England's new National Anthem

[LazerBass]

Hi, Here is a Letter from the Guardian (Sat 23-Jan) by a Gentleman from Peterborough, Cambridgeshire.

"May I suggest we have an instrumental (Letters, 15 January) The Shadows’ Wonderful Land would be ideal – no words to offend and the opportunity for thousands of people at public events to play synchronised air guitar, while doing “the walk” and singing “dang-dang-dang, dang-dang-dang, dang-dang-dang” etc."

I think he means F.B.I.
Regards to all, Lazers (in York, I hasten to add)

[Tab]

Splendid idea! Much better than the dirge we have.

[RayL]

Prince Charles wants the new National Anthem to be God Save The King.

[MikeAB]

Always thought W Land structurally similar to the national anthem and for that matter to O Come All Ye Faithful !? Somehow our anthem is a dirge though - and the words totally out of date.

Has to be land of Hope and Glory doesn't it? Lots of brownie points for Charles available if he changes it.

[Stratpicker]

Hi, Here is a Letter from the Guardian (Sat 23-Jan) by a Gentleman from Peterborough, Cambridgeshire.

"May I suggest we have an instrumental (Letters, 15 January) The Shadows’ Wonderful Land would be ideal – no words to offend and the opportunity for thousands of people at public events to play synchronised air guitar, while doing “the walk” and singing “dang-dang-dang, dang-dang-dang, dang-dang-dang” etc."

I think he means F.B.I.
Regards to all, Lazers (in York, I hasten to add)

Oops! Two "dangs* too many!
And wouldnt FBI be " dang dang dang, dang dang, dang dang"?
Must have been a Slow News Day at The Guardian.
Ian

[Graham C. Marshall]

The dang's the thang.

[StuartD]

Anything as long as it's on a Gretsch!!

[Allclaphands]

Perhaps "The Miracle" considering it's mainly played at sporting events and from the way
our sports teams sometimes play we need a Miracle to win anything.

Pete

[362436]

I reckon Billy Connolly's suggestion on one of his TV shows was ideal.
The Theme from The Archers!!
Ian

[JimN]

:o I reckon Billy Connolly's suggestion on one of his TV shows was ideal.
The Theme from The Archers!!
Ian

Connolly's suggestion of that tune - actually called Barwick Green (from the suite "My Native Heath" by Arthur Wood) - was that it should replace GSTQ as the UK's national anthem.

The most time-honoured suggestion for an anthem for England (which doesn't have one distinct from that of the United Kingdom) is, of course, Parry's Jerusalem...