The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #15360   Message #137397
Posted By: Penny S.
17-Nov-99 - 12:10 PM
Thread Name: BS: Anthems-are-us
Subject: RE: BS: Anthems-are-us
Problem with Jerusalem is that it's lost it's radical meaning, Land of Hope and Glory that it belongs to one party rather than all now. Anyway, there might be objections to "Wider still and wider, shall thy bounds be set."

Our tune is not bad (that's why others have found it useful, I suppose), but the words could do with updating. The 1920's attempts at anthems have good sentiments ( for me) but some wouldn't go along with them. One was to the imperial Russian anthem - there's a great tune demanding words again.

Penny