England's National Anthem - What Should It Be?

[Fox92]

Anything is better than the current boring rubbish. No inspiration in it.

[Pliskin]

 

[David Hankey]

No need to change it.

[South Shire Fox]

Anything that actually talks about England and not the unelected free loaders is fine with me. Although Jerusalem mentions God so you’d still get the ‘its not my God’ brigade refusing to sing it

Edited 4 hours ago by South Shire Fox

[Miquel The Work Geordie]

Finnegan chiming in with bloody War and Peace long posts because this is the one area the Welsh actually beat us in

[ozleicester]

 

[Scotch]

I'm too sexy by right said Fred. 

[New_Signing_Name Ole Ole]

Free Chang For You

[Lionator]

10 hours ago, Finnegan said:

The people that repeatedly call for Jerusalem know absolutely nothing about music. 

 

You'd still have the biggest dirge in sporting anthems. 

 

It's a kinda pretty song and yes it sounds OK being sung by a bunch of middle aged posh women at the proms. But it's not an anthem and it's not rousing.

 

Rule Britannia kinda works but I think it's fair to say the ship has definitely sailed on that. You're never getting away with adopting a patriotic, chest thumping, flag waving song as your anthem in 2026. Nobody would bat an eyelid if it was already your anthem (I mean half of Europe's anthems are about murdering their neighbours) but actually changing to it would cause way too much fuss. 

 

That said, this is a forum full of people that can't understand why When You're Smiling never took off like You'll Never Walk Alone so I don't know why I bother. 

 

Jerusalem captures Englishness more than any other song. It’s the only one that truly celebrates Englishness and not some regal, spiritual nonsense.