Tweesus wrote:Whatever happened to world cup songs?

debaser wrote:Don't care. I don't like our national anthem much, and find it bizarre when people get upset about players not singing it.

I also don't see why singing it is important in any way for team bonding. If Brave John Terry sings loudly and proudly, but Emile Heskey chooses to use that time to quietly compose his thoughts before the match, should that effect the team's performance in any way? Will Brave JT be angry with quiet Emile and refuse to hoof it up to him?

Lusitan wrote:In our country you'll get fire if you don't sing. Specialy if you are not "born" here. It's one of the first things everyone was seeking on Deco, Pepe and Liedson's first official match.

Personal POV? They should know it and sing it. They are defending the country, not a club.

Ricardo Wetzel wrote:Why are liverpool supporters all sing You never walk alone together....? And why every player who enter such a pitch gets a goose skin...? because it sounds impressive.

Not in this land alone
But be God's mercies known
From shore to shore
Lord make the nations see
That men should brothers be
And form one family
The wide world over

Olé wrote:

Lusitan wrote:In our country you'll get fire if you don't sing. Specialy if you are not "born" here. It's one of the first things everyone was seeking on Deco, Pepe and Liedson's first official match.

Personal POV? They should know it and sing it. They are defending the country, not a club.

Good thing too. I've noticed Camoranesi doesn't sing it either. IMO that tells you all you need to know about how he feels about Italy - he's an Argentinian playing for Italy as if it were any other club team.

Olé wrote:

Lusitan wrote:In our country you'll get fire if you don't sing. Specialy if you are not "born" here. It's one of the first things everyone was seeking on Deco, Pepe and Liedson's first official match.

Personal POV? They should know it and sing it. They are defending the country, not a club.

Good thing too. I've noticed Camoranesi doesn't sing it either. IMO that tells you all you need to know about how he feels about Italy - he's an Argentinian playing for Italy as if it were any other club team.

Six wrote:

Olé wrote:

Lusitan wrote:In our country you'll get fire if you don't sing. Specialy if you are not "born" here. It's one of the first things everyone was seeking on Deco, Pepe and Liedson's first official match.

Personal POV? They should know it and sing it. They are defending the country, not a club.

Good thing too. I've noticed Camoranesi doesn't sing it either. IMO that tells you all you need to know about how he feels about Italy - he's an Argentinian playing for Italy as if it were any other club team.

What about someone like Gary Neville, doesn't make him unpatriotic if he has issues with the lyrical content of the anthem. As an agnostic, it means nothing to me. Being English does however. A lot of the anthems are just outdated and don't represent the countries as they are now.

debaser wrote:Don't care. I don't like our national anthem much, and find it bizarre when people get upset about players not singing it.

I also don't see why singing it is important in any way for team bonding. If Brave John Terry sings loudly and proudly, but Emile Heskey chooses to use that time to quietly compose his thoughts before the match, should that effect the team's performance in any way? Will Brave JT be angry with quiet Emile and refuse to hoof it up to him?

debaser wrote:I think we should adopt 'The Village Green Preservation Society' by the Kinks as our national anthem

Olé wrote:

Lusitan wrote:In our country you'll get fire if you don't sing. Specialy if you are not "born" here. It's one of the first things everyone was seeking on Deco, Pepe and Liedson's first official match.

Personal POV? They should know it and sing it. They are defending the country, not a club.

Good thing too. I've noticed Camoranesi doesn't sing it either. IMO that tells you all you need to know about how he feels about Italy - he's an Argentinian playing for Italy as if it were any other club team.

Javier Glennetti wrote:Good thread Shame about the other 1026

I think that there should be two options for national teams, all players should do the same thing. So either:

a) The whole team sings their heart out with gusto and aplomb as though they were performing in the chorus of an upbeat West End musical.

or

2) The whole team stands erect in stoic silence and pays sombre reverence to the occasion, perhaps remembering those throughout history who died for the freedom we enjoy, or in the case of the Germans, remember the shame of your existence and appreciate how lucky you are that a forgiving world tolerates you.

Lusitan wrote:

Six wrote:

Olé wrote:

Lusitan wrote:In our country you'll get fire if you don't sing. Specialy if you are not "born" here. It's one of the first things everyone was seeking on Deco, Pepe and Liedson's first official match.

Personal POV? They should know it and sing it. They are defending the country, not a club.

Good thing too. I've noticed Camoranesi doesn't sing it either. IMO that tells you all you need to know about how he feels about Italy - he's an Argentinian playing for Italy as if it were any other club team.

What about someone like Gary Neville, doesn't make him unpatriotic if he has issues with the lyrical content of the anthem. As an agnostic, it means nothing to me. Being English does however. A lot of the anthems are just outdated and don't represent the countries as they are now.

I do agree that some are really outdated. Don't think it's the case with ours (if one don't take it literaly). It's just a call to arms, to motivate, to regroup. I think that's why most Portuguese still like it and sing it.

TheCrazy58 wrote:

Lusitan wrote:

Six wrote:

Olé wrote:

Lusitan wrote:In our country you'll get fire if you don't sing. Specialy if you are not "born" here. It's one of the first things everyone was seeking on Deco, Pepe and Liedson's first official match.

Personal POV? They should know it and sing it. They are defending the country, not a club.

Good thing too. I've noticed Camoranesi doesn't sing it either. IMO that tells you all you need to know about how he feels about Italy - he's an Argentinian playing for Italy as if it were any other club team.

What about someone like Gary Neville, doesn't make him unpatriotic if he has issues with the lyrical content of the anthem. As an agnostic, it means nothing to me. Being English does however. A lot of the anthems are just outdated and don't represent the countries as they are now.

I do agree that some are really outdated. Don't think it's the case with ours (if one don't take it literaly). It's just a call to arms, to motivate, to regroup. I think that's why most Portuguese still like it and sing it.

I like the Portugese national anthem. Don't know what the lyrics mean but the melody is good, stirring stuff.

Tweesus wrote:Whatever happened to world cup songs?

I'd have fucking loved to see Lampard and Ferdinand singing a duet together on top of the pops!

borocooper wrote:

Tweesus wrote:Whatever happened to world cup songs?

I'd have fucking loved to see Lampard and Ferdinand singing a duet together on top of the pops!

Have you heard the new version of 3 Lions? With Robbie Williams and Russell Brand?

It is an absolute disgrace.

Javier Glennetti wrote:Good thread Shame about the other 1026

I think that there should be two options for national teams, all players should do the same thing. So either:

a) The whole team sings their heart out with gusto and aplomb as though they were performing in the chorus of an upbeat West End musical.

or

2) The whole team stands erect in stoic silence and pays sombre reverence to the occasion, perhaps remembering those throughout history who died for the freedom we enjoy, or in the case of the Germans, remember the shame of your existence and appreciate how lucky you are that a forgiving world tolerates you.

borocooper wrote:

Here it is.

Sounds like a fucking novelty Bob The Builder christmas song...and there's some bullshit choir girl crap at the start too.