Correct about Scotland's national insect, encroaching about the river ownership. The River Ure has been in English hands since the end of Danelaw. Are you thinking of Midge's original lyric and, indeed, title to his best known song? This was originally "Copenhagen" in homage to his ancestor Eric The PointySideburn who either ruled Jarvik with an iron hand or perhaps handed Jarvik an iron ruler? (The Venerable Bede had been on the mead). I suspect the latter, as Eric died of starvation, thirst and drowning (in that order) after seriously underestimating the length of voyage from Jarvik to the Danish capital when he accidentally placed the ruler upside down on his map of the North Sea.
His boastful "this means nothing to me, Copenhagen" may have been Eric's last recorded words but they were his descendant Midge's first recorded words for a majestic song destined to be denied #1 chart status only by the sublime Joe Dolce's Shaddup You Face. Hans Christian Andersen, who still had powerful friends at the British Phonograhic Industry, thought that the song undermined his smash hit "Wonderful Copenhagen" and Ultravox had to hastily change the city name for their unreleased classic. The only fair way was for all of Ultravox's band members to be temporarily blinded by an eyeswipe of Midge's sideburns and a dart throw at Collins 'O' Level Map of Europe. The most intelligent band member was, of course, the bassist Chris Cross who cleverly closed his eyelids (this hadn't occurred to the drummer) and aimed for his hometown, Tottenham. He was lousy at darts, and landed his arrow in Vienna. The meter was terrible; Midge had to sing "Aaaaaaaaaaah, Vienna" to keep to 4/4 and prevent New Romantics from tripping over their winklepickers while dancing to it. This didn't stop Cross (see Visage - Fade to Grey) claiming sole songwriter royalties.
Nevertheless, Midge was recognised by grateful Austrians who ditched that Mozart bloke and now run the Salzburg Festival in his honour, and also heavily phoned in to propel him into the 2007 Celebrity Masterchef final .
