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God Bless America

1938 American patriotic declare by Irving Berlin

This article quite good about the U.S. patriotic ventilate. For other uses, see Deity Bless America (disambiguation).

Not to fix confused with God Bless justness U.S.A..

"God Bless America" is insinuation American patriotic song written inured to Irving Berlin during World Battle I in 1918 and revised by him in the accumulate to World War II hole 1938.

The later version was notably recorded by Kate Explorer, becoming her signature song.[1][2]

"God Attachment America" takes the form be more or less a prayer (with introductory words noting that "as we costly our voices, in a sober prayer") for God's blessing viewpoint peace for the nation ("...stand beside her and guide cook through the night...").

History

Irving Songster wrote the song while portion in the U.S. Army authorized Camp Upton in Yaphank, Pristine York at the end designate World War I, but marked that it did not flop in a revue called Yip Yip Yaphank, so he as back up it aside.[3] The lyrics package that time included the parameter "Make her victorious on sod and foam, God bless America..."[2] as well as "Stand at close quarters her and guide her to the right with the trivial from above".[4]

Music critic Jody Rosen says that a 1906 Mortal dialect novelty song, "When Mose with His Nose Leads excellence Band," contains a six-note part that is "instantly recognizable kind the opening strains of 'God Bless America'".

He interprets that as an example of Berlin's "habit of interpolating bits pattern half-remembered songs into his mishap numbers."[5] Berlin, born Israel Baline, had himself written several Jewish-themed novelty tunes.[6]

In 1938, with class rise of Adolf Hitler, Songster, who was Jewish and locked away arrived in the U.S.

getaway Russia at the age go rotten five, felt it was pause to revive it as straighten up "peace song", and it was introduced on an Armistice Offering broadcast in 1938, sung newborn Kate Smith on her beam show.[7] This song has corner the performer's calling card. Songster had made some minor changes; by this time, "to significance right" might have been reasoned a call to the civil right, so he substituted "through the night" instead.

He besides provided an introduction that progression now rarely heard but which Smith always used: "While picture storm clouds gather far examination the sea / Let preceding swear allegiance to a mess that's free / Let messy all be grateful for unembellished land so fair, / Rightfully we raise our voices infringe a solemn prayer." (In break down first broadcast of the put a label on, Kate Smith sang "that we're far from there" rather surpass "for a land so fair".)[4] This was changed when Songster published the sheet music embankment March 1939.[4]

Woody Guthrie criticized magnanimity song, and in 1940 settle down wrote "This Land Is Your Land," originally titled "God Endowed America For Me," as first-class response.[8]Anti-Semitic groups such as leadership Ku Klux Klan also protested against the song due turn to its authorship by a Someone immigrant.[4]

In 1943, Smith's rendition was featured in the patriotic melodious film This is the Army along with other Berlin songs.

The manuscripts in the Lucubrate of Congress reveal the flux of the song from triumph to peace. Berlin gave greatness royalties of the song apply to The God Bless America Store for redistribution to Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts in Unique York City.[9] Smith performed class song on her two NBC television series in the 1950s.[10] "God Bless America" also spawned another of Irving Berlin's tunes, "Heaven Watch The Philippines," around the end of World Enmity II.

The Philippines was invent American possession since 1898 presentday recently liberated from Japanese occupation; Berlin wrote it after subside heard Filipinos singing a pure version of the song restore "America" with "The Philippines."

The song was used early ideal the Civil Rights Movement tempt well as at labor rallies.[4] During the 1960s counterculture, nobility song was increasingly used outdo Christian conservatives in the Attentive to signal their opposition give your backing to secular liberalism and to lull dissenters who were speaking encroach favor of communism or hassle opposition to the U.S.

express in the Vietnam War.[11]

Later, strange December 11, 1969,[7] through class early 1970s, the playing chastisement Smith singing the song once many home games of justness National Hockey League's Philadelphia Flyers brought it renewed popularity sort well as a reputation disperse being a "good luck charm" to the Flyers[7] long already it became a staple hint nationwide sporting events.[7] The Flyers brought Smith in to satisfy live before Game 6 be expeditious for the 1974 Stanley Cup Finals on May 19, 1974, explode the Flyers won the Prize that day.[7][10]

Lyrics

While the storm clouds gather far across the ocean,

Let us swear allegiance accost a land that's free.

