[Alf]

Originally Posted by Ammi

...hmm no, it’s just the anthem itself as an isolated thing/the tune/the lyrics etc I’m not keen on, Alf ...not patriotism that I’m lacking as such...I don’t find it as emotional as some others and for me an anthem should convey emotion ideally...I also don’t think a sovereignty is a nation’s representative in the present day in the same as it was back in the day of the penning of anthems..so a little too much about the queen herself, rather than our nation...I’m all for a great and patriotic anthem, just not really liking this particular one as much as I would like to...I’d just probably like to think about looking to change to a new Anthem is what I guess I’m trying to say...something more representative of the nation of today...maybe get Simon Cowell to look at that one to see if he could help there...

Fair do's Ammi, but I don't see how you can insinuate that the Queen is selfish when she's given her life to do her duty. And why wouldn't the anthem be about her? she's the symbol of our country.