national anthems, why ?

Set, you know what they say ------- If you got it, flaunt it & Freddie figured he had it in trumps

No bout adoubt it, OAK, Freddie was a one of a kind singer . . .

She keeps the Moet and Chandon
In a pretty cabinet
Let them eat cake, she says
Just like Marie Antoinette
Building a remedy
For Kruschev and Kennedy
And after a time an invitation
You can't decline . . .

Walter, regardless of how, when or the frequency the Brits have a lot to answer for.
India, Pakistan, Kashmir, Bangladesh, China, Hong Kong, Ireland, Kuwait, Irag, Israel, USA, Canada - Quebec
I could go on but I hope the picture has been drawn.

Ha ha Set, I forgot about that one.
Can a Daa, the 1967 ditty could work, maybe???

We Canajuns have plenty of 'unsung' anthems here. It keeps us peaceful. Here are some fine examples:

STOMPIN TOM
SUDBURY SATURDAY NITE

Well the girls are out to bingo And the boys are gettin stinko
We think no more of Inco on a Sud. Sat. Nite-
The glasses they will tinkle while our eyes begin to twinkle
And we think no more of Inco on a Sud. Sat. Nite.
With Irish Jim O'Connell there & Scotty Jack McDonald
There's hunky Frederic Herzal gettin tight but dats alright
There's happy German trixie there with Frenchie gettin tipsy-
And even Joe the gypsy knows its Saturday tonite-
Ya well Marianne and Mabel come to join us at the table,
And tell us how the bingo went tonite-We'll lookout right-
That if they won the money we'll be laughin up the honey boys
Cause everthing is funny for its Saturday tonite..
Solo-
We'll drink the loot we borrowed and recuperate tomorrow-
Cause everything is wonderful tonite-we had a good fight-
We ate the deli pickle and we forgot about the nickel
And everybody's tickled for its Saturday tonite...
The songs that we'll be singin They might be wrong but they'll be ringin
And now the lights of town are shinin bright-and we're all
right-We'll get to work on Monday-but tomorrow's only Sun.
And we're out to have a fun day for its Saturday tonite

THE RHEOSTATICS
THE BALLAD OF WENDEL CLARK
Part I
by Martin Tielli
Part II
by Dave Clark and Dave Bidini

Part I

Got a friend in B.C., know some winders kissing New York.
And I wanna buy a motorcycle and cut up to some farm...

Somewhere in this cowshit county, where the hills are round and green...

Late nights make me really tired, all this jamming gives me a headache,
Like listening to earthquakes all wired up for rock and roll.
Mama only listens to the radio.
Papa only watches hockey games.
This suburb rocks with the Eddie Van Wailers.
God save the Queen--she made you a moron!

Part II

Well I heard Wendel talking to Dave Hodge last night--
And he said that he was confident and keen.
And he said that Jacques Plante didn't die
So all of us could glide,
He said that hard work is the ethic of the free.

Wendell was a man with a stick in his hands
Who learned how to play in Kelvington, S-A-S-K.
You'll wish that you had died,
When Wendel has your hide,
'Cause he does it the Canadian way.

So now we sit around on the couch and watch TV
And we see Wendel leading the team.
Well, if God made Clark on the seventh day,
He knew what He was doing if He did.
(If He did!)

Like this: Bam, Bam--digga digga damm!
Clear the trap, 'cause here comes Wendel.
Number seventeen, I mean it!

I don't know why I didn't think of it, but this would probably be the best replacement
The Hockey Song, by Stompin' Tom
Hello out there we're on the air it's hockey night tonite
Tension grows the whistle blows-& the puck goes down the ice.
The goalie jumps and the players bump and the fans all go insane
Someone roars "Bobby scores!" at the good ole hockey game
Chorus:
Oh the good ole hockey game is the best game you can name
And the best game you can name is the good ole hockey game
2nd period:
Where players dash with skates aflash the home team trails behind
But they grab the puck and go bursting up and they're down across the line
They storm the crease like bumble bees they travel like a burning flame
We see them slide the puck inside -It's a "1-1" hockey game!
Chorus:
3rd period: last game in the playoffs, too...
Oh take me where the hockey players face off down the rink-
And the Stanley Cup is all filled up for the chaps who win the drink-
Now the final flick of the hockey stick and a one gigantic scream-
The puck is in! The home team wins! The good ole hockey game!

