It's amusing that after achieving independence the USA's first national anthem used the same tune as God Save the King; and their first national flag was the Grand Union Flag which was based on the British East India Company - both of which contained in them a Union Flag.
GUYS. STOP CREATING STUPID ARGUMENTS ABOUT WHOSE ANTHEM IT IS; THE TUNE CAME FROM ENGLAND, BUT LYRICS ARE FOR EACH COUNTRY. AND BOTH COUNTRIES ARE AMAZING IN THEIR OWN WAYS. STOP.
@catchatyou I'm American (And proud as heck about it =) ) but I actually know all the words to the Canadian anthem because I'm a huge hockey fan and hear it before almost every game. The best part is the OHHHHHHHHHHH CAAAAAAAAAAANAAAAAADAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!! hahaha
@sopranoms I am American, and I can promise you America is NOT the best country in the world. I guarantee you have never even been out of the US you brainwashed tool.
@R00BZZ Ummm... wow. For one, that's totally subjective - you can't call someone a "brainwashed tool" for having a different opinion from you. Two, America's huge so you can't judge for the entirety of the country. Three, any first world western civilization is a pretty nice place to live regardless.
Still believe your bold, yet completely close-minded statement?
Any body who says this is a great american patriotic song is a retard the tune is of god save the queen that was wrote long before the americas and FYI Great Britain invented democracy in 1215 at the signing of the magna carter
@Bashyboyash Ummm, what do its origins have to do with anything? It is a great (subjective, of course) patriotic song even if it came from God Save the Queen. I'm pretty sure our national anthem is set to a British tune as well.
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I'm proud to be an American. Our military gives me hope, from those first militia men in the 1700s to the proud servants of the people today. We owe the men and women who have devoted themselves to protecting our freedoms to vote and ensure that the people are heard, and that our rights are protected. God bless America.
i thout there was only ONE verse 2 the song. they only tought one verse in school. i dony know why they dony teach us god save the queen, since we are good friends with britian. i have a british pen pal that said her teachers teach my country tis of thee.
Apparently I'll let the record speak for itself. Apparently it's all you need to give a heads up to New York before Fagomatics "men" take "you down, man!"
Nope. The tune is used by five countries currently, and the Tune originated as the "Heil Dir Im Siegerklanz", the German Imperial Anthem. So no, its not "God Save The Queen", its "Heil Dir Im Siegerklanz". We both stole it, but it was from the germans :P
Thats not God save the Queen. Its My Country Tis of Thee, and this tune also goes for other songs including Heil Dir in Seigerkranz But this tune is popularized by the UK national anthem, but it is not trully a British tune. It's anonymous of origin.
@shiptech2k9 The British like claiming things that aren't actually theirs. =| Such as claiming a monopoly on the word football (which is a group of sports) as a meaning of soccer (which is what it was called in Britain before it was called football).
about the song n flag colors, 1)Many of Englands former colonies have the same colors on their flag2)the melody is the same as GSTQ. this song was when we were still starting out.
yes, my beautiful nation has divided n lost sight of what it was created 4. If we stop being stubborn, we could get out of the mess we made for ourself. Americans, stop complaining n show how you feel in the voting booth! When I get that chance, I will do everything to get my country back on track.
Everyone stop hating on England AND America. Both r wonderful, and have made mistakes. If we continue to bicker like old ladies then we'll never be at peace? I'm American, and I LOVE my country, nI love all the other countries in the world too. I might not be gaga over England, but others arent fond of America either. So lets all sit back n listen to this beautiful song k? If I have any objections, you'll have to deal with a Celtic-Spanish-Southern Italian-Lebanese American, so DONT test me, Si?
When I first heard "God Save the Queen" I wasn't paying attention to the first few lines and for a few seconds I thought they were singing "My country tis of thee"
@MattRhys20 "My Country, 'Tis of Thee", also known as "America", is an American patriotic song, whose lyrics were written by Samuel Francis Smith. The melody used is the British national anthem, "God Save the Queen", arranged by Thomas Arne and used by many members of the Commonwealth of Nations. America, get your own stuff..
@CommodoreRyan nearly 250 years of independence and they don't have their own tune for their songs, their own language or their own colours on their flag. What was the point in the Boston Tea Party if they didn't do everything themselves?
@MattRhys20 Not sure what Colonists dumping tea into the ocean has to do with this song. This song was written in 1831 as a de facto National Anthem before The Star Spangled Banner became the anthem after we beat the British in the War of 1812. Our flag colors can be explained by George Washington "We take the stars from Heaven, the red from our mother country, separating it by white stripes, showing we have separated from her."
@MattRhys20 Because we didn't declare independence because we wanted to make a new language, new songs and a new flag? Guess that never crossed your mind.
@eafanboyssuck The US used to be a powerfull nation but it appears to have forgotten the last verse of this song as well as the last verse of "The Star Spangled Banner" and what's written on the money.
"United we stand, divided we fall". Well, the U.S. let itself be divided. Democrat and Republican, Christian and Atheist, pro-life and pro-choice, homegrown and immigrants, rich and poor. It will fall because Americans refuse to band together and instead villainize their neighbours because of ideology, social standing or whatever other reason they can find.
