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Discuss World's Worst National Anthems in The NAAFI Bar on The Army Rumour Service; Originally Posted by cloudbuster Agreed, and hopefully it wil be replaced by either 'Land of Hope and Glory' or the theme to 'The Archers' on King Charles III's succession. The theme from Coronation Street would ...
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    Quote Originally Posted by cloudbuster View Post
    Agreed, and hopefully it wil be replaced by either 'Land of Hope and Glory' or the theme to 'The Archers' on King Charles III's succession.
    The theme from Coronation Street would be more appropriate.

    You could watch people launching themselves from their council flats every time it's played.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Gun_Brickie View Post
    I nominate "O! Canada", as not only is it dull, but we're still expected to sing half the anthem in French, ffs.

    "The Maple Leaf Forever" would've been a much better choice for a national anthem.

    The Maple Leaf Forever - YouTube
    Concur, but it must be the original, not the politically correct version where the references to Wolfe, Queenston Heights, and Lundy's Lane have been removed.
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    Utterly surreal.

    We need people who look to the stars, holding the nation and the world in their hearts but at the same time we need down-to-earth people who can do serious and trying work.

    In a definite sense, a country's power and prestige isn't only a reflection of its economic power but also a reflection of its people's quality and morality. Moreover, I think the latter is actually more important in the long-term.

    http://www.economist.com/blogs/multi...na_has_changed

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    Quote Originally Posted by crabtastic View Post
    I Vow To Thee, My Country is far more rousing than God Save The Queen. Of course, Billy Connolly had a fair point when he proffered the theme from The Archers.

    @David BOC, don't look know, but you're making the same argument as Bill Press about the Star Spangled Banner (whose tune is borrowed from an old English drinking song).
    and I thought the tune was nicked from Jimi Hendrix

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    Quote Originally Posted by Negligent-Discharge View Post
    Welsh - very stirring... that is if one can understand WTF they are on about.
    Scots - brings tears to my eyes... mainly because we're going to lose again at Rugby.

    Why is it that all tin-pot Latino countries have poor copies of Verdi/Puccinni as theirs? Give me "God Save" any day!
    Does Scotland have a national anthem? Do you mean that 70s folk song by two long haired weedgies? (the one from Knightswood lived next to my mum).

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    Quote Originally Posted by adouglasmhor View Post
    Does Scotland have a national anthem? Do you mean that 70s folk song by two long haired weedgies? (the one from Knightswood lived next to my mum).
    I like the lyrics; Scottish National Anthem ~ Flower Of Scotland (Lyrics) - YouTube
    http://img407.imageshack.us/img407/2549/chase.gif

    “It’s SHITE being Scottish! We’re the lowest of the low. The scum of the fucking Earth! The most wretched, miserable, servile, pathetic trash that was ever shat into civilization. Some people hate the English. I don’t. They’re just wankers. We, on the other hand, are COLONIZED by wankers. Can’t even find a decent culture to be colonized BY. We’re ruled by effete assholes.

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    Quote Originally Posted by tom_dkg View Post
    The EU National Anthem, not a totally bad bit of music, but "Owed To Joy?" That was someone with a sense of humour!
    European National Anthem - YouTube

    Though sung by the great Robert Bennington, alias Rowan Atkinson, ... improved
    Rowan Atkinson (Mr. Bean) European Anthem - 'Beethoven's 9th Symphony' - YouTube
    Fixed that for you... no charge.

    This must be the best national anthem ever... as used at a international shooting event.

    Borat's spoof Kazakhstan national anthem played at sporting ceremony in Kuwait - video | World news | guardian.co.uk

    Epic Fail : Borat parody of Kazakh National anthem is played at Kuwait event - YouTube

    Apparently the contestants for the Olympics in London are being breifed to know what their own anthem sounds like (it is sung in a language half can't speak!)

    Kazakh Olympic athletes to be tested on national anthem - Telegraph

    But then so wll British contestants...

    Naturalised British Athletes taught national anthem before the Olympics - TNT Magazine

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    Quote Originally Posted by Cloggie View Post
    I know it's only wiki but National anthem of Scotland - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia There is no official national anthem of Scotland.

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    Quote Originally Posted by adouglasmhor View Post
    I know it's only wiki but National anthem of Scotland - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia There is no official national anthem of Scotland.
    I thought it was I'm Sailing by Rod Stewart, given laldy from shop doorways on a piss soaked bit of cardboard all over the world.
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    Quote Originally Posted by vvaannmmaann View Post
    The Irish Republic effort?
    Can't really argue with that, but every nation uses their anthem for state occasions and important things. The Irish use theirs to close a pub at night ffs, It really is quite difficult to stand to attention with a bit of gravitas when you have a gallon of beer in you, or so I find.
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