Irving Berlin "God Bless America" on The Ed Sullivan Show
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As a second generation Jewish American this really brings a tear to my eye. Irving Berlin having such love for the country that welcomed him in is so beautiful
Imperial Russia wasn't a fun place for Jews. And the communist Soviet Union that preached equality wasn't that much better.
As a Pakistani Christian refugee who had to flee to the US for religious freedom, this is truly the greatest country
And We’re Happy to have you!🙏🏻🇺🇸
My friend your words touch my Heart!💪
All glory to King Jesus
This is likely most closely how Irving Berlin, a Jewish immigrant from Russian-occupied land, would've sung it in his Yiddish-speaking community. The sound of love and gratitude is in this.
Israel Beilin (Irving Berlin's real name) grew up in the Pale of Settlement in a shetl called Tolochin.
(Wouldn't been sung in Yiddish, but English. Jews are one minority most acquainted with being suppressed, lied about, targeted with myths and canards, and killed, and still with millenia of violence still have a heart to help heal the world and emphasis on social awareness. Jews were the ally of black Americans during the US Civil Rights movement and still are. Sadly it is being forgotten.)
You have hard time admitting that Siberia is part of Russia for centuries. None of us, living there feels like being occupied. Cope
@zlauriault ....du tickst nicht ganz richtig ! Russian Empire was an Emire from 1721 Unis 1917. Wir wissen alle, dass Amerikaner tatsächlich blöde sind, aber zu behaupten, "Jewish Immigrant from Russian-occupied Land" , .. das ist wirklich die höchste Form der Verblödung und Dummheit.@ Bravo zlauriault....
Just a reminder that Irving Berlin (born Israel Beilin) was an immigrant from Russia. Also born in Russia was Al Jolson (born Asa Yoelson) and Louis B. Mayer of MGM (born Lazar Meir). These immigrants helped display and shape the dynamism and patriotism of America in the 20th Century.
Also Eddie Cantor and Sophie Tucker
You forgot to tell us that he is Jewish.
Jewish too no less
How would America culture. music. literature, movie show were look like without Jews?
Any guess?
@@Salamwamat Nationality is not important.Individual people of this nationality are important.Who have talent.A spoonful of honey is important, not the whole barrel of tar.
And today more than ever: God has blessed America!
Amen
You are right
he was not even born in America too he was a immigrant jew from Russia bless this man! true patriotism!
Well said!
This old proud New Yorker wrote all the chit on paper punchin his black key finger playing piano data fuhqs who need a pencil to mark their X. Yer Franky Sinatra's from Italy wrote squat and yer natural born dancin Elvis wrote squat too. Cadillac told me with epee!
This story is similar to that of Igor Sikorsky, who founded the aircraft company that bore his name and is now part of Lockheed Martin. Sikorsky's website always included the tagline, "Russian by birth, American by choice." In the early days, his fledgling company was saved from bankruptcy by a generous loan from another great Russian American, Sergei Rachmaninoff, who told him, "I believe in you, and I believe in your company. Pay me back when you can," which of course he did.
Sorry, but he was born in Belarus, not Russia.
That's why. He knew the price. His parents paid it, and told him how much it cost.
His name was Israel Baline, the son of a cantor in Russia.
If anyone loved America, it was Irving Berlin, who knew what America stood for.
@SHICOFF1 I think he sang very nicely.
Well he did write the lyrics and music to this song....
Daughter of Jerusalem 🇺🇸
Aaaaaamen!
That wasn't the only great song that he wrote many songs that he wrote was all about his love for America we should also say God bless Irving Berlin🇺🇸🗽
Irving Berlin is a cornerstone of America. This song may as well be our unofficial national anthem.
It SHOULD be the National Anthem, instead of that "bombs bursting in air" shite
@@mehermusic2154 This land is your land of Woody Guthrie
Between Berlin, Souza, and Cohan are the cornerstone of our great country’s music.
It did used to be our anthem for a short period of time
@@hans6585 Yep, or was it America the Beautiful?
Irving Berlin was a true patriot, A jewish kid from Russia who lived the American Dream and "God Bless America" will be his lasting legacy..He was trully a great "AMERICAN"
He was from the Russian empire. Much of that is indigenous areas that have been and are suppressed.
Jews are one minority most acquainted with being suppressed, lied about, targeted with myths and canards, and killed, and still with millenia of violence still have a heart to help heal the world and emphasis on social awareness. Jews were the ally of black Americans during the US Civil Rights movement and still are. Sadly it is being forgotten.)