I'm embarssed.... I had to sing this accapella for the Lousisana All State Chior audition, I couldn't even get a word out... I sounded worse than Rebecca Black.. now I feel like I let America down... my grandpa was in World War II
Hmm I don't hate other countries or there people, and the comment I had was to a English man who was hating on Americans. I stick up for my country just as anyone else would, so if you have a problem with that go tell some other countrymen they are crazy to follow there leaders, and then you should make your own country! I am not Racist to anything all most all my friends are of different race
The root cause of WWII's European Theatre was the people who drafted the Treaty of Versailles being more concerned with assigning blame than establishing lasting peace. The Treaty was so unbalanced that it sent Germany into the Great Depression a full decade ahead of the rest of the world. A desperate people are often willing to overlook moral shortcomings in those who promise them prosperity, which is what the Nazi Regime did.
The tune is mostly likely of English Origin, possibly composed by John Bull.
By modern standards, it would have been in the public domain long before it was popularized as a English National/Royal Anthem.
The tune has been borrowed countless times and had countless songs set to it.
The lyricist for "My Country Tis of Thee" burrowed the tune from a German source, under orders to either translate the German into English or write new lyrics.
England hates America... I hate England, My opinion is England and France started WWII, Just shows Brits hate America because America is smarter then them!
@onebiggawigga Hitler was ticked off of how the Allies treated Germany after WWI, so Hitler ripped up the documents, and invaded Poland. Hitler/Germany began WWII by invading Poland.
France and England sat back when Germany made the smaller invasions on Czechoslovakia, the land between Germany and France (I think it was called the Rhineland) and allied with Austria. The invasion on Poland is when France and England declared war, too bad it was too late. So you're sort of right.
@catchatyou Yeah Allies meaning France and England, America gave Germany gold so America was actually somewhat an ally to Germany thats why we remained Nuetral
@onebiggawigga I'm not sure how much we were friends with Germany in WWI, but in WWII, we were completely against what they were doing. Remember D-Day?
@catchatyou to get this straight: America never really was an ally of Germany. Not in WWI and not in WWII. Afterwards they supported the reconstruction of West-Germany. period.
there was strong support for hitler in america as well. charles lindbergh f.ex. was an admirer of hitler. thanks god it stopped, once japan and germany formed the axis and american interests were threatened in the pacific.
@onebiggawigga you have no right! the only reason those wars started was from missunderstandings of stupid grown men! in the revolutionary the reason the taxes were placed were because the bristish had just gone to war and finishes with the french so shut up! and they dont hate us cause they forgave us anf we have a treetee with france! and england who cares!!!!!!!! thats all in the past so shut up and enjoy the music!
@onebiggawigga ohgawd, just because you are American DOES NOT mean you have to go around hating other countries. God made everyone equally, so don't go around being a troll. Hey, I'm American, but I have family from there, so watch your mouth!
@onebiggawigga Here Here!!! The United States killed a beautiful song "God Saved the Queen," and turn it into this. This was originally written for the Queen. It is "God Saved the Queen," and not Our country tis of thee. This country is nothing but weak.
@streetcarjay Strongest nation in the world is weak. Don't know how much they'll hold that title, but America is still many times more powerful than several European countries put together.
wake up fellow americans we must start a revolution obama and his colleagues are the false patriot our forefathers warned us about, we must start a civil war!!!
Well I'm Scottish, I think the lyrics are beautiful, even though its an old French anthem stolen by the English, every word has great meaning, no wonder it fills Americans with such pride.
I was VERY surprised to see the Gateway Arch as the first picture. I'm from around STL, and I never see us in major movies or video games, let alone much of anything. We are a pretty big city, but don't get much attention.
In Honouring the Sovereign one is honouring the whole country. The more imperialistic idea is to have English Anthems to represent the whole of the UK.
You people do realize that this tune was also used by more than just the United Kingdom correct? The Russian Empire, German Empire, Sweden, and Liechtenstein all use or have used this tune in their magnificent history's. For example, "Heil dir im Siegerkranz" uses this tune, "The Prayer of the Russians" also uses this tune. Its a beautiful tune and it is wonderful that many countries and cultures have uses it.
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Yet again America takes a British song for their own glorification. The Star Spangled Banner is another laughable example. The melody is stolen from a BRITISH DRINKING SONG. Can't seem to come up with anything good for themselves so they use melodies of the people whom they celebrate 'freedom' from.
@1AdrianR I am not stating that Americans today have adverse sentiments towards the English or their political system, but when this and the Star Spangled Banner were 'introduced' there were. I was stating the irony that the United States, while fighting against British rule and eventually celebrating their freedom (which is continually celebrated on July 4th), used British songs, even their national anthem for their own glorification. I am not hating anything.
okay frist thing frist, dont talk bad bout america. second totaly differnt songs ,if you think we stole them , then why ont you do some resaerch. cause if im no ikno im right, america bought those melodys.
@annegauden96 I have dealt with this issue as politely as possible without insulting you or America. I stated my opinion of the irony. I have not been immature in any of my responses. Recognize that people are allowed to state their opinions on music.
okay frist thing frist, dont talk bad bout america. second totaly differnt songs ,if you think we stole them , then why ont you do some resaerch. cause if im no ikno im right, america bought those melodys. also, we cant chage history even if im wrong and we stole. GROW UP ALREADY. im most likely younger then and im more mature.
@1AdrianR ok now what did i think you said...humm well im british so i have no problem but for one reason i live in the us ok if you want to make fun of our country go right away but thats no reason for you to come up for something stupid so we dont need a snotty british person to say crap about our country your gonna get hurt ok so shutup WE OUR WAY TO COOL FOR Y'ALL AND WHY ARE YOU LOOKING THIS SONG UP ANYWAY????HAHA OH YAH BC YOU ARE STUPID SO FUCK OFF OUR COUNTRY
@1AdrianR well if you knew history you would know that The Star Spangled Banner did not get a "melody" till much later. When F.S. Key wrote it on the British ship, it was a poem. It had no melody.
