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As You've Never Heard it Before !

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Puddle Duck

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Cheshire. UK

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25-08-2017, 12:28 PM

As You've Never Heard it Before !

Indeed

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/world-4...eard-it-before

Uncle Joe

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Brighton UK

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25-08-2017, 12:37 PM

Re: As You've Never Heard it Before !

Always was an horrendous 'funeral dirge'. Time we changed it something infinitely better - something with a bit of oomph in it!!!

Puddle Duck

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25-08-2017, 12:45 PM

Re: As You've Never Heard it Before !

Originally Posted by Uncle Joe ->

Always was an horrendous 'funeral dirge'. Time we changed it something infinitely better - something with a bit of oomph in it!!!

You mean oom pah pah, oom pah pah. ?

It sounds more like a petered out Boris.

Twink55

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25-08-2017, 01:45 PM

Re: As You've Never Heard it Before !

I think I would have always had more pride in singing Land of Hope and Glory.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yGQgdE50QA4

I would skip the first 51 seconds of this video

Mondays child

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25-08-2017, 02:08 PM

Re: As You've Never Heard it Before !

Originally Posted by Twink55 ->

I think I would have always had more pride in singing Land of Hope and Glory.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yGQgdE50QA4

I would skip the first 51 seconds of this video

I'm with you on that.
Land of Hope And Glory would be much better.
Or
As Billy Connelly once suggested, The Archers theme tune. 😀

CeeCee

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25-08-2017, 03:04 PM

Re: As You've Never Heard it Before !

Originally Posted by Twink55 ->

I think I would have always had more pride in singing Land of Hope and Glory.

:

It's more like the "Land of NO Hope...." these days.

I cant stand our dirge of an anthem.

Julie1962

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Surrey

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25-08-2017, 03:30 PM

Re: As You've Never Heard it Before !

I've always favoured oh happy day or be happy as our anthem, both uplifting songs. We don't get much sun but singing them makes it seem sunny I always think