# Mysteries of Music #1: How did the dull song "Mull of Kintyre" become megapopular in Britain?

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**Created:** [December 16, 2013, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mysteries-of-music-1-how-did-the-dull-song-mull-of-kintyre-become-megapopular-in-britain/676473 "2013-12-16T16:16:37Z")\
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**Post date:** [December 20, 2013, 10:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mysteries-of-music-1-how-did-the-dull-song-mull-of-kintyre-become-megapopular-in-britain/676473/41 "2013-12-20T10:04:16Z")

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> [@njtt](#):
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> Very few British people have ever been to the Mull of Kintyre, and most of those that have been there probably have no reason to feel sentimental about it.

I’m not even British and I’ve been there. 🆒 One thing I remember about the place is it rains.

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**Post date:** [December 20, 2013, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mysteries-of-music-1-how-did-the-dull-song-mull-of-kintyre-become-megapopular-in-britain/676473/42 "2013-12-20T16:01:54Z")

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> [@njtt](#):
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> Sure its nostalgic, but it is _personal_ nostalgia: Paul’s. Very few British people have ever been to the Mull of Kintyre, and most of those that have been there probably have no reason to feel sentimental about it. It means no more to the British in general than it does to Americans, or Botswanans come to that.

_Happy Days_ and _The Waltons_ are nostalgic, even for Americans who didn’t grow up in Milwaukee or Walton’s Mountain.

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