...that England haven't been at Euro 2008, i  haven't had to listen to that
fcuking awful dirge of a national anthem we're saddled with.
Apart from the tune being sh1te it says nothing about England, it's just a
christian/monarchist affirmation.
    Compare it with Das Deutschlandlied, La Marseillaise or my favourite,
Il Canto degli Italiani. It's embarrassing.
-- 
"I first diagnosed symptomless coma
  three years ago, and since then the number
  of cases has been steadily increasing."

madMental wrote:

> ...that England haven't been at Euro 2008, i  haven't had to listen
> to that fcuking awful dirge of a national anthem we're saddled with.
> Apart from the tune being sh1te it says nothing about England, it's
> just a christian/monarchist affirmation.
>    Compare it with Das Deutschlandlied, La Marseillaise or my
> favourite, Il Canto degli Italiani. It's embarrassing.

You can say that again. Its even worse when England fans start singing
it during a game. Are they even aware what they are singing?

-- 
BlueCubed

On 20 Jun, 08:11, "BlueCubed"  wrote:
> madMental wrote:
> > ...that England haven't been at Euro 2008, i  haven't had to listen
> > to that fcuking awful dirge of a national anthem we're saddled with.
> > Apart from the tune being sh1te it says nothing about England, it's
> > just a christian/monarchist affirmation.
> >    Compare it with Das Deutschlandlied, La Marseillaise or my
> > favourite, Il Canto degli Italiani. It's embarrassing.
>
> You can say that again. Its even worse when England fans start singing
> it during a game. Are they even aware what they are singing?
>
> --
> BlueCubed
I believe Mrs Thatcher’s famous words from 1979 would make a fine
anthem for Britain.
--
Where there is discord, may we bring harmony.
Where there is error, may we bring truth.
Where there is doubt, may we bring faith.
And where there is despair, may we bring hope.
Margaret Thatcher, 3rd May 1979.
http://www.conservatives.com

"madMental"  wrote in message 
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> ...that England haven't been at Euro 2008, i  haven't had to listen to 
> that
> fcuking awful dirge of a national anthem we're saddled with.
> Apart from the tune being sh1te it says nothing about England, it's just a
> christian/monarchist affirmation.
>    Compare it with Das Deutschlandlied, La Marseillaise or my favourite,
> Il Canto degli Italiani. It's embarrassing.

Vive la revolution.

What irks me most is that the provinces all have their own anthems (Flower 
of Scotland, Land of My Fathers) yet we're stuck with the UK anthem rather 
than Land of Hope and Glory or some such.

+mrcakey

"madMental"  wrote in message 
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> ...that England haven't been at Euro 2008, i  haven't had to listen to 
> that
> fcuking awful dirge of a national anthem we're saddled with.
> Apart from the tune being sh1te it says nothing about England, it's just a
> christian/monarchist affirmation.
>    Compare it with Das Deutschlandlied, La Marseillaise or my favourite,
> Il Canto degli Italiani. It's embarrassing.

Don't disagree, but what would you use instead? Land of Hope and Glory is 
all about God and the British Empire. Jerusalem is essentially a religious 
song, but also mentions our "dark satanic mills". Not very flattering.

"Chas"  wrote in message 
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>. Jerusalem is essentially a religious song, but also mentions our "dark 
>satanic mills". Not very flattering.

That would be Danny Mills.

Someone could put new words to an existing tune or write the whole thing 
from scratch.
-- 
"I first diagnosed symptomless coma
  three years ago, and since then the number
  of cases has been steadily increasing."

"Marrick" <marrick@nospam@eidosnet.co.uk> wrote in message 
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> "Chas"  wrote in message 
> news:4-qdnanTq46M58bVnZ2dnUVZ8sXinZ2d@posted.plusnet...
>>. Jerusalem is essentially a religious song, but also mentions our "dark 
>>satanic mills". Not very flattering.
>
> That would be Danny Mills.

LOL!

Darth Simian wrote:
> On 20 Jun, 08:11, "BlueCubed"  wrote:
>> madMental wrote:
>>> ...that England haven't been at Euro 2008, i  haven't had to listen
>>> to that fcuking awful dirge of a national anthem we're saddled with.
>>> Apart from the tune being sh1te it says nothing about England, it's
>>> just a christian/monarchist affirmation.
>>>    Compare it with Das Deutschlandlied, La Marseillaise or my
>>> favourite, Il Canto degli Italiani. It's embarrassing.
>> You can say that again. Its even worse when England fans start singing
>> it during a game. Are they even aware what they are singing?
>>
>> --
>> BlueCubed
> I believe Mrs Thatcher’s famous words from 1979 would make a fine
> anthem for Britain.

What? We're all fucked by thatcher's party? catchy and short. lets go for it

-- 
The Apostate