Which of these is worse?

recylingbin · 07-02-2010 04:01PM #1

Flower of Scotland - an awful dirge, Sounds like something that would be played as you were on your way to the gallows.

Ireland's Call - a mockery of an 'anthem', beloved of people who are no good at soccer or GAA.

4zn76tysfajdxp · 07-02-2010 04:04PM

I love them both, equally.

Diabhal Beag · 07-02-2010 04:04PM

Flower of Scotland has the addition of people with the finest accents in the world singing along. Hilarious.

Ireland's Call is a piece of **** that makes the country look so embarrassing. **** Phil Coulter

phasers · 07-02-2010 04:07PM

I assume these things are songs of some kind?

Biggins · 07-02-2010 04:07PM

Where is the neither option?

I decline to insult our own - and respect Scotland's historic based tunes.
People in glasshouses and all that...

Mint Sauce · 07-02-2010 04:08PM

their both great anthems, as is Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau (land of my fathers)

Mrmoe · 07-02-2010 04:10PM

The quality of a national anthem depends upon the veracity and the pride with which people sing it. I like the Flower of Scotland, I always sensethat it is sung with pride and heart.

gonnaplayrugby · 07-02-2010 04:13PM

nothing will ever beat les marseillais

amhran na bhfian is awfully crap. one of the worst anthems. irelands call is ok, at least its inspiring unlike the other crap.

flower of scotland=meh

recylingbin · 07-02-2010 04:13PM

Mrmoe wrote: »

The quality of a national anthem depends upon the veracity and the pride with which people sing it. I like the Flower of Scotland, I always sensethat it is sung with pride and heart.

Pretty much all anthems are sung with pride and heart.
That doesn't mean they are all great tunes.

Where is the neither option?

I decline to insult our own - and respect Scotland's historic based tunes.
People in glasshouses and all that...

What are you on about?

IvySlayer · 07-02-2010 04:13PM

What's the point of this thread?

gamblitis · 07-02-2010 04:13PM

Mrmoe wrote: »

The quality of a national anthem depends upon the veracity and the pride with which people sing it. I like the Flower of Scotland, I always sensethat it is sung with pride and heart.

You know Ireland's Call isn't a Nation Anthem right?

super_furry · 07-02-2010 04:14PM

Twigg of Scotland > Flower of Scotland

gamblitis · 07-02-2010 04:14PM

@gonnaplayrygby

You are French I presume?

recylingbin · 07-02-2010 04:15PM

gonnaplayrugby wrote: »

nothing will ever beat les marseillais

amhran na bhfian is awfully crap. one of the worst anthems. irelands call is ok, at least its inspiring unlike the other crap.

flower of scotland=meh

The russian and eyetie anthems give la marseilleise a good run for its money.

gonnaplayrugby · 07-02-2010 04:15PM

super_furry wrote: »

Twigg of Scotland > Flower of Scotland

recylingbin · 07-02-2010 04:15PM

super_furry wrote: »

Twigg of Scotland > Flower of Scotland

heh

gonnaplayrugby · 07-02-2010 04:17PM

listen to the scotland vs france match. listen to the french sing their anthem. lol imagine signing amhran na bhfian during a match.

****ing hate that anthem with a passion.

4zn76tysfajdxp · 07-02-2010 04:17PM

This should be the Scottish national anthem:

recylingbin · 07-02-2010 04:20PM

Maleah Delicious Matchbook wrote: »

This should be the Scottish national anthem:
vid

I'd prefer this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t6qoQ7UvEBk

arybvtcw0eolkf · 07-02-2010 04:21PM

I hated 'Irelands Call' until THAT GAME in Croker back in 2007..

I still can't look at this without filling up with pride, one evening in Dublin which done more for Anglo-Irish peace than a thousand years of political clap trap or a million terrorist bullets could ever have done.

Biggins · 07-02-2010 04:24PM

recylingbin wrote: »

What are you on about?

I'm old. Don't mind this ageing bum, I'm full of nostalgia and sentimental knowledge.

recylingbin · 07-02-2010 04:24PM

Yeah. I remember Big Ian throwing the arm around Gerry and saying 'Sod this killing each other ****e. Rugby has shown us all that there is a better way. Anyone for a game of soggy biscuit?'.

gonnaplayrugby · 07-02-2010 04:28PM

Breanna Clever Cafe wrote: »

I hated 'Irelands Call' in THAT GAME in Croker back in 2007..

I still can't look at this without filling up with pride, one evening in Dublin which done more for Anglo-Irish peace than a thousand years of political clap trap or a million terrorist bullets could ever have done.

lol

Mrmoe · 07-02-2010 04:28PM

recylingbin wrote: »

Pretty much all anthems are sung with pride and heart.
That doesn't mean they are all great tunes.

I would disagree, you can never get everybody to agree on what is a good tune as it is quite subjective but I think the pride that people show is always evident. Not all anthems display this pride.

gamblitis wrote: »

You know Ireland's Call isn't a Nation Anthem right?

Yes, I do know.

recylingbin · 07-02-2010 04:35PM

Mrmoe wrote: »

I would disagree, you can never get everybody to agree on what is a good tune as it is quite subjective but I think the pride that people show is always evident. Not all anthems display this pride.

English football and rubby fans sing God save the queen with pride and heart, for example.
It's also a terrible dirge.

El Siglo · 07-02-2010 05:46PM

Ireland's call is a load of bollocks, stupid pub song that should be left in Donnybrook. It's not our national anthem, and shouldn't be played. If the nordies don't like that then they can do what the soccer crowd did and separate. Most of our players are from Leinster and Munster anyway, so they wouldn't be any great loss.
If you want to hear a really, really good national anthem listen to Auferstanden aus Ruinen, it was the anthem of East Germany. Fecking class, really emotive.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DTV92wqYjfA

Here's the lyrics in English.

Overheal · 07-02-2010 06:23PM

A winner is us:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xyRHa-_kpxY

brummytom · 07-02-2010 06:27PM

recylingbin wrote: »

Flower of Scotland - an awful dirge, Sounds like something that would be played as you were on your way to the gallows.

Ireland's Call - a mockery of an 'anthem', beloved of people who are no good at soccer or GAA.

Flower of Scotland is an amazing song.

Ireland's Call was written by one of the (by all accounts) most slimey, crooked and all-round horrible men ever involved in Irish music.

Pittens · 07-02-2010 06:29PM

****ing hate that anthem with a passion.

We'll get you an English translation. The tune is in fact ok. We just dont know the words.

Flower of Scotland is marginally better than Ireland's call.

God Save Ms Windsor is not a great tune, but England could use some English ( rather than British) tune here, after all neither Scotland nor Wales use GSTQ. If they did then Jerusalem - the obvious choice - would be a belter.

3hn2givr7mx1sc · 07-02-2010 06:34PM

I can't stand Ireland's Call. It's not intimidating enough to be a rugby national anthem. And the fact that they sing that at away matches instead of Amhrán na bhFiann, sickens me.

Bonito · 07-02-2010 06:35PM

Pointless and redundant thread. Ask a mod to put in the option of "nothing wrong with either and the Op shouldn't watch rugby if he doesn't like it". Then I'll vote.

Can't stand people who moan about something they have no interest (and most the time no knowledge) in!

/rant

P.s. I love rugby and all national anthems mean something to a team/nation. Don't like it, switch it off, simple.

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