Bugfatty300
Buddha Squirrel
I can't remember the words to the SSB so I guess that means I know ZERO anthems.
How many national anthems do you know?
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La Marseillaise was practically the first thing we had to learn by heart in French class back in 7th grade, and I can still sing it 35 years later. So that and the Star Spangled Banner. Does it count that I always sing the words to "My Country 'tis of Thee" when the British anthem is played? Amuses my English friends greatly-not.
I'm terrible at national anthems, even the current one we use in the UK. Luckily, I know all the words to the one we're replacing it with.
scherbchen
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same here, none.
joycem10
Deity
My own and O Canada, thanks to the NHL. I was on a business trip last month and impressed some chick from Toronto with my ability to rip off the Canadian anthem by heart. "We stand on gaurd for thee..."
I forgot the old Soviet Anthem, which I can recognize in a second thanks to the musical stylings of Nicolai Volkov. When I was a kid watching professional wrestling in the 80s he would belt out the anthem before his matches to piss off the yokels in the audience. Very educational.
I forgot the old Soviet Anthem, which I can recognize in a second thanks to the musical stylings of Nicolai Volkov. When I was a kid watching professional wrestling in the 80s he would belt out the anthem before his matches to piss off the yokels in the audience. Very educational.
Lockesdonkey
Liberal Jihadist
I know:
1. The Star-Spangled Banner: I'm an American...
2. O Canada: I live right next to Canada. I've been to NHL games. Etc, etc.
3. Bilady, Bilady, Bilady: This is the Egyptian national anthem, which I know because I'm of Egyptian origin (second generation, and I've been to Egypt). It's a simple song, too.
4. God Save the Queen: I learned this in school; the music teacher was British, and when we learned "America" (aka "My Country 'Tis of Thee"), she had us learn the original lyrics.
5. La Marseillaise: Learned it on a whim after reading a translation of the lyrics ("Let's march until impure blood drenches our furrows." Really?).
6. Deutschlandlied: A friend of mine is learning German, so we humorously sang this en route to campaign work...It was bizarre.
So 6. I also tried learning the Hymn of the Soviet Union (to go with my Nikita Khrushchev costume), but I failed.
1. The Star-Spangled Banner: I'm an American...
2. O Canada: I live right next to Canada. I've been to NHL games. Etc, etc.
3. Bilady, Bilady, Bilady: This is the Egyptian national anthem, which I know because I'm of Egyptian origin (second generation, and I've been to Egypt). It's a simple song, too.
4. God Save the Queen: I learned this in school; the music teacher was British, and when we learned "America" (aka "My Country 'Tis of Thee"), she had us learn the original lyrics.
5. La Marseillaise: Learned it on a whim after reading a translation of the lyrics ("Let's march until impure blood drenches our furrows." Really?).
6. Deutschlandlied: A friend of mine is learning German, so we humorously sang this en route to campaign work...It was bizarre.
So 6. I also tried learning the Hymn of the Soviet Union (to go with my Nikita Khrushchev costume), but I failed.
North King
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Words? One, USA. Melodies? Hmm, USA, Canada, UK, France, Germany, Israel, Russia, Greece, and I think that's it. So 1 or 8, depending on "know".
Masquerouge
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God save the queen, Star-spangled banner, marseillaise
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