tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18775356.post7986309654250393787..comments2024-03-14T13:06:38.883+00:00Comments on cultural snow: Every black'ning Church appallsTim Fhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14681067872556519250noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18775356.post-62261245174431054572008-04-15T10:38:00.000+01:002008-04-15T10:38:00.000+01:00Scotland... dunno. 'Donald, Where's Yer Troosers?'...Scotland... dunno. 'Donald, Where's Yer Troosers?', maybe?<BR/><BR/>It would have to be something by the Proclaimers, surely? (I can't choose between "500 Miles" and <BR/>"I Want to Spend my Life With You". ("Cap In Hand" seems obvious but it's too cringe-worthy for my taste)Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15842622672253226570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18775356.post-51111328235361919882008-04-15T06:18:00.000+01:002008-04-15T06:18:00.000+01:00Billy's in Peckham, talking to angels (which sound...Billy's in Peckham, talking to angels (which sounds like a euphemism).Tim Fhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14681067872556519250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18775356.post-28327057901678251212008-04-14T19:07:00.000+01:002008-04-14T19:07:00.000+01:00Billy (of the Oye variety) ought to be here. He's...Billy (of the Oye variety) ought to be here. He's hot on the Blake stuff.llewtrahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06056744147599140057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18775356.post-78923864099236066362008-04-13T06:12:00.000+01:002008-04-13T06:12:00.000+01:00Christopher: In an ideal world, it would become th...Christopher: In an ideal world, it would become the English national anthem. Wales would get 'Delilah', NI possibly 'Teenage Kicks' and Scotland... dunno. 'Donald, Where's Yer Troosers?', maybe?<BR/><BR/>Mrs Peel: I once went to the wedding of someone I didn't know, who had both of them as part of the service. I was warned beforehand, "It's not that she's right-wing, as such..."<BR/><BR/>Hello, Tony. Billy would find the whole thing hilarious, I'm sure, and regale the angels with the story over a pint of nectar.<BR/><BR/>The tune makes it more digestible, Amy. And, compared to most Anglican hymns, it's blessedly short - indeed the only hymn I know that leaves you wanting more.<BR/><BR/>Except it's not a hymn, is it?Tim Fhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14681067872556519250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18775356.post-69819874591636283802008-04-13T06:03:00.000+01:002008-04-13T06:03:00.000+01:00you Brits get the most interesting controversies. ...you Brits get the most interesting controversies. i had to go look up the Jerusalem poem, not knowing it and having no idea of the song that goes with it. it is rather heavy-handed, just on the page (or really, on the screen). wonderful, but in that way that a club beating you about the head is wonderful - when it stops.amyonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04336092306270018567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18775356.post-70030118832825223162008-04-12T13:58:00.000+01:002008-04-12T13:58:00.000+01:00I Think Billy Blake Would Aprove. The Devil really...I Think Billy Blake Would Aprove. The Devil really <I>does</I> have all the best tunes...........!tonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03746435400444226665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18775356.post-78433702797432143912008-04-11T20:11:00.000+01:002008-04-11T20:11:00.000+01:00My only thought about "Jerusalem" is how I confuse...My only thought about "Jerusalem" is how I confuse it with "I vow to thee."Mapeelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12149683683413237283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18775356.post-24249067476334398972008-04-11T13:57:00.000+01:002008-04-11T13:57:00.000+01:00Why, this is absolutely so. But it never took off ...Why, this is absolutely so. But it never took off until a Leeds festival in the early 20s, by which time Parry was dead, in an orchestration by Elgar.<BR/><BR/>There was fierce controversy over its inclusion in a revised Church of Scotland hymn book (1973), when it was suggested that 'England' ('in England's green and pleasant land') should be changed to 'Scotland', 'Scotia' or even 'Albion'. <BR/><BR/>I don't know what craven interests forced its eventual inclusion. I've accompanied it at Scottish weddings when Ultra members of the congregation refused to sing it and remained seated while it was being sung.<BR/><BR/>Good for the Dean of Southwark.Christopherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14227767014123557100noreply@blogger.com