Best National Anthem

Omackeral

Watching the European Championships today and really enjoyed the Italians belting out their anthem. So rousing and would definitely get you in gear for a battle on the pitch. Same goes for the French and their murderous one.

I'd love you all to check out the second verse out in this clip. 80,000 fans belting it out sans music. The acapella part starts at 1:15, really spine-tingling stuff.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AV_ZwQ19MoY

So what are some of your favorites? Maybe include specific times they were played or things like that.

Winterlong

Kazakhstan

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

Caoimhgh1n

France.

OldMrBrennan83

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septictank

This one.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KTsg9i6lvqU

Alf Stewart.

Hard to beat Ireland's National Anthem.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I5PT65I2ny8

The_Valeyard

Patww79 wrote: »

I hate that Italian one. Too flouncy.


Always this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U06jlgpMtQs

That anthem makes me want to conquer countries. Think it has the same effect on Vladimir Putin

r93kaey5p2izun

Paquador have a great one.

osarusan

Turn the sound up.

bogman_bass

I love Flower of Scotland.

The US anthem is too hard to sing. The high notes are awful high

Shenshen

I was very taken with the SLovakian one yesterday. Beautifully melodious.

fryup

italian one is crazy...just when you think its over it goes on to another totally different tune whats that about?

The_Valeyard

fryup wrote: »

italian one is crazy...just when you think its over it goes on to another totally different tune whats that about?

Viagra kicking in.

Riddle101

I honestly believe Ireland has the best national anthem. After that I would put Scotland next.

namloc1980

Omackeral wrote: »

Watching the European Championships today and really enjoyed the Italians belting out their anthem. So rousing and would definitely get you in gear for a battle on the pitch. Same goes for the French and their murderous one.

I'd love you all to check out the second verse out in this clip. 80,000 fans belting it out sans music. The acapella part starts at 1:15, really spine-tingling stuff.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AV_ZwQ19MoY

So what are some of your favorites? Maybe include specific times they were played or things like that.

Brazilian players giving it their all there. Remember in the semi final they were even more wound up for the anthem with the whole Neymar thing. They were emotional wrecks by the time the game started. No wonder Germany hammered them.....

washman3

'Ireland's Call' by a mile....!!!!

The_B_Man

Has to be Russia.
Class tune!

Ringtone contender.

Venom

I rest my case

MarkY91

Patww79 wrote: »

I hate that Italian one. Too flouncy.


Always this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U06jlgpMtQs

Ahh the good ole days of call of duty: world at War:)

Yamanoto

La Marseillaise

Rousing and euphonious in equal measure.

MyStubbleItches

The Welsh anthem in Cardiff v England (Rugby). Best by a country mile.

snubbleste

Zaph

fryup wrote: »

italian one is crazy...just when you think its over it goes on to another totally different tune whats that about?

It's Italian, of course it has to be a bit mental and unpredictable.

Jawfin

The Cornish 'national' anthem 'The Song of the Western Men' is excellent; it, the Russian anthem, and 'Scotland the Brave' are perfect examples of what a national anthem should be like.

The 'Swiss Psalm' is quite lovely too, very nice lyrics, albeit too non-secular. 'Els Segadors', which is the Catalan 'national' anthem, isn't bad either.

Caoimhgh1n

washman3 wrote: »

'Ireland's Call' by a mile....!!!!

Haha.

razorblunt

Flower of Scotland.

Just don't think too much about the lyrics, they won a war, sent him homeward 'tae think again', which he did, he then came back and kicked seven shades of shíte out of them.

Saying that though, when they play England at home in rugby with the lone piper and muted music for the second verse it's seriously spine tingling stuff.

Stasi 2.0

As per my username

maudgonner

It has to be the Canadian national anthem:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bOR38552MJA

(The American one isn't bad either - f**k yeah!)

Cienciano

Uruguay. Cross between Tom and Jerry chase and circus music. But I like it

biko

Yup, the DDR one.

Crap politics but a beautiful song.

mikeym

God save the Queen is popular in the Northern parts of Ireland


Flower of Scotland is one of the best.

Irelands call is pure muck, it doesnt make me feel passionate about this country.

feargale

razorblunt wrote: »

Flower of Scotland.

Just don't think too much about the lyrics, they won a war, sent him homeward 'tae think again', which he did, he then came back and kicked seven shades of shíte out of them.

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Say Your Number

I like the Iceland one, although it makes me feel like I should be in a church around Christmas time.

AllGunsBlazing

South American ones are the best. They have no real rhyme or reason and seem to go on forever.

Boots234

Surprised no one has mentioned the German anthem and the Portuguese one last night before the match was quite good. The Polish one was very uninspiring

kfallon

1. Germany
2. Italy
3. Spain

keano_afc

1. France
2. Ireland
3. Scotland
4. Wales

As Murray Walker once famously said when thinking his mic was off, the Italian one bloody well goes on forever.