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Is it time to retire the national anthem?

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  • 14-02-2015 6:46pm
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    Un Croissant
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    I'm watching the match in a pub and 5 French women made more noise during the singing than the rest of the pub.

    Is it time to retire the anthem for something new....in English?


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    #2
    Sheep Lover
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    Nope.

    Time to retire that abomination of an "Irelands Call" though.


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    Iwasfrozen
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    Un Croissant wrote: »
    I'm watching the match in a pub and 5 French women made more noise during the singing than the rest of the pub.

    Is it time to retire the anthem for something new....in English?

    Yes.


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    Glebee
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    No.


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    Tugboats
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    Un Croissant wrote: »
    I'm watching the match in a pub and 5 French women made more noise during the singing than the rest of the pub.

    Is it time to retire the anthem for something new....in English?

    everyone sings or at least hums along to the Fench anthem.


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    #6
    Un Croissant
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    The frenchies were disappointed that no one knew the words.


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    Birneybau
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    Yeah, we should sing the 'Up the 'Ra' version of 'The Fields of Athenry'


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    Tugboats
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    Un Croissant wrote: »
    The frenchies were disappointed that no one knew the words.

    Expecting a pic of these French birds soon


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    Menas
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    I would love to get a new one. With english words. Written and performed by 1 Direction. With a cool video.
    Take that rest of the world!


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    Un Croissant
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    Tugboats wrote: »
    Expecting a pic of these French birds soon

    With the word tug in your name, I bet you are.


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    Duckworth_Luas
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    Iwasfrozen wrote: »
    Yes.
    Tell us why


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    Un Croissant
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    Duckworth_Luas wrote: »
    Tell us why

    Because nobody knows the words.. except to scream the first line and last three words.


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    SparkySpitfire
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    Un Croissant wrote: »
    Because nobody knows the words.. except to scream the first line and last three words.

    Speak for yourself.


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    Nodin
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    Un Croissant wrote: »
    Because nobody knows the words.. except to scream the first line and last three words.


    That's you. Yer man thinks its too Republican or something.


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    K4t
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    I'm Irish but I make more noise singing la marseillaise than abhran na bfhiann. It's epic!


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    mikeycoz
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    I work with a Polish man and he can't believe how many of us don't know the words to our own anthem. Are other countries more proud than us?


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    bodice ripper
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    Just putting in my vote for Dearg Doom by Horslips again.


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    wow sierra
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    Un Croissant wrote: »
    I'm watching the match in a pub and 5 French women made more noise during the singing than the rest of the pub.

    Is it time to retire the anthem for something new....in English?

    The reason the French women made all the noise was because we are the home team and they were outnumbered so wanted to make a mark - a bit like the way you hear Irish Soccer fans singing louder at away games than at home.

    On the anthem, The Soldiers song was orginally written in English by Peadar Kearney and was then translated into Irish - so we already have a bilingual anthem.

    An no we shouldn't abandon it.


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    My name is URL
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    Duckworth_Luas wrote: »
    Tell us why

    Because he's a unionist would be my guess


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    super_furry
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    French people in a pub you say? Wonder who bought the pint of Guinness that they'll share.


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    #21
    The_Valeyard
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    It's a great anthem, long may it stay.


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    #22
    ted1
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    Sheep Lover wrote: »
    Nope.

    Time to retire that abomination of an "Irelands Call" though.

    It's a great song


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    Nodin
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    super_furry wrote: »
    French people in a pub you say? Wonder who bought the pint of Guinness that they'll share.

    Thought that was Italian students?


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    #24
    wandatowell
    Registered Users Posts: 8,435 ✭✭✭wandatowell


    I love the Italian National Anthem.



    Its like a wee little opera!


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    #25
    Tzardine
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    Most Irish people can sing more of the Macarena than the bleeding anthem.


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    #26
    Sheep Lover
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    ted1 wrote: »
    It's a great song

    It's embarrassing actually, a mish mash of clichés and faux patriotic nonsense that could be applied to any country.

    If we really have to pander to the west brits, I'd rather see a neutral song like "Danny Boy" or something played. Playing two anthems, and disgracefully, only that bastardised anthem away from home is cringe worthy


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    whiskeyman
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    We should change it to the fields of athenry.
    problem solved


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    #28
    anncoates
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    mikeycoz wrote: »
    I work with a Polish man and he can't believe how many of us don't know the words to our own anthem. Are other countries more proud than us?

    Isn't the Polish one basically something along the lines, of 'if you try that again Germany, we'll fcuk you over good'?

    :)


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    The_Valeyard
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    anncoates wrote: »
    Isn't the Polish one basically something along the lines, of 'if you try that again Germany, we'll fcuk you over good'?

    :)

    I believe the second line is "and we keep one eye on sneaky Russia"


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    padd b1975
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    I like it, apart from the first line.


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    #31
    Rhys Essien
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    This is the catchy anthem we need.We need something in the chorus about Enda our great leader.
    :pac:



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