Jerusalem vs God save the Queen - which is the better 'England' national anthem?

[Pogue Mahone]

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Who is the leader and figurehead of the nation.

Not everyone is a Royallist, BG. Some of us love our country, but dislike the fact that our 'leader and figurehead' is imposed on us.

Awful anthem in my opinion for all sorts of reasons.

 

[lawros left foot]

We could have 'Good old England by the sea'

 

[AmexRuislip]

How would choosing 'Jerusalem' help in this regard?

As I said we need a change, if not Jerusalem, Land of Hope & Glory.
Something upbeat, obviously my opinion

 

[Superphil]

Rule Britannia, Amyl Nitrate style

http://youtu.be/aFRg5pLD9EI

 

[BN9 BHA]

G S T Q for me.

Where is Jerusalem anyway? Is it somewhere near Cirencester?

 

[brakespear]

As I said we need a change, if not Jerusalem, Land of Hope & Glory.
Something upbeat, obviously my opinion

Fair enough

 

[Raleigh Chopper]

I think it should be The Lambeth Walk and the players should not only sing it but do all the actions as well.

 

[BN9 BHA]

You can shove your Flower of Scotland up your @rse

 

[AmexRuislip]

How much more uplifting could you get
( could not find any by Battle Town Band)

 

[Triggaaar]

Have the away crowd sung the inevitable 'you should have said yes, you should have said yes, you stupid bas tards, you should have said yes' yet?

 

[Vankleek Hill Seagull]

Having just watched the video in the first post, GSTQ gave me goosebumps. Jerusalem didn't.

GSTQ it is.

 

[AmexRuislip]

Having just watched the video in the first post, GSTQ gave me goosebumps. Jerusalem didn't.

GSTQ it is.

OR

 

[Geestar]

Both...with pride

 

[Raleigh Chopper]

Land of hope and glory every time.
Stirring stuff.
Never understood why we have GSTQ when we play another home nation.

 

[BensGrandad]

Not many of their team singing Flower of Scotland it looked like they or most of them didnt know the words.

 

[pauli cee]

Jerusalem for me, tho'I may be biased, following the England cricket team....

 

[One Teddy Maybank]

Always GSTQ for me, the fact its about one individual is completely irrelevant, it is the song signifies us as a country.

As per BG only possible alternative would be Land of Hope and Glory.....

 

[cunning fergus]

So we are told. I don't detect much leadership, merely hereditary entitlement - which, whenever it pops up elsewhere, is a very unattractive characteristic.

Hereditary entitlement eh, surely the worst kind of unattractive characteristic is when those who have it openly reject it, yet we know really they covet it.........

http://www.theguardian.com/politics...en-benn-tony-son-reclaimed-hereditary-peerage

Yet, people will still vote for these kind of shits..........

 

[ThePompousPaladin]

I don't think they'll ever make anything by Blake a national anthem.

He was a maverick and anti establishment. Disowned by the church, hence him being buried in bunhill burial grounds...

Even today the Blake society (which i'm a member of) has 'non establishment' figures - Philip Pullman is the current president.

Anywho, voted for Jerusalem, always gives me goosebumps - it's a call to arms, questioning us to make our country a better place. Incredible poet, printer and 'priest'.

 

[Mowgli37]

Jerusalem is an utterly wonderful tune, stirs me right to the core. Nothing wrong with God Save the Queen though.