I'd go with "Oh Canada." It's one of four that I can readily identify, and you can jam to it better than to can to La Marseillaise.
i cant say im fond of any national anthems really. they all seem to promote the idea of fascism and xenophobia.
I don't know if it's a "national" anthem, but I love Rule Britannia. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dr00Vp946lU&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A6FVln6KxPk I like Japan's. I think its serene and more like a love song, how much you love your country. Its not harsh or military march sounding.
Now for best anthem? Panzerlied hands down. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ZJ-8VxxYKo&feature=related
hmmm... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=35CBWwy98nc&feature=related The Foggy Dew - by Father P. O'Neill As down the glen one Easter morn to a city fair rode I There Armed lines of marching men in squadrons passed me by No fife did hum nor battle drum did sound it's dread tatoo But the Angelus bell o'er the Liffey swell rang out through the foggy dew Right proudly high over Dublin Town they hung out the flag of war 'Twas better to die 'neath an Irish sky than at Sulva or Sud El Bar And from the plains of Royal Meath strong men came hurrying through While Britannia's Huns, with their long range guns sailed in through the foggy dew 'Twas Britannia bade our Wild Geese go that small nations might be free But their lonely graves are by Sulva's waves or the shore of the Great North Sea Oh, had they died by Pearse's side or fought with Cathal Brugha Their names we will keep where the fenians sleep 'neath the shroud of the foggy dew But the bravest fell, and the requiem bell rang mournfully and clear For those who died that Eastertide in the springing of the year And the world did gaze, in deep amaze, at those fearless men, but few Who bore the fight that freedom's light might shine through the foggy dew Ah, back through the glen I rode again and my heart with grief was sore For I parted then with valiant men whom I never shall see more But to and fro in my dreams I go and I'd kneel and pray for you, For slavery fled, O glorious dead, When you fell in the foggy dew. As for a national anthem... Polski, of course... Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2nmFHUbVQtA "What foreign violence has taken from us We will reclaim, saber in hand..." heh...
Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image! Russian Anthem ...this comes from a Russian citizen... http://www.youtube.com/v/KPsMdYXwkz8&rel=1
My loyalties are inspected By rubber pro-tru-ders But alive I will be - One day more Yeah, baby ! I mean - uh... Sieg Heil ! or something...
I like the rock version... There should be some footage of a Red Guards Armored Shock Army in the video, though... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pavbnb9rD6Y
I often hum the Italian anthem to myself ... I love it! Especially when it so abruptly changes the melody - I always wonder whether I'll hum it properly over that hump.
