SONG
"After my first listen, I concluded this song was just plain dull. However, after two subsequent listens, the lyrics give the song some charm. I don't think it'll make it onto my MP3 player, but it's listenable." - LC
Written by: Jay Gorney, E.Y. "Yip" Harburg.
Label: Brunswick.
FACTS
- This song was written by Jay Gorney and E.Y. "Yip" Harburg, who was deeply affected by after-effects of the Wall Street crash in 1929.
- The song is the story of a man who had helped rebuild the nation's railroads and skyscrapers and fought its wars but has now been reduced to panhandling the streets.
- It was originally written for the musical Americana.
- Yip Harburg also wrote the lyrics to 'Over the Rainbow' (1939).
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# 32 White Christmas (1947)
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