![]() ![]() Then there’s also all the political associations. ![]() had a different anthem I might get more excited about it. They get far more excited singing songs with titles like “Land of Hope and Glory.” Or there’s one called “Jerusalem,” which is about “England’s green and pleasant land.” And those songs actually speak to the country and people’s sense of hope. And that’s why, if you go to an English sports event, people don’t get excited singing it. At the very least, they’re meant to say your hills look nice. All it says is, “We have a monarch, and we’d really like her to reign for a long time.” And I love the queen, I fully agree with that statement, but most anthems are at least meant to say something about your character. When you hear it, you can’t get excited about it.Īnd, the other big issue: It just has absolutely nothing about Britain today. It’s not like “The Star-Spangled Banner,” which has a massive range-it’s quite an exciting tune to listen to. There’s almost too many reasons not to like “God Save the Queen.” Partly it’s because, as all anthems, there are things that are so everyday that you hear so much that they can become over-familiar. That was a particularly memorable World Cup. ![]() Maybe-ironically-while watching a World Cup game in 2002. Jillian Kumagai: When was the last you sang “God Save the Queen” and, for people who haven’t had the chance to read your book, can you say why you don’t like that song?Īlex Marshall: I literally couldn’t remember the last time I had sung it. An edited and condensed transcript of the conversation follows. I started by asking him to explain his lifelong distaste for “God Save the Queen,” the anthem of his own country, the United Kingdom. I recently spoke to Marshall about his book, the role national anthems play from independence movements to sporting events, and why he thinks even the Islamic State finds it necessary to have one. Dear Therapist: My Husband and I Never Have Sex, so I’m Having an Affair Lori Gottlieb ![]()
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