@1AdrianR well you Brits didn't say we couldn't come up with anything our self's when we invented electricity, the airplane, the light bulb, the steam engine, landed on the moon, invented the rifle, and the worlds strongest military, and oh ya and the computer, ext. ext. ext. And as for your "melodies" listen to "courtesy of the red, white and blue" by Toby Keith that's an all American song and as for the "star spangled banner" and "my country tis of thee" we just made improvements to them!
@leedaydday1999 I am not referring to inventions, however, by the way, Americans did not invent the steam engine, do some research. Furthermore, this is hardly an improvement to God Save the Queen, which recognizes and celebrates the country's history and the head of state.
@1AdrianR we mass produced the steam engine and all motorized vehicles and further more it is an improvement because this song celebrates 335 years of freedom from an tyrannical head of state (Britain's king gorge 3rd ), and also a government of the people (which consists of leaders who only get their power because the people want them to lead) and your song is simply worshiping a person because of their family.We do have a song to recognize our head of state to it's called "all hale the chief"
@leedaydday1999 Yes, mass producing is quite different from inventing. Furthermore (one word), claiming that King George (with and 'e') III was a 'tyrannical head of state' is a completely biased view of him based off of the references to him in your Constitution. Regarding our 'song' (national anthem, though not official), it celebrates over 1000 years of history in which Britain, under the leadership of monarchs such Elizabeth I, prospered as a world power. We appreciate their family because..
@1AdrianR Forget the monarchy, north of the border, useless, expensive waste of space. The descendants of Mafia godfathers, and robbing Barons, Oliver Cromwell was before his time. One day we will get a Parliament that will get rid of them and send them back to Germany.
@Albanorthstar I hoped not to have to continue to comment here, but I must defend the Monarchy. The Monarchy is an institution which, as a constitutional monarchy, serves the country and represents the people and has done so exceptionally well in the past century. Who would rather have representing the country, our Prime Ministers or Queen Elizabeth II? She does her duty with integrity has represented the people remarkably well. They are hte only people with the experience to advise...
@1AdrianR In Scotland we had no Elizabeth the First until 1953, and no choice in the matter either. For as much as you are a true and Patriotic Englishman, and I respect you for that, you will never convince me that any sort of morarchy is preferable to an elected Head of State.
@Albanorthstar Well thank you for consistently replying to me civilly and with respect for what I believel. I respect you as a Scot and for sticking to what you believe.
@Albanorthstar They are the only people able to advise the Prime Ministers without a political agenda and with large amounts of experience, allowing them to represent and advocate for the people. Oliver Cromwell wasn't massively different from monarchs of the time. He, like a monarch, was succeeded by his son without a vote and continued the religious campaigns. By the way, all Britons are descended from Germanic peoples.
@1AdrianR Sorry only the Anglo-Saxons have Germanic descent, who were indeed preceeded by the true Britons. Of which I may be descended. If Prime Ministers want to know what the public think, the last person to ask would be Queen Elizabeth,
@Albanorthstar Queen Elizabeth does receive public letters and reads a selection of them each morning. She may seem out-of-touch, but I don't believe that is entirely the case. Furthermore, no one, absolutely no one else has the experience of a monarch, especially Elizabeth II. She has advised and known every Prime Minister since 1952. If we are to debate the ancestry of Britons, of which I am one, the original humans were destroyed in the first Ice Age and the land repopulated by Iberians.
@1AdrianR Its from a German song. And your an ass, coming on to what is an AMERICAN patrotic song, and hating on it. We came from England, meaning that all the settlers did at one point have English pride, so its only natural to have it show up every once in a while. Get over yourself, because not everything thats British came from britian.
@egao95 i just noticed that today yo!!! i got a buncha friends over in the UK and they like hearing me sing & they keep asking me to sing "God save the queen"....here we thought "My country tis of thee" was an original only to find out it's nothing but a cheap rip off....i think that is what egao95 was getting at catchatyou...
@FretsonFireMuse Yes, pretty much. When the United States of America is under attack from those who would see her change into something that she is not and has never been, then yes, we need to bring it up whenever we have the chance to.
It's amusing that after achieving independence the USA's first national anthem used the same tune as God Save the King; and their first national flag was the Grand Union Flag which was based on the British East India Company - both of which contained in them a Union Flag.
alexsau91 2 days ago
GUYS. STOP CREATING STUPID ARGUMENTS ABOUT WHOSE ANTHEM IT IS; THE TUNE CAME FROM ENGLAND, BUT LYRICS ARE FOR EACH COUNTRY. AND BOTH COUNTRIES ARE AMAZING IN THEIR OWN WAYS. STOP.
Thank you. :) God bless America and UK.
Pennilee1 6 days ago 2
my country tis of thee
my job is misery
life disappointed me
i'm 53
GLucas3007 1 week ago
@GLucas3007 O Canada!
Our home and native land!
True patriot love in all thy sons command.
With glowing hearts we see thee rise,
The True North strong and free!
From far and wide,
O Canada, we stand on guard for thee.
God keep our land glorious and free!
O Canada, we stand on guard for thee.