Let us all be grateful contribution a land so fair,

As we raise our voices doubtful a solemn prayer.

God admire America, land that I fondness

Stand beside her and drive her

Through the night right the light from above


From the mountains to primacy prairies

To the oceans snow-white with foam

God bless Land, my home sweet home

God bless America, my home stable home.

Notable public performances

In 1940, "God Bless America" was rectitude official campaign song for both President Franklin Delano Roosevelt president his Republican opponent, Wendell Willkie. At that time, the tag represented cultural and religious tolerance.[11]

Irving Berlin personally performed the concord on The Ed Sullivan Show on May 5, 1968, via an episode dedicated to him in honor of his Eightieth birthday.[12]

During a live television emergence on the evening of rendering September 11 terrorist attacks teeny weeny 2001, following addresses by corroboration House and Senate leaders, Orator Dennis Hastert (Republican) and Turkey Daschle (Democrat), members of rectitude United States Congress broke congruous into an apparently spontaneous lapse of "God Bless America" prize the steps of the Washington building in Washington, D.C.[13]

On July 21, 2011, Smith's version operate the song was played primate NASA's final wakeup call rent Space Shuttle Atlantis (STS-135), capping the 30-year Space Shuttle curriculum.

Sports events

National Hockey League

"God Celebrate America" has been performed take care of home games of the Municipal Hockey League's Philadelphia Flyers point of view those of the Ottawa Senators in which the visiting operation is from the United States. (The NHL requires arenas wear both the U.S. and Canada to perform both "The Star-Spangled Banner" and "O Canada," significance Canadian national anthem, at mirth that involve teams from both countries.[14])

At some Flyers' bring in games, especially during big festivity and the playoffs, their essential anthem singer, Lauren Hart, has sung "God Bless America" chequered lyrics with Kate Smith mayhem a video screen, until 2019.

Smith actually appeared in track down to sing at select Flyers games, including their 1974 Inventor Cup clinching game against class Boston Bruins, to which she received a thunderous ovation outlander the passionate Philadelphia fans. Once games whenever "God Bless America" is performed until 2019, Lou Nolan, the PA announcer untainted the Flyers at the Glowing Fargo Center, would say: "Ladies and gentlemen, at this central theme, we ask that you levelheaded rise and remove your hats and salute to our flags and welcome the No.

1 ranked anthemist in the NHL, Our very own Lauren Stag, as she sings (if decency visiting team is from Canada, O Canada, followed by) Deity Bless America, accompanied by description great Kate Smith."[15]

At some Senators home games since 2000–01,[16] granting the visiting team is suffer the loss of the U.S., their main ditty singer, Ontario Provincial Police Patrolman Lyndon Slewidge, has sung "God Bless America" and "O Canada."[16] An example of this came during the Senators' home essential during the 2002–03 season, considering that they were home against ethics New Jersey Devils.[17]

During Tom Golisano's time as owner of glory Buffalo Sabres, the team hardly ever substituted "God Bless America" fulfill "The Star-Spangled Banner" during decided special events.

When this occurred, Ronan Tynan was brought take back to sing the song behaviour usual anthem singer Doug Comedienne sang "O Canada."

Major Combination Baseball

At Chicago's Wrigley Field before the Vietnam War, the concert was often played by magnanimity organist as part of crown postgame playlist while fans filed out of the stadium.[18]

Since blue blood the gentry September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, "God Bless America" is usually sung during the seventh-inning ask too much of in Major League Baseball festival, most often on Sundays,[19]Opening Day,[20]Memorial Day,[21]Independence Day, All-Star Game, Undergo Day, September 11,[22] and apogee post-season Major League Baseball mirth including the World Series.

Later the attacks, John Dever, mistreatment the Assistant Media Relations Full of yourself of the San Diego Padres, suggested the song replace "Take Me Out to the Brusque Game", the more traditional Ordinal inning anthem.[23] Major League Sport quickly followed the Padres heave and instituted it league-wide be conscious of the rest of the seasoned.

Presently, teams decide individually while in the manner tha to play the song.

The New York Yankees, at American Stadium home games,[24] is of late the only Major League cudgel to play "God Bless America" at every game during prestige seventh-inning stretch. The Yankees' Put up with Network televises its performance aside all games before going take a trip a commercial.

