"Best British Patriotic Song?" Topic

Which song brings out your patriotism?

Well, for me it has to be "The British Grenadier" but as an American my opinion may have no weight.

I kind of think that Jerusalem is lovely to listen to.
But I'm a Yank. What do I know?

"Land of Hope and Glory" – the clue is in the title.

Pipe and drums British Grenadier. Next would be Scotland the Brave.

It's a Long Way to Tipperary

It would have to be "God Bless America" as an American. If I was British it would be "There will always be an England".

Anarchy in the U.K. as performed by the Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain at the Royal Albert Hall

Isn't there a British patriotic song that uses the tune from "Oben am jungen Rhein"?

Grelber B^)
Whose national anthem comes from an old British drinking song.

As I am the son and grandson of Londoners who survived the Blitz it has to be "London Pride".

Edit: LP is the song referred to above, an English folk song later used by the Germans.

As Narratio said above, nobody goes past "Land of Hope and Glory". It is the quintessential British patriotic song.

Jerusalem Is indeed a beautiful song, one that makes my skin tingle when I hear it, but it isn't patriotic in the least. It is an Anachist song, and down with the dark, satanic mills!

Cheers,
JohnG

Men of Harlech works for me

Vindaloo by Fat Les does it for me!

"Swords of a Thousand Men" Tenpole Tudor.

Hearts of Oak does it for me…
YouTube link

Sing along?

Come, cheer up, my lads, 'tis to glory we steer,
To add something more to this wonderful year;
To honour we call you, as freemen not slaves,
For who are so free as the sons of the waves?

Chorus:
Heart of Oak are our ships,
Jolly Tars are our men,
We always are ready: Steady, boys, Steady!
We'll fight and we'll conquer again and again.

We ne'er see our foes but we wish them to stay,
They never see us but they wish us away;
If they run, why we follow, and run them ashore,
For if they won't fight us, what can we do more?

(Chorus)

They say they'll invade us these terrible foe,
They frighten our women, our children, our beaus,
But if should their flat-bottoms, in darkness set oar,
Still Britons they'll find to receive them on shore.

(Chorus)

Britannia triumphant her ships rule the seas,
Her watch word is 'Justice' her password is 'Free',
So come cheer up my lads, with one heart let us sing,
Our soldiers, our sailors, our statesmen, our king[queen].

(Chorus)

Enjoy!

Rule Britannia

I vow to thee my country .

Land of Hope & Glory or Rule Britannia for sure.

Skeets, you've made a schoolboy error there it's a British patriotic song we're after not an English one.

Jerusalem.

Just ask the Wonen's Institute!!

Rule Brittania

To answer your question

youtu.be/rB5Nbp_gmgQ

1) God Save the Queen

2) The Trooper

3) The Commander's March

4) Saving the World Before Tea Time

5) I am not a Number

6) Asiprations

7) Brotherhood of Man

8) Breaking the Law

You have to remember that Britain is made up from four countries and I'm sure many Welsh, Irish and Scots will have their own favourites.

You just need to watch the Six Nations Rugby (Scotland, England, Ireland, Wales, France and Italy) series to get a flavour.

My dad was from West Ham so I think 'London Calling' by The Clash gets my blood up and ready for a barny, but as an Englishman its 'Jerusalem' for a tear in the eye, and for heart swelling pride its our dear old 'God Save ther Queen' belted out at high octaves.
"Gawd bless Her" none of this kneeling on one knee when ones anthem is played no matter how much freedom one has,

Fat Wally nailed it for me- "Swords of a Thousand Men" sums up the kind of jocular, beer-assisted, wake-up-the-next-morning-&-3/4-of-the-globe-is-pink mayhem Britain does best.

Nautical: Erich Wolfgang Korngold's "Pull for the Straits of Dover".

My favourite north-of-the-border number: "The Road to the Isles".

Welsh: "The Minstrel Boy".

Irish: "Garryowen.

The choice of 'regimentals' is limited, as the OP specifies a song rather than an instrumental. That being the case: "John Peel".

Local choice: "The Keel Row".

Men of Harlech, the Zulu film version.

"Hearts of Oak", "Soldiers of the Queen", "God Save the Queen".*

(*from a Yank)

There is nothing that makes your heart beat faster than standing to attention whilst singing the National Anthem along with several hundred other people.

World in Motion or Three Lions for me, or Land of Hope and Glory.

Ah, yes… John Barnes, rapping.
Like vintage Stilton: magnificently cheesy!

The Dad's Army theme tune 'Who do you think you're kidding Mr. Hitler.'

Anything with bagpipes makes me glad to be English.

I'm led to believe that the Queen listens to the pipes every morning around breakfast time.

Not British, but there are so many.

"Yma o Hyd" for me as Welsh, I'm sure the Scots, Irish and English each have their patriotic songs.

The sound of Scotland the Brave makes me want to slaughter Sassenachs. Obviously, my Scottish blood coming through. Not surprisingly, my Irish wife can't stand the sound of the pipes.

Hearts of Oak, Rule Britannia.
Theme from Black Adder Goes Forth.
YouTube link

@AussieAndy

Your Scottish blood possibly doesn't reach some of your brain cells in that the vast majority of Scots are Sassenachs which is gaelic for Saxons but applied by a Highlander to anyone not born in the Highlands.

I'm as Scottish as you like, I wear the kilt and I'm a Sassenach.

For England it has to be Jerusalem. You should hear it sung by 20,000 + when England come on to the pitch at Edgbaston.

For a British one, has to be Rule Brittania.

Actually if we're talking cricket, God Save Your Queen sung at the Gabba during our sucessful 2010 Ashes tour was pretty memorable.

Yeah, cricket and rugby seem to be the last places where Nationalistic pride is still deemed acceptable.

Don't forget football and then the Commonwealth games.

I'd add Edinburgh Tattoo, and Last Night of the Proms.

Chumbawumba. I get knocked down…

Pissing the night away, pissing the night away…

JimDuncan

I assume that you didn't understand that my post was meant to be a joke. In any event, I am well aware of the meaning(s) of "Sassenach".

Regards

Andy, no worries, Jim

No one has gone for "Jerusalem"!

The sea shanty/drinking song "Drink old England dry".
It's a song about different groups of foreign threatening to coming here and they will Drink old England dry and what we are going to do about it.
There are various reincarnations of the song though the years right up to and including the second world war.

Rule Britannia with original lyrics (6 verses)

Hearts of Oak with original lyrics (4 verses)

John Barleycorn

"Men of Harlech"

"Rule Britannia"

"It's a Long Way to Tipperary"

"No one has gone for Jerusalem"?!

Except for the five previous posters who went for Jerusalem.
But yeah, apart from them, no. No one has gone for Jerusalem.