Posted on 06/21/2024 11:27:07 AM PDT by DFG
The Euro 2024 soccer tournament is under way in Dusseldorf, and in the U.K. there has been less attention to the games than hand-wringing over the likelihood of English fans singing “Ten German Bombers.” Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has denounced the song as “offensive” and urged Brits not to sing it, as has England’s team manager. A German police chief has warned British fans, “Don’t be dicks.” Only a few voices have been raised in defense of English fans and their chant.
So, seeing such consternation, I wanted to hear the song. As you no doubt assumed, it counts down, like the classic “99 Bottles of Beer on the Wall,” as RAF fighters shoot down German bombers during the Blitz:
To be honest, I like it. Sure, we are all allies now, and World War II has been over for a while. But as soccer hooliganism goes, it is pretty mild. And some criticisms of the song, like the claim that it “mocks German casualties,” are ridiculous.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ten_German_Bombers And the RAF from England shot one down. And the RAF from England, RAF from England, RAF from England shot one down.
There were ten German bombers in the air.
There were ten German bombers in the air.
There were ten German bombers, ten German bombers, ten German bombers in the air.
And the RAF from England shot one down.
And the RAF from England shot one down.
And the RAF from England, RAF from England, RAF from England shot one down.
They really should be disgusted with the Albanian and Croatian fans chanting “Kill The Serbs!” during their match the other day.
Two World Wars and One World Cup....Doo Dah! Doo Dah!
I’m a soccer aficionado and I love the fanaticism of English soccer fans!
When did the Germans get so touchy? Might they be spoiling for a rematch in the world war category?
Their chants are the best:
His eyes are offside
His eyes are offside
Mesut Özil
His eyes are offside
He bites who he wants
He bites who he wants
Luis Suarez
He bites who he wants
[Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has denounced the song as “offensive” and urged Brits not to sing it, as has England’s team manager. ]
Are Rwandans muslim? “Cause I would have thought that he’d send the muslims home first (because that whole Genesis thing don’tcha know)!
How is this considered offensive? The Scottish anthem talks about Bannockburn and sending the English “home to think again” The French national anthem talks about watering their furows with “impure blood” of Austrians. How given all that, is it offensive to sing a song about shooting down Nazi bombers in world war ii?
[Are Rwandans muslim? “Cause I would have thought that he’d send the muslims home first (because that whole Genesis thing don’tcha know)!]
I'm old enough to remember "Francis the Talking Mule" movies. Francis was an Army mule, who happened to run into G.I. Donald O'Conner who played the role of Peter Stirling. Stirling was the only one who could hear Francis, whose voice in the early movies was provided by the actor Chill Wills.
TEN GERMAN BOMBERS: Be proud lads, proud of the courage of your forefathers
Love it!
Honestly, it seems pretty mild.
I laughed when they played Australia in Rugby and sang “we all shagged Matilda”......
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