It’s been said before:
(sigh. I’m failing at use of the “quote” tag)
Eddie Izzard:
Let God attack the queen
send big dogs after her
that bite her bum
So you guys are saying that Vindaloo song isn’t actually your national anthem?
Of course there’s always the Lumber Jack song.
Yeah God Save the Queen hasn’t been the same since they took out that verse about crushing the rebellious Scot 
How about The Clash “This is England”?
Yeah, that should do it. Lyrics at:
IMHO poll or Cafe Society discussion of (musical) arts?
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Let’s give Cafe Society a try and if it doesn’t work, it can head over to IMHO.
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Clearly, more people should be familiar with the works of Flanders and Swann
How about we compromise, then, and go with “God Save the Queen’s Arse”?
I always thought it was “When Britain Really Ruled the Waves”
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Here’s a version of “This is England” up on YouTube. The good thing about this song is that you can’t really understand the lyrics until you’ve listened about 500 times.
I like Coranach by Ian Anderson (Republicans can omit the last verse) and/or A Place Called England by Maggie Holland.
Coranach just shades it by virtue of being shorter and having the requisite veiled threat to foreigners in the first verse.
I nominate the Crazy Frog song, or the Nokia ringtone.
I think a decent film tune comes into the reckoning - all these are eminently hummable:
- the Great Escape
- the Dambusters
- 633 Squadron
- Bridge over the River Kwai
Oh, cool. We are back in Cafe. So I renew my suggestion. How about the Diana version of Candle in the Wind.
I think you want a song that has emotional resonance with the greatest number of Britons. So the choice is obvious. It has to be “Angels” by Robbie Williams.
Close, but no cigar.
On ceremonial occasions, the sound that rings out to represent our great country should be … ‘Let me entertain you’!
Y’all can use The Christmas Shoes if you want it (and promise never to send it back).
I’d rather see handguns for sale in Tesco.
How about "To Anacreon in Heaven”?
Good idea - make them white-and-blue Tesco Value ones, and they’ll do a much harm as a water pistol