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Good Evening Rugby Fans :-D :-D :-D

RADIO JEM IS LIVE ...
..... For some Final Weekend Six Nations Themed Entertainment



THE SIX NATIONS CHAMPIONSHIP IS NEARLY OVER FOR ANOTHER YEAR!

Last Round of games this weekend


In Celebration (and because there are 3 games tomorrow!) .....

****Please post any songs, clips of interest to your Six Nations Teams :-D:-D
Or put in a request, and I will try and find your choice!


HERE'S RADIO JEM'S THEME SONG ..... YMA O HYD
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jjFHqMxLGjg

As the Six Nations Saturday begins with the Wales v Italy game

Here's

ITALY'S ENTRY TO THE 2015 EUROVISION SONG CONTEST

GRANDE AMORE (Great Love)..... IL VOLO

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mAZ-gT0Ip-0

Now for WALES

One of my All-Time Welsh Favourites

Even if you do not speak Welsh, this is a "hair standing up on your neck" song.
Written by the late great Ryan Davies


This is the literal translation in English....

When The Night Is Long
When the night is long
and the dawn is far away
Battling through the long hours
without an hour’s sleep

Fighting, tossing and turning
through the great, long hours
Without seeing the close of yesterday
nor the end of my journey

Then through the black darkness
I see your face
I remember the romance
the eyelid closes
When the night is long.

Then through the black darkness
I see your face
Fear and terror vanish away
When the night becomes day.


PAN FO'R NOS YN HIR ...... RYAN & RONNIE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BaN0tJKF51A

IRELAND NOW


PADDY McGINTY'S GOAT ....... VAL DOONICAN

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-KqnPvFiu3M

SCOTLAND

DONALD WHERE'S YOUR TROOSERS ..... ANDY STEWART

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EqtFnAZu1YI



This is great .... A little Scottish boy singing it in the 80s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i3aQh-qnyUc

CUTE OR WHAT?! <3

FRANCE

NON, JE NE REGRET RIEN ........ EDITH PIAF

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q3Kvu6Kgp88

Last but not least

ENGLAND HAVE ALREADY WON THIS YEAR'S SIX NATIONS CHAMPIONSHIP

So, being as I try to be a good Sportswoman ... but with lots of disappointment for my beloved Wales team, here's ....


WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS ..... QUEEN

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=04854XqcfCY

RADIO JEM CALLING ALL RUGBY FANS

OR THOSE WHO JUST LOVE MUSIC :-D :-D

HAVE YOU A REQUEST FOR A FAVOURITE SONG?
Particularly if it is one that represents a Six Nations Country of your choice!


EITHER POST A LINK, TELLING US WHAT IT IS....

..... OR SIMPLY REQUEST IT, AND I WILL TRY TO FIND IT FOR US ALL TO ENJOY!

Radio Jem is LIVE with a Six Nations Ending Pre-Games Entertainment Special ;-) ;-)

TOMORROW, SATURDAY ~ 16th MARCH ~ MEN'S SIX NATIONS GAMES

1. Wales v Italy ...... KO 2.30pm BBC 1

2. Ireland v Scotland .... KO 5.00pm ITV 1

3. France v England ..... KO 9.00pm (UK time) BBC 1

All games also live on Radio Jem ;-) :-D

SO BACK TO THE ENTERTAINMENT

WALES


This song reminds me of the Golden Era of Welsh Rugby, the 1970s!:-D

By a Welsh Songbird

THOSE WERE THE DAYS ...... MARY HOPKIN

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y3KEhWTnWvE


Once upon a time there was a tavern
Where we used to raise a glass or two
Remember how we laughed away the hours
And dreamed of all the great things we would do

Those were the days my friend
We thought they'd never end
We'd sing and dance forever and a day
We'd live the life we choose
We'd fight and never lose
For we were young and sure to have our way.
La la la la...

Then the busy years went rushing by us
We lost our starry notions on the way
If by chance I'd see you in the tavern
We'd smile at one another and we'd say

Those were the days my friend
We thought they'd never end
We'd sing and dance forever and a day
We'd live the life we choose
We'd fight and never lose
Those were the days, oh yes those were the days
La la la la...