O Canada, we stand on guard for thee.
catchatyou 1 week ago
@catchatyou I'm American (And proud as heck about it =) ) but I actually know all the words to the Canadian anthem because I'm a huge hockey fan and hear it before almost every game. The best part is the OHHHHHHHHHHH CAAAAAAAAAAANAAAAAADAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!! hahaha
horseracer12 6 days ago
@sopranoms I am American, and I can promise you America is NOT the best country in the world. I guarantee you have never even been out of the US you brainwashed tool.
R00BZZ 2 weeks ago
@R00BZZ Ummm... wow. For one, that's totally subjective - you can't call someone a "brainwashed tool" for having a different opinion from you. Two, America's huge so you can't judge for the entirety of the country. Three, any first world western civilization is a pretty nice place to live regardless.
Still believe your bold, yet completely close-minded statement?
MezaseMaster 2 weeks ago
@phamtom187 It has the same melody of the British national anthem god save the queen
aranchi20 2 weeks ago
The best song ever! :')
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ROXYRIVERS 2 weeks ago
Thumbs up if you believe America can be great again.
bleeborg 3 weeks ago
@bleeborg I believe America is still great. Some bad government decisions don't define a country to me.
MezaseMaster 3 weeks ago 2
@MezaseMaster I'm glad to hear that and I agree fully. I'm just hoping that this November this country will see a change for the best.
bleeborg 3 weeks ago
@bleeborg I think this should be our national anthem :D
stickmedia1 1 week ago
Any body who says this is a great american patriotic song is a retard the tune is of god save the queen that was wrote long before the americas and FYI Great Britain invented democracy in 1215 at the signing of the magna carter
Bashyboyash 3 weeks ago
@Bashyboyash Ummm, what do its origins have to do with anything? It is a great (subjective, of course) patriotic song even if it came from God Save the Queen. I'm pretty sure our national anthem is set to a British tune as well.
MezaseMaster 3 weeks ago
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DukeMaster94 2 weeks ago
@DukeMaster94 //nodnod we just added several changes to it.
Pennilee1 6 days ago
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123ETERNALDEATH 3 weeks ago
I love America <3
Pennilee1 4 weeks ago 2
GOD SAVE OUR GRAAACIOUS QUEEN etc
BekiHeffron 4 weeks ago
Singing this for choir auditions in 4 days, really nervous, hope I do good!
emkaaz1234 4 weeks ago
WAIT!!!!! GOD SAVE THE QUEEN!!!
charcharloca 1 month ago
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charcharloca 1 month ago
Heil dir im Siegeskranz
GREENBERET93 1 month ago
God save our Queen
princeraith 1 month ago
let FREEDOM ring....without giving up our civil LIBERTIES or denying others theirs
War is for profiteers...Love is for everyone
LtBarclay1701D 1 month ago
I'm proud to be an American. Our military gives me hope, from those first militia men in the 1700s to the proud servants of the people today. We owe the men and women who have devoted themselves to protecting our freedoms to vote and ensure that the people are heard, and that our rights are protected. God bless America.
kharperci 1 month ago
i thout there was only ONE verse 2 the song. they only tought one verse in school. i dony know why they dony teach us god save the queen, since we are good friends with britian. i have a british pen pal that said her teachers teach my country tis of thee.
funnykidsgmailcom 1 month ago
Apparently I'll let the record speak for itself. Apparently it's all you need to give a heads up to New York before Fagomatics "men" take "you down, man!"
BillyJimOMFG 1 month ago
Went to Fargo and Grand Forks a couple of times over the decades. Not like there's anything there.... not counting those gorgeous silos and Sevs.
BillyJimOMFG 1 month ago
24,000 Euros please.
Why Euros? Why not?
BillyJimOMFG 1 month ago
i salute you USA, you will always be Friends of the United Kingdom!
mckay1991uk 1 month ago
Let Freedom Ring? I thought it was God Save The Queen! YEAH!
albem89 1 month ago
@albem89
Nope. The tune is used by five countries currently, and the Tune originated as the "Heil Dir Im Siegerklanz", the German Imperial Anthem. So no, its not "God Save The Queen", its "Heil Dir Im Siegerklanz". We both stole it, but it was from the germans :P
GeneralBurkhalter1 1 month ago
Thepatriot you are right. Ron paul is our only hope
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thepatriot1012 1 month ago
good video very helpful its a good one it sings good it is not one of the radeo version
cats101fireandice 2 months ago
Thats not God save the Queen. Its My Country Tis of Thee, and this tune also goes for other songs including Heil Dir in Seigerkranz But this tune is popularized by the UK national anthem, but it is not trully a British tune. It's anonymous of origin.
shiptech2k9 2 months ago
@shiptech2k9 The British like claiming things that aren't actually theirs. =| Such as claiming a monopoly on the word football (which is a group of sports) as a meaning of soccer (which is what it was called in Britain before it was called football).
The world is full of hypocrites nowadays.
monkeyman1397 1 month ago
God save our gracious Queen,
Long live our noble Queen,
God save the Queen:
Send her victorious,
Happy and glorious,
Long to reign over us:
God save the Queen. <3
BekiHeffron 2 months ago
@BekiHeffron wrong video mate! :D
PV1230 1 month ago
about the song n flag colors, 1)Many of Englands former colonies have the same colors on their flag2)the melody is the same as GSTQ. this song was when we were still starting out.
yes, my beautiful nation has divided n lost sight of what it was created 4. If we stop being stubborn, we could get out of the mess we made for ourself. Americans, stop complaining n show how you feel in the voting booth! When I get that chance, I will do everything to get my country back on track.
