La Marseillaise: 'The Greatest National Anthem in the World, Ever' - BBC News

Historian Simon Schama explains why La Marseillaise is the greatest national anthem in the world, while artist Andrew Park reimagines Delacroix’s iconic painting Liberty Leading .

[TruthShallPrevail]

I am not French, don't understand French, but the anthem gives me goosebumps.

[Harbidenyuh]

English BBC says "The Greatest National Anthem in the World is France's""
Did i see right?

[abalcerzak]

For the last time : this painting doesn't represents the 1789 revolution ! --'
It has been painted in 1830, after the July 1830 revolution

[BlueCrystalR]

As a French, you just have to feel pride listening, singing or even chanting La Marseillaise! Vive la France!!!

[TheMaster]

La Marsellaise, so good that Russia once used it as their anthem for a while in 1917, and Latin American socialists used it as their hymns.

[prestonjones]

When a British person gushes over the French anthem, you know that the world has changed.

[Yusuf]

I loved La Marseillaise from the first time I heard it. After that honestly almost every other national anthem just feels relatively mundane to me. It has a beautiful combination of power and beauty and varying melody but never losing theme or strength.

[w-james]

So much better than "God Save the Queen"

[metalheadlass]

France is a country with a true revolutionary spirit. Always admired their value for equality and freedom. Vive la liberté, vive la France 🇫🇷 ❤️

[KTAsVidsandFacts]

La Marseillaise may be the greatest national anthem, but the Imperial March is the greatest galactic anthem. :)

[macart]

Simple answer: The anthem represents the struggle for democracy.

[riwanhervouet]

1:10 "L'étandard sanglant" not "les standard sanglant", i know it sound like it is the same but, the first means "the bloody banner" (the correct translation), while the second means "the bloody standards" (wich is wrong).

[beepbeepboop]

The BRITISH Broadcasting Channel is saying that the FRENCH national anthem is the Greatest National Anthem In The World.


The Queen: It's Treason then

[shpresimmuja]

All that considered, the British hymn must be the worst hymn in the world, because it's all about one person.

[multilingual]

Vive la belle France!! Greetings from an American living in Spain!

[twentyseven]

i think the french anthem and the soviet anthem contest the first place

[christiangeibel]

My English friend (very patriotic and not really a great fan of the French he would say jokingly) summed it up petfectly well..the Marseillaise is THE national anthem

[Syl]

My favourite anthems: France of course, England, Scotland, Germany, Italy, Russia, New Zealand and Brazil

[Enri]

My top:
1. France
2. USSR
3. Mexico
4. USA
5. 2nd Spanish Republic

[RealMysticalMan]

When you win the most battles as a country in human history, but everybody remembers you for surrendering that one time