FabSwingers.com forum: Do you know the national anthem?

By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

Can you sing it word for word?

I reckon I can sing Talking the Hardest (the real national anthem) word for word still after all these years.

Anyway- if you could change the national anthem to any song, what would you change it to?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

All of the verses?

I would like at sporting events for England to have their own anthem. The other “home” nations do.

Maybe Jerusalem

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I do! Its my favourite Lana Del Ray track

National Anthem

Lyrics

Money is the anthem of success

So before we go out, what's your address?

I'm your national anthem

God, you're so handsome

Take me to the Hamptons, Bugatti Veyron

He loves to romance 'em, reckless abandon

Holding me for ransom, upper echelon

He says to be cool but, I don't know how yet

Wind in my hair, hand on the back of my neck

I said, "Can we party later on?"

He said, "Yes, yes, yes"

Tell me I'm your national anthem

(Booyah, baby, bow, down, making me so wow now)

Tell me I'm your national anthem

(Sugar, sugar, how now? Take your body downtown)

Red, white, blue is in the sky

Summer's in the air and baby, heaven's in your eyes

I'm your national anthem

Money is the reason we exist

Everybody knows it, it's a fact (kiss, kiss)

I sing the national anthem while I'm standin'

Over your body, hold you like a python

And you can't keep your hands off me, or your pants on

See what you've done to me, King of Chevron

He said to be cool but, I'm already coolest

I said to get real, "Don't you know who you're dealing with?"

"Um, do you think you'll buy me lots of diamonds?"

Tell me I'm your national anthem

(Booyah, baby, bow, down, making me so wow now)

Tell me I'm your national anthem

(Sugar, sugar, how now? Take your body downtown)

Red, white, blue is in the sky

Summer's in the air and baby, heaven's in your eyes

I'm your national anthem

It's a love story for the new age, for the sixth page

We're on a quick, sick rampage

Winin' and dinin', drinkin' and drivin'

Excessive buyin', overdose and dyin'

On our drugs, and our love, and our dreams, and our rage

Blurrin' the lines between real and the fake

Dark and lonely, I need somebody to hold me

He will do very well, I can tell, I can tell

Keep me safe in his bell tower hotel

Money is the anthem of success

So put on mascara and your party dress

I'm your national anthem, boy, put your hands up

Give me a standin' ovation

Boy, you have landed, babe, in the land of

Sweetness and danger, Queen of Saigon

Tell me I'm your national anthem

(Booyah, baby, bow, down, making me so wow now)

Tell me I'm your national anthem

(Sugar, sugar, how now? Take your body downtown)

Red, white, blue is in the sky

Summer's in the air and baby, heaven's in your eyes

I'm your national anthem

Money is the anthem, God, you're so handsome

Money is the anthem of success

Money is the anthem, God, you're so handsome

Money is the anthem of success

Money is the anthem, God, you're so handsome

Money is the anthem of success

Money is the anthem, God, you're so handsome

Money is the anthem of success

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By *ddie1966Man
over a year ago

Paper Town Central, Essex.

I used to know it until they changed it this year.

I'm struggling a bit now.

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By *ny1localMan
over a year ago

READING

Is there really a national anthem? Or is it just it just the one that people in England believe it should be?

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By *naswingdressWoman
over a year ago

Manchester (she/her)

The UK one? no.

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By *abtastic Mr FoxMan
over a year ago

A den in the Glen

As a rugby fan, I love listening to Flower of Scotland, The Fields of Athenry (plus the other PC one), Land of our Dads. But I am always a little miffed as to why England do the British NA.

I love a bit of Jerusalem but only when it comes to the 'Bring me my bow' bit and a bit of oomph goes into it.

Other than that we can go for Thunderstruck but change the lyrics to something English ish.

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By *ormalfornorfolkMan
over a year ago

Norwich

"As a rugby fan, I love listening to Flower of Scotland, The Fields of Athenry (plus the other PC one), Land of our Dads. But I am always a little miffed as to why England do the British NA.

I love a bit of Jerusalem but only when it comes to the 'Bring me my bow' bit and a bit of oomph goes into it.

Other than that we can go for Thunderstruck but change the lyrics to something English ish."

