"The song God Bless America was written and then revised by Irving Berlin." According to Wikipedia, Irving Berlin wrote his first version of God Bless America in 1918 while serving in the Army. It was not used at that time. In 193...
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God Bless America - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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" God Bless America " is an American patriotic song originally written by Irving Berlin in 1918 and revised by him in 1938, as sung by Kate Smith (becoming her signature song). "God Bless America" t...
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This Land Is Your Land - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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" This Land Is Your Land " is one of the United States' most famous folk songs. Its lyrics were written by Woody Guthrie in 1940 on an existing melody, in response to Irving Berlin's "God Bless Amer...
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For the finale of this production, Yip, Yip, Yaphank, Berlin wrote the original "God Bless America." But he felt the song was too solemn for a comedy and put it aside for twenty years.
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In the fall of 1938, as war was again threatening Europe, Berlin decided to write a "peace" song. He recalled his "God Bless America" from twenty years earlier and made some alterations to reflect the different state of the world.
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God Bless America was written by Irving Berlin in 1918 and then revised by him in 1938, by some it is considered the unofficial national anthem of the US. Irvin Berlini in 1918, he revised it in 1938. Considered an unofficial national anthe...
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After several days of futile attempts to write a new patriotic song, Berlin remembered the one he had written in 1918. ... She argued that the Star Spangled Banner was written during a battle (Francis Scott Key wrote it during the War of 1812). It fact, she recorded it on the flip side of God Bless America.
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On the other hand: "Porter himself wrote a parody which a radio station refused to let him broadcast." Mightn't they have refused to broadcast it because it was too lewd? McBrien further reports that Kanin once ... Farewell to BerlinMore on why the composer of "God Bless America" probably didn't parody "You're the Top."
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God Bless America lyrics - the words, sheet music, midi, music song, mp3, wav, words, & chords ... GOD BLESS AMERICA SONG'S LYRICS; Author: Irving Berlin, 1918; revised 1938; Spoken Introduction: While the storm clouds gather far across the sea, Let us swear allegiance to a land that's free, Let us all be grateful...
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