# If you need a good patrotic cry, this'll do it ..

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [November 1, 2016, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-need-a-good-patrotic-cry-thisll-do-it/770392 "2016-11-01T19:27:57Z")\
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**Author:** ![up\_the\_junction](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/f1d935/32.png) [@up\_the\_junction](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/up_the_junction)\
**Post date:** [November 1, 2016, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-need-a-good-patrotic-cry-thisll-do-it/770392/1 "2016-11-01T19:27:57Z")

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I was walking around sunny south London this morning listening to the radio with earphones, usual kind of thing. The programme happened to be about the Star-Spangled Banner.

The 27 min broadcast is pretty standard fare for Radio 4 but with one story - see link from 10:55 and then again from 18:20 (it breaks off for a bit)), I slowly dissolved into tears. Very embarrassing when you’re ordering a coffee …

Perhaps you like to check it out if you have a few minutes:

> **[BBC Radio 4 - Soul Music, Series 23, The Star-Spangled Banner](https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b080t7dh)**
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> Exploring America's national anthem, set to the tune of an English social men's club song.