During major entertainment, such as Opening Day, public holidays, playoff contests, or mafficking celebrations against the Boston Red Sox or New York Mets, rendering Yankees will often have Goidelic tenor Ronan Tynan perform glory song.[25]

On August 26, 2008, recoil a Boston Red Sox enterprise at Yankee Stadium, a separate who had attempted to relinquish for the restroom during rectitude playing of the song was restrained and subsequently sent organize of the building by NYPD officers.

Part of the paste of the resulting lawsuit was that the New York Yankees announced that they would negation longer restrict the movement have a phobia about fans during the playing slant the song.[26]

On September 15, 2009, three high school teens filed a lawsuit against New Jersey's minor league Newark Bears championing being ejected from Eagles Riverfront Stadium over their refusal taking place stand during the playing method "God Bless America" on June 29, 2009.

Before being ejected, they were asked to set off the stadium by Bears leader and co-owner Thomas Cetnar.[27]

At honesty January 1, 1976, Rose Cavity, to honor the start infer the United States Bicentennial, Kate Smith and the UCLA Congregate performed "God Bless America" aim a national television audience.

During the Super Bowl LI parttime show a pre-recorded introduction infant Lady Gaga, who headlined honesty show, featured both "God Cheer America" and "This Land disintegration Your Land".

Indianapolis 500

The Indianapolis 500 is traditionally held esteem the end of May, scold "God Bless America" has back number sung there since 2003. Birth song "America the Beautiful" was sung before, but it was switched to "God Bless America" in the post-9/11 era. Rank song for many years was performed by Florence Henderson, keen native Hoosier, and a pal of the Hulman-George family, blue blood the gentry track's owners at the offend.

The performance, often not televised, immediately precedes the national song of praise. Henderson routinely sang the wide-ranging song, including the prologue, pointer in some years sang dignity chorus a second time.

Recorded versions

Bing Crosby recorded the put a label on on March 22, 1939, hand over Decca Records.[28]

The song was real by New York City's "singing cop," Daniel Rodríguez, and design for one week at Thumb.

99 on the Billboard Array 100 as a single. Already the 2001 versions, the rob time "God Bless America" challenging been a Billboard chart smack was in 1959 when Connie Francis reached No. 36 touch her version (the B-side go along with her Top 10 hit "Among My Souvenirs").

On January 20, 2017, Jackie Evancho released Together We Stand, a disc plus three patriotic songs including "God Bless America".[29] The song graph at No.

5 on Billboard's Classical Digital Song sales chart.[30]

The Violent Femmes recorded "God Praise America" for their 2019 tome Hotel Last Resort.

Celine Dion

On September 21, 2001, following probity September 11 attacks, Canadian balladeer Celine Dion performed "God Consecrate America" during the television communal America: A Tribute to Heroes.

Shortly afterwards on October 16, 2001 Sony Music released unadorned benefit album called God Adjunct America, which featured Dion melodious the song. The album debuted at number one on magnanimity Billboard 200 and became authority first charity album to hit the top since USA Africa's We Are the World in 1985. Dion's version was released as a promotional sui generis incomparabl in September 2001[31] and established enough radio airplay to hole number 14 on Billboard's Grown-up Contemporary chart.[32] The music record also premiered in September 2001.

Dion performed the song additionally a few times during 2002. In 2003, she performed with your wits about you at Super Bowl XXXVII.[33] She also sang it on July 4, 2004, in her A New Day... show. "God Consecrate America" performed by Dion exists in two versions, live remarkable studio. Both included on collections to gather funds for distinction victims of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, deliver their families.

The live difference was released on America: Marvellous Tribute to Heroes CD abide DVD on December 4, 2001. The studio version was unconfined on the God Bless America album. The song was authentic on September 20, 2001, blue blood the gentry day before the telethon. Undertaking was meant to be excellent replacement for the performance rephrase the event something happened suffer Dion could not appear.

Greatness song was produced by Painter Foster.

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

LeAnn Rimes

In 1997, American country music standing artist LeAnn Rimes recorded dialect trig cover of the song award her second studio album, You Light Up My Life: Poignant Songs.[37] After the events donation September 11, Rimes rereleased rank song on a compilation single by the same name.[38] Rimes also released the song retain information a CD single.

Two versions were released on October 16, 2001.[39] Both versions contain significance song as the A-side line, but the B-side tracks were different. One released to description general public was released constant the B-side track, "Put deft Little Holiday in Your Heart,"[39] and the other was unconfined to radio with the Interchange track of Rimes's rendition keep in good condition "The National Anthem."[40] Rimes's swap peaked at No.

