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What is the best national/political party anthem?

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#1 ·
For me, it's either the anthem of the Ba'ath Party or the national anthem of the DDR ("Auferstanden aus Ruinen", composed by the great Hanns Eisler).





I hate communism, but the second of these links almost makes me want to revert back to my Marxist-Leninist days. It's wonderful. Unfortunately, all M-L organisations in Britain are full of people who do not appreciate music like this and who would rightly be purged by Zhdanovists in any real Soviet country.

Do you know of a better anthem? If so, share it here. But if it's not better, I will neg rep you. I'm sure that insignificant, meaningless act will ruin your life.
 
#2 ·
Ok I will be brave and risk a neg rep from you.

If you are into leftist anthems than:

Bandiera Rossa of course (had to post punk version ;)):


And L'Internazionale:
 
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#3 ·
I was going to pos rep you (I rarely neg rep unless I'm in a dickhead mood) but a like will have to do. It says I have to spread rep around first. Those are both fun to listen to.

The only downside to this thread is that I want to stay up until 4am listening to the Alexandrov Chorus ("Red Army Choir"). Not a good idea after a bottle of wine when I have to get up in the morning to work.

BTW, I forgot to include the Italian fascist song "Giovinezza" in the OP. The recording of that song by Beniamino Gigli is one of my all-time favourites. Unbelievably catchy song, but not as inspiring as "Auferstanden aus Ruinen". Gigli is my second-favourite tenor, though, after the wonderful Jussi Björling.
 
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#9 ·
I liked the Arab party Anthem and the Italian L'Internazionale.

I like Pakistan's national anthem. I'm a bit biased of course :lol: The music was composed by Ahmad G Chagla in 1949 and lyrics were written later by Hafiz Jalandhari in 1954.



Here's the instrumental version:



Now awaiting your bad rep 0:) :p
 
#10 ·
Thanks to this thread, I have a new obsession, listening to national anthems of various countries :lol: For me a good anthem has to have a catchy vibe. Some of the anthems that I heard were :tape:

One of my favorites was Spain's "Marcha Real," I couldn't resist listening to it over and over.



I also liked the Franco version with lyrics.

Bangladeshi anthem is also wonderful, especially the lyrics by the great poet Rabindranath Tagore.



Syrian national anthem was pretty catchy too, never mind the lyrics :lol: Judging by Ba'ath party anthem Syrians make good music.


Loved the Iraqi anthem as well. Great poetry! The anthem during Saddam Hussain's time was also good.



Nepali Anthem, just for novelty's sake :D


I guess that's enough. I'll keep my obsession to myself now :laugh2:
 
#11 ·
I've always found the Italian national anthem to be the best in terms of pure sound. I was in Rome in a massive square filled to the brim with people with the Colosseum in the distance during their world cup match with England on a giant projector screen. When the anthem started and everyone sang alone I got chills, absolute chills and that's not even my country. Never felt the same way about the American national anthem at any sporting event but that's probably because it's played way too often.
 
#12 ·
Interesting! I heard the Italian national anthem on youtube and didn't have the slightest inclination to listen to it again. Even though I usually like listening to Italian songs and Italian in general. But maybe listening to it live in a sporting event has a different effect? Someone above posted videos from world cup matches, and I could barely hear the anthems amid all the noise. So I don't know if I would have the same effect.

I think US anthem is fine and I have heard some good renditions of it too. But I don't think it's easy to remember and sing for an anthem. I haven't met many Americans who can sing it out of memory, and trust me I have asked people to do just that and they barely sing a couple of lines. Whereas in Pakistan almost everyone knows the national anthem, because it's short and easier to remember. Even Pakistanis like me who have been living abroad for many years can sing it out of memory. I'm not bashing the US anthem though. I think it's a fine poem by Francis Scott Key. But I don't understand why it was adopted as the national anthem.
 
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