Petition Launches To Make New Violent Soho Song The Australian National Anthem

Only Australia could produce a headline like this.

When Mansfield rockers Violent Soho unveiled their highly-anticipated Like Soda on Thursday afternoon, little did they know their song would strike such a chord in Australians that they'd start a petition to boot out 137-year-old Advance Australia Fair, a song penned by Scotsman Peter Dodds McCormick and our national anthem since 1984.

The petition, hosted on change.org, appeals to Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and prefaces the petition with, "We, the Australian people, deserve better."

Started by one Matt Querzoli, Advance Australia Fair is given a few ticks — "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 offers even more downfalls. Our favourite is #3.

1. No one uses the word 'girt' anymore.
2. We don't really have any wealth for toil. It's pretty much all been taken from the ground.
3. You can't realistically head-bang to the tune.
4. The Southern Cross isn't that radiant with all the light pollution. 
5. People get confused with the lyrics. All you have to do is look at Kate Ceberano's stuff up at the 2015 AFL Grand Final.
6. It's a bit old and outdated.

Querzoli notes that there is "nothing more Australian" than some of the lyrics in Like Soda — he's talking about "…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", which we'll grant is pretty darn Aussie.

The petition has already garnered 328 supporters of the 500 it asks for, but we're thinking it may need a few more than 500 to take over our nation.