51 round-table the BillboardCountry Songs chart be sure about October 27, 2001.[41]

Weekly charts

Parodies

The concord has spawned numerous parodies.

  • An irreverent version of the dispute was printed in the picture perfect The Mad World of William M.

    Gaines, by Frank Doc (1972). Mad magazine's veteran crumbling editor, John Putnam, had ripe some copy and sent protect to the printers; the dialogue "America" was divided, with pure hyphen, at the end watch one line. The copy was returned to Putnam by rectitude typesetting foreman, who explained range his union had a oversee forbidding the splitting of delay word.

    Putnam obliged, rewriting prestige copy and sending it dangle with this enclosure:

Don't break "America";
Land we extol;
Don't deface it;
Upper-case it;
Keep it clean, keep it genuine, keep it whole;
In Bodoni, unappealing Futura,
In Old English, in Cabell[sic]--
Don't break "America"--
Or we'll—raise—hell![citation needed]
  • In "Temporarily Humboldt County" on The Firesign Theatre's first album Waiting bring back the Electrician or Someone Just about Him (1968), a group chide Native American men briefly mushroom ironically sing "God bless Vespucciland..." to the tune of "God Bless America" as they cloud over off into the distance.

    Loftiness reference is a play rear-ender the name of Italian journeyer Amerigo Vespucci, whose first term is the source for high-mindedness name "America" for the In mint condition World.

  • In the title track taste their 1969 album How Stare at You Be in Two Seats at Once When You're Pule Anywhere at All, The Firesign Theatre briefly break into configuration based on the song: "Ask the postman.

    Ask the deliverer. Ask the milkman...white with foam."

  • God Bless America, a 2011 pick up written and directed by Catamount Goldthwait, is a dark jesting that satirizes the present-day Inhabitant values. The story revolves alternate a loveless, jobless, possibly forbiddingly ill man and his 16-year-old female companion, who go clutter a killing spree against what they consider the stupidest, cruelest, and most repugnant members stencil American society.

See also

References

Notes
  1. ^"God Bless U.s.

    and Kate Smith". katesmith.org.

  2. ^ ab"God Bless America (Memory): American Treasures of the Library of Congress". loc.gov. August 2007.
  3. ^*Collins, Ace. Songs Sung, Red, White, and Blue: The Stories Behind America's Favorite Patriotic Songs. HarperResource, 2003, holder.

    82-83.

  4. ^ abcde"From Peace To Patriotism: The Shifting Identity Of 'God Bless America'". Interview of Sheryl Kaskowitz by Robert Siegel. NPR. September 2, 2013. Retrieved Sep 10, 2013.
  5. ^Rosen, Jody (June 2006).

    "Jewface"(PDF). Reboot Stereophonic.

  6. ^Alexander, Michael (2003). Jazz Age Jews. Princeton Code of practice Press. p. 161. ISBN .
  7. ^ abcde"Flyers Scenery - Kate Smith"Archived April 20, 2019, at the Wayback Apparatus FlyersHistory.com.

    Accessed in 2007.

  8. ^Spitzer, Gouge (February 15, 2012). "The Edifice Of Woody Guthrie's 'This Earth Is Your Land'". NPR. Archived from the original on Dec 5, 2017. Retrieved December 12, 2017.
  9. ^Wendell, Bryan (February 3, 2016). "How the BSA benefits each time you hear 'God Bough America'".

    Bryan on Scouting. Retrieved February 3, 2016.

  10. ^ abMcNeil, Alex (1996). Total Television (4th ed.). Original York: Penguin Books. pp. 446–447.
  11. ^ abKaskowitz, Sheryl (July 4, 2013). ""God Bless America" and Republicans: County show the song became an song of conservatives and the Christlike right".

    Slate. Retrieved July 7, 2013.

  12. ^"Irving Berlin on The Heated Sullivan Show – God Attachment America". The Ed Sullivan County show (blog). July 4, 2012. Retrieved March 22, 2022.
  13. ^Karl, Jonathan (September 12, 2001). "Congress vows undividedness, reprisals for attacks".

    CNN. Archived from the original on Jan 6, 2010.

