What do you think of the National Anthem?

BluesBerry · 22-07-2011 11:06PM

I only know the first few lines but after that I just pretend to sing it by mouthing the sounds
My teacher put me and a few others outside the classroom once because we stood with our hands across our chest (like the americans do) as we were singing it and p1ssed her off :pac:

For some reason I really like the french anthem:o

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=221UWotqwdo

The J Stands for Jay · 22-07-2011 11:07PM

I think our flag is crap. We should get a new one.

Cathaoirleach · 22-07-2011 11:10PM

keano_afc wrote: »

There seems to be a culture on boards recently whereby saying you're proud to be Irish or anything along those lines somehow makes you out to be an idiot.

Recently?

pablomakaveli · 22-07-2011 11:12PM

BluesBerry wrote: »

I only know the first few lines but after that I just pretend to sing it by mouthing the sounds
My teacher put me and a few others outside the classroom once because we stood with our hands across our chest (like the americans do) as we were singing it and p1ssed her off :pac:

For some reason I really like the french anthem:o

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=221UWotqwdo

Father Jack likes everybody to stand when that song is played.:pac:

Cathaoirleach · 22-07-2011 11:12PM

McGaggs wrote: »

I think our flag is crap. We should get a new one.

How about this one

Eoin_Sheehy · 22-07-2011 11:13PM

McGaggs wrote: »

I think our flag is crap. We should get a new one.

I think a Nepalese like flag is in order.

the groutch · 22-07-2011 11:17PM

Karsini wrote: »

My favourite rendition of the national anthem:

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

only time I ever saw that was when I was a kid and was allowed stay up late to see a film, they played it when they were shutting off for the night

maudgonner · 23-07-2011 12:09AM

the groutch wrote: »

only time I ever saw that was when I was a kid and was allowed stay up late to see a film, they played it when they were shutting off for the night

I wonder were the first 30 seconds of that video designed to make you want to have a wee before you went to bed? All that rushing water, that's the effect it has on me.

jacksprat · 23-07-2011 12:16AM

needs more cowbell

deathrider · 23-07-2011 12:23AM

It needs a blast-beat!

Paigne · 23-07-2011 12:45AM

I love when its played at the end of my local club, everyone suddenly a nationalist, but the majority have forgotten there LC irish, so its just random shouts

OPENROAD · 23-07-2011 12:47AM

sollar · 23-07-2011 12:49AM

We sing something about Fianna Fail don't we?

Liam Byrne · 23-07-2011 01:00AM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k2IwOemnjbI

cml387 · 23-07-2011 01:28AM

Interesting Factoid Ah people.

The television version of the national anthem 'tubed in this thread was arranged by Sean O Riada.

He hated the song and added all kinds of orchesration to cover up it's awfullnesss, which gives the song a plaintiveness and melancholy that it doesn't really deserve.

We should change the National anthem (with suitable words) to either:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I8jlCedM-cE

or:

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

gabria · 23-07-2011 01:56AM

Kevin Duffy wrote: »

One of their best tunes. In fact, I love everything by Radiohead.

The bass line kicks ass. I'm not sure about the saxophone that goes crazy towards the end though

nice_very · 23-07-2011 02:28AM

I like it, from the music to the words and the sentiment it tries to portray, have heard it and sang it hundreds of times, where I lived abroad people aplaudded me for singing it (TV rugby mostly 6 nations) and were delighted we have our own language, asking me the meaning.. Irish-spanish translation

As for those in the thread who want to disrespect our nation, (fcuked as it is) maybe you are better off going to another cuntry and adopting their anthem as your own.........

on another note, I do like the fact that a couple of Irish bands are starting to play the chorus of "A nation once again" after the end of the actual anthem

policarp · 23-07-2011 03:20AM

Why are so many anti Irish now?
We had some good years.
Italia 90.
Sean Kelly.
Stephen Roche
Michael Caruth
Leinster Rugby. .
Munster Rugby
Eurovision
Plus many more
And most of us were
Proud.
God save the Taoiseach. , .:D

nice_very · 23-07-2011 04:14AM

POLICARP ............ because many people have anglicised themselves, knowingly or not... and they have forgotten the origins of where they come from, OUR anthem is a reminder of the men that fought and died to make a statement that we all should carry on... ie: we will defend our country/island from all foes, I for one believe in MY national anthem, I think its a reflextion of how we all shoud feel, and in "the current climate" I think it is more meaningful

