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Mannyisthebest
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 Which Country has the best national anthem?? Id say Germany has the best nationak anthem
Then Isreal then Brasil then Canada then Italy and lastly France.
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Gulli
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Easy the Irish 
http://www.national-anthems.de/anthems- ... nd-194.mid
The Italian one is pretty nice as well
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Mannyisthebest
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Germany's anthem has a very powerful yet very calming sense to it.
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| Mon Jul 17, 2006 4:22 pm |
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Don't know about the best, but Ukraine has easily the worst anthem - "Ukraine is not dead yet'. Apparently it was changed in 2003 to "Ukraine's honour and freedom are not dead yet", but they're not fooling anyone.
Of course, it was based on Poland's anthem, which says "Poland has not yet perished", so maybe Poland should take the worst spot?
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defenitley not germany's- its as boring as ours.
canada's has a great opening line.. does what it says on the can.
i like new zealands.
ireland's is ok too
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Pakistan's national anthem is quite the the dramatic anthem. Quite an epic score.
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andaroo1
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Germany should petition to change their national anthem to "Rock You Like a Hurricane".
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The USA's most stirring national music happens not to be it's offical anthem..
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A. G.
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I'm not crazy about the sharp rhythm of the US anthem but I like the words, it's a song about hope when it seems bleakest. I saw a British commentator on CNN years ago talk about America's "militaristic" anthem that celebrated bombs and stuff, he didn't seem to understand it was about the war of 1812 and the rockets were not ours.
I remember liking the French anthem, I can't recall it offhand but it was pretty good.
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Anita Hussein Briem
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The Mexican anthem is awesome.
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andaroo1
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Archie Gates wrote: I'm not crazy about the sharp rhythm of the US anthem but I like the words, it's a song about hope when it seems bleakest. I saw a British commentator on CNN years ago talk about America's "militaristic" anthem that celebrated bombs and stuff, he didn't seem to understand it was about the war of 1812 and the rockets were not ours. The British should like the tune... Quote: "The Star-Spangled Banner" is a poem written in 1814 by Francis Scott Key and is the national anthem of the United States of America. Key, a 35-year-old lawyer and amateur poet, wrote it after witnessing the bombardment of Fort McHenry in Baltimore, Maryland, by British ships in Chesapeake Bay during the War of 1812.
Set to the tune of "To Anacreon in Heaven," a popular British drinking-song, it became well-known as an American patriotic song. It was recognized for official use by the United States Navy (1889) and the White House (1916), and was made the national anthem by a Congressional resolution on 3 March 1931. Although the song has four stanzas, only the first is commonly sung today. Like the British national anthem "God Save the Queen," "The Star-Spangled Banner" is one of the few national anthems of the world without a country's name mentioned in the lyrics. Thanks Wikipedia.
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Box
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You can never go wrong with Germany or Austria when it comes to music.
But I have a soft spot for Canada's   _________________In order of preference: Christian, Argos MadGez wrote: Briefs. Am used to them and boxers can get me in trouble it seems. Too much room and maybe the silkiness have created more than one awkward situation. My Box-Office Blog: http://boxofficetracker.blogspot.com/
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Hitokiri Battousai wrote: The Mexican anthem is awesome. Indeed it is!  Highly underated anthem by many  Quote: Mexicans, at the cry of battle
prepare your swords and bridle;
and let the earth tremble at its center
at the roar of the cannon.
Oh fatherland
Your forehead shall be girded with olive garlands,
by the divine archangel of peace
For in heaven your eternal destiny
has been written by the hand of God.
But should a foreign enemy dale to
profane your land with his sole,
Think, beloved fatherland, that heaven
gave you a soldier in each son.
War, war without truce against who would attempt
to blemish the honor of the fatherland!
War, war! The patriotic banners
drench in waves
of blood.
War, war! On the mount, in the valley
The terrifying thunder of the cannon
And the echoes nobly
resound to the cries of
Union!
Liberty!
Fatherland, before your children
Become unarmed
Beneath the yoke their necks in sway,
And your countryside be watered with blood,
On blood their
feet trample.
And may your temples, palaces and towers
crumble in horrid
crash,
and ruins remain
saying:
The fatherland was made of one thousand heroes.
Fatherland, fatherland, your children swear
to exhale their breath in your cause,
If the bugle in its belligerent tone
should call upon them to struggle with bravery.
For you the olive garlands!
For them a memory of glory!
For you a laurel of victory!
For them a tomb of honor!
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I've always liked the Isreal one. Canada's is good too, though I've heard it a bajillion times, and I also like Italy's.
I don't think I've ever heard the Mexican one, but the lyrics sound badass judging from that quote.
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A. G.
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andaroo wrote: Archie Gates wrote: I'm not crazy about the sharp rhythm of the US anthem but I like the words, it's a song about hope when it seems bleakest. I saw a British commentator on CNN years ago talk about America's "militaristic" anthem that celebrated bombs and stuff, he didn't seem to understand it was about the war of 1812 and the rockets were not ours. The British should like the tune... Quote: "The Star-Spangled Banner" is a poem written in 1814 by Francis Scott Key and is the national anthem of the United States of America. Key, a 35-year-old lawyer and amateur poet, wrote it after witnessing the bombardment of Fort McHenry in Baltimore, Maryland, by British ships in Chesapeake Bay during the War of 1812.
Set to the tune of "To Anacreon in Heaven," a popular British drinking-song, it became well-known as an American patriotic song. It was recognized for official use by the United States Navy (1889) and the White House (1916), and was made the national anthem by a Congressional resolution on 3 March 1931. Although the song has four stanzas, only the first is commonly sung today. Like the British national anthem "God Save the Queen," "The Star-Spangled Banner" is one of the few national anthems of the world without a country's name mentioned in the lyrics. Thanks Wikipedia. Yeah I know. But he was talking about the words. Interesting quote though for those that didn't know it was a melody taking from their culture.
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USA, then Germany.
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Anita Hussein Briem
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matatonio wrote: Indeed it is! Highly underated anthem by many I can play the Mexicanos, al grito de guerra on piano. Great music too. It manages to sound Mexican - very few anthems' music reflect cultural styles, the only other I can think of being Japan's Kimigayo.
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God, how stupid of me!
The European Union's official anthem, OF COURSE!
It's Beethoven's 9th Symphony!
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Anita Hussein Briem
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Box wrote: God, how stupid of me! The European Union's official anthem, OF COURSE! It's Beethoven's 9th Symphony! I knew it would be something German-related I forgot about that one. Good choice, though the adaptation doesn't sound nearly as awesome as the choral original. 
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Re: Which Country has the best national anthem?? Russia for me.
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Re: Which Country has the best national anthem?? How did I know what the Israel national anthem sounded like when I was 16
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