Dr Gloom 22143 Posted May 14, 2015 Share Posted May 14, 2015 i cringe before any international game of football when we have to sit through that rubbish. the tune itself is completely uninspiring when you compare it to la marseillaise or il canto degli Italiani. outdated words, when there are as many republicans as royalists living in the country. it's time to change it. but to what? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex 35571 Posted May 14, 2015 Share Posted May 14, 2015 England doesn't have an official national anthem [/trivia] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 22143 Posted May 14, 2015 Author Share Posted May 14, 2015 is it not god save the queen? if not, how come we're subjected to that rubbish before every international game of football? land of hope and glory, or something, would be better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 10963 Posted May 14, 2015 Share Posted May 14, 2015 is it not god save the queen? if not, how come we're subjected to that rubbish before every international game of football? land of hope and glory, or something, would be better. I reckon Vindaloo would win the popular vote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex 35571 Posted May 14, 2015 Share Posted May 14, 2015 is it not god save the queen? if not, how come we're subjected to that rubbish before every international game of football? land of hope and glory, or something, would be better. GSTQ is the UK's. None of the component parts of the UK have individual ones. At least I read that somewhere. Hence Flower of Scotland being used at the Commonwealth Games now for the sweaties when it used to be Scotland the Brave. I.e. you could theoretically sing what you want. Northern Ireland use Danny Boy at Commonwealth Games and God Save the Queen at football matches I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJS 4411 Posted May 14, 2015 Share Posted May 14, 2015 I think I've said before the funniest thing about the current one is when they changed "born to reign over us" to "long to reign over us" as they thought "born" was a bit iffy not realising its the "reign over us" that's fucking shit. Asking a non-existent deity to look after an institution I abhor makes the entire edifice a non-starter for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex 35571 Posted May 14, 2015 Share Posted May 14, 2015 Aye, it's not exactly relevant to my take on things either Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJ 0 Posted May 14, 2015 Share Posted May 14, 2015 Not that I would get to choose, but I've always been quite fond of Jerusalem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex 35571 Posted May 14, 2015 Share Posted May 14, 2015 I quite like the tune but that's a load of bollocks too in terms of lyrics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeys Fist 43063 Posted May 14, 2015 Share Posted May 14, 2015 Song about an Arab coming over here, walking in our fields- not likely to go down well with your typical Club England member Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 46022 Posted May 14, 2015 Share Posted May 14, 2015 Dr Jones by Aqua would get a crowd buzzing. "WAKE UP NOW!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJ 0 Posted May 14, 2015 Share Posted May 14, 2015 Dr Jones by Aqua would get a crowd buzzing. "WAKE UP NOW!" I counter with Hangin Tough by New Kids on the Block. "Ohhhh, ohhh, ohh weeey oh!" Would be ace. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 46022 Posted May 14, 2015 Share Posted May 14, 2015 What about 5ive's "Keep on Movin'" Can you imagine a crowd of middle Englanders doing the little bit of white boy rap on there: When the rainy days are dying, Gotta keep on, keep on trying, All the bees and birds are flying (ahh) Never look oh you gotta hold on and, Not stop till the break of dawn and Keep moving, don't stop rocking (ahh) Before launching into a chorus of: Get on up, when you're down, baby Take a good look around, I know it's not much, But it's ok, Keep on moving on anyway I mean I'm joking, but that would be better than GSTQ without a shadow of a doubt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk 31195 Posted May 14, 2015 Share Posted May 14, 2015 Been done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 46022 Posted May 14, 2015 Share Posted May 14, 2015 "Seaman shakes his ponytail." What a tune that is btw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayatollah Hermione 14047 Posted May 14, 2015 Share Posted May 14, 2015 Reckon War Pigs would be canny. Plus, all 7 minutes of it would actually seem like less time than God Save The Queen's terrible 2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex 35571 Posted May 14, 2015 Share Posted May 14, 2015 Reckon War Pigs would be canny. Plus, all 7 minutes of it would actually seem like less time than God Save The Queen's terrible 2. Fucking love that tune. Faith No More did a mint cover as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trophyshy 7084 Posted May 14, 2015 Share Posted May 14, 2015 Can we get rid of the fucking Queen first? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Makom 0 Posted May 15, 2015 Share Posted May 15, 2015 there are as many republicans as royalists living in the country On what planet is that sentence even remotely true? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 22143 Posted May 15, 2015 Author Share Posted May 15, 2015 On what planet is that sentence even remotely true? It's true in my world. Anecdotally, admittedly, but I know as many republicans as I do royalists Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJS 4411 Posted May 15, 2015 Share Posted May 15, 2015 Sadly its one of those issues where the royalists and people who couldn't give a shit outnumber those with sense. I cling to the hope that Charles will do enough damage to at least start a debate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJ 0 Posted May 16, 2015 Share Posted May 16, 2015 Sadly its one of those issues where the royalists and people who couldn't give a shit outnumber those with sense. I cling to the hope that Charles will do enough damage to at least start a debate. Correct. No-one is seriously going to propose it right now, but providing they don't skip a generation and Charles becomes King, there'll be a serious debate. I'm all for a republic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howmanheyman 33828 Posted May 16, 2015 Share Posted May 16, 2015 The English national anthem should be 'London Calling' by The Clash if they ever scrap Royalty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trophyshy 7084 Posted May 16, 2015 Share Posted May 16, 2015 Fuck that man, London is next against the wall after the Royals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howmanheyman 33828 Posted May 16, 2015 Share Posted May 16, 2015 Fuck that man, London is next against the wall after the Royals. It's all about London isn't it? No need to hide it in the next anthem. Once the capital is got rid of, the anthem after London Calling can be 'I'm free' by the soup dragons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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