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What are the best British songs? That really scream Britain to you?

70 replies

jinglebitch · 20/03/2019 22:47

Need to think of some songs for an end of year assembly, on a British theme. Any ideas gratefully appreciated.

OP posts:
rightreckoner · 20/03/2019 22:48

Baggy Trousers.

BartonHollow · 20/03/2019 22:50

Three Lions and Vindaloo Grin

Twerking9to5 · 20/03/2019 22:50

a Town called malice

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TinselAndKnickers · 20/03/2019 22:50

Wonderwall - Oasis
Anything by the Beatles
Queen
Baggy Trousers by Madness Grin
Spice Girls!!

BartonHollow · 20/03/2019 22:51

London Calling

rightreckoner · 20/03/2019 22:51

Waterloo Sunset

rightreckoner · 20/03/2019 22:51

Reasons to be cheerful

rightreckoner · 20/03/2019 22:52

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whiteroseredrose · 20/03/2019 22:52

White cliffs of Dover? Lambeth Walk?

BartonHollow · 20/03/2019 22:53

What's the Monty Python one?

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BloggersNet · 20/03/2019 22:53

Should I stay or should I go?

RomanticFatigue · 20/03/2019 22:56

Parklife.

Palominoo · 20/03/2019 22:56

The Sex Pistols -, God save the Queen

Palominoo · 20/03/2019 22:57

The Kinks - Waterloo Sunset

Palominoo · 20/03/2019 22:57

The Small Faces -,
Lazy Sunday Afternoon

sweetcheeksmahoaney · 20/03/2019 22:57

oasis
madness

Palominoo · 20/03/2019 22:58

Kate Bush - Wuthering Heights

SrSteveOskowski · 20/03/2019 22:58

(I'm gonna be) 500 miles - The Proclaimers.
I think it's the Scottish accent. I'm Irish.

PrivateIsles · 20/03/2019 22:59

Twerking that's just what I was going to say! Love that song.

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Sunshine on Leith
Solsbury Hill
A Day in the Life
Come up and see me (make me smile)

Palominoo · 20/03/2019 22:59

The Beatles - a day in the life

MissGuernsey · 20/03/2019 22:59

Land of Hope and Glory

Our House - Madness

Brokenfurnitureandroses · 20/03/2019 23:08

“Breaking up is hard to do” ....

NoNeedToArgue · 20/03/2019 23:10

Common People

ShadyLady53 · 20/03/2019 23:12

I get knocked down but I get up again (can’t remember the title!)

Don’t look back in anger

Vindaloo

ShadyLady53 · 20/03/2019 23:12

Oh and Downtown

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