 Should England Have An Anthem? |
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 Jun 15 2012, 07:04 PM
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Just been watching the start of the match and wish England had an anthem that was totally English as opposed to British.
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Jun 15 2012, 07:23 PM
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Jerusalem, defo.
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Jun 15 2012, 07:23 PM
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QUOTE (Jayjay @ Jun 15 2012, 08:04 PM)  Just been watching the start of the match and wish England had an anthem that was totally English as opposed to British. Why? |
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Jun 15 2012, 07:30 PM
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Jerusalem isn't anywhere near England! I don't understand why it always gets suggested. I think land of hope and glory is much better.
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Jun 15 2012, 07:31 PM
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QUOTE (Penelope @ Jun 15 2012, 08:23 PM) Why? The national anthem is British, but England are playing, a separate country from Scotland, Wales or Ireland. The same reason we fly the George Cross at English events and not the Union flag. |
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Jun 15 2012, 07:32 PM
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QUOTE (Simon Kirby @ Jun 15 2012, 08:23 PM) Jerusalem, defo. Already claimed by the upstanding fine fellows at Twickenham. Poofballers should find their own!!! 'Please Help Me, I'm Falling'? 'Down, Down, Deeper on Down'? |
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Jun 15 2012, 07:34 PM
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QUOTE (NWNREADER @ Jun 15 2012, 08:32 PM) Already claimed by the upstanding fine fellows at Twickenham. Poofballers should find their own!!! 'Please Help Me, I'm Falling'? 'Down, Down, Deeper on Down'? lol 
-------------------- Right an injustice - give Simon Kirby his allotment back!
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Jun 15 2012, 07:43 PM
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QUOTE (Strafin @ Jun 15 2012, 08:30 PM) Jerusalem isn't anywhere near England! I don't understand why it always gets suggested. I think land of hope and glory is much better. It's not a song about a town in the Levant, it's about the apocalyptic new Jerusalem, and atheist that I am I can't deny that England has a long christian culture and history which is closely entwined with our national identity so Jerusalem is an excellent candidate, not least because it's such a good sing. I find Land of Hope and Glory just the tinyest bit kitsch and Victorian and really too closely associated with the last night of the proms which is a celebrationion of British nationhood rather than England. -------------------- Right an injustice - give Simon Kirby his allotment back!
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Jun 15 2012, 08:01 PM
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Fair point.
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Jun 15 2012, 08:02 PM
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I do not like the playing of the nations anthems at any sports event. I think that there should be a sports anthem that is sung once at all events by all teams and that should stop all the cat-calls and booing that make me cringe during the singing of national anthems. I know the players are not amateurs but a song that portrays the true Corinthian spirit would do me.
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Jun 15 2012, 08:11 PM
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QUOTE (NORTHENDER @ Jun 15 2012, 09:02 PM) I do not like the playing of the nations anthems at any sports event. I think that there should be a sports anthem that is sung once at all events by all teams and that should stop all the cat-calls and booing that make me cringe during the singing of national anthems. I know the players are not amateurs but a song that portrays the true Corinthian spirit would do me. Along the lines (for that sport) of The Eton Boating Song? Perhaps we should suggest a few titles for the various sports? |
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Jun 15 2012, 08:18 PM
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For cricket "Bat Out Of H.e.l.l" Meatloaf. Rugby "Drag ME Down" Boom Town Rats.
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Jun 15 2012, 08:21 PM
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Cannot believe that H.E.L.L is prohibited and got the asterisk treatment.
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Jun 15 2012, 08:22 PM
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QUOTE (NWNREADER @ Jun 15 2012, 09:11 PM) Along the lines (for that sport) of The Eton Boating Song? Perhaps we should suggest a few titles for the various sports? Maybe at the start of soccer matches they could play Bob Marley's "Get Up, Stand Up". -------------------- Right an injustice - give Simon Kirby his allotment back!
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Jun 15 2012, 09:51 PM
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There is "There'll always be an England" which even has England in the title. Don't fully remember the words, but might be a bit jingoistic for this day and age.
Edit: Just looked it up, and it seems to mix up England, Red white & blue and Britons. Plus a reference to the empire 
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Jun 15 2012, 09:55 PM
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QUOTE (Jayjay @ Jun 15 2012, 08:31 PM) The national anthem is British, but England are playing, a separate country from Scotland, Wales or Ireland. The same reason we fly the George Cross at English events and not the Union flag. Yes, but with a team consisting of a myriad of nationalities, so its not really very British is it? |
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Jun 15 2012, 09:56 PM
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QUOTE (Penelope @ Jun 15 2012, 10:55 PM) Yes, but with a team consisting of a myriad of nationalities, so its not really very British is it? You don't know very much about football Penelope do you? |
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Jun 15 2012, 09:57 PM
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QUOTE (NORTHENDER @ Jun 15 2012, 09:02 PM) I do not like the playing of the nations anthems at any sports event. I think that there should be a sports anthem that is sung once at all events by all teams and that should stop all the cat-calls and booing that make me cringe during the singing of national anthems. I know the players are not amateurs but a song that portrays the true Corinthian spirit would do me. Don't get that at a rugby match so why at a soccer game? |
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Jun 15 2012, 09:59 PM
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Do they do a song about diving and sleeping with your mates wife?
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Jun 15 2012, 10:00 PM
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QUOTE (Penelope @ Jun 15 2012, 10:55 PM) Yes, but with a team consisting of a myriad of nationalities, so its not really very British is it? Did you mean English? Perhaps I'm mistaken, but I thought you had to be English to play for England. |
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