Wonderwall for our Anthem.

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I reckon Wonderwall would make a great National anthem instead of the current dirge of God Save----.I can't stand football and watched the fans singing it and they were so passionate.

Yes, Jerusalem is much better. Then again, ANYTHING would be better than our current anthem. We have the worst national anthem in the world.

Jerusalem is from a William Blake poem, which would be appropriate since our literature is the thing I am most proud of.

I do like this articulate comment. Reminds me of something I read on YouTube under a vid of a favourite production of a favourite opera. "...the costumes, on the other hand, should be consigned to the deepest pit of hell..." 😋

Okay, you've won me over. Forget Jerusalem, Hokey Cokey it is.

Wonder wall is as much a dirge as God save the queen. Nothing sung by that charmless pair is remotely suitable.

“England” doesn’t. The OP does.

no but they might go for "500 miles"

It’s the same national anthem as England!

I think she means for the sporting events when they have "Flower of Scotland"

Exactly. It's awful.

Do you know what Jerusalem is about? Its about Jesus visiting Cornwall with his uncle, Joseph of Arimathea, who was a tin trader. I mean I love it as a hymn and a myth. I had it at my wedding, but as a national Anthem for a multicultural land? I don't think so. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-35304508

I know. I should probably stick to Pedants’ Corner. 😃

Absolutely 😆😆

Possibly! I love it there.

The Mike flowers version is ace!

Jerusalem isn't much better. It's been played at so many weddings I'm sick of it, and people always sing it too slowly.
How about Bucks Fizz: "Making Your Mind Up"?
Far more cheerful.

BackedoffHackedoff Agree sweet Caroline is a cringefest!used to sing it to me at School(guess what my name is!) Really hate its being used for sport!

Gilbert and Sullivan's "He is an Englishman"? From HMS Pinafore. That's Jolly.

Great suggestion. The chorus is brilliant.

It should be re worked and set to the tune 'Barwick Green', the theme tune from The Archers.
Very rousing. .

Flower of Scotland is a two-bit late-‘60s folk song. It’s dreadful.

Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau is beautiful. IMO second only to the Russian national anthem.

God Save the King is dreary as fuck. If England needs its own anthem it should be the glorious Jerusalem (its lyrics are deliberately ironic as well as celebratory, which suits the English).

I think it was Billy Connolly who said that Team GB at the Olympics should have Spandau Ballet’s Gold as the podium anthem. That man is so funny.

Replacing one dirge with another. 😂 I do agree GSTK is a shit anthem but it’ll never get replaced as a size able minority/small majority still have a monarchy fetish - and more importantly still there’d never be enough agreement on what to replace it with.

If we’re going the Oasis route let’s go for this one:

I need to be myself
I can't be no one else
I'm feeling supersonic, give me gin and tonic
You can have it all, but how much do you want it?
You make me laugh
Give me your autograph
Can I ride with you in your BMW?
You can sail with me in my yellow submarine
You need to find out
'Cause no one's gonna tell you what I'm on about
You need to find a way for what you wanna say
But before tomorrow
'Cause my friend said he'd take you home
He sits in a corner all alone
He lives under a waterfall
Nobody can see him
Nobody can ever hear him call
Nobody can ever hear him call

😂

I can't undertsnd the logic here ?
Did those feet in ancient time is about the chance that Jesus did visit yes but so what ?
What is a national anthem ? It's about being proud of your country and jeruselem is it.
I say that as a fallen Catholic who fully rejects the faith !
Does the current anthem speak to anyone at all ?

Seriously, I think we could get rid of GSTK by saying England demands its own anthem (Jerusalem).
Then, come the olympics, we can have a short medley of all 3 ... or 4.
I don't know how the footballers can bear to sing the words to GSTK 🤮 and I'm not even against the monarchy.