He shoots he scores...

I want to grow up to be a politician
And take over this beautiful land
I want to grow up to be a politician
And be the old U.S. of A.'s number one man
I'll always be tough but I'll never be scary
I want to shoot guns or butter my bread
I'll work in the towns or conservate the prairies
And you can believe the future's ahead
I'll give the young the right to vote as soon as they mature
But spare the rod and spoil the child to help them feel secure
And if I win election day I might give you a job
I'll sign a bill to help the poor to show I'm not a snob
I'll open my door I'm charging no admission
And you can be sure I'll give you my hand
I want to grow up to be a politician
And take over this beautiful land
Instrumental (Brass Band)
I'll make you glad you got me in with everything I do
And I'll defend until the end the old red white and blue
I want to grow up to be a politician
And take over this beautiful land
And take over this beautiful land
And take over this beautiful land

Now, what's this about the Aussies playing the wrong anthem at some sport's event with Spain. heh heh! Hate to admit it, but I didn't know that Spain had a national anthem.

http://breaking.tcm.ie/2003/11/28/story123328.html

Funny stuff, letty.

Aussies didn't notice that the Spanish Republic lost a war.
The "Himno de Riego", a popular patriotic song, is not even recognized as the Spanish anthem by the antimonarchist republicanos.

Anyway, since every nation has a national anthem. Why shouldn't Spain?

For example, we have Belize:

Land of the Free by the Carib Sea,
Our manhood we pledge to thy liberty!
No tyrants here linger, despots must flee
This tranquil haven of democracy

The blood of our sires which hallows the sod,
Brought freedom from slavery oppression's rod,
By the might of truth and the grace of God,
No longer shall we be hewers of wood.

CHORUS

Arise! ye sons of the Baymen's clan,
Put on your armour, clear the land!
Drive back the tyrants, let despots flee-
Land of the Free by the Carib Sea!



Nature has blessed thee with wealth untold,
O'er mountains and valleys where prairies roll;
Our fathers, the Baymen, valiant and bold
Drove back the invader; this heritage hold

From proud Rio Hondo to old Sarstoon,
Through coral isle, over blue lagoon;
Keep watch with the angels, the stars and moon;
For freedom comes tomorrow's noon.


Or the official translation of Burkina Faso's:

"Against the humiliating bondage of a thousand years
Rapacity came from afar to subjugate them for a hundred years.
Against the cynical malice in the shape
Of neo-colonialism and its petty local servants.
Many gave in and certain others resisted.
But the frustrations, the successes, the sweat, the blood
Have fortified our courageous people and fertilized its heroic struggle."

Those Aussies, along the same vein -

My dad told me this story years ago.
During the 1954? olympics in Austraila, my dad's friend, who was a contestant, was asked to carry the Irish flag during the opening celebration and then turn it into the authorities, but he figured Ireland would never win a medal so he kept the flag afterwards as a memento. Well lo and behold Ireland won a gold in track and when it came time to raise the flag, it wasn't there. The orchestra, having similar thoughts as my dad's mate hadn't practiced the Irish anthem and therefore couldn't play the tune. So some guy in the stands, stood up and sang Danny Boy, and this is where the details get foggy but either the crowd was silent and let him continue or... the all joined in.

PS, I've seen the flag, the athelete now lives here.

Ceili has me on a Stompin' Tom kick now, but I suppose I started it:

THE SNOWMOBILE SONG

It's Wintertime and the weather's fine
The snow on the woods and fields when I reveal... my snowmobile
Thrill by thrill by golly n' hill
Baby it'll make ya feel like an outdoor meal...
On a snowmobile
-up
Listen to the sound when the belts go round '
When the winter carnival's here...
And oh what fun at the crack of the gun
When the whole gang disappears...
verse
The race is on from the bush to the pond
And back where the judges's feel you've won their seal...
For the snowmobile
You've won their seal... for the snowmobile
Where skier's ski, and skater's pee and snowshoes lend appeal
Like a bogie wheel,... On a snowmobile
We tip the glass to the northern lass for she won't let ya kneel
She'd rather squeal -...on a snowmobile
-up-
You're off to the town where the word goes round
It's winter carnival time
In goggles, boots, and a snowproof suit Your sweethearts on your mind
Ya win the race and you see her face and you know that she must feel
You've got a real... good snowmobile- repeat
Now down the street U can hear the beat & the clickin of the dancer's heel
When the fiddler's peel... off a ragtime reel
You dance and tear with an "I don't care
On the way back home you'll wheel-over hill and field -On a snowmobile
up-
Through the golden glow on powdered snow
When the moon comes rolling along
On a homeward trail U can hear the wail of the whole gang singing a song..
If tomorrow's clear with fishin gear
We'll head for a lake trout meal With a rod and a reel-and a snowmobile
Life can be real with a snowmobile There ain't no deal like a snowmobile

