Valencia 2013 Build-Up

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I think the whole concept of national anthems is stupid and a relic from history. There is no real point in it these days. There all crap tunes and very few even know the words. Some really do show the country's shady history in the lyrics. I seem to remember some controversy once about a countrys national anthem.  It may have been a world cup or something like that and one of these old eastern block countrys anthem basicly sung "piss us off and we will invade your country, we will .... your women and kill your children. we will drive you into the sea".  The English anthem has been re-written a few times. Its over patriotic xenophobic crap .This verse was once used ..
Lord, grant that Marshal Wade, May by thy mighty aid, Victory bring. May he sedition hush, and like a torrent rush, Rebellious Scots to crush, God save the King.   some more dubious parts.   Thy choicest gifts in store On her be pleased to pour, Long may she reign;   and the line scatter our enemys was also used. Part of the reason most are not sung now but just instrumental is not in case some gimp fluffs his lines but more what the lines are saying.    

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Indeed - at least there's no danger of that with the Marcha Real. I think it's a cracking tune though - so is 'Il Canto Degli Italiano' as tiresome as they have become as a fan of Grand Prix Motorcycle racing.


 


As anachronistic as the concept of a National Anthem may well be, many would argue that we still need one. The prospect of revamping it terrifies me even more. It'd undoubtably be composed by Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber and unveiled by Elton John - or worse still some ex contestant on The X Factor.


 


I think we should commission Morrissey to write a new one.

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 Reading about the Spanish anthem and the copyright issues. I was starting to think Dorna owned it haha.

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Indeed - at least there's no danger of that with the Marcha Real. I think it's a cracking tune though - so is 'Il Canto Degli Italiano' as tiresome as they have become as a fan of Grand Prix Motorcycle racing.


 


As anachronistic as the concept of a National Anthem may well be, many would argue that we still need one. The prospect of revamping it terrifies me even more. It'd undoubtably be composed by Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber and unveiled by Elton John - or worse still some ex contestant on The X Factor.


 


I think we should commission Morrissey to write a new one.

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I didn't consider that and i do think that is the direction our tabloid reality show addicted population would phone in vote for.

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Spain is spanish for spaniard,

Spain spain spain Spain

Spanish spaniard spanish

Spain spain Spain spain etc

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Indeed - at least there's no danger of that with the Marcha Real. I think it's a cracking tune though - so is 'Il Canto Degli Italiano' as tiresome as they have become as a fan of Grand Prix Motorcycle racing.


 


As anachronistic as the concept of a National Anthem may well be, many would argue that we still need one. The prospect of revamping it terrifies me even more. It'd undoubtably be composed by Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber and unveiled by Elton John - or worse still some ex contestant on The X Factor.


 


I think we should commission Morrissey to write a new one.

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The UK could offer it up as its next entry into that God-awful Eurovision song contest travesty.  Couldn't be any worse than some of the excrement that is served up year after year

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What its all about:
 

 


Lorenzo vs Marquez 

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Question: will J Lo carry the #1 plate next year if he takes the title?

I think the kid will, but Jorge maybe not.

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My personal view is they should be forced too. You should be made to use the number where you finished in the last championship. Rookies the same but with a zero after there finishing number. Having personal numbers is just marketing which to the modern rider seems more important than placement. A rider should see that #1 on track and want it on his bike more than anything.

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Kudos to Kropo for the insightful questions asked during the press conference.

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