Jerusalem is great at rugby games, so gets my vote, plus William Blake is very cool indeed. My Mystic aunt says that Jerusalem is the spiritual name of our planet...not 'Earth' which is like calling our planet mud.
It might make the football team play with more pride and passion by stirring the inner emotions and firing them up instead of the normal can't be bothered attitude most of them have and don't sing GSTQ
Do you really think singing a song before a game makes tuppence of difference? If it did all pro clubs would do it. It doesn't so they don't.
Have you ever seen the Rugby boys singing the anthems?
Not necessarily a 'National' ANthem but 'Abide with me' always send shivers down my spine when sung at Wembley.
same with me .. and .. You'll Never Walk Alone amongst a few others, the French, Welsh, American anthems .. but You'll Never .. etc. was written by an American .. I want something 100% ENGLISH ((:>)
Jerusalem for me. Much more inspiring then GSTQ. Can't really see how the political situation in Jerusalem today should effect whether we sing it or not.
Jerusalem as the National Anthem? Not sure that the good Mr Blake would approve. How about Green Door by Shakin' Stevens? * Sings, hand on heart, dewy-eyed, "There's an old piiiiano, and they play it hot, behind the greeeeeen doooooor...."
We should go for Land of Hope and Glory - it needn’t be a dirge.
Whilst others nations stand tall and proud, England teams could adopt the strange bobbing up and down action ala the Last Night of the Proms. As the anthem advances team members could let off party poppers, blow whistles, sound klaxons and play along with swanee whistle and kazoo.
We should go for Land of Hope and Glory - it needn’t be a dirge.
Whilst others nations stand tall and proud, England teams could adopt the strange bobbing up and down action ala the Last Night of the Proms. As the anthem advances team members could let off party poppers, blow whistles, sound klaxons and play along with swanee whistle and kazoo.
I always find it strange that Scotland, Wales and Ireland have their own national anthyms. Keep God Save the queen for great Britain by all means, but we do need our own. Jerusalem would get my vote - I think it is suitably moving.
I love Jerusalem - will have it at my funeral but 80,000 Eng fans can't even manage to sing En-ger-land, Eng-ger-land, Eng-ger-land these days let alone learn the words and the be patriotic enough to sing Jerusalem.
It might make the football team play with more pride and passion by stirring the inner emotions and firing them up instead of the normal can't be bothered attitude most of them have and don't sing GSTQ
Do you really think singing a song before a game makes tuppence of difference? If it did all pro clubs would do it. It doesn't so they don't.
Have you ever seen the Rugby boys singing the anthems?
The first time I heard the Welsh sing Hen Wlad fy Nhadau was before Wales -v- England at the old Arms Park on a black & white mono tv in the 60s and I thought in my childish way, something along the lines of what the hell is that? That song trumps everything, even without a drop of Welsh blood in your veins, even when you're English and the "fierce foeman" of the song. The meaning of the lyrics is beautiful and it makes the Marseillaise sound like a pub ditty.
They only started singing that to drown out the Haka when they played them in 1905. That's when this national anthem craze kicked off. Before then, no-one had ever thought of it.
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My Mystic aunt says that Jerusalem is the spiritual name of our planet...not 'Earth' which is like calling our planet mud.
How about Green Door by Shakin' Stevens?
* Sings, hand on heart, dewy-eyed, "There's an old piiiiano, and they play it hot, behind the greeeeeen doooooor...."
Whilst others nations stand tall and proud, England teams could adopt the strange bobbing up and down action ala the Last Night of the Proms. As the anthem advances team members could let off party poppers, blow whistles, sound klaxons and play along with swanee whistle and kazoo.
It's about making a Eutopia and sends shivers down my spine everytime I hear it
I love Jerusalem - will have it at my funeral but 80,000 Eng fans can't even manage to sing En-ger-land, Eng-ger-land, Eng-ger-land these days let alone learn the words and the be patriotic enough to sing Jerusalem.
Personally I think it works better, seems very rousing.