Your new national anthem?
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I live in the Netherlands, and personally I think our anthem sucks balls. It has no true value for the people outside two parts of the country, it is one big jerk off for our royal family and it has no real edge to it. Only cool thing is the first letter of each verse form the name of the first king of the Netherlands, in realy old writing, it says Wilhelm von Nassov, which is how the Germans pronounce it, Willem van Nassou. Also the first verse, you know, the one everyone can sing along, but ask the first word of the second verse and everyone looks at you like you asked them if you could take a picture of their ass with a traffic cone in it... Were was I?
Oh, right, the first verse, it mentions that the Dutch are "van Duitse bloed", or translated, have German blood... I BEG YOUR PARDON? Of course, it's derived from the name of the people who roamed the swamps of les Pays en Boys, but then again, our royal family largely consists of old German families, so it's another big woohoo to them...
Second complaint: it mentions "den Koning van Hispanje heb ik altijd geeerd", translated, I have always honored the king of, wait for the punchline: SPAIN!
I thought it was a Dutch anthem? Well, too bad, I don't like Spain, not the people or the country, but in general the word "Spain" brings no other image to my head than a bunch of sweaty fat people jammed stuck on a too small beach whilst Green Peace viciously attempts to pull whales in back into the sea and leave sunbathers on the beach.
So therefor I want my national anthem to be:
Watermensen by 3JS, a Dutch band that is highly undervalued and made a great song about the love/hate relation with the sea. Check it out, it's really good, but a tad folky, so be warned...
EDIT: here's a link to a good version:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M7tl2emtvf0
Also, if you like it, here's another song which shows you the capabilities of the singer, he's a miracle:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3kjy8vtg-0
Don't even attempt to link a story to the video, it's been tried and deemed impossible...
Oh, right, the first verse, it mentions that the Dutch are "van Duitse bloed", or translated, have German blood... I BEG YOUR PARDON? Of course, it's derived from the name of the people who roamed the swamps of les Pays en Boys, but then again, our royal family largely consists of old German families, so it's another big woohoo to them...
Second complaint: it mentions "den Koning van Hispanje heb ik altijd geeerd", translated, I have always honored the king of, wait for the punchline: SPAIN!
I thought it was a Dutch anthem? Well, too bad, I don't like Spain, not the people or the country, but in general the word "Spain" brings no other image to my head than a bunch of sweaty fat people jammed stuck on a too small beach whilst Green Peace viciously attempts to pull whales in back into the sea and leave sunbathers on the beach.
So therefor I want my national anthem to be:
Watermensen by 3JS, a Dutch band that is highly undervalued and made a great song about the love/hate relation with the sea. Check it out, it's really good, but a tad folky, so be warned...
EDIT: here's a link to a good version:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M7tl2emtvf0
Also, if you like it, here's another song which shows you the capabilities of the singer, he's a miracle:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3kjy8vtg-0
Don't even attempt to link a story to the video, it's been tried and deemed impossible...
