Why should god save the queen?

[I1L2T3]

David Cameron, the United Kingdon of Great Britain and Northern Ireland's Prime Minister does as well as the United Nations .

 

Maybe like David Cameron , I went to a bad school .

 

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I think so . The three most known must be Great Britain's , America's and the French national anthem .

 

How many times. Great Britain is not a country.

 

http://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/blog/2011/08/whats-the-difference-between-uk-britain-and-british-isles/

[glennpickard]

I agree that verse 6 is an anomaly in the 21 st century, with reference to the nation of Scotland. Scotland was/is indispensable in the GB/UK mix, esp. for what it did in the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries to help keep these islands safe from intrusion, and to its part in building the greatest trading block that became the Empire.

 

Relative to the mention of immigrants in verse three, as Poppet2 pointed out, I think we have to keep things in perspective. The UK has a relatively small land area, and immigration must be limited to what is practical and also what the future will be for young Britons. Should not political considerations and anthems come second to what's best for the country and next generations ? "That was then, this is now" is a saying that comes to mind.

[buck]

Years ago back in UK watching American war movies, they'd up and start playing the music to God Save The Queen, which I thought was really nice of them, till I found out the words were "My Country tis of thee" Now when they sing it, I go God save the Queen,

[flamingjimmy]

Agreed, Rule Britannia would be my choice - upbeat and just a touch jingoistic.

 

Isn't rule Brittania not really about our country so much as about the fact that we used to have the world's best navy and literally did used to 'rule the waves'?

 

Perhaps we should sing 'rule USA, USA rules the waves' to update for accuracy.

 

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How many times. Great Britain is not a country.

 

http://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/blog/2011/08/whats-the-difference-between-uk-britain-and-british-isles/

 

What a petty thing to keep going on about.

 

It's not like you're even 100% right anyway, the word 'country' has more than one definition and GB certainly fits some of them.

 

I'm all for you arguing with the horrible jingoists but not about something as ridiculously petty and unimportant as that pedantry!