Grandpa Elliott - God Bless America

Coming to us from New Orleans is the grand master of music, Grandpa Elliot, singing 'God Bless America' before Dodger Stadium on July 1, 2009.

"God Bless America" is an American patriotic song written by Irving Berlin in 1918 and revised by him in 1938, and as memorably sung by Kate Smith (becoming her signature song).

In 1938, with the rise of Hitler, Berlin, who was Jewish, and a first-generation European immigrant, felt it was time to revive it as a "peace song", and it was introduced on an Armistice Day broadcast in 1938 sung by Kate Smith, on her radio show. Berlin had made some minor changes; by this time, "to the right" might have been considered a call to the political right, so he substituted "through the night" instead. He also provided an introduction that is now rarely heard but which Smith always used: "While the storm clouds gather far across the sea / Let us swear allegiance to a land that's free / Let us all be grateful for a land so fair, / As we raise our voices in a solemn prayer."

"God Bless America" takes the form of a prayer (intro lyrics "as we raise our voices, in a solemn prayer") for God's blessing and peace for the nation ("...stand beside her and guide her through the night...").

You will enjoy this version of God Bless America.

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abuelo elliot :)