Ireland also has Ireland's Call used when a 32 county Ireland team plays rugby for instance, Northern Ireland has Danny Boy......
I'm so happy that our elected and taxpayer funded officials are spending their time on stuff like this.
The song should come from the heart The heart of England A Somg that represents any town or city in this country Something that captures and displays what England is like watch and ponder am I right?
How about the verves bittersweet symphony When it gets played instead of standing still everyone walks in a straight line knocking over Johnny foreigners who are standing still
I think we should stop resisting and use Lennon's "Imagine". It's only a matter of time anyway. My 11-year old daughter is now studying Lennon at school as an historical character. Yes, really.
If Bittersweet Symphony or Imagine were ever seriously considered, I'd declare myself French. Hate them both... I like GSTQ, my only gripe about it when sung at sports events is that it's too short. Fifteen seconds for us, then twelve minutes for the italians, whose anthem is excellent fun....
Apparently yesterday our parliamentarians spent time discussing whether the 'fist bump' should replace the handshake as a form of greeting, to reduce spread of infection. As we all know, legislation on this will change the habits of centuries almost overnight. I despair. Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now for national anthem.
There was a poll on Talksport yesterday and from 10,000 votes the winner was 'Vindaloo', says it all...
Heroes - Bowie (despite being about the Berlin Wall) as a semi serious suggestion Boom boom shake the room - Will Smith. As everyone will fear us as it would be straight out weird
If we're doing The Smiths, then let's go for "Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others"...a national anthem, quintessentially English, and could become a comment on the obesity epidemic amongst the fairer sex. What's not to like?
