Author Topic: Embarrassing potential Olympic anthem cock ups (Read 5783 times)

Cudzoziemiec · « **on:** 26 July, 2012, 11:03:13 am »

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Quote from: hellymedic on 26 July, 2012, 10:31:48 am

Quote from: Cudzoziemiec on 26 July, 2012, 09:58:20 am

Most of all, I look forward to a Kazakh competitor receiving a gold medal to the soundtrack from Borat.

Hasn't that already happened at some other Games?

What embarrassing or amusing national anthem cock ups can you think up for the Olympics?

Chris S · « **Reply #1 on:** 26 July, 2012, 11:04:47 am »

Well - they already managed one with flags, and we haven't even had the opening ceremony yet

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Cudzoziemiec · « **Reply #2 on:** 26 July, 2012, 11:08:44 am »

I reckon Team GB should have "We are the champions". After all, it is by our head of state!

Exit Stage Left · « **Reply #3 on:** 26 July, 2012, 11:39:27 am »

Quote from: Cudzoziemiec on 26 July, 2012, 11:08:44 am

I reckon Team GB should have "We are the champions". After all, it is by our head of state!

The Germans could have the Laibach version of 'One Vision' http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wwdOX19_ETI
It's quoting of Reifenstahl's 'Olympia' and Triumph of the Will' would acknowledge the lasting legacy of the 1936 games, and carry on the Queen theme.
The GB cycling squad could have Hey Big Spender.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jY0iFqEfGqQ

hellymedic · « **Reply #4 on:** 26 July, 2012, 03:45:33 pm »

Quiz on this subject on BBC.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-19001252

Gus · « **Reply #5 on:** 26 July, 2012, 04:58:56 pm »

Well the french did it in the TDF 2009 too
[urlhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8mapnfxjN7E][/url]

Cudzoziemiec · « **Reply #6 on:** 26 July, 2012, 05:04:31 pm »

Quote from: hellymedic on 26 July, 2012, 03:45:33 pm

Quiz on this subject on BBC.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-19001252

How curious (or not) - the Croat for "penis" is the same as the Polish for "chicken" (but not "cock" - it's most definitely a feminine noun in Polish).

Woofage · « **Reply #7 on:** 26 July, 2012, 05:33:34 pm »

Quote from: hellymedic on 26 July, 2012, 03:45:33 pm

Quiz on this subject on BBC.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-19001252

5/7

(all guesses)

microphonie · « **Reply #8 on:** 26 July, 2012, 06:40:15 pm »

Quote from: Chris S on 26 July, 2012, 11:04:47 am

Well - they already managed one with flags, and we haven't even had the opening ceremony yet .

Good to choose one of the Axis of Evil to piss off first - maybe they'll compound it by playing this as the national anthem:

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/UEaKX9YYHiQ&rel=1" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/v/UEaKX9YYHiQ&rel=1</a>

They've also described a Welsh member of the Team GB footie squad, Joe Allen, as English in the programme.

According the Guardian Guide in 1920 the organisers lost the Italian anthem so played O Sole Mio instead

madcow · « **Reply #9 on:** 26 July, 2012, 07:01:20 pm »

Was it the Commonwealth games where they didnt have any music to support a Northern Ireland boxer who won a gold medal?
I think one of his trainers had to step into the ring to belt out "O Danny Boy"

Cudzoziemiec · « **Reply #10 on:** 26 July, 2012, 09:43:25 pm »

Quote from: madcow on 26 July, 2012, 07:01:20 pm

Was it the Commonwealth games where they didnt have any music to support a Northern Ireland boxer who won a gold medal?
I think one of his trainers had to step into the ring to belt out "O Danny Boy"

ooh, first performed by someone who went to my son's school! There's a plaque on the wall an everything!

mark · « **Reply #11 on:** 26 July, 2012, 11:36:48 pm »

Quote from: hellymedic on 26 July, 2012, 03:45:33 pm

Quiz on this subject on BBC.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-19001252

5/7, all guesses. How many people think that the real reason for the German national anthem screw-up involved somebody's twisted sense of humor?

