So I was walking through the opera square in downtown Yerevan today. There was some sort of children's activity fair in progress; miscellaneous kids' songs, most of them American, were being played over the loudspeaker. And then, a most remarkable thing happened: "Take Me Out to the Ballgame" came on. It's quite a feeling to be standing in a crowded area and knowing that you are probably the only person there who knows the origin and significance of the music being played...
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