Natiional Anthem on RTE

branie

anyone here ever watch it as kids, if they were up very late?

kelle

Brings back memories of being allowed to stay up late on a Friday night!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wygzJtJwPnk

steveone

yes didn't it start with water lapping on the shores of a lake? probably glendalough or somewhere.

steveone

sorry the youtube thing hadn't loaded before I posted.....

gidget

Yeah it was good alright. Annoyed they got rid of it to be honest.

x in the city

branie wrote: »

anyone here ever watch it as kids, if they were up very late?

In 1990 they had it when Ireland were in the WC,no cheating, little scum bags around and boy racers and all around good times..

The original 1960s version (embedding disabled). I like the 121 class locomotive at the end, funny how these were still carrying ballast trains around until last year.

I don't remember seeing any live closedown, was never allowed to stay up that late at the time. The last would have been around 1995 or 1996.

ballsymchugh

x in the city wrote: »

In 1990 they had it when Ireland were in the WC,no cheating, little scum bags around and boy racers and all around good times..

they had profile photos of the squad during the world cup, and after the penalty shoot out, packie's photo became him saving the peno, and o'leary was on his knees with his arms in the air. great times.

ballsymchugh

Karsini wrote: »

The original 1960s version (embedding disabled). I like the 121 class locomotive at the end, funny how these were still carrying ballast trains around until last year.

I don't remember seeing any live closedown, was never allowed to stay up that late at the time. The last would have been around 1995 or 1996.

that version is very like north korean propaganda these days, where they show all the great things that they have in the country, hydro power stations, farmers hard at work, a modern looking building, the army respecting the flag. the only thing they wouldn't show is the plane taking off in case people started asking what the big metal bird is!

thebman

lol looks like something that would only be shown in an until recently communist country.

A bit odd to have on TV, kind of the angelus. Out of date. Not the anthem just the videos. The anthem shouldn't really be on TV like that IMO, its just odd to me. Before my time I guess ;D

Mike 1972

ballsymchugh wrote: »

that version is very like north korean propaganda these days, where they show all the great things that they have in the country, hydro power stations, farmers hard at work, a modern looking building, the army respecting the flag. the only thing they wouldn't show is the plane taking off in case people started asking what the big metal bird is!

Kinda strange ending a film designed to evoke patriotic sentiment with a picture of hundreds of people leaving the country ?

Mike 1972

Mike 1972 wrote: »

Kinda strange ending a film designed to evoke patriotic sentiment with a picture of hundreds of people leaving the country ?

Most likely for good I'd say.

Capt'n Midnight

ballsymchugh wrote: »

that version is very like north korean propaganda these days,

I think you are getting your axis of evil countries mixed up

http://www.independent.ie/national-news/iran-on-track-with-help-of-irish-rail-1767781.html

Stevecw

Good to see. I actually don't ever remember seeing that on RTE, probably either in bed or gone to another channel by then.

Only thing about bringing it back on now, is that they'd probably use Ireland's Call instead!!

Run_to_da_hills

Karsini wrote: »

The original 1960s version (embedding disabled). I like the 121 class locomotive at the end, funny how these were still carrying ballast trains around until last year.

I don't remember seeing any live closedown, was never allowed to stay up that late at the time. The last would have been around 1995 or 1996.

I doubt if we will see any 22000's in 2050. :mad:

DublinWriter

Stevecw wrote: »

Only thing about bringing it back on now, is that they'd probably use Ireland's Call instead!!

I'd love to see someone doing a post modern p*ss take of it on You Tube.

Instead of Aer Lingus jumbo jets, we'd see passengers doing the RyanAir boarding scrum at an overcrowded Dublin airport, or scenes showing half-finished building sites of shoebox apartments, scenes of half-mental people attacking Pat Kenny and bundles of money being stuffed down a large toilet with the word 'NAMA' written on it.

baalthor

thebman wrote: »

lol looks like something that would only be shown in an until recently communist country.

A bit odd to have on TV, kind of the angelus. Out of date. Not the anthem just the videos. The anthem shouldn't really be on TV like that IMO, its just odd to me. Before my time I guess ;D

It seemed normal at the time. Hearing it made you think "Day over, time to go to bed!" - it might only be 11.30pm but there was no Internet or late night broadcasting.

All of the original* channels broadcast an anthem, some Irish people were known to say: "Turn that f******thing off !" when "God Save the Queen" was broadcast at the end of programs on BBC. I think they either showed a rotating globe or Her Majesty inspecting troops or meeting her subjects.
*I Don't think Channel 4 ever broadcast GSTQ ?

The first channel to dispense with the anthem was ITV/UTV in the late 80s when they started all night broadcasting. Anyone remember James Whale or "The Hit Man and Her"? - it seemed so exotic at the time; TV going on all night!

And then of course, after the anthem you had this ...

TheCandystripes

odd people. ireland was like a country belonging in 1920's

baalthor

TheCandystripes wrote: »

odd people. ireland was like a country belonging in 1920's

Yes, watching TV was a popular pass time in the 1920s:rolleyes: