HenryL.,

A special Thank You to you for bringing in music
to this discussion.

It was so uplifting.

That's one of the great things about OLO - discussions
do tend to often go out into different yet related
trajectories and music is after all a part of songs
singing, and national anthems.

Also having a discussion about the various choices
of anthems does not make anyone - "un-Australian,"
and any suggestion that it is - is not very Australian
at all.

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Foxy the Italian not so gentleman should not be seen as all knowing
He, if the thread is so bad, needs to explain why he continues to post in it
Right now great numbers are discussing both the flag and the anthem
This time [Republic vote] many more Europeans and other than British ancestry will be voting

"I AM AUSTRALIAN" beats all http://youtu.be/9QEdUwor9pc

and should replace the mythical Land of Girt's Song.

Pete

Dear Belly,

You're right there is quite a great deal of
discussion at present both in the media and
on television about our national anthem.
Channel 7's Sunrise program has been quick to
conduct a poll, as have other people. So far
it looks like "I am Australian"has beaten
"Advance Australia Fair,"- 45% to 40% suggesting
the current national anthem does not have universal
support. Of the other suggestions - "I Still Call
Australia Home" managed 5% support ahead of "Australia
Song"- 4% and "Waltzing Matilda,"at 3%.

I would like to Thank all the positive
contributions to this discussion.
They were greatly appreciated.
For me this discussion has now run its
course. I don't have anything new to add
and I don't see the point in repeating
the points made. Again Thank You and I
look forward to our next discussion on this
forum.

Enjoy your evening.