show 42 said:Thanks Mathman........I love "Waltzing Matilda" (I guess that dates me a bit)....42
Actually, that was really funny -- Elena knew the new anthem words, but Anton was actually singing the old words, which now sound ironic to say the least:A.H.Black said:I never liked the Russian National Anthem until I saw Berezhnaya and Sikharulidze sing it on the medals stand. I understand that sometimes the athletes are struck with emotion but if they possibly can, I want them all to sing at the top of their lungs - on key or not.
Well, I don't know much about music, but when I hear the anthems of China and Kenya, neither sounds "western" at all. Too stencato. Any music gurus care to comment?humbaba said:I've noticed that Asian countries seem to have adopted Western style music for their anthems. I always wonder about this. Why don't these countries have anthems in their own native musical idioms? That would make the medal ceremonies much more interesting. Are there any non-western countries that have non-western style anthems?