Come on! Show Brit of respect.Byline: GORDON WADDELL LUDICROUS argument of the week: Why we boo God Save The Queen God Save the Queen British national anthem. [Br. Culture: Scholes, 408] See : Britain God Save the Queen official national anthem of the British Commonwealth. [Br. Music: Scholes, 408] See : Song, Patriotic . According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. some it's because it includes a line about crushing rebellious Scots. A line from a verse written in 1745, used sporadically then dropped completely in 1790? Yet our anthemis fine despite us sending the other lot's army homewards tae think again, just the 700 years ago? Brilliant. I've read how it was a protest against Team GB, it's simply football rivalry etc. Bottom line? It's another country's anthem. So let themsing it. And show the same respect we expect. |
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