Re: [GZG] Martians & La Marseillaise

[Phillip Atcliffe <atcliffe@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Robert N Bryett wrote:

On 18/01/2008, at 02:18 , Phillip Atcliffe wrote:
  

It's possible that the current (2180s) anthem is either something we don't know or a re-worked version of an existing anthem -- "Land of Hope and Glory" with references to England being replaced by "Albion", for instance.
    

Er... There *are* no references to England (or even Britain) in "Land Of Hope And Glory":
  

Well, that just makes matter simpler, doesn't it? They don't even have to re-write it. <g> Dunno what I was thinking of, then -- some song that gets sung at like occasions, with lines like "England shall <something or other that I could never make out because the singers always screech out the top notes>".

Phil

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