Unofficial National Anthem
In June 2006, the song came in second in an online poll with more than 10,000 votes to determine the nation's favourite unofficial anthem, losing only to Flower of Scotland. The song was used to represent Scotland in the Commonwealth Games until it was replaced by Flower of Scotland from the 2010 games in Delhi onwards.
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“The national anthem belongs to the eighteenth century. In it you find us ordering God about to do our political dirty work.”
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