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Thread #34187   Message #463824
Posted By: Grab
16-May-01 - 11:49 AM
Thread Name: Singing National Anthems at sports event
Subject: RE: Singing National Anthems at sports event
Chris, we certainly will when Elizabeth dies and Charles (or William) takes over as King.

As Joe says about the US national anthem, "God save the queen/king" may be the national anthem, but "Swing low sweet chariot" is a much better song. IIRC it started as the "unofficial anthem" for English rugby fans (rugby songs coming from a higher evolutionary level than football chants of "the referee's a wanker" and "you're crap and you know you are" ;-) but it seems to have spread into football too. (Football as in soccer, BTW)

Graham.