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The Listening Service - How Do You Make a National Anthem? - 大象传媒 Sounds

The Listening Service - How Do You Make a National Anthem? - 大象传媒 Sounds

The Listening Service

How Do You Make a National Anthem?How Do You Make a National Anthem?

Released On: 05 Jun 2016

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Tom Service on the music, meaning and occasional madness of national anthems.

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