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Nothing more depressing than seeing adults waving flags. They should all be replaced with snotty hankies.
Yes, makes total sense.
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Stirring, rousing and uptempo. Not like our funeral dirge.
It is a good one to be fair but serious question, given that it was only written in the 70s what was the Scottish anthem before that?
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water. Not even putting on a pair of clogs and standing on top of a castle to play it can make it interesting.
However, the words are total pants. A load of garbage about the incumbent monarch. We need better words.
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Our country is okay,
Da da da da (ascending pitch)
Though parts are pretty rough.
Our PM is a bloody scruff,
And a useless bum.
Our anthem is a bore,
No one defends our laws,
As we don't like change.
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On Flower of Scotland - just a bit too archaic for me and not the easiest tune to sing en masse - time to move on folks...
I don't have a problem with a monarchy in our country or the Queen herself. I think she does a lot of good for us and likely a lot more good that any of us understand. We also tend to be a bit hypocritical. We tend to knock the monarchy, but if invited to a garden party at the Palace, to meet at a civil reception, or to accept a New Years honour then most of us would accept. We'd follow the etiquette on the day and boast that 'we'd met the Queen', boring others for decades to come with stories from our big day.
Get an OBE and most of us will be splashing out on a new suit, excitedly telling friends and family, and on the day have shoes shinier than a polished diamond. We will even buy new socks, or at least for the big day wash our old ones in Daz or Persil. Not many would turn it down, or decide to stay at home accepting a postal delivery. That's not to say anyone who's commented on here of course, who I'm sure would just throw the invite in the bin and not tell a soul about it. But, as a nation, I think most of the population would accept and would be proud to do so.
As a musical piece I find it stirs the emotions. If I was stood on a podium I know I would be a blubbering wreck, and it would be the national anthem that would kickstart it. I doubt I'd be the same hearing Jerusalem, Land of Hope and Glory, Rule Britannia or any other tune put forward as an alternative. Even at home watching others I've had a lump in my throat. Nice drumroll to begin (giving us time to pay attention), easy first two verses for us plebs to remember, ups the rousing tempo (send her victorious...), and finishes with a hearty climax (...God save the Queen!).
I like it and happy to have it as the national anthem.
The Russian one is probably the best apart from that, maybe even the best.
Dougie MacLean's Caledonia would get my vote.
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As a Welshman I feel no affinity whatsoever to it. It's England's anthem about England's Royal Family. I would never sing it myself, or accept any gong or garden party invitation. Unless your a staunch royalist/unionist I doubt you'll find many in Wales or Scotland who like it, yet we have to accept it as out official anthem at events such as the Olympics, despite hearing it sung by the English when we play them at football and rugby.
Did you know that the tradition of singing the anthem before a sporting event is believed to have been started by the Welsh who sang Hen Wlad fy Nhadau as a response to the Haka when Wales played the All Blacks in 1905. Hen Wlad fy Nhadau has certainly had me welling up a few times.
As for what should be the UK's anthem in its place......... I think it would be almost impossible to come up with one that would please the four nations. Perhaps a wordless one like Spain have would do the trick!
It isn't actually that short. We only ever hear the first verse sang at sports events, but there is more to it.
Luckily no-one bothers with the rest of it.