"It's a beautiful day in my neighbourhood"

I just went for a wander over to Tesco's and back. It was lovely. It's all good, eh? The sun is shining, the flags are flying & multiplying at an exponential rate, England have cruised to a 6-0 win, that twat Sezer has been booted out of the BB house, the ladies are getting more scantily clad by the day, I have got my lucky hat on & everything is peachy.

The only thing that's troubled me today is thus: Our national anthem sucks donkey balls.
Really, it does. If my information is correct, it's the only national anthem in the world to reference the head of state at the expense of the land itself.
It's a bit of a sickener really as I am very patriotic but can take no joy from singing a plodding dirge with irrelevant lyrics.

How do overseas folk see their anthems, I wonder? And what of my fellow countryfolk? Do we not think it's time for a change?

I can deal with a bit of pomp & circumstance, but surely we should have something a bit more uplifting, something we can all buy into to. I'm sure with the state of TV shows today they could have a New National Anthem show. Y'know like the X-factor or Idol & they could have Noel Gallagher, Keira Knightley, Ricky Gervais & The Queen as judges. I'd watch it!

In fact, I'd probably enter it!
(With no ulterior motive of charming my way into Miss Knightley's affections, Honest.)