Wednesday, 11th June 2014
Pic By dltourhistory
Def Leppard singer Joe Elliott is one of 33 musicians who have reviewed national anthems for The Guardian newspaper.
Joe talks about the Russian anthem in a feature ahead of the FIFA World Cup 2014 which starts tomorrow in Brazil.
England's first match takes place at 11pm (UK time) on Saturday 14th June in Manaus against Italy.
Once again Joe mentions he'll be keeping an eye on results during the Summer Tour 2014 in the USA/Canada now just 12 days away.
Joe Elliott - Interview Quotes
"My first impression was: my god that does go on a bit. I always thought all anthems were like ours, 30 seconds long. But then there are loads of other verses to God Save the Queen that we never bother with because we get bored. The Russian one's got all the key attributes of a good anthem - it's grandiose, over the top, classical leaning, a bit intimidating - but it just went on and on and on."
"We'll be touring America during the World Cup but I'll watch every game I can. I might glue an iPad to my wedge so I can keep up with scores while we’re on. Are England going to win it? Of course not. On home soil Brazil have to have a chance, but then I don't really know how good their team is because I haven't seen it."
- News Source - theguardian.com
- Related Link - bbc.co.uk/worldcup2014