New national anthem for UK and England

[Imagedude]

Obviously Vindaloo by Fat Les should be England's anthem and the Welsh and Scottish anthems are already fit for purpose but what rock n roll tune should replace God Save the Queen as the UK anthem.

 

[Goatboy]

Billy Conelly had the idea of The Archers theme which I quite like. So saying the auld punk in me thinks that the Sex Pistols version of God Save The Queen is pretty darn good.
So saying I'm a Royalist at heart so I like the version we have now.

Sent via smoke-signal from a woodland in Scotland.

 

[petrochemicals]

A battle cry sort of thing such a the the Frenchies or the yanks seemlike a better idea, so 'War Pigs' or 'Iron man' by black sabbath, that stadium favourite 'another one bites the dust' from queen has to be up there, or one 'step beyond' by madness. Never really liked land of hope and glory or jerusalem, they're a bit too artistic for the national anthem

 

[quietone]

It'll more likely be the birdy song. Altogether now.. Dida dida dida duh...

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[sandbender]

Tubthumping..

[video=youtube;3Zs9_HxCEns]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Zs9_HxCEns[/video]

...which always reminds me of a particularly entertaining weekend in Newcastle.

Based on Billy Connolly's observations about national anthems, England would never lose a sporting event again.

 

[Klenchblaize]

This is a subject that exercises me greatly and any movement resulting in the replacement of our current oh-so painful DIRGE will see my support.

Even if it results in something short of the Gold Standard I consider Sverige‎, sung by Nicolai Gedda in 1965, to be.‎

 

[crosslandkelly]

[video=youtube;na7A3-UCCYE]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=na7A3-UCCYE[/video]

 

[John Fenna]

The best suggestion I have heard is "The Immigrants Song" ....

 

[Imagedude]

The acid test is can it be sung at a football match, will it set the blood coursing through the veins and will everyone join in if someone starts singing it in a pub.

 

[petrochemicals]

Billy Conelly had the idea of The Archers theme which I quite like. So saying the auld punk in me thinks that the Sex Pistols version of God Save The Queen is pretty darn good.
So saying I'm a Royalist at heart so I like the version we have now.

Sent via smoke-signal from a woodland in Scotland.

Yep you can't go wrong with flower of scotland, repelling longshanks. Long live Mel Gibson

 

[crosslandkelly]

The best suggestion I have heard is "The Immigrants Song" ....

How apt.

 

[Stevie777]

Given the fact that this island seems to be the dampest place on earth howz about...

[video=youtube;ppYgrdJ0pWk]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ppYgrdJ0pWk[/video]

 

[Goatboy]

The acid test is can it be sung at a football match, will it set the blood coursing through the veins and will everyone join in if someone starts singing it in a pub.

Aye I suppose it should be cheery so as to keep the fans smiling as their team gets knocked out before the finals again!

 

[bob_the_baker]

one alternative suggestion was HALF MAN HALF BISCUIT: "National s***e Day" but I much prefer "Joy Division Oven Gloves", very cheery and uplifting

[video]https://youtu.be/JEag0ss9pFU[/video]

 

[Johnnyboy1971]

Jerusalem by Bruce Dickinson.

 

[Klenchblaize]

Jerusalem.

Can’t see that getting many votes from other than the English.

 

[JonathanD]

Can’t see that getting many votes from other than the English.

Who else has a vote on the English National Anthem?

 

[Harvestman]

Who else has a vote on the English National Anthem?

All the people who get the English national anthem inflicted on them as the UK national anthem.

 

[boatman]

As the National Anthem is about the monarch of its constituent parts it is not the English anthem but universal to any that accept her as monarch. But, we should have a national song that can be sung without the cries of racist that accompany flying our national flag.

I like Rose of England "Beyond compare"

 

[John Fenna]

As the National Anthem is about the monarch of its constituent parts it is not the English anthem but universal to any that accept her as monarch. But, we should have a national song that can be sung without the cries of racist that accompany flying our national flag.

I like Rose of England "Beyond compare"

Just re-educate the folk who think that the English flag is racist....