Cú Giobach · 23-07-2011 10:34AM

BluesBerry wrote: »

I only know the first few lines but after that I just pretend to sing it by mouthing the sounds
My teacher put me and a few others outside the classroom once because we stood with our hands across our chest (like the americans do) as we were singing it and p1ssed her off :pac:

For some reason I really like the french anthem:o

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=221UWotqwdo

What ever people say about Amhrán na bhFiann at least we're not singing about children of the fatherland raising bloody flags over fields watered with impure blood.

Freddie59 · 23-07-2011 10:47AM

keano_afc wrote: »

There seems to be a culture on boards recently whereby saying you're proud to be Irish or anything along those lines somehow makes you out to be an idiot.

I love our national anthem, it has a great tune and I love singing it.

+1 to all of that. That 'Ireland's Call':mad: makes me want to puke. FFS.

Mike 1972 · 23-07-2011 10:51AM

Jingoistic nationalist bull$hit of the highest order with mostly terrible tunes bit like the Eurovision really (Why the fup is that thing still running ?)

Have a bit of a soft spot for ones of countries which no longer exist or dont yet exist though.

Always thought the original RTE video (with plane taking off into the sunset) a tad surreal. I mean its supposed to invoke patriotic sentiment and finishes up with a scene of a couple of hunderd people leaving the country

Celly Smunt · 23-07-2011 11:29AM

Kitty-kitty wrote: »

Are you serious? It's full of vim and vigour. I love it. We'll fight for our country, we'll protect our people, tonight we're going to war amid the gunshots and cannon fire we'll sing a soliders song? THAT'S AN AMAZING ANTHEM.

unless the opposing army is 100+ men because then we'd be fúcked

Latchy · 23-07-2011 01:19PM

I've always being fond of Amhrán na bhFiann and from a musical point of view think it's one of the best national anthems of any country in the world , up there with Deutschland über alles and The Star Spangled banner . I might be wrong but it may not have as much reverence for many Irish people now as it used to .My fav version is the one at closedown on RTE television in the early eighties .

dlofnep · 23-07-2011 01:25PM

I quite like it and can sing it. The old Soviet anthem though is the greatest ever. When that played in Rocky 4, I wanted to be Ivan Drago.. But then I remembered that he killed Apollo..

dlofnep · 23-07-2011 01:31PM

Iwasfrozen wrote: »

Yeah the Irish national anthem is a bit drawling and insisting on having the lyrics in Irish means most people just kinda sorta know the sounds without knowing any meaning behind it.

It was written in English forced. Nobody is forced to sing it in either language. But imagine that, having the Irish national anthem sung in Irish? Who'd thunk it!

Iwasfrozen wrote: »

Say what you want about God Save the Queen but it has a cracking tune with a message that's easily understood.

Requesting a non-existent deity to preserve the reign of a non-elected monarch over them. Really thought-provoking stuff.

Teyla Emmagan · 23-07-2011 01:31PM

It makes me cry, the odd time they play it at the Olympics and stuff.

*So proud*

Wolfe Tone · 23-07-2011 02:10PM

I think its a great anthem, really gets you pumped. Can't think of a better song to have.

Wolfe Tone · 23-07-2011 02:14PM

Eoin_Sheehy wrote: »

Actually Song For Ireland is quite good.

If you exclude the Republican shouts in the Fields Of Athenry it's actually quite good, but it could never be used as somebody would surely shout "SINN FÉIN, IRA" in the middle of it.

EDIT: This video demonstrates the problem perfectly
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NLZRWNdGCUc

Fixed your video.

And yeah, loads of people sing it like that, personally I hate the "oh baby let the free birds fly" bit.

Eoin_Sheehy · 23-07-2011 02:30PM

Wolfe Tone wrote: »

Fixed your video.

And yeah, loads of people sing it like that, personally I hate the "oh baby let the free birds fly" bit.

Thanks, I still can't figure out why all the videos I post have been doing that recently.

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