God Bless America

Thank you.

Irving Berlin wrote God Bless America during World War I for Yip Yip Yap Hank, an all-soldier show that he created at Camp Yap Hank on Long Island, New York.

But he cut it from the score because he didn't think it was appropriate for the scene in which it was to be sung.

It lay neglected in his songwriter's trunk for 20 years until Kate Smith, planning a radio program for Armistice Day, asked Tim to write a new patriotic song for her.

The following year, Berlin assigned all of the royalties to the Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts of America, proceeds they continue to receive today.

His reason? He didn't want to capitalize on this expression of gratitude that he, as an immigrant, felt for the United States.

This is God Bless America, sung by Kate Smith.

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team from the United States Marine Corps 6th Communication Battalion based in Brooklyn, New York.

Ladies and gentlemen, here to honor our nation with the singing of God Bless America is Ms. Diana Ross.

Ms. Ross is accompanied by the Northport High School Choir and the Christ Tabernacle Choir from Brooklyn.

God bless America, land that I

love.

Stand beside her and guide her.

Through the night with a light from above.

From the mountains, to the prairies, to the oceans, white with foam.

and a rifle team from the United States Marine Corps 6th Communication Battalion based in Brooklyn, New York.

Ladies and gentlemen, here to honor our nation with the singing of God Bless America is Miss Diana Ross.

Miss

Ross

is accompanied by the Northport High School Choir and the Christ Tabernacle Choir from Brooklyn.

God bless America Land that I love Stand beside her And by her Through the night with a light from above.

From the mountains, to the prairies, to the oceans, white with foam.

God bless America, my home.

and a rifle team from the United States Marine Corps 6th Communication Battalion based in Brooklyn, New York.

Ladies and gentlemen, here to honor our nation with the singing of God Bless America is Ms. Diana Ross.

Ms. Ross is accompanied by the Northport High School Choir and the Christ Tabernacle Choir from Brooklyn.

God bless

America, land that I love.

Stand beside her and guide her.

Through the night with a light from above From the mountains to the prairies To the oceans white with foam God bless America, my home

of America.

There's a big sign out in the outfield, which is Chicago loves New York.

And "God Bless America" will play as the flag will be brought out.

Suddenly the crowd here, we love you, New York.

And everybody around the country knows what New York City has gone through as well as Washington, DC.

We extend our deepest condolences to their families and friends.

New York White Sox manager, Joe Torre, and Yankees manager, Joe Torre, at home plate are Chicago police officers and firefighters representing their heroic counterparts in New York and Washington, DC.

Following the minute of silence, please join the crowd for the singing of "God Bless America," after which the Comiskey Park scoreboard will offer a fireworks barrage in tribute to our fellow Americans.

Ladies and gentlemen, here is Bill Studwell.

What, what do you guys wanna wrap up with?

God Bless America.

God Bless America.

Uh, God Bless America.

Getting the nod.

I got a lead-in.

Yep.

[upbeat traditional music] God bless America, land that I love.

And I showed her the video that Andy Slater had taken from my table with Spike Lee, who was yelling and screaming at the guy that asked him to take pictures and say, "Free Palestine." Um, and another thing we talked about was, uh, uh, Bad Bunny, and I told her she was in the Bad Bunny seats, and I showed her the pictures, and I showed her the articles.

She was like, "What were you showing her?" And I said, "You are going to stand in God Bless America.

I'm not letting you be a story.

I like you." And she goes, "What is that? We were just here." And I said, "No, that was the national anthem." So I had to explain to her the difference between God Bless America, Take Me Out to the Ball Game, and the national anthem.

So did she give you a report on what she thought of the food that you, uh, provided?

She asked me if I wanted to take a fun photo with her, and then we took some with her camera and some with mine.