Loudheart14 2 months ago
Everyone stop hating on England AND America. Both r wonderful, and have made mistakes. If we continue to bicker like old ladies then we'll never be at peace? I'm American, and I LOVE my country, nI love all the other countries in the world too. I might not be gaga over England, but others arent fond of America either. So lets all sit back n listen to this beautiful song k? If I have any objections, you'll have to deal with a Celtic-Spanish-Southern Italian-Lebanese American, so DONT test me, Si?
Loudheart14 2 months ago
GOD SAVE THE QUEEN!
dudefreezone 2 months ago 4
>Wage a bloody revolution against your tyrannical, imperialist oppressor
>Write a patriotic song for your new country that completely rips off your former oppressor's national anthem
Aetheilas 2 months ago
@Aetheilas
Only to find out that the English ripped the Tune off of the Germans who used it for hundreds of years before the English as their Imperial Anthem.
GeneralBurkhalter1 1 month ago
i love this sooooo much i would die
jvcantrell 2 months ago
When I first heard "God Save the Queen" I wasn't paying attention to the first few lines and for a few seconds I thought they were singing "My country tis of thee"
KillerTeddyStudios 3 months ago
Raj Koothrapali sent me here
ThisisAliFareedshow 3 months ago
I'm not american, i am italian, then my opinion doesn't matter, but i think that this song is better than the current hymn The Star-Spangled Banner.
LOE2192 3 months ago
Hold on, that's God Save The Queen
MattRhys20 3 months ago 33
@MattRhys20 "My Country, 'Tis of Thee", also known as "America", is an American patriotic song, whose lyrics were written by Samuel Francis Smith. The melody used is the British national anthem, "God Save the Queen", arranged by Thomas Arne and used by many members of the Commonwealth of Nations. America, get your own stuff..
CommodoreRyan 2 months ago
@CommodoreRyan nearly 250 years of independence and they don't have their own tune for their songs, their own language or their own colours on their flag. What was the point in the Boston Tea Party if they didn't do everything themselves?
MattRhys20 2 months ago
@MattRhys20 Not sure what Colonists dumping tea into the ocean has to do with this song. This song was written in 1831 as a de facto National Anthem before The Star Spangled Banner became the anthem after we beat the British in the War of 1812. Our flag colors can be explained by George Washington "We take the stars from Heaven, the red from our mother country, separating it by white stripes, showing we have separated from her."
loveless3138 2 months ago
@MattRhys20 Because we didn't declare independence because we wanted to make a new language, new songs and a new flag? Guess that never crossed your mind.
RevengeOfTheKaizer 2 months ago
@CommodoreRyan Typical British smugness. :)
RevengeOfTheKaizer 2 months ago
@CommodoreRyan
England could do the same too ya know if you wanna play it that way... ;)
Iceman5164 2 months ago
@MattRhys20 Yes, you're right.
SuperSonicAndEASfan 1 month ago
@MattRhys20 You are right and not :) It is the melody of the former german emporer hymn.
schiggi1988 1 month ago
@MattRhys20 Wrong!! It is God Save The Queen with lyrics 10x's better!!!!!!!!
happydelicious 1 month ago
@MattRhys20 just the instrumental part
ashj6094 1 month ago
@MattRhys20 That's the idea.
xxVampirePenguinxx 3 weeks ago
@MattRhys20 Yes, we stole your song just like you stole our democracy. ;P
MezaseMaster 3 weeks ago 2
@MattRhys20 REVAMPED FOR AMERICA!
stickmedia1 1 week ago
I love this song.....i feel i have a great connection with american people....idk...why??
slama1949 3 months ago
Wait... this sounds a lot like England's national anthem. Did we just remix "God Save the Queen"? :u
MagicStraightJacket 4 months ago
i love that song.
dewaynecullen 4 months ago
LONG MAY OUR LAND BE BRIGHT WITH FREEDOM'S HOLY LIGHT! PROTECT US BY THY MIGHT GREAT GOD OUR KING!
TheRapper10000 4 months ago
What happened to the US? It used to be such a great country...
eafanboyssuck 4 months ago 11
@eafanboyssuck We've spent WAY more than we have. You can't run a business like that, and you most certainly can't run a country like that.
catchatyou 4 months ago 6
@eafanboyssuck The US used to be so powerfull but it just forgot the last verse of this song as well as the last verse of "The Star Spangled Banner".
ledphi314 3 months ago
@eafanboyssuck The US used to be a powerfull nation but it appears to have forgotten the last verse of this song as well as the last verse of "The Star Spangled Banner" and what's written on the money.
ledphi314 3 months ago
@eafanboyssuck
"United we stand, divided we fall". Well, the U.S. let itself be divided. Democrat and Republican, Christian and Atheist, pro-life and pro-choice, homegrown and immigrants, rich and poor. It will fall because Americans refuse to band together and instead villainize their neighbours because of ideology, social standing or whatever other reason they can find.
Aetheilas 2 months ago
@eafanboyssuck nothing happened to the US...it is still a great and amazing country and I am proud to say "I am an American"
FOBlover1211 1 month ago
@eafanboyssuck It still can be, it just needs a lot of fixing...
Pennilee1 4 weeks ago
@eafanboyssuck It is still the best country in the world.
sopranoms 3 weeks ago
@sopranoms Totally agree with you there, as far as I know anyway. America's done me nothing but good. France is full of impatient drivers, hahah.
MezaseMaster 3 weeks ago
This is our country!
21Marineboy 4 months ago
I love this song, America is my home.