We definitely ought to boyzone it up, I love “Ireland’s Call”, it’s even got a key change (and presumably a standing up from one’s chair, if one is not already standing up)! Compared to the dreary dirge that is god save the (king/queen/princess/golden pixie) it’s a fucking ripper, as our Aussie cousins might say.

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By *inky_couple2020Couple
over a year ago

North West

I can sing 3 verses of God Save the King/Queen.

I can sing the Welsh national anthem if I have the words in front of me but my pronunciation isn't the best anymore

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By *iamondsmiles.Woman
over a year ago

little house on the praire

I only know the first verse

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"I do! Its my favourite Lana Del Ray track

National Anthem

Lyrics

Money is the anthem of success

So before we go out, what's your address?

I'm your national anthem

God, you're so handsome

Take me to the Hamptons, Bugatti Veyron

He loves to romance 'em, reckless abandon

Holding me for ransom, upper echelon

He says to be cool but, I don't know how yet

Wind in my hair, hand on the back of my neck

I said, "Can we party later on?"

He said, "Yes, yes, yes"

Tell me I'm your national anthem

(Booyah, baby, bow, down, making me so wow now)

Tell me I'm your national anthem

(Sugar, sugar, how now? Take your body downtown)

Red, white, blue is in the sky

Summer's in the air and baby, heaven's in your eyes

I'm your national anthem

Money is the reason we exist

Everybody knows it, it's a fact (kiss, kiss)

I sing the national anthem while I'm standin'

Over your body, hold you like a python

And you can't keep your hands off me, or your pants on

See what you've done to me, King of Chevron

He said to be cool but, I'm already coolest

I said to get real, "Don't you know who you're dealing with?"

"Um, do you think you'll buy me lots of diamonds?"

Tell me I'm your national anthem

(Booyah, baby, bow, down, making me so wow now)

Tell me I'm your national anthem

(Sugar, sugar, how now? Take your body downtown)

Red, white, blue is in the sky

Summer's in the air and baby, heaven's in your eyes

I'm your national anthem

It's a love story for the new age, for the sixth page

We're on a quick, sick rampage

Winin' and dinin', drinkin' and drivin'

Excessive buyin', overdose and dyin'

On our drugs, and our love, and our dreams, and our rage

Blurrin' the lines between real and the fake

Dark and lonely, I need somebody to hold me

He will do very well, I can tell, I can tell

Keep me safe in his bell tower hotel

Money is the anthem of success

So put on mascara and your party dress

I'm your national anthem, boy, put your hands up

Give me a standin' ovation

Boy, you have landed, babe, in the land of

Sweetness and danger, Queen of Saigon

Tell me I'm your national anthem

(Booyah, baby, bow, down, making me so wow now)

Tell me I'm your national anthem

(Sugar, sugar, how now? Take your body downtown)

Red, white, blue is in the sky

Summer's in the air and baby, heaven's in your eyes

I'm your national anthem

Money is the anthem, God, you're so handsome

Money is the anthem of success

Money is the anthem, God, you're so handsome

Money is the anthem of success

Money is the anthem, God, you're so handsome

Money is the anthem of success

Money is the anthem, God, you're so handsome

Money is the anthem of success"

This is one of my favourite Lana songs. Oldie but goodie.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Can you sing it word for word?

I reckon I can sing Talking the Hardest (the real national anthem) word for word still after all these years.

Anyway- if you could change the national anthem to any song, what would you change it to? "
Yes

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"Can you sing it word for word?

I reckon I can sing Talking the Hardest (the real national anthem) word for word still after all these years.

Anyway- if you could change the national anthem to any song, what would you change it to? Yes

I think I might know the US one better than the British one

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By *eordieJeansCouple
over a year ago

Newcastle upon Tyne

I’m sure it says something about a person I don’t believe in saving old sausage fingers. I actually am proud to be English in a sense but that anthem needs a serious update.

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"I’m sure it says something about a person I don’t believe in saving old sausage fingers. I actually am proud to be English in a sense but that anthem needs a serious update."

