# Question for non-Americans - Favorite "patriotic" song? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [October 1, 2015, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-non-americans-favorite-patriotic-song/733173 "2015-10-01T21:04:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Death\_of\_Rats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a6a055/32.png) [@Death\_of\_Rats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Death_of_Rats)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2015, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-non-americans-favorite-patriotic-song/733173/21 "2015-10-02T19:54:15Z")
> [@Novelty\_Bobble](#): > > You’ll find few UK people that hold a special love for “God save the Queen” A dismal dirge. If you want something peppier, you always have the option of adopting the Sex Pistol’s version! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Kobal2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kobal2/32/20_2.png) [@Kobal2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kobal2)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2015, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-non-americans-favorite-patriotic-song/733173/22 "2015-10-02T20:18:46Z")
> [@Baron\_Greenback](#): > > The shattered and trampled bodies of the Prussian hordes surely provide the foundation of the very best _terroirs_. 😉 Eh, I was never a fan of _Pickelhaube sauce ravigote_ :p. ---
**Author:** ![PatrickLondon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/patricklondon/32/4422_2.png) [@PatrickLondon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PatrickLondon)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2015, 7:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-non-americans-favorite-patriotic-song/733173/23 "2015-10-03T07:52:38Z")
> [@Urbanredneck](#): > > In Ireland they have “Oh Danny Boy”. Erm… in _Northern_ Ireland, where it’s one of the few tunes that both communities share and isn’t going to get somebody or other too aerated if they think they’re being identified with The Other Lot. (Though, oddly, I believe the rugby team, which draws its team from all across Ireland, uses the Republic’s national anthem without too many people seeming to make a fuss). ---
**Author:** ![eclectic\_wench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ac91a4/32.png) [@eclectic\_wench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eclectic_wench)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2015, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-non-americans-favorite-patriotic-song/733173/24 "2015-10-03T13:46:01Z")
> [@PatrickLondon](#): > > (Though, oddly, I believe the rugby team, which draws its team from all across Ireland, uses the Republic’s national anthem without too many people seeming to make a fuss). No, the rugby team uses ‘Ireland’s Call’, which was written specially for that purpose and for that reason - because the team comes from both sides of the border. At matches in the Republic, they use ‘Amhrán na bhFiann’ (the Irish national anthem) as well, but outside the Republic it’s just ‘Ireland’s Call’. ---
**Author:** ![septimus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/septimus/32/410_2.png) [@septimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/septimus)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2015, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-non-americans-favorite-patriotic-song/733173/25 "2015-10-03T14:20:40Z")
The [French National Anthem](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SIxOl1EraXA) and the Russian/Soviet Anthem are the two that seem most inspiring to me. Click the link and be enthralled as Mireille Mathieu rolls her R’s! (Of course, [it’s this rendition of _La Marseillaise_](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HM-E2H1ChJM) that often almost brings tears to my eyes. 😉 ) Thailand has two anthems, [one for King](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=djwY41a4lsA) and [one for Country](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BrcGzLIEsAU&t=10). To be safe, stand up and remain motionless when you hear either. (In 100,000s of miles of driving in Thailand, the only time I’ve seen a cop chase a motorist in hot pursuit was when he failed to remained stopped along the main road while police did their 6 PM flag-lowering/country-anthem at the adjacent police station. :smack: ) ---
**Author:** ![Baron\_Greenback](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/baron_greenback/32/48_2.png) [@Baron\_Greenback](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baron_Greenback)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2015, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-non-americans-favorite-patriotic-song/733173/26 "2015-10-03T14:48:37Z")
Here’s the Welsh national anthem: The inevitable echoes in a large stadium just add pleasing harmonies. ---
**Author:** ![Cinnamon\_Imp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/58956e/32.png) [@Cinnamon\_Imp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cinnamon_Imp)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2015, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-non-americans-favorite-patriotic-song/733173/27 "2015-10-03T21:33:13Z")
> [@Urbanredneck](#): > > In your country or within your ethnic group what is the favorite “Patriotic” song or song that expresses national or cultural pride? > > For example > (snip) > In Scotland they have “Loch Lomond”. What? No we don’t. It is a traditional scottish song yes, much like Auld Lang Syne, but it’s no kind of national anthem. For patriotic you want “Scots Wae Hae” ([Scots Wha Hae - Wikipedia](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scots_Wha_Hae)) or “Flower of Scotland” (the one we use for rugby). ---
