Are you comfortable singing the Australian National Anthem
Oct 5th 2016, 11:18 am
#16
Daffyd Duck
Joined: Jul 2008
Location: Paradise
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Re: Are you comfortable singing the Australian National Anthem
Yeah, unless you speak french and realise how bloody the anthem is! 
something like "do you hear the soldiers roaring, coming to your arms to slit the throat of your son and women" and "let the impure blood, soak our fields!"
it's my favourite anthem, of course.
and I prefer the US anthem to the UK one (which is just kissing the ass of the monarch).
something like "do you hear the soldiers roaring, coming to your arms to slit the throat of your son and women" and "let the impure blood, soak our fields!"
it's my favourite anthem, of course.
and I prefer the US anthem to the UK one (which is just kissing the ass of the monarch).
Last edited by commonwealth; Oct 5th 2016 at 11:27 am.
Oct 6th 2016, 4:31 am
#17
Lost in BE Cyberspace
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Location: Sydney, NSW
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Re: Are you comfortable singing the Australian National Anthem
God Save the Queen is soooo dreary. At least the Aussie tune is a bit more uplifting. French tune is lovely but so bloodthirsty and inappropriate in this day and age. As I chose to become and Aussie I will now sing the national anthem. I was very proud that my daughter then age 16 got chosen to sing it accapella in Fiji before the start of a rugby international- and she wasn't even an Aussie then!
Oct 8th 2016, 10:53 pm
#18
Lost in BE Cyberspace
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Location: Brisbane
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Re: Are you comfortable singing the Australian National Anthem
God Save the Queen is soooo dreary. At least the Aussie tune is a bit more uplifting. French tune is lovely but so bloodthirsty and inappropriate in this day and age. As I chose to become and Aussie I will now sing the national anthem. I was very proud that my daughter then age 16 got chosen to sing it accapella in Fiji before the start of a rugby international- and she wasn't even an Aussie then!
