New anthem for English sports?

[CheltenhamHacker]

So, the English parliament are debating/voting on whether English sporting teams should have a song different to GSTQ.

Thoughts?

Personally I've said for a while that they shouldn't use the UK anthem, but instead should have their own... Jerusalem maybe?

 

[Tashyboy]

Not to sure about this, is it to show a national identity to being English? Not got a problem with that. Is it to get a patriotic crowd behind its team. not got a problem with that. is it to get you and you team mates adrenalin flowing. got a problem with that. most of the English football team are as thick as pig muck and like " God save the queen" they would not know the words. now the Rugby team. That could sing " "for mash get smash", and my adrenaline would be flowing

 

[Crazyface]

It MUST be done so that the English can join together and we can regain some sort of English price. The Scots / Welch / Irish all have one why not the English?
Oh and is MUST be LAND OF HOPE AND GLORY ! Jerusalem indeed!!! Which branch of the WI do you go to?

 

[Norrin Radd]

you`ll never walk alone.
and no i dont support liverpool or celtic

 

[JohnnyDee]

Theme from The Archers, perhaps?

No words just

Dum tee-dum tee-dum tee-dum!
Dum tee-dum tee-dum tee!"

Dum tee-dum tee-dum tee-dum!
Dum-tee diddly tum.

 

[Fish]

Land of hope & glory for me, been saying this for more years than I can remember.

 

[ADB]

Theme from The Archers, perhaps?

No words just

Dum tee-dum tee-dum tee-dum!
Dum tee-dum tee-dum tee!"

Dum tee-dum tee-dum tee-dum!
Dum-tee diddly tum.

Stolen from Billy Connolly

England Football - Fat Les, Vindaloo
England Rugby - Jerusalem
Anything else - Land of Hope & Glory

 

[Doon frae Troon]

Is Land of Hope and Glory not a rage against the state/system. Might work for some.

I Vow to Thee is good but a bit hymnie.

Glad that England are addressing this. GSTQ is after all the British anthem and should only be used for British stuff like The Great Bake Off.
Dads Army Theme is better than the Archers IMO
Needs something new and English like..................................yeah, can see your problem.
Quite liked that Elbow tune.......are they English?
Hero's won't work not anthemie enough.

Only trying to help as Scotland seem to have so many tunes to fit the bill.

 

[JohnnyDee]

Stolen from Billy Connolly

Tempted to say, no way! more a case of great minds and all that,

but, yep...it's a fair cop guvnor!:mmm:

 

[ADB]

I hate to say it but I love the French anthem, really builds up and is rebel rousing at the end....a perfect tune to get the blood pumping - can we just not nick that (with English lyrics)?

 

[Doon frae Troon]

I hate to say it but I love the French anthem, really builds up and is rebel rousing at the end....a perfect tune to get the blood pumping - can we just not nick that (with English lyrics)?

You could politely ask if you could borrow When Tomorrow Comes......that would work. ''Can you hear the people sing, singing the song of angry men''

 

[Rooter]

I hate to say it but I love the French anthem, really builds up and is rebel rousing at the end....a perfect tune to get the blood pumping - can we just not nick that (with English lyrics)?

I may have sung this before an England/France Rugby match...

A Frenchman went to the lavatory,
To enjoy a jolly good *hit; (*Hit with an S)
He took his coat and trousers off,
So that he could revel in it;
But when he reached for the paper,
He found that someone had been there before
Ou est le papier, ou est le papier;
Monsieur, monsieur, j'ai fait 'manure';
Ou est le papier!

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Much needed. Rather than arguing over old tunes (Jerusalem would get my vote) surely this is a rare opportunity for England to get something new and perhaps more in keeping with it's 21st century identity which can then get voted on by the good old general public somehow

 

[ADB]

I may have sung this before an England/France Rugby match...

A Frenchman went to the lavatory,
To enjoy a jolly good *hit; (*Hit with an S)
He took his coat and trousers off,
So that he could revel in it;
But when he reached for the paper,
He found that someone had been there before
Ou est le papier, ou est le papier;
Monsieur, monsieur, j'ai fait 'manure';
Ou est le papier!

Never heard of that one before.....always been swing low, two little boys and some non-printable etc when i have been to Twickers

 

[spongebob59]

Most of the time, Elton Johns 'sorry seems to be the hardest word' sung in advance might be appropriate.

 

[SwingsitlikeHogan]

I've been thinking of late that Greensleeves would be a great basis for an English Anthem. it's absolutely (old) English; it's a great tune that most folk know; the verse is short and could easily be re-worded; and the chorus could be really rousing - imagine the word Greensleeves in the chorus replaced by England. Just a thought - but never hear it mentioned when the subject comes up

 

[Doon frae Troon]

I've been thinking of late that Greensleeves would be a great basis for an English Anthem. it's absolutely (old) English; it's a great tune that most folk know; the verse is short and could easily be re-worded; and the chorus could be really rousing - imagine the word Greensleeves in the chorus replaced by England. Just a thought - but never hear it mentioned when the subject comes up

Good idea, [slightly disappointed that you are taking this thread seriously though:lol:]

'Over the hill and far away' is another tune that could fit that bill. Good tune that everyone knows but needs rewording. Could become a golfers anthem.
I nearly wet myself when at a Scottish function the singer asked for requests and my wife's English cousin asked if he could sing 'Over the hill and far away'

 

[Fyldewhite]

"There'll always be an England" would get my vote.

 

[freddielong]

Why?

Are we going to change the flag as well and maybe the name. Ridiculous idea can't believe that they are wasting parliamentary time discussing it

 

[Deleted member 15344]

Why?

Are we going to change the flag as well and maybe the name. Ridiculous idea can't believe that they are wasting parliamentary time discussing it

Because at the moment the England team sings the British national anthem

All the other nations when competing under their own flag and not the Union Jack use their own adopted national anthem so it seems right for England to adopt one for sporting occasions

Jerusalem would get my vote