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Thread #76250   Message #1353134
Posted By: GUEST,Jimmy
10-Dec-04 - 12:00 PM
Thread Name: Songs that offend you
Subject: RE: Songs that offend you
Getting back to songs that offend. I'd have to say that MOST "National Anthems" fall into this category.
To what point is the "National Anthem" played at domestic sports events? International events, maybe.
What about National Anthems that were written before the current geopolitical makeup.
How about the "British (i.e. English) National Anthem" which, although apparantly derived from a Jacobean tune, originally contained the verse:
"God grant that Marshall Wade
Shall by Thy mighty aid, victory bring.
Let him sedition hush, and like a torrent rush,
Rebellious Scots to crush,
God save the King."
Not exactly
The Establishment says that they only play three verses these days. If it is an instrumental - which verses apply and which don't