Sun Jul 08, 2018 11:21 am
Sun Jul 08, 2018 11:36 am
Sun Jul 08, 2018 11:53 am
arri potta wrote:not sure what all the hype is about, Belgium will be World champions!!
Sun Jul 08, 2018 12:40 pm
Sun Jul 08, 2018 1:02 pm
Sun Jul 08, 2018 1:38 pm
Blueboys1927 wrote:GSTQ is the British national anthem, England should rightfully be singing Jerusalem which is the English national anthem
Sun Jul 08, 2018 5:06 pm
Sun Jul 08, 2018 5:38 pm
Sun Jul 08, 2018 5:52 pm
#1ScouseBluebird wrote:England don’t have a national anthem per se. They sing God Save as there isn’t anything else! I believe that it’s thought of as a bit of a nod to the empire and so is losing popularity. Jurusalem on the other hand is a hymn, music by Parry (as a ww1 pick me up) and words taken from a William Blake poem. The Jurusalem bit is reference to Christ supposedly visiting England as a kind of heaven on earth. It’s from the poem ‘Milton.’ Bits of England are lovely, but for me Wales is God’s very own country. I always associate Jurusalem with English rugby and cricket.
Sun Jul 08, 2018 7:54 pm
City Slicker wrote:#1ScouseBluebird wrote:England don’t have a national anthem per se. They sing God Save as there isn’t anything else! I believe that it’s thought of as a bit of a nod to the empire and so is losing popularity. Jurusalem on the other hand is a hymn, music by Parry (as a ww1 pick me up) and words taken from a William Blake poem. The Jurusalem bit is reference to Christ supposedly visiting England as a kind of heaven on earth. It’s from the poem ‘Milton.’ Bits of England are lovely, but for me Wales is God’s very own country. I always associate Jurusalem with English rugby and cricket.
At least it's a lot better than that "Sweet Chariot" dirge
Sun Jul 08, 2018 8:55 pm
Sun Jul 08, 2018 9:07 pm
Blueboys1927 wrote:GSTQ is the British national anthem, England should rightfully be singing Jerusalem which is the English national anthem
Sun Jul 08, 2018 10:53 pm
Sven wrote:Blueboys1927 wrote:GSTQ is the British national anthem, England should rightfully be singing Jerusalem which is the English national anthem
The British National Anthem that has a verse about "crushing the rebellious Scots"?
Quote (Verse 6):
"Lord grant that Marshal Wade
May by thy mighty aid
Victory bring.
May he sedition hush,
And like a torrent rush,
Rebellious Scots to crush.
God save the Queen!"
source: https://www.lyricsondemand.com/n/nation ... yrics.html
Mon Jul 09, 2018 6:09 am
HarriRhys22 wrote:Don’t they sing Land of Hope and Glory at Comonweath Games?
Mon Jul 09, 2018 6:31 am
Sven wrote:Blueboys1927 wrote:GSTQ is the British national anthem, England should rightfully be singing Jerusalem which is the English national anthem
The British National Anthem that has a verse about "crushing the rebellious Scots"?
Quote (Verse 6):
"Lord grant that Marshal Wade
May by thy mighty aid
Victory bring.
May he sedition hush,
And like a torrent rush,
Rebellious Scots to crush.
God save the Queen!"
That’s a good point and I didn’t even know the anthem mentioned that.
The sweaty socks I’ve met over the years all hate the British anthem and would never sing it. They love their Flowers of Scotland.
source: https://www.lyricsondemand.com/n/nation ... yrics.html
Mon Jul 09, 2018 7:21 am
Mon Jul 09, 2018 7:45 am
WelshBluebird wrote:What do republican English people sing when the anthem is being played?
Mon Jul 09, 2018 8:11 am
WelshBluebird wrote:What do republican English people sing when the anthem is being played?
Mon Jul 09, 2018 8:15 am
Mon Jul 09, 2018 11:36 am
Sven wrote:Blueboys1927 wrote:GSTQ is the British national anthem, England should rightfully be singing Jerusalem which is the English national anthem
The British National Anthem that has a verse about "crushing the rebellious Scots"?
Quote (Verse 6):
"Lord grant that Marshal Wade
May by thy mighty aid
Victory bring.
May he sedition hush,
And like a torrent rush,
Rebellious Scots to crush.
God save the Queen!"
source: https://www.lyricsondemand.com/n/nation ... yrics.html
Mon Jul 09, 2018 1:27 pm
Sven wrote:Blueboys1927 wrote:GSTQ is the British national anthem, England should rightfully be singing Jerusalem which is the English national anthem
The British National Anthem that has a verse about "crushing the rebellious Scots"?
Quote (Verse 6):
"Lord grant that Marshal Wade
May by thy mighty aid
Victory bring.
May he sedition hush,
And like a torrent rush,
Rebellious Scots to crush.
God save the Queen!"
source: https://www.lyricsondemand.com/n/nation ... yrics.html
Mon Jul 09, 2018 1:29 pm
#1ScouseBluebird wrote:HarriRhys22 wrote:Don’t they sing Land of Hope and Glory at Comonweath Games?
At the last games on the Gold Coast, the English team sang Jerusalem. They thought that GSTQ gave too much of a nod towards the old Empire and that offence that might cause, so voted for this as an ‘unofficial’ Anthem. The subject of an English national anthem has been discussed in parliament with nobody able to agree. Madness.
Mon Jul 09, 2018 2:46 pm
Jock wrote:#1ScouseBluebird wrote:HarriRhys22 wrote:Don’t they sing Land of Hope and Glory at Comonweath Games?
At the last games on the Gold Coast, the English team sang Jerusalem. They thought that GSTQ gave too much of a nod towards the old Empire and that offence that might cause, so voted for this as an ‘unofficial’ Anthem. The subject of an English national anthem has been discussed in parliament with nobody able to agree. Madness.
What Madness song do you think would make a good Anthem?
Mon Jul 09, 2018 2:54 pm
Mon Jul 09, 2018 3:05 pm
Theblues2 wrote:if England get beat by Croatia, Belgium or France, should we sing their national anthems against them in the prem hahahah
Mon Jul 09, 2018 3:32 pm
llangainbluebird wrote:Jock wrote:#1ScouseBluebird wrote:HarriRhys22 wrote:Don’t they sing Land of Hope and Glory at Comonweath Games?
At the last games on the Gold Coast, the English team sang Jerusalem. They thought that GSTQ gave too much of a nod towards the old Empire and that offence that might cause, so voted for this as an ‘unofficial’ Anthem. The subject of an English national anthem has been discussed in parliament with nobody able to agree. Madness.
What Madness song do you think would make a good Anthem?
One step beyond!
I can remember when Scotland played GSTQ at the '74 World Cup, and later. Northern Ireland still do.
Mon Jul 09, 2018 3:36 pm
Mon Jul 09, 2018 3:49 pm
Mon Jul 09, 2018 4:33 pm
Plymuff Bloobird wrote:Think they should adopt Vindaloo by that fat bloke.
Mon Jul 09, 2018 4:35 pm
City Slicker wrote:Theblues2 wrote:if England get beat by Croatia, Belgium or France, should we sing their national anthems against them in the prem hahahah
Can you scribble down the words to the Croatian anthem for me?