@@zlauriault Many Jews were, many were not, especially South of the Mason-Dixon line. They were 1. Often scared to speak out out of fear of becoming a target or 2. Many realized segregation was good for the Jews.
He stole the song
@@zlauriault true many Jews allied for Civil Rights, but the truth is many did not & in fact partook in segregation policies.
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Deeply moving to see, how a 80 years old Irving Berlin sings this song with so much emotion and almost like a prayer on his lips... he knew, that in his time only America could have made way for a career and life as he had for a jewish immigrant from Russia... God bless America and all good things, it stands for. Greetings from Munich, Germany.
7 years later but well said. Lol
@@ryanveyr9195 Another three year and agree.
And one more time... aus Ostdeutschland 😄
G- d bless America and our president!!!
It’s been 20 years now, since my family and I first set foot in this wonderful free land , America. We’ve learned English, payed our taxes, my folks bought a home, I became an Eagle Scout and even studied and payed for my own university studies. We love this land. It’s our home. May god bless America, land that I love.
2025 Update: Now serving as a medical officer in the U.S. Army. God bless this land. May I die in service to preserve its freedom for my posterity to come.
YOU, AlexZ, my friend, are the kind of immigrants that our wonderful Country really needs! May you and your family continue to live and prosper here in your Country and mine!
Thank you sir/madam. I am now a US army medical officer and proud to serve those who serve our land. May god bless America.
I am 60 and cry when hear this.
for sure - who cut the onions
God has saved America!
god bless all the nations , all the people, all at life... do you understand ??
Here is someone who knows how important America is to the world.
When America was more united than ever.
In 1968? No, America was very divided back then. It’s a myth that division in America is a recent phenomenon.
@@amyfisher6380 well It was certainly more better than it is now lol
@@MsIvargas There were race riots and violent student protests, much worse that what we've seen recently. Plus, 1968 itself saw two political assassinations. This broadcast happened just a month after Martin Luther King, Jr. was shot dead.
Irving Berlin donated the royalties for his song to the Boy Scouts of America, according to the Library of Congress web site; and proceeds were also contributed to the Girl Scouts of America organization. 🇺🇸
To be sung by a Patriot and then accompanied by the purist of patriot's, NOW THAT"S AMERICA!
What an inspiration his life was. I'm 62 but still too young to really "know" his music. He was incredibly blessed with the gift of song crafting and never stopped loving the country that, in his words, "allowed" him to succeed in life. If we could all be so lucky! God rest your soul, Mr. Berlin!!
This song should have been our National Anthem. It is so beautiful.
❤ you Mr. Berlin ❤ 🇺🇸
There ought to be a Irving Berlin Holiday because he wrote so many Patriotic Songs and is to me considered to be the greatest songwriter ever. I can't imagine Christmas without " White Christmas " . Easter without " The Easter Parade." This man is an American Institution.
@Corno di Bassetto You're right it's called " Ive Got Plenty to be Thankful For " which Bing Crosby sang in the 1942 Movie Holiday Inn which had numerous Irving Berlin Songs.
So ironic that arguably the two best-known modern Christmas songs were written by a fellow MOT (Member of the Tribe).
@@jefam3 Actually, Cohan was Irish. Berlin was Jewish. LOL. As they say - what's in a name?
@@jillk368 Leave it to a MOT to mix up holidays he doesn't celebrate.l misspoke here. I was thinking of Berlin's writing "White Christmas" and "Easter Parade;" but when you consider that "Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer was also written by a MOT (Johnny Marks), I was inadvertently correct after all.
Not only that, but he was an atheist too. 🥰🥰🥰
Who could give it a thumbs down . Shame on you people . This is Irving Berlin a great American composer.
This is the way the song should be sung--not as an anthem, but as a prayer.
That’s a beautiful sentiment.
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He was 80 here. They must have assumed when they got him on the show that he was near the end of his life, and they should appreciate him while's he's still living. He lived 21 more years... longer than I've been alive.
He died in 1989,101 years old
He older than charlie chaplin and adolf hitler 😮
Irving Berlin lived to be 101!
How he loved America
@Daniel De saint malo Sorry to burst your bubble but that's all she had
Born may, 1888. Older than charlie chaplin, and lived 101. What a true legend
Irv never claimed to be a singer.
