Dad3353 Posted July 10, 2018 Posted July 10, 2018 26 minutes ago, Barking Spiders said: ...Two that are great are The Marsellaise and Russia's... Read a translation of the 'lyrics', then maybe reconsider this..? Quote
lowdown Posted July 10, 2018 Posted July 10, 2018 I always wondered why the national anthem was named ‘God Save The Queen/King’ and not ‘God Help Us’...? Quote
Barking Spiders Posted July 10, 2018 Author Posted July 10, 2018 51 minutes ago, Dad3353 said: Read a translation of the 'lyrics', then maybe reconsider this..? ok the words are suspect but the tunes are powerful Quote
Lozz196 Posted July 10, 2018 Posted July 10, 2018 Three Lions is a great song, great catchy chorus, but always puzzled me as it says 30 years of hurt and Jules Rimet, yet it was the European Tournament it was put out for, where both reference points were for the World Cup. Never liked Vindaloo - well as a song that is, love the curry. World in Motion was good but just didn`t seem like an anthemic football song. Think we need a reform tour of Hoddle & Waddle................... Quote
ead Posted July 10, 2018 Posted July 10, 2018 Wales, Wales Bloody great fish are Whales ...To the tune of Land of my Fathers - probably the best anthem in the world evaaah and I speak as an English person. Every time I hear it at the rugby in Cardiff it absolutely sends a shiver down my spine. 1 Quote
Barking Spiders Posted July 10, 2018 Author Posted July 10, 2018 No love for.... Ossie's going to Wembley His knees have gone all trembley Come on you Spurs ......then 😊 Quote
lozkerr Posted July 10, 2018 Posted July 10, 2018 Showing my age here, but as Vindaloo has already been mentioned, let's cringe along to: White Hart Lane is the ground For the best team around And to see them just fills you with wonder So we'll sing them along With a Spurs football song Tottenham Hotspur, The pride of North London Nice one Cyril Nice one son Nice one Cyril Let's have another one Quote
Nicko Posted July 10, 2018 Posted July 10, 2018 1 hour ago, Lozz196 said: World in Motion was good but just didn`t seem like an anthemic football song. But it does have the "We're playing for England (In-ger-land)" chant at the end, and of course the sad audible experience a badly written white boy rap They'll always hit you and hurt you, Defend and attack There's only one way to beat them, Get round the back Not exactly Gangsta. Quote
Rich Posted July 10, 2018 Posted July 10, 2018 Ah-one two three, and... We're on the march wi' Ally's army, we're goin tae the Argentine And we'll really shake them up when we win the world cup, 'cos Scotland are the greatest football team. Oh dear. Quote
The59Sound Posted July 10, 2018 Posted July 10, 2018 I've always thought the Italian national anthem was a good one. 1 Quote
bonzodog Posted July 10, 2018 Posted July 10, 2018 Was listening to an interview with David Baddiel the other day and as he quite rightly says the reason 3 lions is so popular is because it's written from a negative point of view which us English connect with, as we love a good moan. Other footie songs tend to be more up beat. Ant and Decs 'On the ball' has to be one of the worst! 1 Quote
Dad3353 Posted July 10, 2018 Posted July 10, 2018 One of the worst..? You've not heard this ... https://youtu.be/BTY4bA-w4eo (Youtube, quite rightly, don't allow embedding of this video...) Quote
BrunoBass Posted July 10, 2018 Posted July 10, 2018 (edited) 26 minutes ago, The59Sound said: I've always thought the Italian national anthem was a good one. Agreed, I’m not a football fan, motor racing is my thing and it’s always a pleasure to hear the Italian anthem played when Ferrari win. Edited July 10, 2018 by BrunoBass Quote
Old Man Riva Posted July 10, 2018 Posted July 10, 2018 8 minutes ago, alyctes said: I don't like any of them. Then you've not heard 'Go For It - Sky Blues Shooting to Win', the Coventry City squad song for the 1987 Cup Final. Simple in its message, with a positive narrative, urging the underdog to "go for it". Hugely helpful, it chose to include a helpful (and none too subtle) assumption/assertion that, when the Sky Blues were shooting, they were actually doing it to win. And win we did. Was it down to a team of few stars playing above themselves against a team of genuine superstars (Waddle, Hoddle, Ardiles et al) in what is arguably the greatest Cup Final of the modern era or was it down to the song? I know what I think... Quote
lozkerr Posted July 10, 2018 Posted July 10, 2018 25 minutes ago, Dad3353 said: One of the worst..? You've not heard this ... Burn it. Burn it with FIRE. Quote
Silvia Bluejay Posted July 10, 2018 Posted July 10, 2018 (edited) 48 minutes ago, The59Sound said: I've always thought the Italian national anthem was a good one. 21 minutes ago, BrunoBass said: Agreed, I’m not a football fan, motor racing is my thing and it’s always a pleasure to hear the Italian anthem played when Ferrari win. LOL! You missed all the controversy years ago, with the media insisting the country should ditch it (I have to agree, it's absolute crap) and replace it with the Va' Pensiero aria (which would be WAAY better, although possibly a bit challenging for ordinary, tone-deaf people to sing properly...?). 😮 Not sure why it all went quiet, though. They don't need to sing one at this particular WC, anyway. Edited July 10, 2018 by Silvia Bluejay Quote
Cato Posted July 11, 2018 Posted July 11, 2018 19 hours ago, Barking Spiders said: No love for.... Ossie's going to Wembley His knees have gone all trembley Come on you Spurs ......then 😊 I read an interview with Chas ( or possibly Dave) a while back. Apparently they have another song ready to go should Spurs ever reach another FA Cup final. I believe that would be their 5th Spurs inspired song? Quote
NancyJohnson Posted July 11, 2018 Posted July 11, 2018 Nothing wrong with Three Lions. It's lifting. I like Blue Day by Suggs too, but being a Chelsea supporter I have some bias. The turgid songs? Quite possibly where actual footballers are singing on them; those uncomfortable videos of the squad standing in a studio miming and holding their headphones a large ABBA. Just one other thing here, a couple of nights ago the BBC showed some footage of the (West?) German team singing Three Lions from a balcony after they'd won the World Cup. Wrong, wrong, wrong. Quote
BrunoBass Posted July 11, 2018 Posted July 11, 2018 3 minutes ago, NancyJohnson said: Just one other thing here, a couple of nights ago the BBC showed some footage of the (West?) German team singing Three Lions from a balcony after they'd won the World Cup. Wrong, wrong, wrong. Yes, Three Lions was a chart hit in Germany, as too was World In Motion, bizarrely. Quote
The59Sound Posted July 12, 2018 Posted July 12, 2018 On 10/07/2018 at 22:44, Old Man Riva said: Then you've not heard 'Go For It - Sky Blues Shooting to Win', the Coventry City squad song for the 1987 Cup Final. Simple in its message, with a positive narrative, urging the underdog to "go for it". Hugely helpful, it chose to include a helpful (and none too subtle) assumption/assertion that, when the Sky Blues were shooting, they were actually doing it to win. And win we did. Was it down to a team of few stars playing above themselves against a team of genuine superstars (Waddle, Hoddle, Ardiles et al) in what is arguably the greatest Cup Final of the modern era or was it down to the song? I know what I think... When we sing together... Quote
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