What should England's national anthem be?

[Brazen]

MPs are set to debate and vote on a new national anthem for England. We currently use God Save The Queen, i.e. the same as for the UK as a whole. About time we had one of our own to sing at sports events like the Scots, Welsh and Irish, but I'm not sure MPs are best placed to select it.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-derbyshire-35296296

Here's my vote, what's yours?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_3NpGVJB_o

[Monoriu]

Land of Hope and Glory.  Or Rule, Britannia!  But the latter is probably more suitable as the anthem for the UK as a whole rather than England? 

[Brazen]

That's the problem with most of the alternatives, they're all UK-wide. Jerusalem is the top (serious) choice as it's the only one that's really England specific and mentions it in the lyrics (as well as a certain Middle Eastern city).

There'll Always Be An England could be a contender too.

No-one has suggested the alternative of England keeping God Save The queen - after all there's a little-sung verse about smashing the Scots - and the UK getting a new one instead.

[Monoriu]

I am not familiar with the Jerusalem song.  But I just think that it is a little odd that your national anthem is named after a city in a totally foreign country. 

[Zanza]

God Save The Queen

You have to show those uppity Scots, Welsh and Irish that they are mere appendages of the English Empire.

[Josquius]

Shouldn't be one. Seeing England as a monolithic united entry is something that needs tearing down.

[grumbler]

Jerusalem is pretty awful as an anthem (I don't even care for it as a song, but that's beside the point; it's just not the right kind of music for an anthem).  Land of Hope and Glory is very good,  but in the US it is played at every graduation ceremony ever, so it would sound odd to American ears as a national anthem (not a killer consideration, but a consideration).  I like the sound of "There'll Always be an England, but the opening lyrics are awkward.  Maybe they just sing the refrain?  That would work best, IMO.

[grumbler]

Shouldn't be one. Seeing England as a monolithic united entry is something that needs tearing down.

I don't think the separatists should have a veto over the anthem, even when their grounds are not strawman arguments.

[Pedrito]

Isn't Elgar's Pomp and Circumstance, March no. 1 already been used in some events?

EDIT: ah ok, i did not know it was called Land of Hope and Glory, too.

L.

[lustindarkness]

Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen.

[Razgovory]

Jerusalem

[Malthus]

I do love Jerusalem. They should go with the ELP version. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w9TbiIEpZJ8

[Jacob]

"England Belongs to Me" as performed by Cock Sparrer.

[PRC]

Roast Beef of Olde England.

[Tamas]

Jerusalem is beautiful but as grumbler said absolutely not suitable for an anthem.

Obviously, it should be:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2G5rfPISIwo