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Old 22-06-2014, 11:27
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I know it's an old argument, but clearly most England footballers don't passionately believe in the monarchy, I know I couldn't sing those words with a camera inches from my gob.

less face it most of them are from Working Class backgrounds, So could we just change the lyrics to

God Save The Working Class,

Hope I get a goal and make a glorious pass

Etc
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Old 22-06-2014, 11:58
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I bet most aren't religious either, so singing about God doesn't sit comfortably as well as singing about the monarchy.
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Old 22-06-2014, 12:08
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They are not working class, the vast majority are "chav" class.
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Old 22-06-2014, 13:34
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How about, 'god help our gracious team'
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Old 22-06-2014, 13:55
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How about having no National Anthem boloxxx at all.
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Old 22-06-2014, 14:37
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At least our anthem is short, unlike some others in this World Cup.
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Old 22-06-2014, 14:45
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How about, 'god help our gracious team'
Or 'god help our disgraceful team'.
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Old 22-06-2014, 14:47
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At least our anthem is short, unlike some others in this World Cup.
Uraguay's is the longest in the world, the introduction alone seems longer than God Save the Queen as it is sung at sporting events.
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Old 22-06-2014, 15:50
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They shouldn't just change the words they should change the tune, it's a dirge, it should be something more uplifting like the Italian, French, German and American anthems.
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Old 22-06-2014, 15:52
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Taking the controversial religious side of the anthem out would be nice too.
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Old 22-06-2014, 15:52
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It should be this

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ag1o3koTLWM
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Old 22-06-2014, 15:55
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQ0oCmDXrVk

Wish we'd use that, such a great tune and also it's actually about England unlike the dirge we currently use.
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Old 22-06-2014, 19:21
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Old 22-06-2014, 19:55
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They shouldn't just change the words they should change the tune, it's a dirge, it should be something more uplifting like the Italian, French, German and American anthems.
Yes awful tune. Just have a good tune with no words like Spain.

But I (and others) commented on this here so I won't repeat myself.

http://forums.digitalspy.co.uk/showthread.php?t=1972428

Has GSTQ(K) ever been the English national anthem?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_anthem_of_England
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Old 22-06-2014, 19:58
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It'll change one day. It will be King instead of Queen. Unless we have a revolution first
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Old 22-06-2014, 20:06
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Taking the controversial religious side of the anthem out would be nice too.
Not that controversial in fact : quite a few anthems mention God in the lyrics
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Old 22-06-2014, 20:22
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At least our anthem is short, unlike some others in this World Cup.
You do realise there are several more verses that they don't sing
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Old 22-06-2014, 21:09
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It'll change one day. It will be King instead of Queen. Unless we have a revolution first


After Charlie, we could change it to...

God Save Our Willy
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Old 22-06-2014, 22:01
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They shouldn't just change the words they should change the tune, it's a dirge, it should be something more uplifting like the Italian, French, German and American anthems.
Uplifting? Have you read the lyrics of the French anthem
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Old 23-06-2014, 06:28
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In the theme of god save our queen....

Allah save our gracious Queen.
Atheists save our English republic dream.
God save our world cup dream.

Send us Victorious.
Lets beat the Germans by the end of this choooorus.

Long to watch over us.
our 1966 world cup team.

or If we really wanted to get up our opponents noses.

You're country was probably one ruled by our Queen.
now you're treasonist ways are going to be punished by our team.
Falklands save our Queen.

Send African teams Victorious.
Because we pillaged them for many years and became rather prosperous.

We burnt down the white house once.
The Scots crave our team.
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Old 23-06-2014, 07:59
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