Bob Rubino

There's a Star Spangled Banner Waving Somewhere

1966 · Calla 115 · New York City, New York

There's a Star Spangled Banner Waving Somewhere – Bob Rubino (A-side label)

Artist
Bob Rubino
Title
There's a Star Spangled Banner Waving Somewhere
Release
There's a Star Spangled Banner Waving Somewhere / I'm a Lonely Boy
Year
1966
Label
Calla # 115
Format
7" · Single
Language
English
Country
New York City, New York, USA
Songwriter
Paul Roberts, Shelby Darnel
Genre
Fanfare · Fanfare
Primary theme
US 'Patriotic' / Pro-Government / Anti-Protest Songs

Annotation

There's a Star Spangled Banner Waving Somewhere (Rubino, Bob) Fanfare, patriotic. NYC, New York, USA. Flag flying in a distant land Narrator (disabled) wants to fight communism for Uncle Sam. Reference to Lincoln and JFK. Vietnam-era patriotic

Annotation by Justin A. Brummer

Notes

Calla 115-A, 1650 Broadway, N.Y.C., N.Y., "Promotional copy — not for sale"; "There's a Star Spangled Banner Waving Somewhere" (Paul Roberts-Shelby Darnel), 2:25, Leeds Music, ASCAP; arranged by Ray Stevens, produced by Ray Vernon for B.J.R. Productions. [From the record sleeve and labels]

Themes

Patriotic · Lincoln · JFK · Anti-Communism

In collections

US 'Patriotic' / Pro-Government / Anti-Protest Songs [War Years]

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