That being said, I've never seen this song sung with so much feeling before. Irv singing the words he wrote himself. Instead of the fireworks, eagles, and waving flage usually associated with this song, I saw a man singing a love song to his country.
I think seeing this has given me a deeper understanding of both the song and its composer.
This is a rare treat to see the great Irving Berlin performing one of his gazillion master pieces.
It is a perfect little song, isn't it? And for a person of his age, his voice was magnificent. God bless Irving Berlin.
This man was a musical genius absolutely!
👍👍👏👏♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️💐🇮🇱🇮🇱💯❤
Irving Berlin, one of the best of Americans.
I shared this vd with my friend along with my adventures. We were both Brownies & Girl Scouts in the same troop. We would sing this song with pride. She reminded me, "ok Ms Brownie & Girlscout, we were aged & live somewhere safe."
What a true treasure he was. I'm so glad he isn't here to see what people are trying to do to his beloved country.
God Bless Irving Berlin.
I´m from Argentine, but this is a beautiful and great song, and God Bless Irving Berlin and America ❤
Written by Irving Berlin (1918; 1938 revised) This is from 1968 (2:08) on Ed Sullivan Show.
I'm crying with tears running down my face while listening to this from South Africa. You had everything and gave it away to people who seek to destroy you. Meanwhile we sit here every night wondering if we will be attacked next.
This video ought to be aired on every major network a.s.a.p. Americans need thier pride back and maybe this could inspire that. God bless Mr. Berlin's patriotism and talents!
We should all tweet CNN to put this video on all day we know Fox News would be very happy to do it thank you Irving Berlin and thank your mother for giving you the inspiration because she always would say God Bless America she did a good job
The networks are part of the problem. They promote garbage that undermines America.
This song is his love song for America for giving him the chance of making something of his life, he didn’t even expect this to happen, since he was born in Siberia with no bright future there. It was America who gave him the chance to start a new life.
I never heard Irving Berlin sing God bless america he wrote the song called White Christmas and made it into a Film Called Classic White Christmas and Everyone who sing it
At the time of this performance,God Bless America had just celebrated the 50th anniversary of its publication. Fittingly, it was led by its author, the late, great Russian-American songwriter Irving Berlin who was at this time 80 years of age. He passed away in 1989 at the age of 101. Irving Berlin was an American patriot whose love,loyalty,respect, and gratitude for this great country are reflected so clearly in lyrics of this masterpiece. The same feeling should swell in the hearts of every American citizen no matter the race or religion when we hear any hymn honoring our country. And this should be our prayer,for God to bless,protect, and guide America.
У меня,как у израильского еврея в первом поколении при исполнении гимна Израиля "А тиква" текут слезы.Я знаю,что за этим стоит.И настоящим гимном евреев всего мира должен стать и есть наш гимн.Бог,храни Израиль.И те евреи,кто забывает об этом,не редко жалеют об этом
H O P E today more than ever!
How awesome to see and hear one of the most prolific and best song writers EVER singing one of his most popular songs ever. And, on top of that, accompanied by the Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts and orchestra under the direction of my most favorite choral conductor EVER, Fred Waring. Thanks for posting this!!!
We so agree! I also love Fred Waring and his orchestra, one of the best of those great orchestras of his time. Irving Berlin lived to age 101, which shows what producing good music can do for the soul and longevity!
The author singing it himself. He's a WW 1 veteran folks.
@SHICOFF1 Damn Yankees.
This was recorded at his birthday party
I mean not really a veteran…he was hired to write songs….not fight.
One of America's greatest patriots and songwriters!
Who in God's name could give this clip a thumbs down? Haters...
Irving Berlin, a genius. What have you done with your life? Sometimes ppl you have to look past the obvious and see the heart of things. This clip is nothing but heart. Thank you.
I don't think they know who he is...
CynVee, the "thumbs down haters" might include bots in their numbers, but as for the rest, they can all go to "you know where" as far as I'm concerned. People who hate their own nation abound today; and I long for the day in which we can give them all one way tickets for passage to any other country their little heart desires, so long as they renounce their American citizenship and NEVER AGAIN set foot on American soil FOR ANY REASON WHATSOEVER.
I love this so much! i remember our family watching this just before iI turned 12. We need to get back to that real patriotism.
Define real patriotism. Would you agree that should mean not having mass multiculturalism ethnically cleansing the Anglo western population. Or are you a cosmopolitan type of patriot.
