March 23, 2006
Another vote for 'Auld Lang Syne'
Yes, Scotland should have an anthem - so long as it is the right choice. We need a well-crafted tune that people will enjoy singing not just today, but also in the future, not something that everyone wants to change in 20 years time.
So which song is easy to sing, universally known, expresses warm and friendly emotions, and has a text by our national poet? ‘Auld Lang Syne’, of course. Not choosing it would be like the Australians failing to pick ‘Waltzing Matilda’.
news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/4837078.stm
www.theherald.co.uk/features/58519.htm
kirkelder.blogspot.com/2006/03/scotland-has-no-need-of-anthem-for-it.html