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Don't know why, but there are a couple of songs (and her I could say hymns) that always get an emotional reaction from me. Not that I'm religious or anything, but.....
....they are:
I vow to thee my country
Jerusalem

they make me feel more British than Pomp and Circumstance, and Rule Britania

Does anyone else have songs like that??

I love Nimrod by Elgar. I love his music ,and think of it as being truly British. I lived and worked in Malvern ,and was lucky enough to live on the hills where Elgar walked . His house on the Wells Road in Malvern Wells,was just in front of mine. The school and village hall just further down was where he played Billiards. I have always thought Land of Hope and Glory should be our national anthem.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hgw_yprN_-w

Back to every saturday morning when me and my mates would go home pretending we were cowboys.

Rob wrote:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hgw_yprN_-w

Back to every saturday morning when me and my mates would go home pretending we were cowboys.

Plaza in Oldbury Rob ? I used to go there to Watch Flash Gordon

This is mine - can't listen to it for long though - too sad, makes me cry

My dad once stood at the top of our garden and sang this in Welsh - all the neighbours came out to listen

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FMqE-Xan_fA

Certainly Jerusalem, River Deep, Mountain High always has me reaching for the imaginary mic (and everyone else retching), Shostakovich's Symphony No 7 (Leningrad), Billie Holliday or Nina Simone singing Strange Fruit, Norma Waterson singing Black Muddy River ..... the list is endless.

Rob wrote:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hgw_yprN_-w

Back to every saturday morning when me and my mates would go home pretending we were cowboys.

Rob, you do seem to have spent a lot of time at the cinema You would get on with my hubby

not a bit religous!!, but has to be the old rugged cross.

Same one as you Snoopysue !
Mike

i dont mine any of the traditional english/british song not played enough for me thats why we are lossing part of our heritage. for me land of hope and glory, or the welsh Men of Harlech, or the scotish loch lomond, or even the irish Danny boy, take your pick

If it's welsh it's got to be sospan fach or Hen wlad fy nhadau

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p-TgTPv8brI
http://www.youtube.com/channel/HCBjfQbrxJML8

Used to be able to do them both, all the way through - many moons ago!!
(Not too old to have forgotten how to say Llanfair PG in full though)!

snoopysue wrote:If it's welsh it's got to be sospan fach or Hen wlad fy nhadau

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p-TgTPv8brI
http://www.youtube.com/channel/HCBjfQbrxJML8

Used to be able to do them both, all the way through - many moons ago!!
(Not too old to have forgotten how to say Llanfair PG in full though)!

Love them both Snoops - we all had to learn the train station name as well as the meaning - I can still say it but all I can remember now is that it has something to do with the Church of St. Tysilio.

Dad also used to sing Myfanwy.

St. Mary's Church in the hollow of the white hazel near the rapid whirlpool of Llandysilio of the red cave

I can remember St Mary's and the hollow, as well as the red bit at the end, but the hazel and the whirlpool get me every time! The funny bit is that Llandysilio also means church or parish of St Tysilio

Myfanwy! I loved that.It reminded me of the grammar school girls who lived in the posh houses in Moat Road with gardens bordering on Barnford Park.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BPNkB7biMOg

But you mean this one dont you?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WApx_Jrc2cQ