The Most Controversial National Anthems Explained in 26 Minutes

These are the most debated national songs from a variety of countries. =TIMESTAMPs= 0:00 United States – “The Star-Spangled Banner” 2:24 South Africa – “Nkosi Sikelel’ iAfrika” / “Die Stem” Hybrid 4:59 Russia / USSR – “State Anthem of the Russian Federation” 7:32 Japan – “Kimigayo” 10:14 France – “La Marseillaise” 12:43 Israel – “Hatikvah” 15:28 Turkey – “İstiklâl Marşı” (Independence March) 18:04 Iran – “Soroud-e Melli-ye Jomhouri-ye Eslami-ye Iran” 20:40 Germany – “Das Lied der Deutschen” 22:55 China – “March of the Volunteers” All music used in this video is in the public domain, with the exception of “Nkosi Sikelel’ iAfrika” / “Die Stem” that is CC0 1.0 Universal, No Copyright.