BrigieDarling

I'm always touched by all the "Proud to be an American" songs!

Do we have any British ones apart from Rule Britania and Knees up Mother Brown?

Can we make one up here?
There is NO denying we are a funny lot. Must include lines about waiting for the bus etc.....

Patrick

Waterloo Sunset
land of hope and glory
England swings like a pendalum do
who ate all the pies
London calling
God save the queen (sex pistols)
Jerusalem
pomp and circumstance
come and have a go if you think your hard enough
my thingy is to me (hymn, had to sing it in skool now cant remember what it is called)

Patrick

Patrick

Abide with me

I don't think officially it is but people sing it as patriotic theme

Patrick

tony_2003

Ask any Glasgow Rangers fan, they will give you a whole catalogue of "proud to be British" numbers.

Stumpyguy

Who ate all the pies??

Webbie

Ahh Jan Molby....lest we forget...

I'm not going to hijack this thread with footie, but have to mention some that are sang on the terraces.

In Liverpool and Celtic : "You'll Never Walk Alone"

England games it is either the Dambusters theme, or the one to The Great Escape or Land Of Hope And Glory.

jaytee

GOD SAVE THE QUEEN! :lecture:


The British marches, Coldstream Guards

http://www.army.mod.uk/coldstreamguards/

booboo1

Are you British
are you proud
then sing it strong
and sing it loud

fish and chips
on a friday night
off to the pub
then a good fight

waiting at the bus stop
waiting all day
when,s this bus
gonna come my way

took the train instead
to get back
never got home
leaves on the track

politician lying
so whats new?
houses of parliament
more like a zoo!

Soap operas on telly
reflecting british life
naughty peter barlow
he,s got two wives!!!

wet and drizzly weather
getting on our wick
Im going back to Aus
leaving uk very quick

sorry peeps best I can do at the moment

booboo

Lion in Winter

Abide with Me!?!? It's about dying. I know we are supposed to be pessimistic lot, but really.
Couldn't we have "You'll Never Walk Alone" instead?

Jabba1

My- noone would ever think you were disillusioned with the UK......now would they, booboo.

MrsLondon

Tubthumping-Chubawumba
Three Lions
The Vindaloo Song
Only Fools & Horses Theme Tune.....

BrigieDarling

You hum it and I'll play it...


None of them do it for me.... But, I bet Patrick could make one up, real clever like!

Patrick

You know you are English if….

You join a queue (line) for no reason, if there is no queue you may randomly start one

You believe a ‘tut’ is exactly the same as a written complaint to the manager.

Nothing else matters apart from beating Germany at football

You think drinking should be an Olympic event so at least we would win bloody medal

You once had an empire so you are better than the bloody foreigners

You have a national day (St. George’s Day), you have no idea when it is (23rd April) and you don’t celebrate it. You do go to the pub to celebrate other peoples national days – St Patrick’s Day (Ireland) and 4th of July (USA).

You don’t see the irony in celebrating the 4th of July!

You don’t believe that England is a nation of Hooligans and you will beat the crap out of anyone who says we are.

Beer is the fifth food group.

Dry weather is a dangerous driving condition

Your yearly holiday consists of two weeks in Spain. You get shitfaced before getting on the plane in England and sober up the day after you arrive home with no dip in alcohol to blood level in the two weeks abroad. Your holiday activities are mainly dancing, shagging and abusing foreigners and all on 2 hours of sleep a night. You still go back to work refreshed!

Nothing else matters apart from beating Argentina at football

Dancing or shagging should are never ever, under any circumstances, be attempted sober.

You think the Queen is German and Prince Charles is 100% German even though his Father is Greek.

You believe that the French are the most hated people in Europe.

You wear shorts with no T shirt or a bikini the second the temperature rises above 15 degrees and it isn’t raining.

You think British is best but you drive a German car, watch a Japanese TV, drink Dutch beer, eat Indian food and work for and American company.

A ‘nice cup of tea’ will cure any problem whether it be physical or emotional.

Nothing else matters apart from beating Scotland at football

The combination of the temperature rising above 15 degrees and the rain stopping happens three times a year and you are in Spain for at least one of them.

You think the Daily Mails Xenophobic views are correct and that the French government should do more to keep immigrants out of Britain (not the British government?)

You have never shouted ‘Gawd bless ya’ to any member of the Royal Family

Weekends are like your holidays but shorter and with no travel

You think Will Young and Gareth Gates are talented singers and not the 2nd rate cruise ship entertainers that they obviously are.

You think Albert square would be a pleasant place to live (shut it!)

You won’t have a bad word said about the Monarchy even though you think they should go back to Germany.

And finally you know you are English if…

You mention 1966 at every opportunity

tony_2003

I think this one sums up British life...

Hurry Up Harry
Come on come on
Hurry up Harry come on
Come on come on
Hurry up Harry come on
We're going down the pub
We're going down the pub

Now listen here Harry
If we're going down the pub
You'd better tell your mum and dad
And finish up your grub
I wish you'd listen to me
No, I don't want a cup of tea

Come on come on
Hurry up Harry come on
Come on come on
Hurry up Harry come on
We're going down the pub
We're going down the pub

You're telling me to grow up
But Harry don't you see
If I tried to act my age
I wouldn't be me
We never do anything
So now's the time to begin

Come on come on
Hurry up Harry come on
Come on come on
Hurry up Harry come on
We're going down the pub
We're going down the pub

You don't have to tell me
That the thing's I do are wrong
But everything I do in life
Is with us right or wrong
Now I think I understand
How to have some fun

Come on come on
Hurry up Harry come on
Come on come on
Hurry up Harry come on
We're going down the pub
We're going down the pub

JerseyBoy

...not forgetting the air-goggle hand signals - preferably enacted while playing Germany.

Does "Two World Wars and One World Cup" to the tune of Compton Races count as a tune of national pride?



(ok - I'll get my coat...)