Music Man

Thanks to an off-the-cuff remark by the Prime Minister, the question of which anthem should be used by English sports teams has been raised again.  The PM is in favour of Jerusalem apparently.  This was in fact used at the 2010 Commonwealth Games but initially both verses were played, making it far too long. The eventual shortened version was better received, but for many people, Jerusalem doesn't really work as a purely orchestral piece.  Of course, traditionally Land of Hope and Glory has been used as the English anthem and the question was raised as to why there should be any change.  It was put to a vote apparently, although it wasn't widely publicised, and the number of respondents was pretty small, so to what extent it really reflected public opinion is open to question.  For what it's worth, Land of Hope and Glory does it for me.  Although as an afterthought, what about There'll Always Be An England?