Violent Soho only just unveiled their latest single, ‘Like Soda’, last week, but already there’s a call to cement it as Australia’s new national anthem in place of ‘Advance Australia Fair’, which is apparently “a bit old and outdated”.
A Sydney Soho fan by the name of Matt Querzoli has started up a Change.org petition calling on Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull to change the national anthem. At the time of writing, it needs just over 150 more signatures to hit its goal.
“We, the Australian people, deserve better,” writes Querzoli. “The power struggle in the Liberal party, the blistering hot days, the deadly animals that inhabit the bulk of the country – we deserve a new start. A fresh start.”
“That starts with a new Australian Anthem. Let’s be honest; the current National Anthem, ‘Advance Australia Fair,’ isn’t very good. Sure, it’s got things like cultural values of acceptance and sharing. It’s got a classy tune. It’s pretty easy to learn.”
But according to the campaigner, ‘Advance Australia Fair’ has numerous downfalls, including use of the word “girt”, its lack of head-banging application, and the fact that people get confused about the lyrics, see: Kate Ceberano’s Grand Final performance.
“The solution to all of this tomfoolery is Violent Soho,” Querzoli continues. “Now in the studio recording their next album, they have just released a definitive banger of a song. I propose that their song, ‘Like Soda’, should become the next Australian Anthem.”
“There is nothing more Australian than the following scene that the song describes: ‘…those empty summer afternoons in a RSL and pubs – when all the pokies are empty, beer is warm and there’s nothing but horse-race noise in the background.’ I rest my case.”
The petition has the support of the band’s label, I OH YOU, who shared the Change.org link via their official Facebook page, insisting that “THE PEOPLE HAVE SPOKEN”. If you want to see Australia bestowed with a new national anthem, head over here.
