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To my poor old ears the best TUNES are:
Russia, Brazil, Italy ... in no particular order. [I KNOW Italy aren't in this one].

Ours gets low points, because of dreariness, but at least you can shut it off at any given point.
Some of them, though; "You think it's all over, well it's not, for at least another 12 verses" :-)
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Why have God Save the Queen as your anthem anyway?

Apart from being a fucking dirge, just like Flower of Scotland I may say, it's the anthem for the UK as a whole, not it's constituent parts.
I think you'd be better having Jerusalem; pertains to England and is a fantastic tune / song.

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JimmyDee wrote:To my poor old ears the best TUNES are:
Russia, Brazil, Italy ... in no particular order. [I KNOW Italy aren't in this one].

Ours gets low points, because of dreariness, but at least you can shut it off at any given point.
Some of them, though; "You think it's all over, well it's not, for at least another 12 verses" :-)

The Portugal's pretty good as is the wordless symphony of the Spain one. Missing Holland and Italy at the tournament purely on the basis that we don't hear there's .

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Not to mention The Star Spangled Banner, the second best anthem after La Marseillaise.

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Shedboy wrote:Why have God Save the Queen as your anthem anyway?

Apart from being a fucking dirge, just like Flower of Scotland I may say, it's the anthem for the UK as a whole, not it's constituent parts.
I think you'd be better having Jerusalem; pertains to England and is a fantastic tune / song.
Agreed!

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The problem with Jerusalem is it's called Jerusalem
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The Ghost of Alex Higgins wrote:The problem with Jerusalem is it's called Jerusalem

Just about to post this.

We're not israel, and neither are we a jewish nation. Pity, because it is a cool song.
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Didn't Gough and Durham condemn the Spanish team for not singing along with their national anthem?
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subsub wrote:Didn't Gough and Durham condemn the Spanish team for not singing along with their national anthem?

That repellant, thick fat twat Moose did I think though it’s not beyond those pair of cunts to say the same thing.

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What did they expect them to do, hum?
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Vindaloo should be our anthem.

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Eaststand wrote:
The Ghost of Alex Higgins wrote:The problem with Jerusalem is it's called Jerusalem

Just about to post this.

We're not israel, and neither are we a jewish nation. Pity, because it is a cool song.

But it's not about Israel. Many ponder it quite revolutionary and has had a long left wing following as well as other Christian metaphors. Plus it was called, 'And Did Those Feet in Ancient Time'.

Maybe she's born with it, maybe it's Maybelline.

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It specifically mentions England, as well.
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I like it in the Commonwealth games.
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Billy Connolly, back when he was still funny, said that our anthem should be "The Archers Theme". That's a rousing tune, I have to admit.
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