Songs that typify England

[naomi24]

I'm organising an 'England' theme fundraising evening and I'm looking for songs that people can sing along with. I've got the songs from Last Night of the Proms, but I would like other well-known songs from any era. I want to keep it lively, so 'Greensleeves' is definitely out. I've thought of 'Roll out the Barrel', and The Beatles 'When I'm 64', but now I'm stuck, so any suggestions will be very welcome. Thank you.

[BabsG]

The White Cliffs of Dover
Of I do Like to be beside the seaside.

[Ethel]

Songs from the wars:

Pack Up Your Troubles
A Bicycle Built for Two
We'll Meet Again

Old Music Hall songs:
Down at the Old Bull and Bush
Hello, Hello, Who's Your Lady Friend
On Mother Kelly's Doorstep
Don't Dilly Dally on the Way

Tommy Steele:
Little White Bull
Half a Sixpence

And old campfire songs

[123everton]

Emphasis on the word camp.

[BillySugger]

Down in the Tube station at midnight - The Jam

[SeaJayPea]

There's Always Be An England

Old Father Thames

Boiled Beef and Carrots

My Old Man (said follow the van)

Perhaps Consider Youirself from Oliver!

[SeaJayPea]

Aaagh. Sorry Ethel, pinched your idea

[Sachs]

Jerusalem!!!

[saxy_jag]

Vaughan Williams' 'English Folk Song Suite' and 'Sea Songs'.
Elgar's 'Nimrod' and 'Salut d'Amour'.
Anything well-known by Gilbert and Sullivan.
Any marches by Eric Coates - Dambusters, Knightsbridge etc. - or Kenneth Alford - Colonel Bogey, Thin Red Line etc.
You could also look for some traditional brass band music, a la 'Brassed Off' - always stirring stuff, that.

[Kromovaracun]

Elgar's 'Pomp and Circumstance' is a must, as are pretty much all the previous suggestions

[jno]

Floral dance

[4candles]

Sunny Afternoon, Waterloo Sunset, Come Dancing & Village Green Preservation Society (Kinks)

Lazy Sunday Afternoon (Small Faces)

England Swings (Roger Miller)

Who Do You Think You Are Kidding Mr Hitler? (Bud Flannagan)

Scarborough Fair (Trad - various)

Mrs Brown You've Got A Lovely Daughter (Herman's Hermits)

Strawberry Fair (Anthony Newley)

[Theland1]

Kiss me goodnight Sergeant Major .....
Anything by George Formby (Leaning on a lampost....)

[China Doll]

Well for me the Arctic Monkeys are typify england in lots of ways but I doubt it's what you're going for. Same with Kasabian and Kaiser Chiefs.

[tiggerblue10]

"In the summertime", Mungo Jerry!



OK, maybe not! Lol

[Lonnie]

Hi naomi,

I could only think of a couple that haven't been already posted, so I cheated and googled,
Are these any good?.

http://www.musicanet.org/robokopp/english.html

[Oneeyedvic]

Can't think of anything more English than:

The Birdie Song

The Hokey Cokey

[Octavius]

In an English Country Garden
It�s a Long Way to Tipperary
Knees up Mother Brown
My Old Mans a Dustman
I�m Forever Blowing Bubbles
Doing the Lambeth Walk
Any Old Iron
Hands Knees and Boomps-a-daisy
I�m Henery the 8th I am
Where Did you Get that Hat?