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PostPosted: Tue Feb 14, 2012 2:01 pm 
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Have you noticed the nature of other national anthems? They generally glory in the diversity and richness of the country in question. Compare that with ours which is entirely about one woman and doesn't mention anything at all about the actual UK.

God save our gracious Queen,
Long live our noble Queen,
God save the Queen:
Send her victorious,
Happy and glorious,
Long to reign over us:
God save the Queen.

O Lord, our God, arise,
Scatter her enemies,
And make them fall.
Confound their politics,
Frustrate their knavish tricks,
On Thee our hopes we fix,
God save us all.

Thy choicest gifts in store,
On her be pleased to pour;
Long may she reign:
May she defend our laws,
And ever give us cause
To sing with heart and voice
God save the Queen.

Now I personally feel uncomfortable, and frankly a bit daft, singing about one woman when what I want to do is sing about the multitude of aspects of the UK I love. I started a facebook page yesterday to try and gauge if anyone else gives a toss or is it just me?

http://www.facebook.com/pages/New-natio ... 9391191569
Have you noticed the nature of other national anthems? They generally glory in the diversity and richness of the country in question. Compare that with ours which is entirely about one woman and doesn't mention anything at all about the actual UK.

God save our gracious Queen,
Long live our noble Queen,
God save the Queen:
Send her victorious,
Happy and glorious,
Long to reign over us:
God save the Queen.

O Lord, our God, arise,
Scatter her enemies,
And make them fall.
Confound their politics,
Frustrate their knavish tricks,
On Thee our hopes we fix,
God save us all.

Thy choicest gifts in store,
On her be pleased to pour;
Long may she reign:
May she defend our laws,
And ever give us cause
To sing with heart and voice
God save the Queen.

Now I personally feel uncomfortable, and frankly a bit daft, singing about one woman when what I want to do is sing about the multitude of aspects of the UK I love. I started a facebook page yesterday to try and gauge if anyone else gives a toss or is it just me?

http://www.facebook.com/pages/New-natio ... 9391191569






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 Post subject: Re: UK national anthem
PostPosted: Tue Feb 14, 2012 2:04 pm 
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Wow. You have realised what our National Anthem says! Do you want a banana?

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 Post subject: Re: UK national anthem
PostPosted: Tue Feb 14, 2012 2:09 pm 
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Dally wrote:Wow. You have realised what our National Anthem says! Do you want a banana?


I think he wants a discussion about it.

Perhaps you could manage a reasoned contribution – and not just a Daily Mail link.






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 Post subject: Re: UK national anthem
PostPosted: Tue Feb 14, 2012 2:10 pm 
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Pumpetypump wrote:Have you noticed the nature of other national anthems? They generally glory in the diversity and richness of the country in question. Compare that with ours which is entirely about one woman and doesn't mention anything at all about the actual UK.

God save our gracious Queen,
Long live our noble Queen,
God save the Queen:
Send her victorious,
Happy and glorious,
Long to reign over us:
God save the Queen.

O Lord, our God, arise,
Scatter her enemies,
And make them fall.
Confound their politics,
Frustrate their knavish tricks,
On Thee our hopes we fix,
God save us all.

Thy choicest gifts in store,
On her be pleased to pour;
Long may she reign:
May she defend our laws,
And ever give us cause
To sing with heart and voice
God save the Queen.

Now I personally feel uncomfortable, and frankly a bit daft, singing about one woman when what I want to do is sing about the multitude of aspects of the UK I love. I started a facebook page yesterday to try and gauge if anyone else gives a toss or is it just me?

http://www.facebook.com/pages/New-natio ... 9391191569


I think you'll find it's about way more than one woman, for a start, it was appeared in a published article in 1744.
Pumpetypump wrote:Have you noticed the nature of other national anthems? They generally glory in the diversity and richness of the country in question. Compare that with ours which is entirely about one woman and doesn't mention anything at all about the actual UK.

God save our gracious Queen,
Long live our noble Queen,
God save the Queen:
Send her victorious,
Happy and glorious,
Long to reign over us:
God save the Queen.

O Lord, our God, arise,
Scatter her enemies,
And make them fall.
Confound their politics,
Frustrate their knavish tricks,
On Thee our hopes we fix,
God save us all.

Thy choicest gifts in store,
On her be pleased to pour;
Long may she reign:
May she defend our laws,
And ever give us cause
To sing with heart and voice
God save the Queen.

Now I personally feel uncomfortable, and frankly a bit daft, singing about one woman when what I want to do is sing about the multitude of aspects of the UK I love. I started a facebook page yesterday to try and gauge if anyone else gives a toss or is it just me?

http://www.facebook.com/pages/New-natio ... 9391191569


I think you'll find it's about way more than one woman, for a start, it was appeared in a published article in 1744.

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 Post subject: Re: UK national anthem
PostPosted: Tue Feb 14, 2012 2:13 pm 
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Standee wrote:I think you'll find it's about way more than one woman, for a start, it was appeared in a published article in 1744.


Indeed, I recall our old music books at primary school referring to "the King."

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 Post subject: Re: UK national anthem
PostPosted: Tue Feb 14, 2012 2:17 pm 
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Pedants. Ok our national anthem is either about one bloke or one woman depending on who's the monarch.






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 Post subject: Re: UK national anthem
PostPosted: Tue Feb 14, 2012 2:18 pm 
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Mintball wrote:I think he wants a discussion about it.

Perhaps you could manage a reasoned contribution – and not just a Daily Mail link.


I want a reasoned debate AND a banana.






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 Post subject: Re: UK national anthem
PostPosted: Tue Feb 14, 2012 2:19 pm 
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Pumpetypump wrote:Pedants. Ok our national anthem is either about one bloke or one woman depending on who's the monarch.


You picked out random verses.

Also there are references to "us". Perhaps, it's about more than the monarch, per se?

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 Post subject: Re: UK national anthem
PostPosted: Tue Feb 14, 2012 2:23 pm 
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Pumpetypump wrote:I want a reasoned debate AND a banana.


As long as it's a free trade banana.

Oh – and I'd rather have Jerusalem.

Better words and a rip-roaring bit of music that isn't a dirge.






"You are working for Satan." Kirkstaller

"Dare to know!" Immanuel Kant

"Do not take life too seriously. You will never get out of it alive" Elbert Hubbard

"We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars." Oscar Wilde

The Voluptuous Manifesto – thoughts on all sorts of stuff.

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 Post subject: Re: UK national anthem
PostPosted: Tue Feb 14, 2012 2:30 pm 
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Mintball wrote:As long as it's a free trade banana.

Oh – and I'd rather have Jerusalem.

Better words and a rip-roaring bit of music that isn't a dirge.


"holy lamb of god"????

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