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  2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › God_Bless_AmericaGod Bless America - Wikipedia

    God Bless America" also spawned another of Irving Berlin's tunes, "Heaven Watch The Philippines," during the end of World War II. The Philippines was an American possession since 1898 and recently liberated from Japanese occupation ; Berlin wrote it after he heard Filipinos singing a modified version of the song replacing "America" with "The Philippines."

  3. americansongwriter.com › god-bless-america-behindBehind The Song: “God Bless America” by Irving Berlin

    Aug 10, 2021 · This is no joke! That is where the roots of “God Bless America” are planted: In a song by a Russian immigrant borrowing the tune of a joke song about a Jewish musician written by three Irish ...

  4. performingsongwriter.com › god-bless-americaThe story behind Irving Berlin's "God Bless America"

    May 11, 2014 · Irving Berlin’s “God Bless America”. “I’d like to write a great peace song,” Irving Berlin told a journalist in 1938, “but it’s hard to do, because you have trouble dramatizing peace.”. Years before John Lennon or Bob Dylan were even born, Berlin took up the challenge of penning an anthem that would inspire his fellow men to ...

  5. www.irvingberlin.com › god-bless-americaIRVING BERLIN — Irving Berlin - God Bless America - Behind ...

    god bless america. Berlin wrote the song on his way back to America after attending the London premiere (September 30, 1938) of his film Alexander’s Ragtime Band. Introduced by Kate Smith on her CBS radio show, The Kate Smith Hour, on November 10, 1938. Smith premiered the song late in the show and prefaced it with the following words: "And ...

  6. www.kveller.com › a-jewish-immigrant-wrote-thisA Jewish Immigrant Wrote This Quintessential American Song

    Jul 3, 2023 · Irving Berlin, who wrote "God Bless America" in 1918, said that it's "not a patriotic song." Even though it’s the epitome of a nationalist tune to some, “God Bless America,” according to Jewish songwriter Irving Berlin, is “not a patriotic song.”. Berlin, who was born in imperial Russia, the son of a cantor, and who arrived to America ...

  7. genius.com › Irving-berlin-god-bless-america-lyricsIrving Berlin – God Bless America Lyrics - Genius

    Let us swear allegiance to a land that's free. Let us all be grateful that we are far from there. As we raise our voices in a solemn prayer. [Verse] God bless America, land that I love. Stand ...

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    This is the story behind “God Bless America.” This simple one-verse song became an overnight hit, and a hopeful song as war threatened. “It’s not a patriotic song,” composer Irving Berlin said in a 1940 interview, “but an expression of gratitude for what this country has done for its citizens, of what home really means.”