JoeyMontano75 4 months ago
@Goyankees01CP I'm going to audition for All-County Choir in a little bit and I have to sing this and I'm nervous!
beechie00 4 months ago
I'm embarssed.... I had to sing this accapella for the Lousisana All State Chior audition, I couldn't even get a word out... I sounded worse than Rebecca Black.. now I feel like I let America down... my grandpa was in World War II
Goyankees01CP 4 months ago
sounds awfully like god save our queen
TheQuirkyGiraffe 4 months ago
@TheQuirkyGiraffe That's probably because it's set to the same melody, R-Tard.
IdentNone 4 months ago
@TheQuirkyGiraffe 'Cept we aren't kissing some queen's lardy ass.
IdentNone 4 months ago
@IdentNone hahaha :)
lizwisler11 4 months ago
Hmm I don't hate other countries or there people, and the comment I had was to a English man who was hating on Americans. I stick up for my country just as anyone else would, so if you have a problem with that go tell some other countrymen they are crazy to follow there leaders, and then you should make your own country! I am not Racist to anything all most all my friends are of different race
onebiggawigga 4 months ago
Who did this arrangement?
JohnRhysMusician 5 months ago
The root cause of WWII's European Theatre was the people who drafted the Treaty of Versailles being more concerned with assigning blame than establishing lasting peace. The Treaty was so unbalanced that it sent Germany into the Great Depression a full decade ahead of the rest of the world. A desperate people are often willing to overlook moral shortcomings in those who promise them prosperity, which is what the Nazi Regime did.
JefferyMewtamer 5 months ago
As for my opinion:
This arrangement of "My Country Tis of Thee" is the best I have heard for this tune regardless of which song it was being used for.
"The Star Spangled Banner", while an okay piece of music in its own right, is a poor choice for a National Anthem.
"God Save the King/Queen" is an okay choice for a Royal Anthem, not so much as a National Anthem.
I wish the United States actually lived upto the lyrics of "My Country Tis of Thee".
JefferyMewtamer 5 months ago
Based on my research:
The tune is mostly likely of English Origin, possibly composed by John Bull.
By modern standards, it would have been in the public domain long before it was popularized as a English National/Royal Anthem.
The tune has been borrowed countless times and had countless songs set to it.
The lyricist for "My Country Tis of Thee" burrowed the tune from a German source, under orders to either translate the German into English or write new lyrics.
JefferyMewtamer 5 months ago
Same!!!
GJSrox 5 months ago
I have to sing this song in an audition to get into the honor choir. Im so excited!
55guitarguru 5 months ago
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Luv this songggg!!!!!
GJSrox 5 months ago
@catchatyou Who is singing this song!? I'd like the arrangement for my choir at school, and I can't find it anywhere. Info please!
MichaelSchmucker 5 months ago
Who's singing?
Memoria777 5 months ago
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England hates America... I hate England, My opinion is England and France started WWII, Just shows Brits hate America because America is smarter then them!
onebiggawigga 5 months ago
@onebiggawigga Hitler was ticked off of how the Allies treated Germany after WWI, so Hitler ripped up the documents, and invaded Poland. Hitler/Germany began WWII by invading Poland.
France and England sat back when Germany made the smaller invasions on Czechoslovakia, the land between Germany and France (I think it was called the Rhineland) and allied with Austria. The invasion on Poland is when France and England declared war, too bad it was too late. So you're sort of right.
catchatyou 5 months ago
@catchatyou Yeah Allies meaning France and England, America gave Germany gold so America was actually somewhat an ally to Germany thats why we remained Nuetral
onebiggawigga 5 months ago
@onebiggawigga I'm not sure how much we were friends with Germany in WWI, but in WWII, we were completely against what they were doing. Remember D-Day?
catchatyou 5 months ago
@catchatyou of course i do, the biggest war invasion ever
onebiggawigga 5 months ago
@catchatyou to get this straight: America never really was an ally of Germany. Not in WWI and not in WWII. Afterwards they supported the reconstruction of West-Germany. period.
zuogolpon 5 months ago
@catchatyou what about ussr???????????????
ms5125141 4 months ago
@catchatyou
there was strong support for hitler in america as well. charles lindbergh f.ex. was an admirer of hitler. thanks god it stopped, once japan and germany formed the axis and american interests were threatened in the pacific.
kooorga 3 months ago
@onebiggawigga you have no right! the only reason those wars started was from missunderstandings of stupid grown men! in the revolutionary the reason the taxes were placed were because the bristish had just gone to war and finishes with the french so shut up! and they dont hate us cause they forgave us anf we have a treetee with france! and england who cares!!!!!!!! thats all in the past so shut up and enjoy the music!
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tcampbell5028 5 months ago
@onebiggawigga :-D funny history lesson
UlleGermany90 5 months ago
@onebiggawigga ohgawd, just because you are American DOES NOT mean you have to go around hating other countries. God made everyone equally, so don't go around being a troll. Hey, I'm American, but I have family from there, so watch your mouth!
MrsPhelps117 5 months ago
@onebiggawigga Here Here!!! The United States killed a beautiful song "God Saved the Queen," and turn it into this. This was originally written for the Queen. It is "God Saved the Queen," and not Our country tis of thee. This country is nothing but weak.
streetcarjay 4 months ago
@streetcarjay Agreed on ruining God Save the Queen. America is far from weak though.
MagicStraightJacket 4 months ago
@streetcarjay Strongest nation in the world is weak. Don't know how much they'll hold that title, but America is still many times more powerful than several European countries put together.
BIytheisGreat 3 months ago
@onebiggawigga England Loves America, and France is Our Greatest Ally!
