BBC Proms 2010: Last Night of the Proms - Jerusalem

[SparkleFairy162]

British and proud

[remyworldpeace]

VIVE LA FRANCE!

[jackpark7927]

The British take a back seat to no other race when it comes to expressing national love...as evidenced by Jerusalem. This really should be their national anthem....perhaps someday it will be. In a word: majestic.

[pammy6784]

i am english and proud of it....fly my flag with pride

[kenco124]

god bless Sir Edward Elgar may his work always be remembered!

[JamesGod08]

The English will rise once again and get our mighty empire back, and punish those who made us this way

[SC1337]

@JamesGod08 the americans ?

[Monkeye2121]

apart from the chumps at the front, we kick ass

[leofanmisa]

I proud to be an english. Long live Her Majesty The Queen. God Save the queen and Her commonwealths

[MrEdboy10]

well said from the lady at the front, stand up! this should be the national athem not god save the queen this is abouts Englands pride not the commonwealths

[bamma50]

so few comments . for some reason the english seem shy of being what they are.

english and proud !

[ManIhTwoLinJay]

@bamma50 I know eh! I think English people are hawt! :P

[jkobster]

@bamma50 lol... if it comes to the last night of the proms, i don't think "shy" is the appropriate description ;)

[joel2ksweet]

makes me feel sick

[atticustkam]

One would immediately think Blakde would feel betrayed and co-opted - but maybe not? There have been many reforms protecting workers and new social welfare politices since Blake's time that he likely would find his homeland a much more civil and charitible place. So even though 21 C. Britian falls short of his vision, the fact is his hymn continues hold up the portrait of an ideal, just society (the new Jeruslaem) that Britians should strive for. So maybe he might just approve!

[atticustkam]

It is ironic that Blake's hymn (which draws on the ancient holy grail myth of Christ's earthly visitation to England as the basis for a protest against the 19th C. exploitation of the masses by the forces of inductrialsim - the "dark satanic mills") somehow became intertwined into the fabric of British imperialism and patriotism. Would Blake roll over in his grave at this co-opting of a protest song?

[MuckFlicker]

Is that Carol McGiffin at the start?

[AndrewMann552]

Revolution!

Down with the capitalist thieves!

Masses awaken!

[kashga11]

@AndrewMann552 communists unite and all, but please, this is the the de facto anthem of my beloved homeland. don't spam communist messages on this video please...

post it on the US anthem comrade :D

[AndrewMann552]

@kashga11 You forget William Blake was a fellow comrade! A supporter of the French Revolution! The words of this poem are full of revolutionary symbolism.

Unfortunately our anthem in the US isn't even worth a communist spam message, compared to Jerusalem our anthem sounds like it was written by some illiterate pirate.