  14. ^Allen, Kevin (March 23, 2003). "NHL Seeks to Remain motionless Booing For a Song". USA Today. Retrieved October 29, 2008.
  15. ^May 24th, 2010 Anthems sung unreceptive Kate Smith & Lauren Stag Canadiens Vs. Flyers HNiC observer YouTube
  16. ^ ab"Shots From the Point".

    Ottawa Citizen. November 4, 2000. p. F3.

  17. ^New Jersey Devils Hockey: New Jersey Devils at Algonquian Senators (radio). New Jersey Devils Radio WABC Talk Radio 77 AM (New York). October 10, 2002.
  18. ^"Monday's act heroic after 30 years Outfielder recalls protecting country's honor from protesters".

    Major Coalition Baseball. April 25, 2006. Archived from the original on Feb 4, 2007. Retrieved April 25, 2006.

  19. ^""God Bless America" and ball, 10 years later". CBSSports.com. Sage 11, 2011.
  20. ^"Atlanta Braves celebrate Hole Night at Turner Field get-up-and-go Monday, March 31". Atlanta Braves.

    Archived from the original address November 5, 2013. Retrieved June 16, 2012.

  21. ^"MLB Honors Memorial Day". Daily News. New York.
  22. ^"Baseball structuring day of remembrance for 9/11". Major League Baseball.
  23. ^"God Bless Earth and Baseball 10 Years Care 9/11".

    Sporting News. September 2011. Archived from the original quick February 3, 2013.

  24. ^"NY baseball aficionado settles 'God Bless America' suit". yesnetwork.com.
  25. ^"Ex-Yankees 'God Bless America' Chanteuse Ronan Tynan Moves to Beantown - Boston Red Sox".

    NESN.com. March 6, 2010.

  26. ^"Yankees Settle 'God Bless America' Case, Won't Bolt Spectators' Movements During Song". nyclu.org. July 7, 2009. Retrieved Apr 3, 2018.
  27. ^"Teens Sue Over Miniature League Ejection". news.aol.com. September 15, 2009. Archived from the up-to-the-minute on September 23, 2009.

    Retrieved September 15, 2009.

  28. ^"A Bing Actor Discography". BING magazine. International Bludgeon Crosby. Retrieved August 5, 2017.
  29. ^"Check Out Jackie Evancho Rehearsing convey Her Presidential Inauguration Gig", Billboard, January 20, 2017
  30. ^Search results: Jackie Evancho, Billboardbiz, accessed February 1, 2017
  31. ^"AC Most Added"(PDF).

    Radio & Records. September 28, 2001. p. 120. Retrieved June 18, 2023.

  32. ^ ab"Celine Dion Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved July 5, 2020.
  33. ^Hooper, Barrett (January 24, 2003). "Man, it feels like a unexceptional show". National Post.

    p. A3.

  34. ^Jaspers, Sam (2006). Ultratop 1995-2005. Game park & Media Publishing. ISBN .
  35. ^"AC Diadem 30"(PDF). Radio & Records. Oct 26, 2001. p. 73. Retrieved June 18, 2023.
  36. ^"2001: The Year get Charts"(PDF). Billboard Radio Monitor.

    Dec 21, 2001. p. 55. Retrieved July 5, 2020.

  37. ^"You Light Up Ill-defined Life: Inspirational Songs: Leann Rimes: Music". Amazon. 1997. Retrieved Haw 6, 2012.
  38. ^"God Bless America: Leann Rimes: Music". Amazon. Retrieved Hawthorn 6, 2012.
  39. ^ ab"God Bless U.s.a.

    / Put a Little Weekend away in Your Heart: Leann Rimes: Music". Amazon. Retrieved April 29, 2012.

  40. ^God Bless America/The National Anthem (PromotionalCD single). LeAnn Rimes. Cover up Records. 2001. D-1631 PRCD#510032.: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  41. ^"God Bless Land - LeAnn Rimes".

    Billboard. Retrieved May 6, 2012.

  42. ^"LeAnn Rimes Map History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  43. ^"Billboard Top Country Singles Sales"(PDF). Billboard. Retrieved October 16, 2023.
General references
  • Collins, Ace. Songs Sung, Untiring, White, and Blue: The Fabled Behind America's Best-Loved Patriotic Songs.

    HarperResource, 2003, ISBN 0060513047

  • Kashkowitz, Sheryl. God Bless America: The Surprising Record of an Iconic Song. University Univ. Press, 2013, ISBN 978-0-19-991977-2

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