Oh dear, the BBC poll is over...

knobbles

Hmmm, I hope they don't take this too seriously....

"In response to an internet poll by the BBC looking to determine "The World's Top 10" - that is, the top ten pop songs of all time on planet earth - anonymous voters have pushed The Wolfe Tones' 'A Nation Once Again' near the top of the list. " - hotpress

tony 2 tone

Bah, The Dubliners/Luke Kelly version is much better.........

Cue muppets calling the song "fasist/racist"

carrolls

Official, "Wolfe Tones- A nation once again" Greatest song ever.


Well done the Tones.

Space Coyote

Now we can all sing it together...

"A Nation Once Again"
Thomas Osbourne Davis

When boyhood's fire was in my blood
I read of ancient freemen,
For Greece and Rome who bravely stood,
Three hundred men and three men;
And then I prayed I yet might see
Our fetters rent in twain,
And Ireland, long a province, be.
A Nation once again!

A Nation once again,
A Nation once again,
And lreland, long a province, be
A Nation once again!

And from that time, through wildest woe,
That hope has shone a far light,
Nor could love's brightest summer glow
Outshine that solemn starlight;
It seemed to watch above my head
In forum, field and fane,
Its angel voice sang round my bed,
A Nation once again!

It whisper'd too, that freedom's ark
And service high and holy,
Would be profaned by feelings dark
And passions vain or lowly;
For, Freedom comes from God's right hand,
And needs a Godly train;
And righteous men must make our land
A Nation once again!

So, as I grew from boy to man,
I bent me to that bidding
My spirit of each selfish plan
And cruel passion ridding;
For, thus I hoped some day to aid,
Oh, can such hope be vain ?
When my dear country shall be made
A Nation once again!

the66electric

Jesus Christ it actually made it to No. 1?

Come out ye' black and tans come out and fight me like a man.

the fnj

http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/us/features/topten/

And they had to fight off stiff competition for the top spot.

Once again we have proved why Irish people should not be let near the internet.

the66electric

This will be my last post as i have imposed a ban on myself, being of unsound irish body and unsound irish mind, from using the 'intunett' ever again...

tell my mom i love her...

Tyrrial

well...
i really hate crappy pop chats and i'm glad it's fúcked up, cos if it wasn't the wolf tones it would have been some stupid pop tart anyway....
not that i think in any way that the song is any good.
i wish we could have done some thing a little less... political.
maybe some thing funnier... like bando or some thing? an unsigned irish band that broke up winning would have been more fun i think

the66electric

Agreed. its just a shame that the nation couldn't unite behind something like 'Ebeneezer Goode' by The Shamen.

knobbles

johnny logan

PiE

Wow, the Irish outvoted the Indians/Pakistanians?

Would be funny if it hadn't been started by 'we hate the British' gobsh!tes.

the66electric

The very people who watch never ending streams of british television, favorite film is Snatch, scream at the radio every saturday afternoon between 3 and 5 for Man Utd to win etc...

... and then say 'jesus i hate them ****in brits'.

Tyrrial

RIGHT ON!!
the 66 electric, I'm with you 110% with that one cos i know a few idiots (i'm sure most people do) that are just like that, they need a swift kick in the arse!

Space Coyote

totally agree with yis lads. Nothin worse than walking round the city centre at the weekend, on the way to the pub and yer mate starts roaring rebel songs !!! Does my head in.

And 66electric, love yer signature...from the office...classic stuff

acquiescefc

Totally agree too 66,

Those who spend 9 months talkin about the fact that Beckham/Owen/or whichever BRITISH player they adore playing for 'their' team, is injured/playing badly/playing goodly etc and then when they are playing for ENGLAND, they are the enemy.

No wonder keano is so loved here.

Hope my boss/certain co-workers are reading this...doubt it , theres no pictures.

the66electric

The England international games are the ****ing worst, you know it.

I watched England vs argentina in a couldron of hate at my local in 1998 with my friends hanging from the rafters like a breed of urangutan screaming for joy coz that 'scumbag puff' Beckham was sent off...

...fast forward to 6 months later and they are back to worshipping his scrote because, after all, they are pure Man U, through and through.

Contradict yourself much?

Wacker

Nationalism is not woth it, ever. It only ever leads to pain and death.