmiles.Woman over a year ago

little house on the praire

the way the country is going it will be the day thou gave us lord has ended

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

Amhran ná bhfiann.. Or in english (a soldiers song)..love it.

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By *cottishsexgoddessWoman over a year ago

Glenrothes

"Flower of Scotland will do for me

Only Scotland could choose an anthem you can't play on the bagpipes."

That made me laugh, but it's so true!

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

"Seriously answer- Jerusalem "

Agreed.

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By *yrdwomanWoman over a year ago

Putting the 'cum' in Eboracum

"Seriously answer- Jerusalem

Too .... er .......English. More so even than the current one ."

Ironically, the current anthems is set to music written by an American.

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

Being foreign, I was mainly taken with the rousing quality of the tune. Until I read the lyrics, the 'Dark satanic mills' in particular, and then saw it as an indictment

. What IS the true meaning of the song?

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By *aceytopWoman over a year ago

from a town near you

"Seriously answer- Jerusalem "
yes definatly Jerusalem

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By *bbandflowCouple over a year ago

South Devon

"Being foreign, I was mainly taken with the rousing quality of the tune. Until I read the lyrics, the 'Dark satanic mills' in particular, and then saw it as an indictment

. What IS the true meaning of the song?"

One interpretation is that Blake is referring to the visit to Glastonbury by Jesus

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

I read it as a raised fist against industrialisation, bad working conditions, a kind of socialist anthem, really. Transpose that to the present day, and it's more like 'lots of things will have to change before England is again a 'green and pleasant land'.

But that's my take on it.

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

It has to be The Archers theme tune - it says it all without a need for words!

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By *bbandflowCouple over a year ago

South Devon

"I read it as a raised fist against industrialisation, bad working conditions, a kind of socialist anthem, really. Transpose that to the present day, and it's more like 'lots of things will have to change before England is again a 'green and pleasant land'.

But that's my take on it."

And so would I..Blake used the Jesus story as bringing a new Jerusalem to the England of industralisation.

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

"Flower of Scotland will do for me

Come the vote you will get your chance but in the meantime enjoy your National Anthem

IIRC we can change it anytime we wish since devolution. .....

God Save the Queen by the Sex Pistols.........

Does Scotland actually HAVE a national anthem?

Yes, God Save the Queen

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By *uud 4-funMan over a year ago

Dartford

Serious suggestions:

'I Vow to Thee My Country'.

'There'll Always be an England' Vera Lynn

Silly suggestion:

'God save the Queen' Sex Pistols

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By *obbyggg OP Man over a year ago

Birmingham

"Seriously answer- Jerusalem

Too .... er .......English. More so even than the current one .

Ironically, the current anthems is set to music written by an American. "
Even more ironically the music was written by Hubert Parry born in Bournemouth.I think that's in England but stand to be corrscted.

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By *yrdwomanWoman over a year ago

Putting the 'cum' in Eboracum

"Seriously answer- Jerusalem

Too .... er .......English. More so even than the current one .

Ironically, the current anthems is set to music written by an American. Even more ironically the music was written by Hubert Parry born in Bournemouth.I think that's in England but stand to be corrscted."

Ah well, my music teacher was wrong then.

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By *obbyggg OP Man over a year ago

Birmingham

"Seriously answer- Jerusalem

Too .... er .......English. More so even than the current one .

Ah well, my music teacher was wrong then. "
Yep.Not gloating just saying.

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By *nnyMan over a year ago

Glasgow

"Amhran ná bhfiann.. Or in english (a soldiers song)..love it."

aka The Pygmy Army Song (Soldiers are Wee)