Just tonight I stood before the tavern
Nothing seemed the way it used to be
In the glass I saw a strange reflection
Was that lonely woman really me

Those were the days my friend
We thought they'd never end
We'd sing and dance forever and a day
We'd live the life we choose
We'd fight and never lose
Those were the days, oh yes those were the days
La la la la...

Through the door there came familiar laughter
I saw your face and heard you call my name
Oh my friend we're older but no wiser
For in our hearts the dreams are still the same

Those were the days my friend
We thought they'd never end
We'd sing and dance forever and a day
We'd live the life we choose
We'd fight and never lose
Those were the days, oh yes those were the days
La la la la...

I JUST HAD TO HEAR MARY HOPKIN TWICE :-D :-D :-D


DID YOU HEAR ME BELTING IT OUT? :-D :-D


Is anyone actually tuned in to Radio Jem?

Well, ne'er mind.... I'm enjoying the music while I iron! :-D :-D :-D :-D

ITALY

BEAUTIFUL ITALIAN MUSIC ..... TOWN OF ITALY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MUQbwmOeWEQ

BACK TO THE EMERALD ISLE NOW

IRELAND

My favourite version of the most famous Irish song in the world

DANNY BOY .......... EVA CASSIDY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5PcV1WcFyXw

SCOTLAND

Not a traditional Scottish Song this time, but a big favourite of mine.

It reminds me of marching with it with my Grandchildren while we were on holidays:-D


I WILL WALK 500 MILES ...... THE PROCLAIMERS

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O3tNylJr7Z4

FRANCE


I LOVE PARIS ....... ELLA FITZGERALD

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ahbE6bcVf8

What a fabulous singer she was <3

ENGLAND

Not exactly an English Patriotic song

But another big favourite of mine, and you will know why I have picked this one in a second! :-D


THE ROSE ...... BETTE MIDLER

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aXXqDWsCzuk

Well, that was the last song in Radio Jem's Pre-Game Entertainment Special!

I will leave you with the links for the Anthems of this weekend's participating Six Nations Countries!

In Order of Games

WALES ~ MAE HEN WLAD FY NHADAU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j50W-ZnWx6k

ITALY ~ Il Canto degli Italiani (The Chant of the Italians)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d6rB041Bh20



REPUBLIC OF IRELAND NATIONAL ATHEM ~ SOLDIER’S SONG
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ysXPUg8GLQ0

IRELAND RUGBY UNION ANTHEM ~ IRELAND’S CALL
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vAtMzIacbMQ

SCOTLAND ~ O FLOWER OF SCOTLAND
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7vkYiCdn834



FRANCE ~ LA MARSEILLAISE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4K1q9Ntcr5g

ENGLAND ~ GOD SAVE THE QUEEN
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j7ujvOWWfpY

Radio Jem is now going on a break!


WALES Under 20s v Italy Under 20s ...... Kicks off 7.05pm tonight ....
.... for the GRAND SLAM!

LIVE ON BBC 2 WALES....... LIVE SCORES ON RADIO JEM ;-) :-D :-D

If you do not receive BBC2 Wales in your area,...

You can watch it live on the BBC iPLAYER
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/live/bbctwo

******make sure you that your "change location" is saying Wales

You will find this below the list of channels boxes under the screen

The Under 20s Wales v France Game is just starting

Sorry, earlier I posted 7.35pm, it is actually 7.05pm

The French Anthem has just been sang

The Welsh Anthem is being sang in Parc Eiras North Wales

And great thgeir are singing it too!


WALES UNDER 20s are playing tonight for the GRAND SLAM

HERE IS THE WELSH UNDER 20s TEAM

WALES Under 20s

Backs:
15. Rhun Williams
14. Joe Thomas
13. Harri Millard
12. Owen Watkin
11. Keelan Giles
10. Daniel Jones
9. Reuben Morgan-Williams

Forwards:
1. Corey Domachowski
2. Dafydd Hughes
3. Dillon Lewis
4. Shane Lewis-Hughes
5. Adam Beard
6. Tom Phillips
7. Shaun Evans
8. Harrison Keddie

Replacements:
16. Ifan Phillips
17. Rhys Fawcett
18. Leon Brown
19. Bryce Morgan
20. Morgan Sieniawski
21. Declan Smith
22. Billy McBryde
23. Joe Gage