It's the British anthem for the British team,although it is crap
If I won a gold medal they could play anything,even the Smiths,maybe not they're even more boring
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Watching the Olympics over the past two weeks, I've thought how gutting for non english athletes to win Gold and hear the English national anthem. I just don't associate God Save The Queen to Great Britain but to England. Imagine winning a gold medal and having that play! I don't know if I'm too anti England but it would be awful for me!
It's the British anthem for the British team,although it is crap
If I won a gold medal they could play anything,even the Smiths,maybe not they're even more boring
Last edited by Llanedeyrnblue; 19-08-16 at 22:53.
When I won my gold I just hummed the Welsh anthem in my head.
'84 Los Angeles just in case you were wondering.
As a Welshman i personally don't relate to the Union Jack either
Best foot tapping anthems: France, Ireland, Italy. The French one has to be the darkest too with references to bloody fields and throat slitting. Worst one? Undoubtedly England/Britain. It's religious shite combined with obsequious royal sphincter worshipping.
Billy has the right idea
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i9nnnM-__JQ
But the Spanish one has the best words. :homer:
There could be so much more done to have the UK represented in media for Team GB but the British national anthem is not where I would be changing things....unless you're talking about England using the British anthem.
The anthem is awful and does not represent anyone bar the Royal loving English subjects. It is cringeworthy how they choose to sing about a tax dodging individual. It's time for change, referendum re that awful Union flag that Wales is not represented on, the awful anthem and the whole antiquated Royal situation.
That would be great.
Are you going to organise it?
You will probably need to start by asking the Queen.
It is the British National Anthem, whether we like it or not.
It is outdated to say the least. It comes from a different time , when people thought differently.
I dislike it.
We are stuck with it until a forward thinking future Monarch decides it is time for a change.
England doesn't even have an anthem of their own. They have to use GStQ. I'm sure many English folks would like to have an English anthem .
Didn't the English adopt the Birdy Song as their anthem some time in the 1980s? Much more appropriate than God, Queen and crushing the rebellious Scots.
I think this has come up before - but why are 'we' competing as GB or Team GB?
In some medal tables it says GB and Northern Ireland.
Why not the UK?
Is the Isle of Man going it alone?