CptQuestionMark 1 month ago
wow didnt know some people could argue so much over a song.
LMG1792 5 months ago
this melody did NOT originate in britain, it actually comes from the german kaiserhymne "heil dir dem siegerkranz"
TheEnviroFriend 5 months ago
love the song
HmoobLoverMusic 5 months ago
do it with recorders and that brown noise! hooray!
furvert101 5 months ago
omg i have to sing this in choir uhhh
01smileyriley 5 months ago
wake up fellow americans we must start a revolution obama and his colleagues are the false patriot our forefathers warned us about, we must start a civil war!!!
ArwingFighter 5 months ago
Well I'm Scottish, I think the lyrics are beautiful, even though its an old French anthem stolen by the English, every word has great meaning, no wonder it fills Americans with such pride.
Albanorthstar 5 months ago
I was VERY surprised to see the Gateway Arch as the first picture. I'm from around STL, and I never see us in major movies or video games, let alone much of anything. We are a pretty big city, but don't get much attention.
ProfessorMackin 6 months ago
My country tis of the
Sweet land of liberty
Of the I sing
Land where my fathers died
Land of the Pilgrims pride
From every mountain side
God save the Queen
tobcot 6 months ago
In Honouring the Sovereign one is honouring the whole country. The more imperialistic idea is to have English Anthems to represent the whole of the UK.
kitiowa 6 months ago
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You people do realize that this tune was also used by more than just the United Kingdom correct? The Russian Empire, German Empire, Sweden, and Liechtenstein all use or have used this tune in their magnificent history's. For example, "Heil dir im Siegerkranz" uses this tune, "The Prayer of the Russians" also uses this tune. Its a beautiful tune and it is wonderful that many countries and cultures have uses it.
jamesrob1016 6 months ago 25
i love this song!
lionkinghero101 6 months ago
wow, they were really goin for it at the end there. jeez. haha
95briannanicole 6 months ago
GOD SAVE THE QUEEN!
bzcrouse92 6 months ago 5
@bzcrouse92 I hope God saves you!
catchatyou 6 months ago 8
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Yet again America takes a British song for their own glorification. The Star Spangled Banner is another laughable example. The melody is stolen from a BRITISH DRINKING SONG. Can't seem to come up with anything good for themselves so they use melodies of the people whom they celebrate 'freedom' from.
1AdrianR 6 months ago
@1AdrianR I have no problem with England or their political system, so why are you complaining about a song that was written years ago?
It's a SONG. The only song that I know of that arises this much hate is Baby by Justin Beiber. All I can say is, GROW UP.
catchatyou 6 months ago 5
@1AdrianR I am not stating that Americans today have adverse sentiments towards the English or their political system, but when this and the Star Spangled Banner were 'introduced' there were. I was stating the irony that the United States, while fighting against British rule and eventually celebrating their freedom (which is continually celebrated on July 4th), used British songs, even their national anthem for their own glorification. I am not hating anything.
1AdrianR 6 months ago
@1AdrianR
okay frist thing frist, dont talk bad bout america. second totaly differnt songs ,if you think we stole them , then why ont you do some resaerch. cause if im no ikno im right, america bought those melodys.
annegauden96 6 months ago
@annegauden96 I have dealt with this issue as politely as possible without insulting you or America. I stated my opinion of the irony. I have not been immature in any of my responses. Recognize that people are allowed to state their opinions on music.
1AdrianR 6 months ago
@1AdrianR
okay frist thing frist, dont talk bad bout america. second totaly differnt songs ,if you think we stole them , then why ont you do some resaerch. cause if im no ikno im right, america bought those melodys. also, we cant chage history even if im wrong and we stole. GROW UP ALREADY. im most likely younger then and im more mature.
annegauden96 6 months ago
@1AdrianR I think our Versions are much better dont you? Someones still got there panties in a twist over losing lol.....
deedundone 6 months ago
@1AdrianR ---
Your statement is pathetic. How much has the world copied off us? That was Rhetorical by the way.
manacaster 6 months ago
@1AdrianR ---
Being from Canada you of all people should know of what I speak.
manacaster 6 months ago
@1AdrianR ok now what did i think you said...humm well im british so i have no problem but for one reason i live in the us ok if you want to make fun of our country go right away but thats no reason for you to come up for something stupid so we dont need a snotty british person to say crap about our country your gonna get hurt ok so shutup WE OUR WAY TO COOL FOR Y'ALL AND WHY ARE YOU LOOKING THIS SONG UP ANYWAY????HAHA OH YAH BC YOU ARE STUPID SO FUCK OFF OUR COUNTRY
expertonwhatevs 6 months ago
@1AdrianR You suck
SuperTaylz17 6 months ago
@1AdrianR well if you knew history you would know that The Star Spangled Banner did not get a "melody" till much later. When F.S. Key wrote it on the British ship, it was a poem. It had no melody.
wellletsseewatisgood 6 months ago
@wellletsseewatisgood I did know that, thank you, that is why I only mentioned the melody is 'stolen'.
1AdrianR 6 months ago
@1AdrianR well you Brits didn't say we couldn't come up with anything our self's when we invented electricity, the airplane, the light bulb, the steam engine, landed on the moon, invented the rifle, and the worlds strongest military, and oh ya and the computer, ext. ext. ext. And as for your "melodies" listen to "courtesy of the red, white and blue" by Toby Keith that's an all American song and as for the "star spangled banner" and "my country tis of thee" we just made improvements to them!
leedaydday1999 6 months ago
@leedaydday1999 I am not referring to inventions, however, by the way, Americans did not invent the steam engine, do some research. Furthermore, this is hardly an improvement to God Save the Queen, which recognizes and celebrates the country's history and the head of state.
