Do you sometimes parodying of your country national anthem?

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This topic immediately put me in mind of the scene from Human Traffic:

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MR_5ah7EKfo[/youtube]

The chap with the Y on his shirt is John Simm, more well-known for Life on Mars and as The Master in Doctor Who.

HERE COME THE DRONES!

I think "My Country Tis of Thee" a patriotic American song set to the tune of "God Save The King/Queen"
is supposed to be a dig at the British.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=034fNYyY9HU[/youtube]

Of course almost everyone has forgotten the outrage over Jimi Hendrix's performance of "The Star Spangled Banner" at Woodstock
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wt3cYpFLJiM[/youtube]

Oh, I'm ashamed to be an American
Where although I'm told I'm free
Still I won't forget the price we paid
To turn our backs on the Holy Three
Still I'll never give up
The defense of truth
Or the hope for a brighter day
Because it's not too late to save this land
God help the USA

There's a parody version of the Welsh anthem.

The original anthem is below (one of my favourites):

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3kUnCwV3AYE[/youtube]
The parody version, written by a man named Nigel Jenkins (of course), apparently allows someone to fake-sing the anthem if they can't pronounce the original.

My hen laid a haddock, one hand oiled a flea,
Glad farts and centurions threw dogs in the sea,
I could stew a hare here and brandish Dan’s flan,
Don’s ruddy bog’s blocked up with sand.

Dad! Dad! Why don’t you oil Auntie Glad?
Can whores appear in beer bottle pies,
O butter the hens as they fly!

Lol yeah, the Welsh anthem is hard enough in trying to speak the Welsh in it, and that's before singing it.