Question for the North East of England contingent, please

[Tickettyboo]

I don't watch tv, ours seems to be a bit broken as all it ever seems to have on is sport and dust.

Mr Boo is watching a football match and Spain is one of the teams.

Does any one else from the North East, who has listened to Spain's National Anthem think the main refrain is a slowed down version of The Keel Row?
If you haven't heard it , its here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SpxVzGpCHoc

Boo

[BumbleB]

I'm not from the North East, but it is very similar, isn't it?

[Tickettyboo]

I'm not from the North East, but it is very similar, isn't it?

it is, but so slow its hard to sing along :-)

I'm going to take more notice of the national anthems when the football is on now, there may be a country somewhere that has Cushie Butterfield as their national tune :-)

Boo

[BumbleB]

Perhaps someone with a knowledge of written music could do a comparison 

I had to asm Mr G about Cushie Butterfield 

[Tickettyboo]

a very romantic song indeed :-)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sTmvjjoGgYw

Boo

[Rena]

I was raised in the Port of Hull on the east coast of Yorkshire and it now seems to me that every lesson was taught with us singing a relevant sea shanty.

The Keel Row was one of those songs and I agree, that Spain's anthem certainly sounds similar.  In fact I immediately started singing with the band