National Anthems Part 5: Norway

Cause I'm Norwegian:

National Anthems Part 4: India, United Kingdom, Philippines, Spain

The theme of the day is "complicated relationships".

India:


United Kingdom:


Philippines:


Spain:

National Anthems Part 3: Italy, France

This clip comes from Euro 2008's "Group of Death" match between Italy's Azzurri and France's Les Bleus. Let's forget the Dutch took a lot of the air out of this match by smacking them both by a combined score of 7-1 beforehand.

National Anthems Part 2: Russia, USSR

Below are the national anthems of the Russian Federation and the former Soviet Union. They have different lyrics, but both are great to have on your iPods.

Note: when I was a child I was terrified of the Soviets, not because of stories I had heard of how close we may have come to nuclear meltdown, or because of the fear of Communism threatening our way of life, but because of Ivan Drago. He killed Apollo Creed in front of millions of people. That's hard to watch as a 7 year old. It never ceases to amaze me how history can prove what's right and wrong, often contrary to what widespread beliefs are at the time of events in question. I've come to realize that Apollo should've been killed. He was annoying. If he dies, he dies.

Russian Federation


USSR:

National Anthems Part 1: China

To coincide with the duration of the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, We Has Spoken presents to you the first in a series highlighting the national anthems of participating countries.

We begin with the host nation, China:


And here's an entertaining amateur rendition: