Jerusalem As English National Anthem
DangerBrother
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I admit I was surprised to hear this earlier, and a few times since..
Sure its better than God Save The Queen, but virtually anything is
I am not really feeling it as the English anthem, and also what about the non Jesus believers ?
Sure its better than God Save The Queen, but virtually anything is
I am not really feeling it as the English anthem, and also what about the non Jesus believers ?
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Totally agree!
I would have preferred Land of Hope and Glory but Jerusalem is fine. I cannot listen to the usual dirge, especially after hearing some of the other more inspiring anthems at the World cup, for instance.
Let's hope the other sporting England teams follow suit, although I won't hold my breath.
Flower of Scotland is even more of a dirge. The Welsh are running out of competitors, but have a much better anthem.
Whisper is quietly but I loved the Fat Les version of Jerusalem.
Land Of Hope and Glory is the best of the Three for me, very rousing, maybe a tad too much.
Ideally I would have the end of the Stone Roses I am The Resurrection, or maybe the Pixies Debaser
In which respect it is just like 'Do you want to touch?' by Gary Glitter.
Flower of Scotland is good for the rugby, but Scotland the Brave would be better for the medals ceremonies at the Commonwealth Games.
Walk upon England's mountains green:
And was the holy Lamb of God,
On England's pleasant pastures seen!"
Afraid not, England did not exist as a unified state until around 900 years after Jesus' death.
If Jesus even existed that is.
"On the area later to be known as the unified state of England's pleasant pastures seen" just didn't scan as well apparently - call it artistic licence!
It used to be Land of hope and glory. I think that works better as a national anthem tha Jerusalem.
Was Land of Hope and Glory not written partly to celebrate the British Empire? Don't think one country should be laying claim to it. Britain/England seem to be interchangeable at times, it shouldn't be encouraged, it's a slap in the face to the rest of Britain's involvement.
Maybe someone who knows about music could explain why.......maybe something to do with the way it starts with a musical phrase and in the absence of that no one knows when to start.........or maybe it rises in pitch throughout and amateurs start too high and grind to a halt when they can't hit higher notes.....
I was surprised when I found out Jerusalem was the national anthem, I don't think this vote was widely publicised, everyone I've spoken too thought we had Land of Hope and Glory.
I hadn't really seen much coverage until yesterday. Watched a couple of medal ceremonies yesterday and Jerusalem wasn't really doing it for me. I love it but, in at least a sporting context, I think Land of Hope and Glory would fit better.