I must be getting old I was listening to the songs of Vera Lynn and got a lump in my throat with land of hope and glory, there will always be an England,and me a silly old Scotsman wonder if its an age thing? but i am glad i am british watching reruns of the proms and i felt proud of our island.
I'm probably a bit younger than you Jordy...so for me its the Beatles I Wanna Hold Your Hand, and Rod Stewarts Maggie May...both evocative of time and place for me.
Dame Vera Lynn is a bit of a heroin round these parts, as she only lives in Ditchling just outside of Brighton, East Sussex, and attends loads of events and functions in the area, so her songs of the war era are fondly remembered for being special to those of us from good old blighty.:-)