It has had one. We sing Talking the hardest now

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By *ockboy77Man
over a year ago

Angus, Glasgow

Sex Pistols version was the best…. Must update the lyrics tho’

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I can't, I preferred the tune

of land of hope and glory

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By *eordieJeansCouple
over a year ago

Newcastle upon Tyne

"I’m sure it says something about a person I don’t believe in saving old sausage fingers. I actually am proud to be English in a sense but that anthem needs a serious update.

It has had one. We sing Talking the hardest now

Then yes, I do know the words

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By *riar BelisseWoman
over a year ago

Delightful Bliss

Nope. I'd change it to "Baby Got Back"

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By *abioMan
over a year ago

Newcastle and Gateshead

How many could I sing… a few… I sing them all at international fixtures

I have had a few looks of people thinking “blimey.. how does he know that!”

I love a good national anthem….a proper South American national anthem sung with gusto is a thing of beauty!

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By *omethingDifferent4FunWoman
over a year ago

Edinburgh-ish

Both Scottish and UK versions yes.

Although still struggle to remember the UK change to King from Queen!!

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By *abioMan
over a year ago

Newcastle and Gateshead

I love a national anthem that takes a proper “run up” before you get start the words… Italy is a good example… Argentina is good, chiles Is great, Uruguay is epic! But most South American anthems take a good old warm up!

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"I’m sure it says something about a person I don’t believe in saving old sausage fingers. I actually am proud to be English in a sense but that anthem needs a serious update.

It has had one. We sing Talking the hardest now

Then yes, I do know the words

My man. *Denzel voice*

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By *abtastic Mr FoxMan
over a year ago

A den in the Glen

"I love a national anthem that takes a proper “run up” before you get start the words… Italy is a good example… Argentina is good, chiles Is great, Uruguay is epic! But most South American anthems take a good old warm up!

Most sound like an Ice Cream van tune.

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By *abtastic Mr FoxMan
over a year ago

A den in the Glen

"Sex Pistols version was the best…. Must update the lyrics tho’

Man that is some tune.

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By *batMan
over a year ago

Alicante, Spain. (Sometimes in Wales)

The Spanish national anthem doesn’t have any words! It’s just the tune.

Gbat

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

When I hear the Italian national anthem I pretend I'm a conductor and can't not move my arms

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"When I hear the Italian national anthem I pretend I'm a conductor and can't not move my arms

It sounds so jolly and happy.

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By *naswingdressWoman
over a year ago

Manchester (she/her)

My favourite, of course, is Advance Austraking Class Man

https://youtu.be/eobSMcB-nMA?si=Ol6st3uW8q6wZGfU

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By *ouple in LancashireCouple
over a year ago

in Lancashire

I know bits of it but I can Hun the tune to the Archers ..

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By *ouple in LancashireCouple
over a year ago

in Lancashire

Hum even..ffs

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By *MisschiefxTV/TS
over a year ago

London

God no, it's so dreary and depressing.

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By *host63Man
over a year ago

Bedfont Feltham

"Can you sing it word for word?

I reckon I can sing Talking the Hardest (the real national anthem) word for word still after all these years.

Anyway- if you could change the national anthem to any song, what would you change it to? "

Yes I. An and i still fucking hate it

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Just the first verse because of watching sports. Not the whole thing

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By *emorefridaCouple
over a year ago

La la land

The British one I know the first verse. The Welsh one all of it. But to be fair the British one is dull as.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I keep forgetting the new words.

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By *penbicoupleCouple
over a year ago

Northampton

"I would like at sporting events for England to have their own anthem. The other “home” nations do.

Maybe Jerusalem "

The lyrics of Jerusalem are nonsense, based on William Blake's bizarre theology.

"And did those feet...?" No, they didn't. Of course they didn't.

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By *penbicoupleCouple
over a year ago

Northampton

I know most of the national anthem, I think, but I would never sing it.

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By *ife NinjaMan
over a year ago

Dunfermline

The tune, the first line.....then that's your lot

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By * and R cple4Couple
over a year ago

swansea

We know our Welsh national anthem and we sing it with pride …I’ve never sang the English one and will never have the need to sing it .

As anthems go it’s probably one of the least interesting ones around ..

