# World Government Anthem **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 6, 2010, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-government-anthem/531510 "2010-03-06T05:04:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/f04885/32.png) [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2010, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-government-anthem/531510/1 "2010-03-06T05:04:36Z")
Suppose a world government was formed, what would you choose for it’s national anthem? (Please be serious) “Battle Hymn of the Republic” ---
**Author:** ![Zebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2010, 5:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-government-anthem/531510/2 "2010-03-06T05:40:25Z")
We are the World ---
**Author:** ![Zoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/a4c791/32.png) [@Zoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zoe)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2010, 7:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-government-anthem/531510/3 "2010-03-06T07:38:28Z")
**Zebra** is trying to start a war already. I would choose something short with an easy rhythm. That would be more likely to “translate” to various cultures. Should it be in a pentatonic scale to appeal to more Asian countries? And maybe it could be something that could be sung in rounds. But it should be something NEW and not something already associated with a country or area or god. ---
**Author:** ![Captain\_Amazing](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6de8d8/32.png) [@Captain\_Amazing](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Amazing)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2010, 7:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-government-anthem/531510/4 "2010-03-06T07:58:57Z")
You’d probably want one without words, because whatever language you write it in, you’re going to make everyone else upset that it’s not originally in THEIR language. ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2010, 8:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-government-anthem/531510/5 "2010-03-06T08:06:38Z")
“[Jupiter](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3B49N46I39Y)”, from Holtz’s \*The Planets. \* (Especially the part beginning at 3:06). Either that, or the Star Wars “Imperial March”, because what the hell. ---
**Author:** ![Annie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/858c86/32.png) [@Annie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2010, 8:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-government-anthem/531510/6 "2010-03-06T08:11:53Z")
[Already got one!](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5d-lH9IYP7Q) ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2010, 11:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-government-anthem/531510/7 "2010-03-06T11:48:27Z")
_Three Blind Mice_. Simple to learn, easy to remember, reflects the idiocy of trying to address the World’s problems with one government, & you can whistle it. ---
**Author:** ![ivan\_astikov](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/58f4c7/32.png) [@ivan\_astikov](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivan_astikov)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2010, 12:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-government-anthem/531510/8 "2010-03-06T12:03:47Z")
[Empire State Human — The Human League](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e0YVOIKX0IQ) ---
**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:** [March 6, 2010, 1:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-government-anthem/531510/9 "2010-03-06T13:01:04Z")
The Internationale. ---
**Author:** ![even\_sven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/dfb087/32.png) [@even\_sven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/even_sven)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2010, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-government-anthem/531510/10 "2010-03-06T13:13:44Z")
Don’t Worry, Be Happy ---
**Author:** ![FriarTed](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/friarted/32/1052_2.png) [@FriarTed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FriarTed)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2010, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-government-anthem/531510/11 "2010-03-06T13:19:24Z")
Oceania 'Tis of Thee [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/YtepuyvsGbg/hqdefault.jpg "Oceania anthem "Oceania, 'Tis for Thee"") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YtepuyvsGbg) ---
**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:** [March 6, 2010, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-government-anthem/531510/12 "2010-03-06T13:47:10Z")
> [@Curtis LeMay](#): > > Suppose a world government was formed, what would you choose for it’s national anthem? (Please be serious) > > “Battle Hymn of the Republic” Hells bells, you are a walking talking cliche. I propose [Slatkin conducting Barber](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RRMz8fKkG2g) ---
**Author:** ![Ronald\_C.Semone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/cc9497/32.png) [@Ronald\_C.Semone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ronald_C.Semone)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2010, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-government-anthem/531510/13 "2010-03-06T14:34:13Z")
“He’s Got The Whole World In His Hands” Just change “he” and “his” to “its”. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2010, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-government-anthem/531510/14 "2010-03-06T15:43:08Z")
Moving thread from IMHO to Cafe Society. ---
**Author:** ![Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/f04885/32.png) [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2010, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-government-anthem/531510/15 "2010-03-06T15:49:52Z")
> [@Baron\_Greenback](#): > > Hells bells, you are a walking talking cliche. Why? 😕 ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2010, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-government-anthem/531510/16 "2010-03-06T15:52:23Z")
The Battle Hymn of the Republic, while a great tune, a great march and a great hymn, is much too Christian and much, \*much \*too American to be a global anthem. As you obviously know. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2010, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-government-anthem/531510/17 "2010-03-06T16:02:00Z")
[Scatman](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mpHLEm9-0bg). ---
**Author:** ![Lobohan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobohan/32/79_2.png) [@Lobohan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobohan)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2010, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-government-anthem/531510/18 "2010-03-06T16:18:39Z")
Yeah, it’s obvious the OP has no intention of this being a serious thread. In that vein, I will give the most bad-ass song for world dominion evar: [Within Temptation - Solemn Hour](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p4h1wciz45o). ---
**Author:** ![E-Sabbath](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e19adc/32.png) [@E-Sabbath](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E-Sabbath)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2010, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-government-anthem/531510/19 "2010-03-06T16:26:45Z")
God Save The Queen with new words. It’s pretty much everyone’s anthem already. (For Curtis, yes, even ours. Look up My Country, Tis Of Thee.) ---
**Author:** ![Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/f04885/32.png) [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2010, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-government-anthem/531510/20 "2010-03-06T16:54:13Z")
> [@Alessan](#): > > The Battle Hymn of the Republic, while a great tune, a great march and a great hymn, is much too Christian and much, \*much \*too American to be a global anthem. As you obviously know. While it is associated with America the song actually never mentions America or American institutions by name. Indeed it can be a metaphor for any struggle for freedom. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-government-anthem/531510.md?page=2)