National Anthem Disgrace
24 March 2007, 01:34 PM
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National Anthem Disgrace
Just watching the England Under 21's match at Wembley on the telebox.
Why oh why oh why do singers of our national anthem (god bless you ma'am) feel the need to sing "up" the last note???
It's a national disgrace and these opera types who feel the need should be locked in the tower for disrepecting the anthem...
I think fans should boo such vocal showmanship of this type
Why oh why oh why do singers of our national anthem (god bless you ma'am) feel the need to sing "up" the last note???
It's a national disgrace and these opera types who feel the need should be locked in the tower for disrepecting the anthem...
I think fans should boo such vocal showmanship of this type
24 March 2007, 02:04 PM
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That's exactly what I mean 
The earsplitting screech of the word 'Queen' at the end of our national anthem... Disrespectful and insulting but then you get some spamfaced commentator commenting on how it was such a great rendition...
I know it's only a minor thing but it get reet on my moobs...
The earsplitting screech of the word 'Queen' at the end of our national anthem... Disrespectful and insulting but then you get some spamfaced commentator commenting on how it was such a great rendition...I know it's only a minor thing but it get reet on my moobs...
24 March 2007, 02:06 PM
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i have to agree with you, i prefer it when its just a full brass band and let the crowd sing, we all know it.We even stood and sang it in the pub at every England rugby game
24 March 2007, 05:37 PM
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Maybe it's time for a change?
We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to replace the national anthem with 'Gold' by Spandau Ballet.
We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to replace the national anthem with 'Gold' by Spandau Ballet.
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24 March 2007, 06:08 PM
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I wouldn't sing it either. It's not a national anthem, it's just **** licking the monarchy. It should be changed to 'Jerusalem'. I'd sing until my lungs burst then.
24 March 2007, 07:05 PM
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Maybe it's time for a change?
We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to replace the national anthem with 'Gold' by Spandau Ballet.
We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to replace the national anthem with 'Gold' by Spandau Ballet.
Not a bad idea!
25 March 2007, 12:39 PM
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Now if it was changed to Chas N Dave's Rabbit Rabbit song I would be singing till my fingers bled
The only thing it could realisticly be changed to is Rule Brittania
I thought Jerusalem was a hymm? Might as well be The Lords Prayer by Sir Cliff in that case
The only thing it could realisticly be changed to is Rule Brittania
I thought Jerusalem was a hymm? Might as well be The Lords Prayer by Sir Cliff in that case
25 March 2007, 12:56 PM
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25 March 2007, 01:00 PM
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25 March 2007, 02:44 PM
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A thought anthems were to be uplifting, try Chelsea Dagger with suitable words then every moron who cant rememba the words can hum along
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Theres some opinion The James VI we sent down was not the true James, he died in infancy at Edinburgh Castle.
You got the wincy son of Lord Mar.
So anyone after James VI was an imposter.
You got the wincy son of Lord Mar.
So anyone after James VI was an imposter.
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[quote=andythejock01wrx;6780010]News to me ! My American cousin reckons our familiy have "royal blood", maybe we're related to the real King James !
Well everybody is royal, its Robert Bruce fault he has everyone related to him. He worst than the Mormons
Well everybody is royal, its Robert Bruce fault he has everyone related to him. He worst than the Mormons
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25 March 2007, 04:26 PM
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IMO
God Save the Queen - anthem of the Commonwealth
Rule Brittania - Britain, not England
Land of Hope & Glory - possible
Jerusalem - my choice, about England and despite what most think it is not a hymm.
God Save the Queen - anthem of the Commonwealth
Rule Brittania - Britain, not England
Land of Hope & Glory - possible
Jerusalem - my choice, about England and despite what most think it is not a hymm.
25 March 2007, 04:38 PM
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"The words are by William Blake (1757-1827), the English poet, painter and mystic. Curiously, they do not come from his long poem 'Jerusalem', but from another long poem of his called 'Milton' (1804 - 1808). Obviously these words are much more an expression of protest at inhuman living conditions than of great patriotic rejoicing. They speak of the days of enforced child labour amounting to slavery, when little boys were sent up to clean inside sooty chimneys, little girls worked their fingers to the bone during long hard hours in the mills, and farm-labourers had to toil relentlessly just to earn a crust. The first verse refers to the legend of Jesus visiting England.
The music was composed in 1916 by Sir Hubert Parry (in full, Charles Hubert Hastings Parry, 1848-1918). It was intended as a rallying-point for the women's 'Fight For Right' Movement and the National Union of Suffrage Societies in the struggle to win for women the right to vote. It was sung at the Royal Albert Hall, London in 1918 to celebrate the final stage of the 'Votes For Women' campaign.
From the 1920s Jerusalem became virtually the second British National Anthem. It was adopted by The National Federation of Women's Institutes (the 'WI'), sung at their Annual General Meeting in 1924, and has traditionally closed their AGMs ever since. Since the ladies of the WI are known for their expertise in making jams and preserves, the organisation is often affectionately known as 'Jam and Jerusalem' "
Land of Hope and Glory is better suited, in my opinion, when you consider the content.
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The music was composed in 1916 by Sir Hubert Parry (in full, Charles Hubert Hastings Parry, 1848-1918). It was intended as a rallying-point for the women's 'Fight For Right' Movement and the National Union of Suffrage Societies in the struggle to win for women the right to vote. It was sung at the Royal Albert Hall, London in 1918 to celebrate the final stage of the 'Votes For Women' campaign.
From the 1920s Jerusalem became virtually the second British National Anthem. It was adopted by The National Federation of Women's Institutes (the 'WI'), sung at their Annual General Meeting in 1924, and has traditionally closed their AGMs ever since. Since the ladies of the WI are known for their expertise in making jams and preserves, the organisation is often affectionately known as 'Jam and Jerusalem' "
Land of Hope and Glory is better suited, in my opinion, when you consider the content.
MoT
25 March 2007, 04:42 PM
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"From the 1920s Jerusalem became virtually the second British National Anthem. It was adopted by The National Federation of Women's Institutes (the 'WI'), sung at their Annual General Meeting in 1924, and has traditionally closed their AGMs ever since. Since the ladies of the WI are known for their expertise in making jams and preserves, the organisation is often affectionately known as 'Jam and Jerusalem' "
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Yep, the WI like to use it to drown out wayward PMs !
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