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{{trope}}
{{quote|''"Nanny Ogg reasoned that it would be easy money because national anthems only ever have one verse or, rather, all have the same second verse, which goes 'nur'hnur'mur'nur nur, hnur'nur'nur, hnur' at some length until everyone remembers the last line of the first verse and sings it as loudly as they can."''
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A '''National Anthem''' is like the officially recognized [[Theme Song]] of a country, usually (but not always) officially recognized by the government. Due to their iconic status they tend to show up in media a lot.
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=== [[Literature]] ===
* [[Terry Pratchett]] loves this trope.
** Borogravia is given a National Anthem in ''[[
** So as to conform to the opening quote, the [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EAqCbOJc6RU Ankh-Morpork National Anthem] has a second verse that ''literally'' goes "nrh, nrh, nrh, nrh..." because [[Second Verse Curse|no one is expected to remember it]].
{{quote|''We bankrupt all invaders, we sell them souvenirs
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[[Category:Score and Music Tropes]]
▲[[Category:National Anthem]]
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