Do you think Rule Britannia would be a better national anthem?

I think Land of Hope and Glory, I Vow to Thee My Country and William Blake's Jerusalem are far more popular choices for an English Anthem.

Although why change the current Anthem 'God Save the Queen' in respect of the UK as a whole.

Jersualem - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tRinooHU3ko

I Vow to Thee My Country - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bVvbEAwEo6s

Land of Hope and Glory - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OJDDkMuvkgQ

Rule Britannia - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DeC0hlsDcqc&feature=related

God Save the Queen - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tN9EC3Gy6Nk

Personally I prefer 'I Vow To Thee My Country' to the others.

The national anthem was more a celebration of monarchy that the country, so perhaps Rule Britannia would have been more suitable.

Now, I am not sure, though I do like Jerusalem, which is optimistic and has a lovely tune. A mystic, like Blake, would not have thought literally about having Jerusalem here, just the ideal of a sacred place. I also like Land of Hope and Glory. There are many 'folk songs' which might do well.

I think each country should have it's own anthem, ( ie England, Scotland, Wales & Northern Ireland )

Jerusalem for England

You left a commonly sung verse off. Or have you forgotten the 'rebellious Scots to slay' one?

So no, it shouldn't be our national anthem, unless you fancy p!ssing off the entire Scottish population of these islands. Six million in Scotland, thousands more in England and Wales.

It's a bit long, but it is more catchy than God Save the Queen, as is Jerusalem, actually, and I do like Land of Hope and Glory...

Then again, I rather like Bill Bailey's suggestion: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6mkScM-necA

Yes; God Save The Queen is a dull, uninteresting song. I do think that some of the references in the song (Rule Britannia) are probably inappropriate for a national anthem; the reference to slavery in particular is bound to get the PC brigade up in arms if it was ever made into the national anthem. I still think 'Jerusalem' would be a better choice, but this would be an improvement.

No, we should drop these narrow nationalistic ideas and we should all sing 'The Internationale'!

Arise ye workers starvelings from your slumbers
Arise ye prisoners of want
For reason in revolt now thunders
And at last ends the age of cant.
Away with all your superstitions
Servile masses arise, arise
We'll change forthwith the old conditions
And spurn the dust to win the prize.

So comrades, come rally
And the last fight let us face
The Internationale unites the human race.
So comrades, come rally
And the last fight let us face
The Internationale unites the human race.

No more deluded by reaction
On tyrants only we'll make war
The soldiers too will take strike action
They'll break ranks and fight no more
And if those cannibals keep trying
To sacrifice us to their pride
They soon shall hear the bullets flying
We'll shoot the generals on our own side.

No saviour from on high delivers
No faith have we in prince or peer
Our own right hand the chains must shiver
Chains of hatred, greed and fear
E'er the thieves will out with their booty [give up their booty]
And give to all a happier lot.
Each at the forge must do their duty
And we'll strike while the iron is hot.

Are you talking about the English National Anthem, or the National Anthem of the United Kingdom of Great Britain which is "God Save The Queen"? They are not the same each country that makes up the U.K. has it's own National Anthem. I take it that you didn't go to school in Britain, and that you are a newly arrived immigrant, who does not understand how the U.K. is constituted.....I hope this helps you.

THATS A CRAP SONG why not always look on the bright side of life after all until we get rid of the **** called gordon brown and his cronies we cant look any lower on the dark side of life.

The words are a classic lie,we british have been slaves to the monarchy,and the shackles will never be broken,so why kid yourselves that just by changing the national anthem you will change anything of consequence