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Should change National Anthem Lyrics ?
DangerBrother
22-06-2014
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
big mac
22-06-2014
I bet most aren't religious either, so singing about God doesn't sit comfortably as well as singing about the monarchy.
Peter_Scopo
22-06-2014
They are not working class, the vast majority are "chav" class.
Grouty
22-06-2014
How about, 'god help our gracious team'
howardl
22-06-2014
How about having no National Anthem boloxxx at all.
Steveaustin316
22-06-2014
At least our anthem is short, unlike some others in this World Cup.
axlgod
22-06-2014
Originally Posted by Grouty:
“How about, 'god help our gracious team' ”

Or 'god help our disgraceful team'.
Staunchy
22-06-2014
Originally Posted by Steveaustin316:
“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.
snukr
22-06-2014
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.
ThatJosh
22-06-2014
Taking the controversial religious side of the anthem out would be nice too.
Apollo Creed
22-06-2014
It should be this

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ag1o3koTLWM
Bizza
22-06-2014
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.
DangerBrother
22-06-2014
Originally Posted by Apollo Creed:
“It should be this

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ag1o3koTLWM”

Haha very good
henrywilliams58
22-06-2014
Originally Posted by snukr:
“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
degsyhufc
22-06-2014
It'll change one day. It will be King instead of Queen. Unless we have a revolution first
Eurostar
22-06-2014
Originally Posted by ThatJosh:
“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
mikeyddd
22-06-2014
Originally Posted by Steveaustin316:
“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
DangerBrother
22-06-2014
Originally Posted by degsyhufc:
“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
Lenitive
22-06-2014
Originally Posted by snukr:
“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
123keithy123
23-06-2014
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.
Jim_McIntosh
23-06-2014
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