best national anthems

[Kalahari Inkantation]

current or defunct

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJGZ-oSCEiw[/youtube]

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i like how azerbaijan's current anthem sounds like melodic death and misery compared to its incredibly jubilant soviet anthem

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lubIHgvzL2Q[/youtube]

you'd think they'd be exactly the opposite if anything lol (though i do like this one too)[/spoiler]

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[youtube]GqjdtkWNF60[/youtube]

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http://www.navyband.navy.mil/anthems/national_anthems.htm

~if u want to hear good versions of the national anthems of countries we have any sort of relations w/~

[Kalahari Inkantation]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PX7cPorwX5M[/youtube]

finnistan's is beautiful :'(

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finnistan's is beautiful :'(

[youtube]x-xm4SYH3t4[/youtube]

Original Swedish lyrics

[ncba93ivyase]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kr_EW31drKs[/youtube]

[Hiro]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L9QSv6gtZoU[/youtube]

idk if this counts

[Kalahari Inkantation]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xzgViS4Rpf8[/youtube]

i love ukraine's and poland's anthems so much

the general theme is basically identical:

ukraine has not yet died
poland is not yet lost

gee, i wonder why those two countries in particular are so fatalistic /

[Mando Pandango]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z1Kwcl0zkMs[/youtube]

[YPrrrr]

Wales - they sing it with such pride it brings a tear to my eye

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AM4mIlYKG9s[/youtube]

[Kalahari Inkantation]

Wales - they sing it with such pride it brings a tear to my eye

[spoiler][youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AM4mIlYKG9s[/youtube][/spoiler]

somehow i'd never heard wales' before

it's a good one

also,

[spoiler=Prague Rock][youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cejCxtkqdEw[/youtube][/spoiler]

[YPrrrr]

Lol I do like the Czech anthem in its natural state:

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-2fjr95Jtiw[/youtube]

It is a rather somber anthem. It was written while the Czechs were part of the Hapsburg empire (Kde Domov Muj means where is my home?) and has continued to hold relevance as the Czechs were continually harassed and conquered by neighbors throughout the 20th century. I used to be able to sing it pretty well but sadly my Czech isn't great anymore

[YPrrrr]

In the same vain as the Welsh, I love the Canadians' enthusiasm:

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=meLpuF9UMvk[/youtube]

[YPrrrr]

My favorite defunct anthem:

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P1CyPjQQTAM[/youtube]

I despise East Germany but those Commies sure have a way with anthems.


I also enjoy the USSR/Russia anthem and Polish anthem (not commie) posted earlier in the thread - amongst my favorites.

I can't think of many outside of Europe/North America I enjoy China's is pretty good I suppose

[Hiro]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U06jlgpMtQs[/youtube]