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The One Patriotic Song That Unites All Americans (Good Thing Most Folks Don’t Know Its History)

MUSIC Posted: October 1, 2020 9:01 am

“A sharp little scene [in Mrs. America] points out how two political opponents could both relate to [Woody] Guthrie’s generous vision of the US, but it also raises a crucial question about the significance of a song so famous that it has been described as an ‘alternative national anthem’. Not knowing about the story behind the song may make it universal, but is that at the cost of diluting it?” – BBC

MUSIC Published: 09.29.20

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