[quote="Ceili"]Ah yes, Aussies may not be singers but by god can they dance! I always thought Waltzing Matilda was the OZ national anthem or the 'And the Band Played Waltzing Matida'.[/quote]

[quote="dròm_et_rêve "]I love 'And the band played Waltzing Matilda.' Well, as much as one can love a song so grimly describing the terrors of war. [/quote]

Don't confuse "and the band played Waltzing Matilda", with Waltzing Matilda.

"and the band played Waltzing Matilda", Eric Bogle's song, is an antiwar song, and has been song by just about everyone

Waltzing Matilda is about a sheep stealer. In Oz, it is sung by everyone!

I know margo... But when ever I've together with ozzies, they sing both, that is those that sing and aren't ballroom dancing...

I reconfirmed the story with my dad, seems I mixed it up a bit, the flag was from the Oz olympics in 54
The anthem was from the Commonwealth Games in NZ, when a guy from N.Ireland won. You couldn't play God Save the Queen or a Soldiers Song so a guy in the audience compromised and sang Danny Boy to the delight or everyone in attendance.

I know margo... But when ever I've together with ozzies, they sing both, that is those that sing and aren't ballroom dancing...

I reconfirmed the story with my dad, seems I mixed it up a bit, the flag was from the Oz olympics in 54
The anthem was from the Commonwealth Games in NZ, when a guy from N.Ireland won. You couldn't play God Save the Queen or a Soldiers Song so a guy in the audience compromised and sang Danny Boy to the delight or everyone in attendance.

margo, every time I hear a song about someone stealing a sheep, I get concerned, especially if they are aussie.

Ahahah... but I thought that it's the Kiwis, not the Aussies, whom you should worry about.

Well, both songs are very inflammatory. I remember being taught amhrán na bhFiann, and the last thing that you want to be singing in such a situation is 'S an bíodhbha i raon na bpiléar agaibh' talking about a Saxon foe. Still, I like it.

Well, the Aussies are likely to eat it... (roasted, with mint/chili sauce, and a ton of roasted vegetables...mmmmmmmmm)

Kiwis - welllll!!!!!!l.....we know they like sheep, but????..ya can't help ya neighbours, ya know!

Wow, the above was quite the Canadian Appreciation link. Do you know, some guy at a party tried to convince me that Canadians couldn't be disliked. He also said that pornography has been the muse of every masterpiece since 1860, so I promptly moved away...




My thoughts exactly! Still, what can you expect of a country with more sheep than people...

Mmm... lamb.. so delicious, but it requires me to go for a long walk before I can eat it.... I think it's best with roast potatoes, swede, and brown (HP) sauce... yum.

And I didn't think that I'd come to say this, but both that Kiwi guy who thought that Two Little Boys should be the Australian national anthem (is that song even well known in Australia?) and the BBC said that 'Waltzing Matilda' was something... very lewd with a backpack. Damn them.

Hey Margo -------- what did you think of young prince harry & his excitement & hi-fives as england won the world rugby cup.
will we see the ozzie republicans waxing lyrical in their quest to oust the monarchy or will it be the other way round.
Lots of good banter twixt the anglos & the ozzie fans on planet-rugby web site.

how about waltzing elizabeth

Once a jolly swagman camped by a Billabong
Under the shade of a Coolabah tree
And he sang as he watched and waited till his billy boiled
"Who'll come a-waltzing Elizabeth with me?"

Down come Jumbuck to drink at the water hole
Up jumped a Prince and grabbed him in glee
And he sang as he stowed him away in his tucker bag
"You'll come a-waltzing Elizabeth with me'".

It's overgrown men kicking around a hide into big goals... enjoy it...

If the Monarchy, those props of the class system, were to continue, then they could at least use up less money that could go into the public services, about which everyone whinges.