Anybody else missing "World in Union"?

[AlRums]

World in Union always announced the RWC to me and I miss it

I'm fed up with Non, je ne regrette rien it's getting irritating

 

[AngloScotsHybrid]

It always amuses me that they stole the tune from I Vow to Thee My Country. During the 1991 world cup I was forced to go to church and when they started singing the hymn I thought they were singing the rugby world cup anthem

 

[Rinkadink]

Just priming everyone for England actually having their own anthem in the near future.

 

[AlRums]

It always amuses me that they stole the tune from I Vow to Thee My Country. During the 1991 world cup I was forced to go to church and when they started singing the hymn I thought they were singing the rugby world cup anthem

It's Holst, stolen for the hymn

 

[Bada-Bing!]

Here you go. I believe this is the 2023 version.

 

[ncurd]

Still not a patch on the 1995 version but I guess that's the first version I heard also the first time I heard the tune so I get confused when when I vow to thee my country plays. I guess lyrically there's something more to the 1995 version anyway due to being part of post apartheid SA.

Personally I love the lyrics as well they're simple but speak to sporting ideals, world cups and well as more global things in a generalised way.

Top marks to the guy who thought of it.

 

[AlRums]

Here you go. I believe this is the 2023 version.

Thanks, that's a good one

Much better than Florence Welch

 

[AlRums]

Still not a patch on the 1995 version but I guess that's the first version I heard also the first time I heard the tune so I get confused when when I vow to thee my country plays. I guess lyrically there's something more to the 1995 version anyway due to being part of post apartheid SA.

Personally I love the lyrics as well they're simple but speak to sporting ideals, world cups and well as more global things in a generalised way.

Top marks to the guy who thought of it.

PJ Powers, was one of the best versions with the background choir

 

[ncurd]

Thanks, that's a good one

Much better than Florence Welch

Did Floerence do one? I think your mixing up Paloma Faith.

After Welch's Stand By Me I can't imagine she'd butcher it like Paloma did.

 

[AlRums]

Did Floerence do one? I think your mixing up Paloma Faith.

After Welch's Stand By Me I can't imagine she'd butcher it like Paloma did.

I am indeed, apologies. She butchered it

 

[Bada-Bing!]

Paloma's was by far the worst version IMO.

 

[AlRums]

It always amuses me that they stole the tune from I Vow to Thee My Country. During the 1991 world cup I was forced to go to church and when they started singing the hymn I thought they were singing the rugby world cup anthem

Just for you

 

[Cruz_del_Sur]

I love/hate the song. It's beautiful but i can't think of another tune that provokes such a volume of mixed feelings.