Welcome to Week 8. There is no way to fairly break this tie so four countries from last week, Benin, Montenegro, Samoa, and Monaco advance into Round 2.
For tournament format, go to original Post.
Week 8, Round 1, Group 8 (Azerbaijan, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Yemen, Sudan, Gambia, Comoros, Belize, Equatorial Guinea, Guyana)
Vote for as many as you want. Anthems are below, in most cases, I have tried to find a solo singer version. Voting is from Monday to Monday.
World Cup of Anthems! Week 8
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World Cup of Anthems! Week 8
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Re: World Cup of Anthems! Week 8
I love this competition so much. Like travelling without having to stand up.
Some really corrupt countries in this week's batch...
Azerbaijan - Either the songwriter is a bizarre dude, or it's hard to find good Azeri-English translator. "Ready to plague for you sententiously!" But powerful and intimidating.
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines - A contender for the worst in the world. Like bad MOR pop.
Yemen - Jaunty, almost fun.
Sudan - What an opening - "We are the army of God!" Jaunty like Yemen. (I am oddly drawn to the anthems of these desert Muslim states.
Gambia - I am not partial to hymn-like anthems that fail to inspire musically.
Comoros - Great video. Would love to visit the place. Anthem is far too peaceful.
Belize - Could have been in a Gilbert and Sullivan operetta.
Equatorial Guinea - Horrible version with the autotune voice. Feh.
Guyana - Would like to hear this with a full orchestra. But I like it.
Some really corrupt countries in this week's batch...
Azerbaijan - Either the songwriter is a bizarre dude, or it's hard to find good Azeri-English translator. "Ready to plague for you sententiously!" But powerful and intimidating.
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines - A contender for the worst in the world. Like bad MOR pop.
Yemen - Jaunty, almost fun.
Sudan - What an opening - "We are the army of God!" Jaunty like Yemen. (I am oddly drawn to the anthems of these desert Muslim states.
Gambia - I am not partial to hymn-like anthems that fail to inspire musically.
Comoros - Great video. Would love to visit the place. Anthem is far too peaceful.
Belize - Could have been in a Gilbert and Sullivan operetta.
Equatorial Guinea - Horrible version with the autotune voice. Feh.
Guyana - Would like to hear this with a full orchestra. But I like it.
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I love the Azerbaijan lyrics. I want to believe that there are no translation issues at all. They mean every word.
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is way too long. Maybe it would be better if it were the anthem for Saint Vincent or the Grenadines.
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Just listened to the rest of these. I only voted for one anthem this week, but overall I thought this was an okay group. Nothing horrible, but nothing really wowed me. I could probably be talked into voting for something else.
This is the same group that recorded the Burkina Faso anthem, which I happen to like a lot.
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Monster.bapo! wrote: ↑Mon Mar 29, 2021 4:11 pm Just listened to the rest of these. I only voted for one anthem this week, but overall I thought this was an okay group. Nothing horrible, but nothing really wowed me. I could probably be talked into voting for something else.
This is the same group that recorded the Burkina Faso anthem, which I happen to like a lot.
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