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Which National Anthem? There are people on here from a lot of nationalities. Bit arrogant just to assume there is only one to ask about.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Sinne Fianna Fáil,

Atá faoi gheall ag Eirinn,

Buíonn dár slua, thar toinn do ráinig chugainn,

Faoi mhóid bheith saor, seantír ár sinsear feasta

Ní fhágfar faoin tíorán ná faoin tráill;

Anocht a théam sa Bhearna Baoil

Le gean ar Ghaeil chun báis nó saoil,

le gunnaí scréach, trí lámhach na bpiléar,

Seo dhíbh canáigh, Amhrán na bhFiann

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Translation:

Soldiers are we,

Whose lives are pledged to Ireland,

Some have come from a land beyond the wave,

Sworn to be free, no more our ancient sireland

Shall shelter the despot or the sl*ave;

Tonight we man the Bearna Baoil

In Erin’s cause come woe or weal,

‘Mid cannon’s roar and rifle’s peal,

We’ll chant a soldier’s song.

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By *inky_couple2020Couple
over a year ago

North West

"I would like at sporting events for England to have their own anthem. The other “home” nations do.

Maybe Jerusalem

The lyrics of Jerusalem are nonsense, based on William Blake's bizarre theology.

"And did those feet...?" No, they didn't. Of course they didn't."

I think you need to finish the whole phrase!

And did those feet

In ancient times

Walk upon England's mountains green?

Obviously the answer is no. The Holy Lamb of God was NOT upon England's pleasant pastures seen.

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By *inky_couple2020Couple
over a year ago

North West

"The Spanish national anthem doesn’t have any words! It’s just the tune.

Gbat "

There's 2 reasons for that!

1) It was originally written without words, it's just instrumental.

2) The Franco Govt did put some lyrics to it. Perhaps understandably, these were ditched post 1975......

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By *orthwhile27Man
over a year ago

dark side of the moon

"I used to know it until they changed it this year.

I'm struggling a bit now.

That's so wrong but funny

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By *orthwhile27Man
over a year ago

dark side of the moon

National anthem and Jerusalem, word for word

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By *tylebender03Man
over a year ago

Manchester

Bad mans on the block . No I don’t feel like the national anthem, royal family or any of that sh*t got anything to do with me

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"Bad mans on the block . No I don’t feel like the national anthem, royal family or any of that sh*t got anything to do with me "

You know ball

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By *penbicoupleCouple
over a year ago

Northampton

"I would like at sporting events for England to have their own anthem. The other “home” nations do.

Maybe Jerusalem

The lyrics of Jerusalem are nonsense, based on William Blake's bizarre theology.

"And did those feet...?" No, they didn't. Of course they didn't.

I think you need to finish the whole phrase!

And did those feet

In ancient times

Walk upon England's mountains green?

Obviously the answer is no. The Holy Lamb of God was NOT upon England's pleasant pastures seen. "

Sorry, I thought that was the point of my post. Yet William Blake thought the answer was yes.

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By *ags73Man
over a year ago

glasgow-ish

Aww it’s easy

Boooooo! For about 4 minutes.

(Were not all from the same part of these islands..)

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By *naswingdressWoman
over a year ago

Manchester (she/her)

"Aww it’s easy

Boooooo! For about 4 minutes.

(Were not all from the same part of these islands..)"

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By *ust RachelTV/TS
over a year ago

Horsham

"Can you sing it word for word?

I reckon I can sing Talking the Hardest (the real national anthem) word for word still after all these years.

Anyway- if you could change the national anthem to any song, what would you change it to? "

Keep the words the same, but change the music to the Archers theme tune. First heard this from Billy Connolly, I had to agree with him.

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By *CLM87Woman
over a year ago

Derbyshire

Yes... well verse 1 (which is the usual) and 3 which sometimes gets added on

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By *inky_couple2020Couple
over a year ago

North West

"I would like at sporting events for England to have their own anthem. The other “home” nations do.

Maybe Jerusalem

The lyrics of Jerusalem are nonsense, based on William Blake's bizarre theology.

"And did those feet...?" No, they didn't. Of course they didn't.

I think you need to finish the whole phrase!

And did those feet

In ancient times

Walk upon England's mountains green?

Obviously the answer is no. The Holy Lamb of God was NOT upon England's pleasant pastures seen.