1AdrianR 6 months ago
@1AdrianR we mass produced the steam engine and all motorized vehicles and further more it is an improvement because this song celebrates 335 years of freedom from an tyrannical head of state (Britain's king gorge 3rd ), and also a government of the people (which consists of leaders who only get their power because the people want them to lead) and your song is simply worshiping a person because of their family.We do have a song to recognize our head of state to it's called "all hale the chief"
leedaydday1999 6 months ago
@leedaydday1999 Yes, mass producing is quite different from inventing. Furthermore (one word), claiming that King George (with and 'e') III was a 'tyrannical head of state' is a completely biased view of him based off of the references to him in your Constitution. Regarding our 'song' (national anthem, though not official), it celebrates over 1000 years of history in which Britain, under the leadership of monarchs such Elizabeth I, prospered as a world power. We appreciate their family because..
1AdrianR 6 months ago
@1AdrianR Forget the monarchy, north of the border, useless, expensive waste of space. The descendants of Mafia godfathers, and robbing Barons, Oliver Cromwell was before his time. One day we will get a Parliament that will get rid of them and send them back to Germany.
Albanorthstar 5 months ago
@Albanorthstar I hoped not to have to continue to comment here, but I must defend the Monarchy. The Monarchy is an institution which, as a constitutional monarchy, serves the country and represents the people and has done so exceptionally well in the past century. Who would rather have representing the country, our Prime Ministers or Queen Elizabeth II? She does her duty with integrity has represented the people remarkably well. They are hte only people with the experience to advise...
1AdrianR 5 months ago
@1AdrianR In Scotland we had no Elizabeth the First until 1953, and no choice in the matter either. For as much as you are a true and Patriotic Englishman, and I respect you for that, you will never convince me that any sort of morarchy is preferable to an elected Head of State.
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@Albanorthstar Well thank you for consistently replying to me civilly and with respect for what I believel. I respect you as a Scot and for sticking to what you believe.
1AdrianR 5 months ago
@1AdrianR Thank you my dear English cousin, I enjoyed our little chat, we are both still Btitish and proud of it.
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@Albanorthstar You are very welcome and thank you, I also enjoyed it.
1AdrianR 5 months ago
@Albanorthstar They are the only people able to advise the Prime Ministers without a political agenda and with large amounts of experience, allowing them to represent and advocate for the people. Oliver Cromwell wasn't massively different from monarchs of the time. He, like a monarch, was succeeded by his son without a vote and continued the religious campaigns. By the way, all Britons are descended from Germanic peoples.
1AdrianR 5 months ago
@1AdrianR Sorry only the Anglo-Saxons have Germanic descent, who were indeed preceeded by the true Britons. Of which I may be descended. If Prime Ministers want to know what the public think, the last person to ask would be Queen Elizabeth,
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@Albanorthstar Queen Elizabeth does receive public letters and reads a selection of them each morning. She may seem out-of-touch, but I don't believe that is entirely the case. Furthermore, no one, absolutely no one else has the experience of a monarch, especially Elizabeth II. She has advised and known every Prime Minister since 1952. If we are to debate the ancestry of Britons, of which I am one, the original humans were destroyed in the first Ice Age and the land repopulated by Iberians.
1AdrianR 5 months ago
...of her service to our nation, the commonwealth and the world.
1AdrianR 6 months ago
@1AdrianR We write patriotic songs about our country, not a monarch. :)
RevengeOfTheKaizer 5 months ago
@RevengeOfTheKaizer The monarch is the embodiment of the country.
1AdrianR 5 months ago
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@RevengeOfTheKaizer The monarch is the embodiment of the country.
1AdrianR 5 months ago
@1AdrianR yes...but we could still obliterate England XD
blackwolfkodi 5 months ago
@1AdrianR Its from a German song. And your an ass, coming on to what is an AMERICAN patrotic song, and hating on it. We came from England, meaning that all the settlers did at one point have English pride, so its only natural to have it show up every once in a while. Get over yourself, because not everything thats British came from britian.
daydreamingcloud 5 months ago
@1AdrianR i feel sorry for you.
LMG1792 5 months ago
The Fearless Leader had No Idea to the Protocol of being Silent during A National Anthem
smil1njack 7 months ago
Dude, this is the same tune as England's national anthem....
egao95 7 months ago
@egao95 Weird Al has the same tune to a bunch of songs, and a lot of people like Weird Al's version better. Now what's your point?
catchatyou 7 months ago 8
@egao95 i just noticed that today yo!!! i got a buncha friends over in the UK and they like hearing me sing & they keep asking me to sing "God save the queen"....here we thought "My country tis of thee" was an original only to find out it's nothing but a cheap rip off....i think that is what egao95 was getting at catchatyou...
Nonchalant82 7 months ago
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@Nonchalant82 shut your big mouth
PoGoKarmaTv 7 months ago
@egao95 your point being?
PoGoKarmaTv 7 months ago
Our Fathers God to Thee
Author of Liberty
To Thee We Sing
This has just got to make a godless progressive puke.
jbranstetter04 7 months ago
@jbranstetter04 must political insults be brought into every american-related comment board?
FretsonFireMuse 7 months ago
@FretsonFireMuse Yes, pretty much. When the United States of America is under attack from those who would see her change into something that she is not and has never been, then yes, we need to bring it up whenever we have the chance to.