'Star Spangled Banner' or 'God Save the Queen'?

[Lessnt]

IT is a filter.
Fast laws are often bad laws.

And no laws are even worse.

Matter of opinion.
I Like Americas law a lot more than the laws in europe overall.

[Soviet Haaregrad]

Actually, the weapons were called Big Diva and Little Boy, somehow the first weapon's effects were already forgotten.

I'm just sad their attempt in the 60's failed. The Shat was unable to win the Hearts and minds of only poor nerds and geeks. Bieber has only won the minds of young girls with no idea of what constitutes singing. If anything their attempts at corrupting America's youth has seriously declined in the past 50 years,I mean nerds and geeks can actually change things when they leave their basements and comic books behind and become engineers, those little girls d are just going to grow up and be sluts. I blame the Liberals.

I blame the Liberals too. Jean Chretien's secret plan to establish himself as Prime Minister of British North America and crown William as Emperor is slowly coming to bloom.

[Wikkiwallana]

God Save the South.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s3d4SBVjgEs

Ugh, thank you for forcing me to wade through a mile of pro-asshole bullshit…

[Arumdaum]

I prefer Stars and Stripes Forever. It's upbeat and is awesome. It's way better than The Star Spangled Banner. I don't care if Stars and Stripes Forever doesn't have any lyrics, it's sounds awesome.

Hah, I know, it's all upbeat and I love the beginning part.

I still really like the Star Spangled Banner though.

[Anitgrum]

That will be second on my agenda, after I rename Toronto back to York.

And New York shall be renamed New Brussels, to troll the Dutch.

New York was originally called New Amsterdam before the British captured the settlement.

[Wikkiwallana]

i perfer YANKEE DOODLE... cuz he stuck a feather up his ass LOL

Uhm, what?

[New Bazlantis]

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[Wikkiwallana]

stupid in all honesty, and I think Star Spangled Banner pulls ahead.

This. I like the tune of God Save the Queen, but the lyrics are ridiculous. "Confound their politics, Frustrate their knavish tricks"?

pretty sure only the first and third verses are sung in public these days so that never comes up[/quote]
That's why the Ankh-Morpork anthem is the best. The majority of the second verse is mumbling to the tune, since no one would remember the words anyway.

[-St George]

And New York shall be renamed New Brussels, to troll the Dutch.

New York was originally called New Amsterdam before the British captured the settlement.

Hence the trolling.

[Wikkiwallana]

The Star Spangled Banner is a beautiful poem. The United States national anthem is a majestic melody.

Whoever put the two together was a total dick who had no respect for the human larynx.

Or at least a habitual drunk. The tune to the Star-Spangled Banner was an old drinking song called "To Anacreon in Heaven".

Singing tune might not be so bad if the words didn't make some of the changes even harder.

[Wikkiwallana]

They have, via Canada they sent us Justin Bieber as the first wave. Their plan is to kill us with horrible singing.

Actually, the weapons were called Big Diva and Little Boy, somehow the first weapon's effects were already forgotten.

Ok, so that explains Celine Dion, but who is responsible for Tom Green? And where can I get in line to punch them?

[-St George]

Actually, the weapons were called Big Diva and Little Boy, somehow the first weapon's effects were already forgotten.

Ok, so that explains Celine Dion, but who is responsible for Tom Green? And where can I get in line to punch them?

Tom Green was an unfortunate mistake, a prototype rushed into the field and developing malfunctions. The TG Program was canned soon after, but TG himself remains at large.

[Ovisterra]

Neither dammit! I refuse to be patriotic, to my own nation or another.

[Wikkiwallana]

Ok, so that explains Celine Dion, but who is responsible for Tom Green? And where can I get in line to punch them?

Tom Green was an unfortunate mistake, a prototype rushed into the field and developing malfunctions. The TG Program was canned soon after, but TG himself remains at large.

That sounds like the beginning of a horror movie:

"They thought they had created the ultimate comedian. But then it escaped, and now, it wants revenge."

[Soviet Haaregrad]

Actually, the weapons were called Big Diva and Little Boy, somehow the first weapon's effects were already forgotten.

Ok, so that explains Celine Dion, but who is responsible for Tom Green? And where can I get in line to punch them?

We saw Pauly Shore and said 'Pssh, they think that's a bad comedian... I bet that retarded boy Tom down the street can top that, eh?'

[Risottia]

Also I don't care for lizzy :/

Go join thy ilk on the other side of the pond. Pfft.

No, srsly, GStQ is way better musically (no wonder... Purcell and Haendel contributed). But the best choice for a British anthem would have been this one.

[Basementees]

IMO Star spangled banner is far superior as a national anthem.
Why?
Because God Save the Queen is barely a national anthem. It isnt even about the nation as a whole, .....
Im not exactly a patriotic man, preferring the internationale as an anthem, however if your going to have a national anthem, AT LEAST let it be a NATIONAL anthem.

and here I thought that "Star Spangled Banner" was about your flag. Not the people, the country or anything to do with the US. Just the flag

[Malgrave]

I prefer God save the Queen to the star spangled banner although the East German Anthem beats all of them hands down.

[Christmahanikwanzikah]

So, the national anthem of the UK or the US? Try to put aside all your inherent loyalty to your states, here :d

(All rise)
Oh say can you see...
Nope I'm not saying the first line.

As a Briton, I'd say the Star Spangled Banner is much better. God Save the Queen sounds dirgy and pretty fucking dire. Also I don't care for lizzy :/

Although, I think the ruined American national anthem is vastly inferior to the British. iknowitsnotthesamemusicalarrangementshutupitsgreat

Do you prefer the lyrics of one to the other? Is one more tuneful?

WHAT SAY YOU NSG

OH CANADA...

[Tekcirb]

IMO Star spangled banner is far superior as a national anthem.
Why?
Because God Save the Queen is barely a national anthem. It isnt even about the nation as a whole, its about an old woman who has as much to do with the average brits life as my loo roll has to do with TES5 Skyrim.

A far, far, FAR more appropriate anthem for the british nation would be Rule Britannia http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1XPHL4Q86t4

It actually refers to the british people more than asking god if the queen will be nice to us, has glorious messages to it "Britons never will be slaves" and massively refers to the history of the british people in forging an empire, rather than the history of a german family...

Im not exactly a patriotic man, preferring the internationale as an anthem, however if your going to have a national anthem, AT LEAST let it be a NATIONAL anthem.

I agree, Rule Britannia is much better than God Save the Queen

[Tubbsalot]

No, srsly, GStQ is way better musically (no wonder... Purcell and Haendel contributed). But the best choice for a British anthem would have been this one.

Yes please.

[Wikkiwallana]

IMO Star spangled banner is far superior as a national anthem.
Why?
Because God Save the Queen is barely a national anthem. It isnt even about the nation as a whole, .....
Im not exactly a patriotic man, preferring the internationale as an anthem, however if your going to have a national anthem, AT LEAST let it be a NATIONAL anthem.

and here I thought that "Star Spangled Banner" was about your flag. Not the people, the country or anything to do with the US. Just the flag

Technically, it's about a flag staying in place indicating that a key fort had not been captured.

[Esternial]

Any answer which doesn't involve the usual "choose between UK or US" we get here on NS.

[Oterro]

Any answer which doesn't involve the usual "choose between UK or US" we get here on NS.

So Poland then?

[Soxastan]

And New York shall be renamed New Brussels, to troll the Dutch.

New York was originally called New Amsterdam before the British captured the settlement.

Istanbul, not Constantinople.