Sorry, I thought that was the point of my post. Yet William Blake thought the answer was yes. "

The poem isn't usually interpreted literally. Blake wasn't saying he thought Jesus DID indeed walk among the green and pleasant mountains and pastures. It's more the use of a Christian myth known to Blake and its application to the rapidly changing world he inhabited at the time.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-35304508

There are plenty of more detailed analyses of the poem online, but links can't be posted to them.

Blake was a Christian but he really disliked the CofE and most organised Church religious observance and there's also speculation he might have been referring to churches when he referred to dark Satanic mills (rather than actual mills). Lots of ways to interpret the same thing though!

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

Just saw a clip on twitter of Cillian Murphy playing England is a Bitch by Linton Kwesi Johnson on Cillian Murphy’s limited edition. What a joker

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By *oodmessMan
over a year ago

yumsville

I think older generations stood for the National anthem but that's changed over time. I wonder how many anthems are sang in schools as I can't remember our being, it's probably why we've never really gotten behind it.

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By *inky_couple2020Couple
over a year ago

North West

"I think older generations stood for the National anthem but that's changed over time. I wonder how many anthems are sang in schools as I can't remember our being, it's probably why we've never really gotten behind it."

We had to sing it at important assemblies and we learned all the verses for the 50th anniversary of VE Day. However I don't think being able to sing a song or being trained to stand up for it, is a necessary or relevant thing in the 21st century. Being a good citizen is far more important than parroting a song that most people don't actually feel much investment in.

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

You had to sing it in assembly? What in the pledge of an allegiance… ???

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By *inky_couple2020Couple
over a year ago

North West

You had to sing it in assembly? What in the pledge of an allegiance… ???

"Important" assemblies. Like Founder's Day. Prize giving. And any where the Head wanted to pretend we were a fancy public school and not a fairly bog standard state school.

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By *naswingdressWoman
over a year ago

Manchester (she/her)

I sang mine in school every week.

I was also taught to stand for all others, but with legs slightly apart and a bit less upright.

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By *naswingdressWoman
over a year ago

Manchester (she/her)

At Christmas we also sang how Rudolph the red nosed reindeer had a very shiny nose. I trust it didn't have any adverse effects on any aspiring veterinarians.

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

You had to sing it in assembly? What in the pledge of an allegiance… ???

"Important" assemblies. Like Founder's Day. Prize giving. And any where the Head wanted to pretend we were a fancy public school and not a fairly bog standard state school. "

Nah I can’t believe it. This is crazy stuff

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"At Christmas we also sang how Rudolph the red nosed reindeer had a very shiny nose. I trust it didn't have any adverse effects on any aspiring veterinarians."

Lmao your school was really unserious it’s amazing it produced a genius like you

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By *inky_couple2020Couple
over a year ago

North West

You had to sing it in assembly? What in the pledge of an allegiance… ???

"Important" assemblies. Like Founder's Day. Prize giving. And any where the Head wanted to pretend we were a fancy public school and not a fairly bog standard state school.

Nah I can’t believe it. This is crazy stuff"

I've probably got a Founder's Day order of service somewhere

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By *naswingdressWoman
over a year ago

Manchester (she/her)

"At Christmas we also sang how Rudolph the red nosed reindeer had a very shiny nose. I trust it didn't have any adverse effects on any aspiring veterinarians.

Lmao your school was really unserious it’s amazing it produced a genius like you"

Did more national anthem shit tbh

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

You had to sing it in assembly? What in the pledge of an allegiance… ???

"Important" assemblies. Like Founder's Day. Prize giving. And any where the Head wanted to pretend we were a fancy public school and not a fairly bog standard state school.

Nah I can’t believe it. This is crazy stuff

I've probably got a Founder's Day order of service somewhere

Tbf when I was head boy at founders day I had to wear my own and serve the governors wine. But at least none of the national anthem prop

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By *naswingdressWoman
over a year ago

Manchester (she/her)

Singing it in school every week - bog standard state school through to fancy public school (by UK definition) is why I know both verses of Advance Australia Fair.

Different stances for different anthems is all my primary school and I don't know why I haven't rid myself of that weird arse habit

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