Top 3 national anthems

Colonel_Klinck · 2 Jul 2021 at 20:25

So watching the Euros it once again clear how much better some other countries national anthems are than our bore fest GSTQ.
Which counties rank in your top 3? For me it goes

1. Italian. Just love the OTT pomp of it all. Seems to fit perfectly with Italy. Proper national anthem.

2 Wales. Lacks the pomp but makes up for it in emotional response of hearing it sung by either a choir or stadium full of fans. Amazing to listen to.

3 France. Full of pomp again and something for their fans to sing along with and raise the atmosphere.

robfosters · 2 Jul 2021 at 20:32

Colonel_Klinck said:
So watching the Euros it once again clear how much better some other countries national anthems are than our bore fest GSTQ.
Which counties rank in your top 3? For me it goes

1. Italian. Just love the OTT pomp of it all. Seems to fit perfectly with Italy. Proper national anthem.

2 Wales. Lacks the pomp but makes up for it in emotional response of hearing it sung by either a choir or stadium full of fans. Amazing to listen to.

3 France. Full of pomp again and something for their fans to sing along with and raise the atmosphere.

1. Russia. Best anthem in the world. Very rousing.

2. Scotland. Just love the tune, very moving

3. England. I actually like our national anthem. With a good arrangement and sung loud by thousands of people, it’s actually quite inspiring.

explicit4u · 2 Jul 2021 at 20:35

Russian
Italian
Welsh

Honourable mentions to Germany, Brazil, and Scotland.

Hard to think of a worse anthem than ours.

Dis86 · 2 Jul 2021 at 20:35

France
Russia
Italy

Azza · 2 Jul 2021 at 20:39

Wales
Italy
Russia

EdwardTeach · 2 Jul 2021 at 20:43

Dis86 said:
France
Russia
Italy

These 3,the exact order depends on my mood.

Ours is ****. Stupid that it is tied to royalty. I really don't give a **** about the royal family and would refuse to sing it if I were a sportsman.

Jean-F · 2 Jul 2021 at 22:06

I’m more than a little biased, but it’s La Marseillaise of France first all day long.
If you understand the lyrics, your blood will run both hot and cold as you sing them.
I can usually hold it together, right up until the first chorus, AUX ARMES, CIYOYENS! FORMEZ VOS BATAILLONS!
(To arms citizens, form your battalions), then I’m gone, bottom lip quivering, salty tears coursing down my cheeks.
Second I think is the Russian anthem, very stirring.
Third for me is the Welsh anthem, when I hear it, I imagine hordes of Taffs pouring over the border, swords in hands, determined to wreak vengeance on England for something.

Colonel_Klinck · 2 Jul 2021 at 22:09

robfosters said:
1. Russia. Best anthem in the world. Very rousing.

2. Scotland. Just love the tune, very moving

3. England. I actually like our national anthem. With a good arrangement and sung loud by thousands of people, it’s actually quite inspiring.

I actually forget about Russia. That is a great national anthem. Can't agree on England one though. I find it dull and the lyrics are uninspiring.

Pawnless Endgame · 2 Jul 2021 at 22:10

EdwardTeach said:
give

Yeah, Three Lions '96 by the Lightning Seeds should be our anthem imo.

robfosters · 2 Jul 2021 at 22:11

Pawnless Endgame said:
Yeah, Three Lions '96 by the Lightning Seeds should be our anthem imo.

Land of hope and glory for me

something daft already!! · 2 Jul 2021 at 22:21

It has to be the East German one for me

postbox · 2 Jul 2021 at 22:27

They're all military dirges

Minusorange · 2 Jul 2021 at 22:31

Yaayuh! · 2 Jul 2021 at 22:31

I’ve always liked the German national anthem. But not sure I can be bothered to come up with a top three. The very concept of national anthems is all rather silly and pointless.

Quartz · 2 Jul 2021 at 22:45

explicit4u said:
Hard to think of a worse anthem than ours.

Is it a case of familiarity breeding contempt?

robfosters · 2 Jul 2021 at 22:47

Minusorange said:

So it looks like communists are the best at national anthems

Minusorange · 2 Jul 2021 at 23:04

robfosters said:
So it looks like communists are the best at national anthems

Pretty much but I guess it's most of the other communist nations just taking inspiration from Russia's epic piece

EGuitarStar · 2 Jul 2021 at 23:07

German
Russian
English

Angilion · 2 Jul 2021 at 23:36

Off the top of my head, I couldn't name 3. Is "Scotland the Brave" their national anthem...no, apparently they don't have one. They could, but they haven't done so. Probably a good idea in a political sense - whatever they chose would be bound to annoy some voters. I'd vote for it, though. It's epic and it's utterly Scottish.

So...err...not a clue.

EDIT: I think we should throw the choice of national anthem open to the gleeful trollery of 4chan. I'd pick the more famous of the Queen of the Night arias from The Magic Flute, solely because hardly anyone can sing it. Just for lols. With "Barbie Girl" as a second option because it would be amusing to see that treated so seriously on formal occasions.

robfosters · 2 Jul 2021 at 23:40

Angilion said:
Off the top of my head, I couldn't name 3. Is "Scotland the Brave" their national anthem...no, apparently they don't have one. They could, but they haven't done so. Probably a good idea in a political sense - whatever they chose would be bound to annoy some voters. I'd vote for it, though. It's epic and it's utterly Scottish.

So...err...not a clue.

They do, it’s called Flower of Scotland