Best National Anthems (1 Viewer)

tommydazzle

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• Jan 22, 2018

• #1

I've ranked these in order of how rousing they are combined with a great tune:

1. French
2. Welsh
3. Russian
4. Italian - once the twiddly bits at the start are finished we get the operatic soaring music
5. Irish - not bad but lacking something
6. Scots - a bit of a repetitive sombre and depressing cross between a funeral march and a Radiohead track.

English (UK really - we don't seem to have our own - would love Land of Hope and Glory). The worst anthem in the world IMO. Terrible tune, terrible words. All the others to me, seem to be anthems that get sung whereas God Save the Queen always sounds like it has to be a drunken football chant and incapable of tunefulness.

 

GaryMabbuttsLeftKnee

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• Jan 22, 2018

• #2

You've opened yourself a can of worms on here mate. Expect to see plenty of 'INGURLUND IS V ONLY 1 DAT MATTERS' along with pride, passion and a whole host of BRITISHNESS adjectives

 

tommydazzle

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• Jan 22, 2018

• #3

Well I've tried to be objective and as hinted would love ours to be the best in the world. I'm envious of the French and Welsh anthems in particular.

 

I_Saw_Shaw_Score

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• Jan 22, 2018

• #4

Welsh, Italian, French,Scottish & Irish....

I definitely watch too much 6Nations!

 

skybluetony176

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• Jan 22, 2018

• #5

Italian, hands down. You couldn’t write a peace of music that fits the people of a country any better.

 

rondog1973

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• Jan 22, 2018

• #6

Hate our 'National anthem'. Says nothing about nationhood and is simply a brown nosing establishment dirge paying homage to the sitting monarch.

Land of hope and glory any day of the week.

 

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wingy

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• Jan 22, 2018

• #7

Vow to thee my Country has to be the best English hope.
Oh Italian tops for me hands down.

 

tommydazzle

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• Jan 22, 2018

• #8

wingy said:

Vow to thee my Country has to be the best English hope.

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Yes this is rousing and atmospheric and can bring a tear to the eye.

 

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wingy

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• Jan 22, 2018

• #9

The trouble with the current one is it's so downbeat and Dull.

 

I_Saw_Shaw_Score

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• Jan 22, 2018

• #10

The Welsh national anthem before a big game under a closed roof at the Millenium Stadium is on a different level to any other.

 

LastGarrison

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• Jan 22, 2018

• #11

Flower of Scotland is my personal favourite.

Jerusalem should also be a contender for the English National Anthem.

 

dutchman

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• Jan 22, 2018

• #12

LastGarrison said:

Jerusalem should also be a contender for the English National Anthem.

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A song about the capital of Israel should be England's national anthem?

(It's bad enough having Little Town of Bethlehem as Holland's national anthem).

 

hill83

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• Jan 22, 2018

• #13

All a load of nonsense really.

 

Houchens Head

Fairly well known member from Malvern

• Jan 22, 2018

• #14

Italy and Ireland for me. Love the Italian one best though!

 

Houchens Head

Fairly well known member from Malvern

• Jan 22, 2018

• #15

Just going on from this..... how many people know ALL the verses of the British National Anthem?

 

tommydazzle

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• Jan 22, 2018

• #16

Love the Jerusalem tune but the words could do with changing.
You're right about the British anthem HH, only the first verse is well known. I believe there's something about smiting the troublesome Scots in one of the versus.
Didn't know that about the Dutch anthem, going to have to youtube that and have a listen.

 

dutchman

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• Jan 22, 2018

• #17

tommydazzle said:

Didn't know that about the Dutch anthem, going to have to youtube that and have a listen.

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Same tune, different words.

 

Terry Gibson's perm

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• Jan 23, 2018

• #18

Italy the World Cup will not be the same without players like Buffon blasting it out

 

Covstu

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• Jan 23, 2018

• #19

Flower of Scotland hands down. Proper anthem that gets the fans going

 

Johnnythespider

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• Jan 23, 2018

• #20

For me the anthem that best evokes the country it represents is the Japanese, it's not a rousing tune but it's very atmospheric.

 

Sky_Blue_Daz

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• Jan 23, 2018

• #21

The Welsh anthem is very atmospheric

 

Gazolba

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• Jan 23, 2018

• #22

The African ones are the worst.
I do like the French one.
Now I'm going to have to go on Youtube and listen to them all ....

 

Houchens Head

Fairly well known member from Malvern

• Jan 24, 2018

• #23

I dig, you dig, they dig, we all dig.
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Not an anthem, but it's very deep.

 

skyblueinBaku

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• Jan 24, 2018

• #24

The Russian one is pretty good.

 

dancers lance

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• Jan 24, 2018

• #25

Catchy little number.

 

dutchman

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• Jan 24, 2018

• #26

Hands up if you thought "Tulips from Amsterdam" was Holland's national anthem or that Germans still sing "Deutschland Uber Alles"?

 

dancers lance

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• Jan 24, 2018

• #27

dutchman said:

Hands up if you thought "Tulips from Amsterdam" was Holland's national anthem or that Germans still sing "Deutschland Uber Alles"?

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I thought Hurdy Gurdy Man by Donovan was Holland's National Anthem?

 

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wingy

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• Jan 24, 2018

• #28

dutchman said:

Hands up if you thought "Tulips from Amsterdam" was Holland's national anthem or that Germans still sing "Deutschland Uber Alles"?

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You mean It's not Eye Level from Vandervalk? B-)

 

speedie87

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• Jan 24, 2018

• #29

Russian Italian and Brazilian

 

dancers lance

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• Jan 24, 2018

• #30

speedie87 said:

Russian Italian and Brazilian

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The wife has had all 3 of those at the salon down the road.

 

dutchman

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• Jan 24, 2018

• #31

dancers lance said:

The wife has had all 3 of those at the salon down the road.

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Did she get pregnant?

 

dancers lance

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• Jan 24, 2018

• #32

dutchman said:

Did she get pregnant?

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Fortunately for me, she only likes "Butt Stuff" with strangers, but my youngest does make a good pizza :nailbiting:

 

Paul Anthony

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• Jan 25, 2018

• #33

Always loved Brazil's national anthem. Thanks to an affinity to Kimi Raikkonen (especially during his McLaren years, Suzuka 2005 still gets me on edge!) I quite like the Finnish national anthem.

I quite often find myself whistling the Italian national anthem. Sticks in your head that one. Too many years watching Schumacher win races does that....

 

dutchman

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• Jan 25, 2018

• #34

Paul Anthony said:

I quite like the Finnish national anthem.

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It's awful mate. Are you sure you're not confusing the national anthem with 'Finlandia' which is superb?

 

Paul Anthony

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• Jan 25, 2018

• #35

No, It's the actual anthem. It's a rose-tinted glasses thing because of when I heard it. If I'd heard it away from that, I agree it'd be just another rubbish anthem.