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View Poll Results: Which Song Do Your Favour As Scotland's National Anthem?
Flower of Scotland 21 72.41%
Scotland the Brave 1 3.45%
Highland Cathedral 1 3.45%
Scots Wha Hae! 0 0%
A Man’s a Man for A That 1 3.45%
Amazing Grace 1 3.45%
None of the Above 4 13.79%
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Old 7th September 2006, 9:58am   #16
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Re: Scotland's National Anthem...?
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Old 7th September 2006, 10:04am   #17
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how about YMCA?
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Old 7th September 2006, 10:05am   #18
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Re: Scotland's National Anthem...?
Amazing Grace. Tis a tribute to anyone called Grace, obv. Nothing to do with Scotland, apparently..(according to my mum) I like it though. Pretty.

Flower Of Scotland was the only one we sung when my drum corps played around England.
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Old 7th September 2006, 10:11am   #19
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theres nowt wrong with Flower of Scotland.

"those days are past now, and in the past they must remain"

that is a very strong, positive statement that many, I feel miss the point of.
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Flower of Scotland = Sheer belter.

How anyone that digs Scotland couldn't dig FoS I have no idea.
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Old 7th September 2006, 11:26am   #21
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better than "no rebelious Scots to crush", any day
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Re: Scotland's National Anthem...?
Agreed that flower of scotland is, at the very least, bareable as a national anthem. But it also paints us as backward-looking, moany pricks who can't accept that aye, we have been fucked over through the centuries, but that a lot of the fucking over was done by our own. Unfortunately, it does appear to be the only choice (especially considering most people dont even know that we don't actually *have* a national anthem).

Something a bit more upbeat and celebratory would, however, be better suited. Something that's a bit more like "We're Scotland, we're wee and we don't particularly give a fuck what you think of us" and not "fought and died for, edward's army, autumn leaves, those days are past now, boo hoo, i think i'm gonna cry"....

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Re: Scotland's National Anthem...?
Scotland will flourish? Mind the lyrics might not be exactly conducive to be sung before a match...


SCOTLAND WILL FLOURISH



Scotland will flourish by the sweat of labor

The strength of our will and the force of our mind

Forget the old battles, those days are over

Hatred corrupts and friendship refines



Let the Scots be a nation proud of their heritage

With an eye to the future and a heart to forgive

And let us be rid of those bigots and fools

Who will not let Scotland live and let live



Let us govern over country wisely and fairly

Let each man and woman work with a will

And Scotland will flourish secure in the knowledge

That we reap our own harvest and ring our own till



And let us be known for our kind hospitality

A hand that is open proper to friends

A hard working people, proud and unbending

Scotland will thrive and win out in the end



Scotland will flourish by the sweat of labor

The strength of our will and the force of our mind

Forget the old battles, those days are over

Hatred corrupts and friendship refines



So let us be known for our kind hospitality

A hand that is open proper to friends

A hard working people, proud and unbending

Scotland will thrive and win out in the end
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Whats the tune like?
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Amazing Grace. Tis a tribute to anyone called Grace, obv. Nothing to do with Scotland, apparently..(according to my mum) I like it though. Pretty.
hrmm, I don't want to say yer ma's wrang but ermm yeah.

Amazing Grace is a hymn, the grace is God's kindenss or compassion shown while saving souls and the like (or whatever nonsense) but yeah, nothing to do with Scotland at all...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amazing_grace
Pete Seeger sings it well for Human Right's moments


Scotland the Brave is too much a dancing ceilidh type of tune, Flower Of Sctoland is a rabble rousing thing and suited to "anthem" situations much better, no others have the tradition required, anthems shouldn't be wrote or chosen they should be naturally evolved by the population.
Let the crowds taunt with the Brave and gloat with Flower of.
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scotland will flourish is a bit more positive and forward-looking, is it not?

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Scotland the Brave is too much a dancing ceilidh type of tune, Flower Of Sctoland is a rabble rousing thing and suited to "anthem" situations much better, no others have the tradition required, anthems shouldn't be wrote or chosen they should be naturally evolved by the population.
Let the crowds taunt with the Brave and gloat with Flower of.
Aye steeped in tradtion is Flower of Scotland... About 40 years worth...
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Aye steeped in tradtion is Flower of Scotland... About 40 years worth...
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