Best National Anthem other than your home country?

[Woodsey]

Just hearing the Russian one at the football now I've always thought its a great anthem and enjoy hearing it.   

[mulhuzz]

I like the Spanish one.

No words, you see.

[bobAlike]

I like the Spanish one.

No words, you see.

How do you know it's Spanish?

[mulhuzz]

I like the Spanish one.

No words, you see.

How do you know it's Spanish?

Because they don't pledge allegiance to the King of Spain, like the Dutch do.

[bobAlike]

I like the Spanish one.

No words, you see.

How do you know it's Spanish?

Because they don't pledge allegiance to the King of Spain, like the Dutch do.

Now I'm even more confused, the Dutch pledge allegiance to the King of Spain?

[Claw75]

France by a country (heh) mile

[mulhuzz]

I like the Spanish one.

No words, you see.

How do you know it's Spanish?

Because they don't pledge allegiance to the King of Spain, like the Dutch do.

Now I'm even more confused, the Dutch pledge allegiance to the King of Spain?

Yes:

(Old) Dutch:

'Den Coninck van Hispaengien heb ick altijt gheeert'

(Modern) Dutch:

'den Koning van Hispanje heb ik altijd geheered'

I have always honoured the King of Spain....

Interesting history the Dutch national anthem. Oldest in the world (lyrics and music, oldest music is Japanese).

Dutch national anthem is 'sung' by William of Orange (he's the I, above) and his 'troubles' the King of Spain.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilhelmus

Technically the Dutch national anthem is sung by a German, praising a Spaniard.

[bobAlike]

I like the Spanish one.

No words, you see.

How do you know it's Spanish?

Because they don't pledge allegiance to the King of Spain, like the Dutch do.

Now I'm even more confused, the Dutch pledge allegiance to the King of Spain?

Yes:

(Old) Dutch:

'Den Coninck van Hispaengien heb ick altijt gheeert'

(Modern) Dutch:

'den Koning van Hispanje heb ik altijd geheered'

I have always honoured the King of Spain....

Interesting history the Dutch national anthem. Oldest in the world (lyrics and music, oldest music is Japanese).

Dutch national anthem is 'sung' by William of Orange (he's the I, above) and his 'troubles' the King of Spain.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilhelmus

Technically the Dutch national anthem is sung by a German, praising a Spaniard.

Cheers mull, what started out as a joke has taught me something I didn't know.

[Longines]

Russian >>>>> French>>German.

[mulhuzz]

Russian >>>>> French>>German.

Woahhhh what's wrong with the German one like?

[Junior Senior]

I like the Spanish one.

No words, you see.

didnt a football commentator recently remark that the spain squad weren't singing their anthem or didn't know it as the camera panned along them pre-game? he was later told it had no words.

[willrobrobu]

yeh russian one is pretty cool,  think germany pips it for me though.

[Graham C]

Based on performance I'm loving the Brazilian one in the games, what a spectacle that it.

As corny as it sounds I like the USA and Australia ones.  I mean no offense to Her Majesty, but I wish we had one more along the theme of being proud of the country as a whole.

[arbboy]

italy for me everytime.  Prefer the nations at the 6nations to football any day of the week.  So much more passion.

[mulhuzz]

italy for me everytime.  Prefer the nations at the 6nations to football any day of the week.  So much more passion.

Love 6n with Ireland's Call. So good.