**Author:** ![Ms\_Boods](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5e9695/32.png) [@Ms\_Boods](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ms_Boods)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2015, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-non-americans-favorite-patriotic-song/733173/28 "2015-10-04T16:51:31Z")
I would much rather this be played at the citizenship ceremony folderol that I have to go through than GStQ, thanks. ---
**Author:** ![An\_Gadai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@An\_Gadai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Gadai)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2015, 11:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-non-americans-favorite-patriotic-song/733173/29 "2015-10-05T11:19:29Z")
> [@Urbanredneck](#): > > In Ireland they have “Oh Danny Boy”. Not sure what is patriotic about that particular song. ---
**Author:** ![An\_Gadai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@An\_Gadai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Gadai)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2015, 11:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-non-americans-favorite-patriotic-song/733173/30 "2015-10-05T11:22:16Z")
> [@jjimm](#): > > ‘God Save the Queen’ sucks. > > ‘Jerusalem’ for me too. It is about England specifically, and it avoids triumphalism - instead saying that the country is beautiful but there are things to improve, about which we have responsibility (as well as incorporating a legend that Joseph of Arimathea brought the young Jesus to England): > > And did those feet in ancient time > Walk upon England’s mountains green: > And was the holy Lamb of God, > On England’s pleasant pastures seen! > > And did the Countenance Divine, > Shine forth upon our clouded hills? > And was Jerusalem builded here, > Among these dark Satanic Mills? > > Bring me my Bow of burning gold; > Bring me my Arrows of desire: > Bring me my Spear: O clouds unfold! > Bring me my Chariot of fire! > > I will not cease from Mental Fight, > Nor shall my Sword sleep in my hand: > Till we have built Jerusalem, > In England’s green & pleasant Land > > - William Blake This is one of my absolute favourite songs. Such a beautiful melody and evocative words. ---
**Author:** ![brovolone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a88e4f/32.png) [@brovolone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brovolone)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2015, 11:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-non-americans-favorite-patriotic-song/733173/31 "2015-10-05T11:22:23Z")
The Star-Spangled banner makes me feel warm and fuzzy. ---
**Author:** ![Memnon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f1d935/32.png) [@Memnon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Memnon)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2015, 12:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-non-americans-favorite-patriotic-song/733173/32 "2015-10-05T12:39:40Z")
I’m English, and my favourite is ‘I Vow to Thee My Country’. Specifically, as it appears in Jupiter from Holst’s planet suite. ---
**Author:** ![K364](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/k364/32/5_2.png) [@K364](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/K364)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2015, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-non-americans-favorite-patriotic-song/733173/33 "2015-10-05T16:20:52Z")
[The Maple Leaf Forever](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6HT0oHsJX7s) ---
**Author:** ![Sr\_Siete](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6de8d8/32.png) [@Sr\_Siete](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sr_Siete)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2015, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-non-americans-favorite-patriotic-song/733173/34 "2015-10-05T16:34:19Z")
I’m from Catalonia, in Spain. Our regional anthem is about murdering people with a sickle. Not a joke. Therefore I’d say that the only song that makes me feel even slightly patriotic is the one from [the greatest soccer team ever](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J2V0wFES99w). ---
**Author:** ![kambuckta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/53a042/32.png) [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2015, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-non-americans-favorite-patriotic-song/733173/35 "2015-10-05T20:39:22Z")
The Australian national anthem "Advance Australia Fair’ is a bit of a joke because people can barely remember the FIRST verse let alone the other ones. 😛 [Just like this](http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/tv-and-radio/afl-grand-final-2015-kate-ceberano-forgets-national-anthem-lyrics-20151003-gk0ils.html). My preference, although it’s only a ‘pop’ song and carries no official weight as such, is **“We are Australian”** (The Seekers) Chorus: _We are one, but we are many And from all the lands on earth we come. We share a dream, and sing with one voice, I am, you are, we are Australian_ [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-non-americans-favorite-patriotic-song/733173.md?page=1)