[Moose4]

Fair enough. Somebody needs to set a powerful PA system up outside this place and blast Jimmy Barnes and Cold Chisel at them 24/7 until they’re BEGGING to hear “Advance Australia Fair.”

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[Oztrich Boy]

Fair enough. Somebody needs to set a powerful PA system up outside this place and blast Jimmy Barnes and Cold Chisel at them 24/7 until they’re BEGGING to hear “Advance Australia Fair.”

One flaw. Noöne ever begs to hear “Advance Australia Fair” instead of Barnsey. Worst. National. Athemn. Ever. Me: "How did it win? Noöne I know voted for it."

My ranking

• 1. God Bless Australia (Jack O'Hagen): Simple, patriotic, magnificent music
• 2. Waltzing Matilda (Banjo Paterson) Great music (same as above actually), everybody knows the words and tune, It's Australia.
• 3. Advance Australia Fair (Peter Dodds McCormick - 1878 original) Words OK, a bit Anglo-centric. Pity about the tune
• 4. God Save the Queen (unknown c.1745) More than a bit Anglo-centric, but the music saves it
• 5. Song of Australia (Caroline J. Carleton/Carl Linger) Good Music, but the words are too "fruited mountains majesty"
• 6. Advance Australia Fair (some committee, 1980s) PC, nothing to recommend it (National Party Senator Sandy Macdonald said in 2001 that Advance Australia Fair is so boring that the nation risks singing itself to sleep)

Even so, the madrassa is way out of line.