Wowbagger · « **Reply #12 on:** 26 July, 2012, 11:44:32 pm »

How is it that we are all guessing and getting 5/7?

Ewan Houzami · « **Reply #13 on:** 27 July, 2012, 12:08:22 am »

Lesley Garrett

Wombat · « **Reply #14 on:** 27 July, 2012, 08:15:13 am »

I'm hoping that was a clean answer, and referring to her screeching abilities, not an unfortunate gathering of the words "Cock", "up" and "Lesley Garrett". I wouldn't do that either...

I just hate this trend of getting wailing women to do anthems at sporting events. I was, however, a little transfixed by the sight of Katherine Jenkins at a major rugby do a while ago. Quite captivating, although I have no idea of whether or not she was singing, all my sensory abilities were focused on sight, not sound...

madcow · « **Reply #15 on:** 27 July, 2012, 08:53:53 am »

Its an Amercan thing-watch any Superbowl final from the last 3 decades and you get some diva bashing out the" Land of the free" at full blast or forgetting the words halfway through.
I'd prefer a good recording of the music so I could sing the words myself, unlike the footballers the other night who claimed they did na sing
" cos I'm Scottish and its Englands national anthem."

Wowbagger · « **Reply #16 on:** 27 July, 2012, 08:59:46 am »

Just leave it to the crowd to sing.

Basil · « **Reply #17 on:** 27 July, 2012, 09:10:20 am »

I thought that it was the boxer himself who sang Danny Boy.
It may be just my memory doing it's usual truth improvement.

madcow · « **Reply #18 on:** 27 July, 2012, 09:32:29 am »

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/mtVpnIQEokE&rel=1" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/v/mtVpnIQEokE&rel=1</a> 1990 Commonwealth games-Wayne McCollough

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/uwvRqEjjSF0&rel=1" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/v/uwvRqEjjSF0&rel=1</a> 1994 Commonwealth Games-Jim Webb

Not sure of the circumstances in each case but hey maybe it should be part of the medal ceremony. The Gold medal winner or one of his team has to sing their national anthem.

mcshroom · « **Reply #19 on:** 27 July, 2012, 09:37:45 am »

There is of course Marshall Wade's verse in the national anthem for when Chris Hoy wins, I'm sure that would go down well.

madcow · « **Reply #20 on:** 27 July, 2012, 09:52:54 am »

Which is why some Scots refuse to sing it.
The fact that most people can only sing one verse and 99.9% of the population only care about one verse is irrelavent to them.
"Flower of Scotland" contains the same jingoistic phrases about sending Edwards army packing , but some Scots dont see the irony .

Chris S · « **Reply #21 on:** 27 July, 2012, 10:16:06 am »

Do Scots even DO Irony?

Oh... Irony... sorry, I thought you said Ironing.

(hides)

Peter · « **Reply #22 on:** 27 July, 2012, 10:24:39 am »

Quote from: madcow on 27 July, 2012, 08:53:53 am

Its an Amercan thing-watch any Superbowl final from the last 3 decades and you get some diva bashing out the" Land of the free" at full blast or forgetting the words halfway through.
I'd prefer a good recording of the music so I could sing the words myself, unlike the footballers the other night who claimed they did na sing
" cos I'm Scottish and its Englands national anthem."

Was this the women? There are no Scots in the men's team.

Wascally Weasel · « **Reply #23 on:** 27 July, 2012, 10:30:54 am »

I‘m with Billy Connolly; he has suggested that the national anthem should be the theme tune to The Archers. Everyone knows the words...

Cyclops · « **Reply #24 on:** 27 July, 2012, 10:34:17 am »

Quote from: madcow on 27 July, 2012, 09:52:54 am

"Flower of Scotland" contains the same jingoistic phrases about sending Edwards army packing , but some Scots dont see the irony .

Flower of Scotland isn't the UK national anthem though. I don't imagine any English gold medal winners have to listen to Flower of Scotland during the medal presentation.