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The words were written by Hughie Charles, and the most popular version was sung by Vera Lynn. 1950s comedy duo Flanders and Swann premiered "Song of Patriotic Prejudice" (with refrain "The English, the English, the English are best/I wouldn't give tuppence for all of the rest") in their At the Drop of Another Hat revue in London on 2 October 1963.
A less militaristic version of the song, titled "Official peace version, 1919", was first published in the hymn book Songs of Praise in 1925. [44] This was "official" in the sense that it was approved by the British Privy Council in 1919. [27] However, despite being reproduced in some other hymn books, it is largely unknown today. [45]
"White Flag" is a song by English singer-songwriter Dido, released as the lead single from her second studio album, Life for Rent (2003). The song was first released to US radio on 7 July 2003 and was issued in the United Kingdom as a physical single on 1 September 2003.
Song Year adopted Lyricist(s) Composer(s) Audio Anguilla "God Bless Anguilla" 1981 Unknown Bermuda "Hail to Bermuda" 1984 Bette Johns Cayman Islands "Beloved Isle Cayman" 1993 Leila Ross-Shier Falkland Islands "Song of the Falklands" 1930 Christopher Lanham Gibraltar "Gibraltar Anthem" 1994 Peter Emberley Montserrat "Motherland" 1995
The Monarch is the living embodiment of the United Kingdom.. Symbols of the United Kingdom, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man is a list of the national symbols of the United Kingdom, its constituent countries (England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland), and the Crown Dependencies (the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man).
English patriotic songs (1 C, 10 P) M. British military marches (44 P) S. Scottish patriotic songs (2 C, 17 P) Pages in category "British patriotic songs"
A flag anthem is a patriotic song or ode dedicated to a flag, usually one of a country (in which case it is also known as a national flag anthem).It is often either sung or performed during or immediately before the raising or lowering of a flag during a ceremony.
Scooch had reformed in hope of performing at the Eurovision Song Contest 2007, and the song was specifically written for the contest; Eurovision rules state that the song must be an original composition and released no more than seven months before the contest. [4] Spencer, as the captain, opens and closes the song with captain's announcements.