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[virginiajim]

My grandson is doing a project on England.   He has to put a music CD together that represents the music of England.  I'm thinking 'God Save the Queen', 'Greensleeves' (my personal favorite), 'Good King Wenceslas' and I'm at a loss at the moment for some others...

Any recommendations?  'Land of Hope and Glory'?  'Rule Brittania'?

[nightrider]

Vera Lynn , white cliffs of Dover , could do one of the England football songs ,

[O.C.]

Here ya go Jim

Land of hope and Glory

Rule Brittania

I vow to thee

Jerusalem

There's loads ....maybe we like composing tunes about ourselves   


Hope that helps your lad     

[doebag]

When you say 'England' do you mean England, or Great Britain or United Kingdom. Lots of people use England when they mean the other two.
Anything early by the Beatles would be one of my choices.
If GB or UK, then you have a much wider choice.

[PRD]

Winchester cathedral by the New Vaudeville Band

[snowy]

Music "of" England, or music "from" the English culture?
Alternative thoughts..................
Streets of London - Gerry Refferty
Ferry cross the Mersey - Jerry & the Pacemakers
Solsbury Hill - Peter Gabriel
Penny Lane - The Beatles?

[Charlie747]

Baker Street - Gerry Rafferty
God Save the Queen -  Sex Pistols
Any James Bond theme by English writers
Tubular Bells - Mike Oldfield

Like snowrO said of England or from England

Like Doebag said England or GB/UK

[virginiajim]

If you notice the flag on my avatar, that might give you some clue, but I am talking England in this particular case.  I was born in England, not Scotland, not Wales, not Northern Ireland.  I'd feel the same if I was born in either of those or about those, but by mother is English (Ipswich) and my father US.  My Grandson came to me with his project and said he was doing something about England.  He was displaying the Union Flag.  I had to correct him.  While the St. George's Cross has no 'official' status, as far as I'm concerned it represents England.  It will be interesting to see if the local school officials here understand that, but if not I'm more than willing to educate them if they don't.

Thanks for the suggestions on the music.  I think I'll grab most of them from Amazon and then burn a CD for him.  As always, you've been more than helpful in things not related to MCs.  This is the reason I frequent here.  I hope one day to come back before I can't.

I'm thinking the older songs, but I may include some from the 60's R&R era as they are just as important..  Songs with England in them or from England.  I can put quite a few melodies on a CD.  You know, this may be more about me than my grandson...

[Winston Smith]

Eton Rifles.
London's Burning.
Fog on the Tyne.
National Express (Divine Comedy)

[Debs]

Roger Whittaker - Durham town
The Specials - Ghost Town
Madness - Our House

[O.C.]

Good man Jim,  once an English man  always an English man.

Don't you dare come back to Blighty without letting us know      

[virginiajim]

It will not be a surprise when I come back.

[Boomer]

God Save The Queen -The Sex Pistols
Solsbury Hill - Peter Gabriel
Greensleeves
Teenage Kicks - The Undertones
500 Miles - The Proclaimers