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Report twizzle22 • August 9, 2017 7:05 PM BST
USA
GERMANY
FRANCE   

ALL GOOD
Report scandanavian_haven • August 9, 2017 7:12 PM BST
A shame the Italians are not that goof at Athletics, it's the best one.
Report twizzle22 • August 9, 2017 7:14 PM BST
Did they play the Somalian N/A when Farah won the other night?
Report morpteh mackem • August 9, 2017 9:06 PM BST
english is the worst, kin garbage.
Report portmanpark • August 9, 2017 10:47 PM BST
MM...spains is even worst garbage.
Report portmanpark • August 9, 2017 10:47 PM BST
worse*
Report akabula • August 9, 2017 11:39 PM BST
Just read the lyrics to the Italian anthem
Talk of victory and dying for the country.
The war had hardly started when they were waving the white flag.
Good tune though.
Report donny osmond • August 10, 2017 12:18 AM BST
british anthem will be changing back to older version soon morp
Report scandanavian_haven • August 10, 2017 12:20 AM BST
God save the world's longest serving benefit claimant, her majesty.Plain
Report akabula • August 10, 2017 12:27 AM BST
Actually HM the Queen is a donator to the country.
She gifts the country 90% of the Royal Estates earnings.
Report ufcdan • August 10, 2017 8:52 AM BST
Would prefer Rule Britannia as our national anthem Cool
Report ufcdan • August 10, 2017 8:53 AM BST
Have to admit I do like the American anthem..................all about kicking your Lilly livered British @rses LaughLaughLaughLaughWink
Report blackbarn • August 10, 2017 9:43 AM BST
Japan - very solemn but moving.  Oldest national anthem in the world apparently.  9th Century.

Netherlands - Sounds a bit like the Christmas carol - O little town of Bethlehem

Spain - why do the national Soccer team never sing their national anthem?                                 its got no words!!!

Italy - Agree!! great tune(s) - sounds like its finished, about four times.
Report The Leopard • August 10, 2017 9:59 AM BST
Rigel 9......great anthem !....if a tad disturbing !
Report Ramruma • August 10, 2017 1:31 PM BST
Ours is best -- or at least does not celebrate war and revolution; it is not bombastic. The tune is a bit of a dirge though.

USA's is hard to sing and seems to break into a christmas carol in the middle.

Germany's was best -- good tune and proclaimed Germany was uber alles but the post-war words make it sound like a 1970s advert for the tourist board, as does Australia's.

Russia's has a stirring tune -- basically the old Soviet anthem with new words.

Maybe that is the trick -- we cannot understand how banal non-English words are.
Report scandanavian_haven • August 10, 2017 2:02 PM BST
The Spanish national team or any Spanish national team don't sing the Spanish national anthem because it has no lyrics.
Report Whisperingdeath • August 10, 2017 2:35 PM BST


Ramruma
10 Aug 17 13:31

Ours is best -- or at least does not celebrate war and revolution; it is not bombastic


Oops, sorry Ramruma! I thought you were being serious there for a minute. I apologise!
Report rogerthebutler • August 10, 2017 2:54 PM BST
Flower of Scotland

Racist, smalltime, unintelligible and although I'm not a musician, the melody where he's sent homeward 'tae think again' is just a jarring noise at odds with the rest of the tune.
Report Ramruma • August 10, 2017 3:02 PM BST
@Whisperingdeath -- only the actual national anthem bits are considered, as you can see from my comments on Germany. The remaining verses of the songs are of no concern.
Report blackbarn • August 10, 2017 5:30 PM BST
Scandinavian Haven - Re Spain - the answer to my question is hidden away at the end of the sentenceWink
Report Just Checking • August 10, 2017 5:46 PM BST
Always thought Flour of Scotland was an advert for a bakery? "Autumn Loaves lie thick and still". It all fits.
Report scandanavian_haven • August 10, 2017 5:53 PM BST
even when I read that again I still didn't see that blackbarn, I feel stupid nowLaughCry
Report blackbarn • August 10, 2017 6:01 PM BST
Scandi - No need mate!   We all do it!
Report stickyvicky • August 10, 2017 7:29 PM BST
Phyllis Francis African American athlete representing the U S of A just stood on podium to receive her gold medal for winning the womens 400 x metres at the Athletic World Championships in London just now and the US national anthem was played. Not a word out of her.
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