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Originally Posted by wolf
At least yours has a tune people can sing on key with little musical talent. "My Country 'Tis of Thee, Sweet Land of Liberty, of Thee I sing." (yes, I know what I just did, intentional dig from the brash Colonial) ... vs. our own English Drinking Song that a roaring drunk couldn't sing on a bet.
Do you have to sing God Save the Queen before every sporting event? That's how a lot of Americans learn and remember the words to ours.
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True - I know I couldn't sing along to the Star Spangled Banner because of the range needed (though the words are great - very stirring).
We only sing the national anthem before international games - and people who attend them regularly are far more likely to know the words. I think everyone should know the words - to that and Rule Britannia, Land of Hope & Glory and Jerusalem!
Then again I learned poems off by heart at school too and am amazed that some people (educated at the same time just in different schoools) don't know where the most basic quotes come from. I didn't realise how lucky I was....