NationStates Jolt Archive


The Danger of National Anthems...

Rubiconic Crossings
17-03-2007, 14:36
I like to watch sports. As is usual for international competitions one gets to hear national anthems.

Now...my problem is that I am a inveterate whistler.

So...I pick up tunes and unconsciously whistle them. My favorite is the Italian anthem...followed by the French.

Why the danger? My landlord is Sicilian... :eek:
Letila
17-03-2007, 15:30
Ah, I see your problem. Well, I sometimes have to rein in the habit of hmming the Internationale myself given my predominantly right wing area (though I doubt many would recognize it anyway).
Rubiconic Crossings
17-03-2007, 15:36
Ah, I see your problem. Well, I sometimes have to rein in the habit of hmming the Internationale myself given my predominantly right wing area (though I doubt many would recognize it anyway).

Aye ;)

heh...the internationale...damn....thats a blast from the past...

Some mates and I gate crashed a SWP (socialist workers party) do...we managed to belt out the first few lines until we got chucked out...
Risottia
17-03-2007, 16:17
Why the danger? My landlord is Sicilian... :eek:

Why would a Sicilian have a problem with the italian anthem? Is he a sort of sicilian independentist, like Salvatore Giuliano the bandit?
:confused:
Rubiconic Crossings
17-03-2007, 16:20
Why would a Sicilian have a problem with the italian anthem? Is he a sort of sicilian independentist, like Salvatore Giuliano the bandit?
:confused:

He is not exactly a fan of the mainland ;)
Greyenivol Colony
17-03-2007, 17:13
I enjoy whistling Dixie. I think it has a good tune.
Carisbrooke
17-03-2007, 17:25
I don't usually end up with 'God Save the Queen' stuck in my head, but 'Swing Low', 'Jerusalem' 'Rule Britannia' and the Great Escape' seem to hang about in my head after international sporting occasions. 'Nessun Dorma' almost drove me insane.
HC Eredivisie
17-03-2007, 17:27
I can't even whistle.
Rubiconic Crossings
17-03-2007, 17:31
I can't even whistle.

Put yer lips together and blow ;)
Rubiconic Crossings
17-03-2007, 17:33
I don't usually end up with 'God Save the Queen' stuck in my head, but 'Swing Low', 'Jerusalem' 'Rule Britannia' and the Great Escape' seem to hang about in my head after international sporting occasions. 'Nessun Dorma' almost drove me insane.

Yeah....Nessun Dorma...the most annoying tune for a sporting event ever...well that or Swing Low...
Soluis
17-03-2007, 17:38
No danger of anyone whistling God Save the Queen…
HC Eredivisie
17-03-2007, 17:41
Put yer lips together and blow ;)
I know, it makes a shrieking noise:(
Rubiconic Crossings
17-03-2007, 17:43
No danger of anyone whistling God Save the Queen…

still when Wembley rang out to that during footy matches it must be quite demoralising to the oppo players...
Rubiconic Crossings
17-03-2007, 17:46
I know, it makes a shrieking noise:(

Ouch...that does not bode well to your international whistling career!
Phyrexia Nine Spheres
17-03-2007, 17:49
You could always whistle the Russian national anthem. Or even sing it. Most people dont even recognize the tune.
On the plus side, its a damn good national anthem, even if it doesnt translate well :P
Hell, the only Russian song people really recognize (in general, of course) is Kalinka, and only then because theres a 'HEY!' in it. >_>
Rubiconic Crossings
17-03-2007, 18:24
I like Soviet military marches the best, especially the ones used in the October Revolution military parades on Red Square.

Like that Leningrad Cowboys and the Red Army Band gig?

That was pretty wild...:p
Vetalia
17-03-2007, 18:26
I like Soviet military marches the best, especially the ones used in the October Revolution military parades on Red Square.
Phyrexia Nine Spheres
17-03-2007, 18:49
Like that Leningrad Cowboys and the Red Army Band gig?

That was pretty wild...:p

http://youtube.com/watch?v=A3l48_EGNdY&mode=related&search=

Indeed. Nothing beats 'Happy Together' sung with a Russian accent ;)
Bolol
17-03-2007, 18:52
I once had the Soviet National Anthem stuck in my head...does that make me a Communist?
Refused-Party-Program
17-03-2007, 18:57
Aye ;)

heh...the internationale...damn....thats a blast from the past...

Some mates and I gate crashed a SWP (socialist workers party) do...we managed to belt out the first few lines until we got chucked out...

They chucked you out without even attempting to sell you a paper or sign you up to the Trot cause? They must have been having an off day. And chucking people out for singing the Internationale = new low for Trots.
Carisbrooke
17-03-2007, 18:57
still when Wembley rang out to that during footy matches it must be quite demoralising to the oppo players...

It must make you feel patriotic...it seems like EVERYBODY sings their throats hoarse at the national anthem, being anywhere with tens of thousands of people all singing the same song (whatever it is) makes the hairs on the back of my neck stand on end.
Novus-America
17-03-2007, 19:06
I once had the Soviet National Anthem stuck in my head...does that make me a Communist?

Nah, it's a catchy tune.
Rubiconic Crossings
17-03-2007, 20:03
They chucked you out without even attempting to sell you a paper or sign you up to the Trot cause? They must have been having an off day. And chucking people out for singing the Internationale = new low for Trots.

Nah...we were taking the piss :p

It must make you feel patriotic...it seems like EVERYBODY sings their throats hoarse at the national anthem, being anywhere with tens of thousands of people all singing the same song (whatever it is) makes the hairs on the back of my neck stand on end.

Patriotic...yeah I guess so. Some however do cross the boundary into rabid nationalism as witnessed both in Germany (the 5 - 1 win) and the notorious Eire game.
Mirkana
17-03-2007, 20:11
Try humming the Israeli national anthem. At a whisper volume, it becomes sublime.
Dododecapod
17-03-2007, 20:11
Damn You ALL!

Now I have Advance Australia Fair running through my head. It's a pretty tune, but I hardly need to be thinking about it for the next few hours...and it's not even MY anthem!