# What's the name of the stereotypical 'British' 'regal' music? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [June 25, 2014, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-name-of-the-stereotypical-british-regal-music/691622 "2014-06-25T16:52:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/earl_snake-hips_tucker/32/3269_2.png) [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2014, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-name-of-the-stereotypical-british-regal-music/691622/1 "2014-06-25T16:52:07Z")
I can’t describe it, but I know it when I hear it. Played with some kind of horn(s), and it starts out somewhat reminiscent of “The Girl I Left Behind” (the tune you hear when you see the ‘Spirit of 76’ painting). ---
**Author:** ![Mattie\_Blue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/71c47a/32.png) [@Mattie\_Blue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mattie_Blue)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2014, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-name-of-the-stereotypical-british-regal-music/691622/2 "2014-06-25T16:59:11Z")
I’m guessing you’re thinking of “Rule Britannia”? [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/yHNfvJc99YY/hqdefault.jpg "Rule Britannia (With lyric annotations)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yHNfvJc99YY) ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2014, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-name-of-the-stereotypical-british-regal-music/691622/3 "2014-06-25T17:00:41Z")
[“The British Grenadiers”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OIVSpY8xY9I) ? ---
**Author:** ![Kiyoshi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e19adc/32.png) [@Kiyoshi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kiyoshi)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2014, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-name-of-the-stereotypical-british-regal-music/691622/4 "2014-06-25T17:07:38Z")
[The Sailor’s Hornpipe](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D_JeKZd9ecE) sounds quite similar to The Girl I Left Behind, but I’d describe it as more “nautical” than “regal”. ---
**Author:** ![Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/earl_snake-hips_tucker/32/3269_2.png) [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2014, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-name-of-the-stereotypical-british-regal-music/691622/5 "2014-06-25T17:11:44Z")
Nope, nope, and nope. Thanks, though. British Grenadiers is close, but not it. ---
**Author:** ![Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/earl_snake-hips_tucker/32/3269_2.png) [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2014, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-name-of-the-stereotypical-british-regal-music/691622/6 "2014-06-25T17:22:55Z")
Ha! Shoulda done a little more research before posting. [Rondeau](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZ8QVKOWbPU) by Jean-Joseph Mouret. Eh, that’s French, ain’t it? Oh, well. ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2014, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-name-of-the-stereotypical-british-regal-music/691622/7 "2014-06-25T18:36:06Z")
“Pomp and Circumstance”? ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2014, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-name-of-the-stereotypical-british-regal-music/691622/8 "2014-06-25T18:37:08Z")
> [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](#): > > Ha! Shoulda done a little more research before posting. [Rondeau](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZ8QVKOWbPU) by Jean-Joseph Mouret. Eh, that’s French, ain’t it? Oh, well. That’s all right; back then, some of the British royals were French. ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2014, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-name-of-the-stereotypical-british-regal-music/691622/9 "2014-06-25T18:43:46Z")
> [@BrainGlutton](#): > > “Pomp and Circumstance”? Over there, it’s “Land of Hope and Glory”. ---
**Author:** ![Malacandra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Malacandra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malacandra)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2014, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-name-of-the-stereotypical-british-regal-music/691622/10 "2014-06-25T18:49:12Z")
> [@ElvisL1ves](#): > > Over there, it’s “Land of Hope and Glory”. It’s still “Pomp & Circumstance #1” to those who know their music. ---
**Author:** ![johnspartan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a183cd/32.png) [@johnspartan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/johnspartan)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2014, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-name-of-the-stereotypical-british-regal-music/691622/11 "2014-06-25T19:16:47Z")
> [@Malacandra](#): > > It’s still “Pomp & Circumstance #1” to those who know their music. Or, depending on your age range, “Macho Man Randy Savage’s entrance music”. 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![Novelty\_Bobble](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Novelty\_Bobble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Novelty_Bobble)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2014, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-name-of-the-stereotypical-british-regal-music/691622/12 "2014-06-25T21:00:41Z")
[Trumpet Voluntary?](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bRrss4kBi2M) ---
**Author:** ![Peter\_Morris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peter_morris/32/359_2.png) [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2014, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-name-of-the-stereotypical-british-regal-music/691622/13 "2014-06-25T21:25:54Z")
Other frequently used ‘regal’ tunes: William Walton : Crown Imperial [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/7WMrQe87gRk/hqdefault.jpg "William Walton : Crown Imperial") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7WMrQe87gRk) George Frideric Handel - The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/-TGKJ9MgCOQ/hqdefault.jpg "George Frideric Handel - The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-TGKJ9MgCOQ) Zadok the priest [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/HG2UMO6rZd4/hqdefault.jpg "Zadok the Priest:The Coronation Anthem") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HG2UMO6rZd4) ---
**Author:** ![eburacum45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eburacum45/32/8690_2.png) [@eburacum45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eburacum45)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2014, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-name-of-the-stereotypical-british-regal-music/691622/14 "2014-06-25T21:27:15Z")
Zadok the Preist? ninja’d ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2014, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-name-of-the-stereotypical-british-regal-music/691622/15 "2014-06-25T22:00:16Z")
Oh, I love _Zadok the Priest_, and found this flash mob version to be amusing. Slightly abbreviated, but the looks on the faces of the people in the store are priceless. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/fzENK8QaYf8/maxresdefault.jpg "Classic FM's 20th Birthday Flashmob | Classic FM") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fzENK8QaYf8) ---
**Author:** ![Johanna](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johanna/32/8318_2.png) [@Johanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johanna)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2014, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-name-of-the-stereotypical-british-regal-music/691622/16 "2014-06-25T22:05:23Z")
“Anarchy in the UK” along with “God Save the Queen”? Personally, I’d use “London Calling”. ---
**Author:** ![Merneith](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/57b2e6/32.png) [@Merneith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Merneith)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2014, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-name-of-the-stereotypical-british-regal-music/691622/17 "2014-06-26T04:14:27Z")
Henry Purcell - Trumpet Tune & Air [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/JuHtLxxuJsY/hqdefault.jpg "Henry Purcell :Trumpet Tune and Air") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JuHtLxxuJsY) ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Nylock](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/77aa72/32.png) [@Mr.Nylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Nylock)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2014, 5:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-name-of-the-stereotypical-british-regal-music/691622/18 "2014-06-26T05:55:48Z")
Telemann, anything Telemann. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Second\_Stone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bbe5ce/32.png) [@The\_Second\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Second_Stone)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2014, 6:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-name-of-the-stereotypical-british-regal-music/691622/19 "2014-06-26T06:15:31Z")
“I’m too sexy?” [- YouTube](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fL06-Hcoe-Y) ---
**Author:** ![AK84](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/85e7bf/32.png) [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2014, 9:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-name-of-the-stereotypical-british-regal-music/691622/20 "2014-06-26T09:48:42Z")
I am pretty sure it would be Zadok the priest. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-name-of-the-stereotypical-british-regal-music/691622.md?page=2)