When is an anthem not an anthem?

There are discussions taking place in pubs, offices, message boards, blogs and websites across the island about the 'Jersey anthem'.

The trigger was Senator Jimmy Perchard who, according to Channel Television described the frontrunner for the title 'official anthem', Island Home, as "drab, miserable and boring."

Island Home was selected as the anthem of choice at a special event in 2008 by a panel of six judges and the audience - who collectively had one vote.

You can hear Island Home, print the score or download different versions of the song from the States of Jersey website.

Ours is an Island home
Firm on rock and strong by sea
Loyal and proud in history,
Our thankful hearts are
Raised to God for Jersey.

The beauty of our land
Long inspires both eye and mind.
Ours the privilege to guard its shore
So help we God that
Jersey might by grace endure.

The idea was to have something that could be played on important civic occasions - such as Liberation Day.

On the Planet Jersey message board Dundee suggested that it would be better to have a more popular sounding song, perhaps getting Nerina Pallot to create something.

"Why not get Nerina Pallot to pen a version, her music should fit most and it would certainly be in the popular bracket."

It was announced on the night that the winning song would be put forward as the islands prospective anthem to be ratified by the States of Jersey when it had become universally accepted by the island.

But Senator Perchard things the process needs to be started again.

"I do not want to see this anthem imposed on islanders without the proper process of adopting it," Mr Perchard told BBC News.

"I'm insistent it should be adopted formally before it's used at Liberation Day again or used officially to represent Jersey in the Island Games."

Other choices for an anthem include the traditional Jersey song, Beautiful Jersey and the Normandy anthem used as the island song in the past, Ma Normandie.

But other suggestions include Hedley le Maistre's Jersey Mon Vie and Sgt Pippons Proud to be a Bean.