Fez
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Post by Fez on Sept 9, 2024 17:12:48 GMT
Just play the Grandstand theme tune and everyone can happily der der der der der derder der der der der derrrrr along with it Either that or the one from Question of Sport. The bonus there is how the words 'God Save the King' can be inserted repeatedly into the rhythm, to mesmeric effect (try it, it's a gamechanger!) Nice. As an aside, I do that with lots of TV theme tunes that don't have words, sliding the title in wherever it fits. Or even where it doesn't. I'm simple like that.
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Post by Cale Green Hatter on Sept 9, 2024 18:42:25 GMT
I don't feel that it is anything to do with me. More for the establishment and those who are happy to be subservient to their elders and betters who see it as their anthem.
It's turgid and boring. Apparently two thirds of people know the first verse. I don't know anyone who knows any of the next 4 verses.
Apparently it was written around 400 years ago some time around the start of Britain's involvement in the slave . trade. An anthem for a different world.
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Post by Bredburyhatter on Sept 9, 2024 18:53:26 GMT
Think they should change to National Anthem to The Crown my Mother wore.
It's forever being beautiful In the colours red, white, blue...
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Post by fenedgeexile on Sept 9, 2024 20:13:58 GMT
I don't feel that it is anything to do with me. More for the establishment and those who are happy to be subservient to their elders and betters who see it as their anthem. It's turgid and boring. Apparently two thirds of people know the first verse. I don't know anyone who knows any of the next 4 verses. Apparently it was written around 400 years ago some time around the start of Britain's involvement in the slave . trade. An anthem for a different world. There's actually six verses. The sixth verse is generally ignored, but often remarkably well known North of the border due to the line "May he sedition hush, and like a torrent rush, rebellious Scots to crush", celebrating the victory against the Jacobites in 1745.
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Post by mattyovrio on Sept 9, 2024 20:35:08 GMT
Much has been made of him not singing the national anthem. I agree with his stance due to the words he has to sing. Interested in what others feel about it. Obviously not part of the job description so no problemo - more interested in the sort of football he gets us playing and him winning something. The rest is just culture wars bull sh!t.
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Post by countybumpkin on Sept 9, 2024 21:05:49 GMT
Always felt we should have an English anthem, like we do in the Commonwealth Games. God Save the Queen was mildly acceptable to me because it sort of felt like ‘look after the old lady, God’, even though the words of the whole thing are nothing innocent, but it just doesn’t feel right singing it at all now and it’s dreary as shit. The obvious replacements are LOH&G and Jerusalem and I’d choose either of them over GSTK. Also annoys we that those who do sing it get the words wrong, it’s ’our…Queen/King’ in the first line then ‘the Queen/King’ after that but most of the players sing ‘our’.
The thing is though, unless we become a republic, you could only change it for something we’ve already used like LOH&G because it has to be traditional. I mean, I’m sure countries have changed theirs over the years, but I don’t know of any, it’s just not the done thing.
I always feel slightly jealous hearing the Scots and Welsh blasting out theirs with proper pride and passion. They’re so much better.
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Post by Mozzer on Sept 9, 2024 21:23:53 GMT
Always felt we should have an English anthem, like we do in the Commonwealth Games. God Save the Queen was mildly acceptable to me because it sort of felt like ‘look after the old lady, God’, even though the words of the whole thing are nothing innocent, but it just doesn’t feel right singing it at all now and it’s dreary as shit. The obvious replacements are LOH&G and Jerusalem and I’d choose either of them over GSTK. Also annoys we that those who do sing it get the words wrong, it’s ’our…Queen/King’ in the first line then ‘the Queen/King’ after that but most of the players sing ‘our’. The thing is though, unless we become a republic, you could only change it for something we’ve already used like LOH&G because it has to be traditional. I mean, I’m sure countries have changed theirs over the years, but I don’t know of any, it’s just not the done thing. I always feel slightly jealous hearing the Scots and Welsh blasting out theirs with proper pride and passion. They’re so much better. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flower_of_ScotlandSome people on here are older than that. This is not a criticism. Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau is absolutely fantastic.
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Post by scfc73 on Sept 10, 2024 6:04:40 GMT
Graham Potter was heavily touted but he's available so would have thought if the F.A. were going to appoint him he'd have been in charge for these Nations league games. With Potter isn't there something in the compensation terms of his Chelsea deal that means he can't take a job for x amount of time? (without losing a fair chuck of compensation) sure I've heard that somewhere, and think the period might expire shortly (but not in time for these initial games) That could be right & the reason why he's seemingly turned a few offers down.
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Post by timberwolf on Sept 10, 2024 8:39:18 GMT
ABBA,s Money,Money Money would be a fitting anthem in this rich mans world.
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Post by sidcup on Sept 10, 2024 10:12:19 GMT
Think they should change to National Anthem to The Crown my Mother wore. It's forever being beautiful In the colours red, white, blue... And I wore it when I spoke to plants At Richmond Park and Kew...
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Post by desmond on Sept 10, 2024 10:20:29 GMT
Think they should change to National Anthem to The Crown my Mother wore. It's forever being beautiful In the colours red, white, blue... And I wore it when I spoke to plants At Richmond Park and Kew... And at Windsor Park I love to wear ….
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Post by geordiehatter on Sept 10, 2024 11:11:22 GMT
Either that or the one from Question of Sport. The bonus there is how the words 'God Save the King' can be inserted repeatedly into the rhythm, to mesmeric effect (try it, it's a gamechanger!) Nice. As an aside, I do that with lots of TV theme tunes that don't have words, sliding the title in wherever it fits. Or even where it doesn't. I'm simple like that. Me also, and if that makes us both simple then I'm happy to join the club! Hours of innocent fun to be had (well minutes, at least).
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Post by countybumpkin on Sept 10, 2024 12:04:07 GMT
Nice. As an aside, I do that with lots of TV theme tunes that don't have words, sliding the title in wherever it fits. Or even where it doesn't. I'm simple like that. Me also, and if that makes us both simple then I'm happy to join the club! Hours of innocent fun to be had (well minutes, at least). Careful though, it can go catastrophically wrong. I give you exhibit A, mylud....."Anyone Can Fall in Love" to the Eastenders theme (feel sick just typing that)
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Post by gatleyhatter on Sept 10, 2024 12:42:12 GMT
Me also, and if that makes us both simple then I'm happy to join the club! Hours of innocent fun to be had (well minutes, at least). Careful though, it can go catastrophically wrong. I give you exhibit A, mylud....."Anyone Can Fall in Love" to the Eastenders theme (feel sick just typing that) Dunfermilne used that too as a club song, "We`re the team they call the Pars, Promotion is our aim, And this our season…” absolute banger
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Post by countybumpkin on Sept 10, 2024 15:50:05 GMT
Careful though, it can go catastrophically wrong. I give you exhibit A, mylud....."Anyone Can Fall in Love" to the Eastenders theme (feel sick just typing that) Dunfermilne used that too as a club song, "We`re the team they call the Pars, Promotion is our aim, And this our season…” absolute banger 🤮
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