National Anthem Competition

Switzerland is set to change its national anthem and they set up a competition to pick the new one. They are looking for a new text but new tunes are welcome as well. Whoever wins will get around 10,000 dollars and quite a bit of pride.

The current anthem text dates back to 1841 and until 1981 it was set to the same tune as the British national anthem - God Save The Queen.

I think the Swiss prove they are quite open-minded with this initiative, it's not easy to change something like the national anthem unless you have a revolution of some sort.

Would you change your country's national anthem?

Interesting and I would organize the same competition for Serbian national anthem. I would change ours in an instant. It shows nothing else but confusion, and absurdity in which we live here. I feel no connection with it.

I thik they are brave to change it and yes I would change our National Anthem to "land of hope and glory". 

I would never change our national anthem. I'm from the U.S. and I'm not saying any other country doesn't take pride in where they come from. I can't explain the feeling when I hear our song, it gives me goose bumps. It is the vary basis of our pride and glory and I would not want to see it change for nothing. It makes me proud to be an American.

I with ya on that one fried eggs. It has a sentimental value and changing it would be like rewriting history. It is a tough song to sing and hit some of the high notes and many top singers have been criticized for not performing it to perfection.

I think Whitney Houston sang it the best at the start of a baseball game or was it football, not sure but it will give you the goose bumps fo sho!

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The American anthem is one of the best in the world, gives me goose bumps too even though I've never even visited the U.S.

I like the Italian anthem as well, great lyrics and a catchy tune.

I actually like the British anthem, no special reason, I like the melody and harmonies I guess.

I head so many singers singing the American anthem that it sounds like a pop song to me. I don't mean this in any offensive way. I heard original once or twice, every other time it was Whitney Houston, Mariah Carey or Kelly Clarkson. I catch myself humming the American anthem.

I think think the Swiss have a lot of free time and resources, since I guess it is not that cheap to just simply change the national anthem. Anyway, I like to think that they are tied to some tradition and history, and usually things that should not be forgotten. On the other hand, sometimes, it is not a bad idea to start a new tradition
Oh, and I also love the British anthem..