In a message dated 30/05/02 16:55:23 GMT Daylight Time, Jazzjerry@aol.com writes: << Our National Anthem is a dirge >> Thats a matter of taste Jerry, but it is OUR national Anthem and if I was the Queen I wouldn`t have a load of old, beaten up, hasbeen rockers (or anyone else) refusing to play it. Off with their heads, say I. Cheers Pat