"It's time for the GAA to drop the national anthem"

Started by seafoid, September 21, 2016, 09:33:13 AM

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seafoid

Quote from: Jinxy on September 22, 2016, 11:50:59 AM
We need to bring together the finest song-writers in the country to pen a new anthem for a new Ireland.
I'm talking Coulter, St. John, Brady, Shiels, Logan etc.
Hozier would give it bhfaca tu. He is an amazing lyricist
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MYSVMgRr6pw
"f**k it, just score"- Donaghy   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IbxG2WwVRjU

Main Street

I remember when the anthem was played in a Dublin cinema  (the Academy, Pearse st) before a screening. I refused to stand up, not out of disrespect for the anthem but out of  protest with the context.
For GAA, play it at finals  in every competition and  cut out the solo singers completely. Well at least those solo singers who make it all about them and their version.

johnneycool

Quote from: seafoid on September 22, 2016, 01:26:02 PM
Quote from: Jinxy on September 22, 2016, 11:50:59 AM
We need to bring together the finest song-writers in the country to pen a new anthem for a new Ireland.
I'm talking Coulter, St. John, Brady, Shiels, Logan etc.
Hozier would give it bhfaca tu. He is an amazing lyricist
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MYSVMgRr6pw

Dear lord, where are we going as a nation when we've forgotten about one of our greatest sons, Paul "Bono" Hewson??


longballin

Supporters and players in '6 counties' in north show respect to the anthem but not the rest...

Jinxy

If you were any use you'd be playing.

muppet

Quote from: AZOffaly on September 22, 2016, 11:20:36 AM
I love the anthem before an All Ireland Final. It's a great day to be Irish, and the anthem adds to it and adds to the build up I think. Sure the f**king Champions League has to invent an anthem to try and build a sense of occasion.

I'd play the anthem at every county final, every provincial final and every All Ireland final. I don't think we need to play it before every single intercounty game.

Agreed. Best rendition I've heard in a while was last Sunday. But for most qualifier and early round matches it is crap.
MWWSI 2017

seafoid

Quote from: longballin on September 22, 2016, 02:18:35 PM
Supporters and players in '6 counties' in north show respect to the anthem but not the rest...
Free state Taigs are pagans
"f**k it, just score"- Donaghy   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IbxG2WwVRjU

longballin


Bord na Mona man

God Save The Queen is sung before the FA Cup Final. It seems even odder given where most of the players and managers hail from.

Hardy

Quote from: longballin on September 23, 2016, 10:31:54 AM
Quote from: Jinxy on September 22, 2016, 02:39:57 PM
It's good that they respect something I suppose.
don't respect you boys anyway....

If you hate us that'll do. We like that too.

Rossfan

Anthems only at Provincial and All Ireland Finals please.
Need to end the embarrassing scratchy recordings made about 1956.
Also putting little girleens from Scór singing before NFL games with games and hailstones hopping off them needs to stop as well.
We all know we're Irish, have citizenship and passports to prove it so let's get on with playing our games.
Davy's given us a dream to cling to
We're going to bring home the SAM

5 Sams

Quote from: Rossfan on September 23, 2016, 03:42:18 PM
Anthems only at Provincial and All Ireland Finals please.
Need to end the embarrassing scratchy recordings made about 1956.
Also putting little girleens from Scór making up the words as they go along before NFL games with games and hailstones hopping off them needs to stop as well.
We all know we're Irish, have citizenship and passports to prove it so let's get on with playing our games.

Fixed that for you...happens all the time!!
60,61,68,91,94
The Aristocrat Years

seafoid

Quote from: Rossfan on September 23, 2016, 03:42:18 PM
Anthems only at Provincial and All Ireland Finals please.
Need to end the embarrassing scratchy recordings made about 1956.
Also putting little girleens from Scór singing before NFL games with games and hailstones hopping off them needs to stop as well.
We all know we're Irish, have citizenship and passports to prove it so let's get on with playing our games.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7GX8z8raTZo
"f**k it, just score"- Donaghy   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IbxG2WwVRjU

omaghjoe

Quote from: Rossfan on September 23, 2016, 03:42:18 PM
Anthems only at Provincial and All Ireland Finals please.
Need to end the embarrassing scratchy recordings made about 1956.
Also putting little girleens from Scór singing before NFL games with games and hailstones hopping off them needs to stop as well.
We all know we're Irish, have citizenship and passports to prove it so let's get on with playing our games.

IS that the criteria these days?

Mayoffs

#29
I'd keep the tune but time to change the lyrics.

And no more talk of  'Irelands Call', pure rubbish. When it's being sung it sounds like it was written by someone who was half cut at the time.
we're on the verge of insanity (the verge just got narrower)