by Sari Gruber | Nov 1, 2019 | Song of the Day
To round out the week, I present to you the American propaganda song “I Paid My Income Tax Today” by Irving Berlin, written in 1942 to facilitate the “unprecedented” income tax collection efforts supporting World War II. The rights to the song...
by nyfos | Dec 14, 2018 | Song of the Day
NYFOS offers a week of cold-weather songs as we settle into the winter season. Billie Holiday’s take on this cold weather classic from winter song master Irving...
by Alex Mansoori | Nov 16, 2018 | Song of the Day
Happy Friday everyone! It’s my last day as your tour guide, and since I’ve been in rehearsals for two separate Christmas shows, I figured I would end with a Christmas song. Not only is the song one of my favorite holiday tunes, but it’s also the best-selling single of...
by Joshua Breitzer | Sep 26, 2017 | Song of the Day
We like to think of Irving Berlin as one of the most quintessentially American songwriters, but like so many of them, he had his roots elsewhere. He wrote this little-known tune for Fanny Brice in 1925, soon after legislation had been passed placing quotas on...
by Laura Lee Everett | Jul 5, 2016 | Song of the Day
Speaking of anthems, patriotic songs and sports events, there has recently been a bit of upheaval in the sports reporting world about the singing of “God Bless America” (or the playing of it, at least) during the 7th Inning stretch at baseball games. Major League...
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