I'm old school no BS American patriot. Ted Cruz supporter
Tell me do you believe in multiculturalism changing ethnic dynamic in the west. Do u believe in sending jobs overseas. Do you respect the Anglo native population.
Do you recognize that although we can have immigrants, the native population shouldn't be ethnically cleansed and language eradicated in the southwest.
I agree 100% Mr. Berlin was one hell of an immigrant though!
When asked what Irving Berlin's place was in American music, the answer was "He has no place in American music--he IS American music"
Those generations were and are Heroes. God Bless the United States of America!!!! HAPPY BIRTHDAY, AMERICA....... WE LOVE YOU
this man is adorable!!! a national treasure.
cole porter certainly thought so
I am very proud to be an American! There is no where on the face of God's green Earth that I would want to live.
God bless America
He lived another 31 years after this, quite an innings he had.
Irving Berlin gave us so much incomparable music over the years, it really pulled my heartstrings (and my eyes leak!) to see him, at age 80, singing his song, OUR SONG too, and then the orchestra, and children's choir singing was so touching! Thanks for sharing this gem with us!
This statement from Irving Berlin quoted below is worth quoting again...........If anyone loved America, it was Irving Berlin, who knew what America stood for.
This is history at its best!! The song was written in 1918 for World War I, but didn't become popular until it was revised by Berlin in 1938 prior to World War II, In 1943 the song was featured in the move, "This is the Army," and sung by Kate Smith and became her signature song with royalties from Berlin and Smith going to the boy scouts and girl scouts. In the background leading the chorus was the famed conductor Fred Waring.
I feel so lucky that we have had Irving Berlin amongst us. Thank You Sir
What a precious moment! One of our greatest songwriters, and a very dear man.
1888 to 1989 age 101 He outlived many of his copyrights.
Sung so sincerely by the great composer himself I love it
You can see and hear the beauty of Irving Berlin- A great lover of our country. We were so lucky his misfortune brought him here.
I read a post that claimed he never earned royalties from the song, he considered it a gift to America
This man was inspiring. He lived to be 101. Amazing.
No matter how many renditions I’ve heard, this version will always be my favorite.
Because it's the best version, sung with heart by the man who wrote it, with heart.
Irving Berlin and Kate Smith both donated their royalties from this song to the girl scouts and boy scouts.
I remember singing this in elementary school in the mornings during one of my classes.
God bless you Mister Berlin.
What a gift you gave us.
America loves you.
Crying?
Yes I am.
Me too, right when the Boy & Girl Scouts came in.
Loving America for what she stands for, is to love God.
He is 81 in this clip. Truly a magnificent man.
-Craig Lanigan
Me too. On July 4th 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
When I first saw this special program which honored Irving Berlin,I was amazed at how many familiar,popular songs he had written over the years,inlcuding this one-which was a fitting finale for the special.
to the anti semetic out there I hope your chooks turn into emus and kick your dunny down!!!!
Jeffrey McConville
That's great.
What does it mean?
Daughter of Jerusalem HI it basically means that chooks are chickens, emus are a large flightless Australian bird and dunny is Aussie slang for a toilet.
I would have given almost anything to have been in that episode, proudly wearing my Girl Scout uniform, singing that great song with the incomparable Irving Berlin. God bless him.
This so deserves millions of viewings.
I always cry watching this, after all these years, so do. May he rest in peace and may his memory be blessed.
Hi sandra
God bless Irving Berlin for ever.
Wow, to hear Irving Berlin himself sing that. What a treat!
I don’t think we realized back then when we were watching Ed Sullivan how important his show would become for the introduction and preservation of contemporary American culture. Everyone appeared on it. When Elvis first appeared there was opposition to his pelvic gyrations . No one knew just how famous and important he and his music would become.
LOVE this song!We have been blessed, so let's not reject God. The USA is the best home on earth. We're lucky to have this amazing country!Thank you Irving Berlin for all your contributions,
His great grandson is a friend of mine who makes rap music on the piano, pretty amazing to see this
As a American, generations past and present a family member of yours may have served in the armed service who fought for our freedom we have today. Selfless and true our hero’s deserve our gratitude. God bless America.
MOST BEAUTIFUL SONG IN MY WHOLE LIFE SONG THAT HAS MEANING THANK YOU IRVING ❤❤❤TO YOUR LOVED ONES ✝️✝️✝️🛐🛐🛐🛐🇨🇱❤️🇱🇷❤️❤️❤️❤️🇱🇷🇱🇷🇱🇷✨✨✨
We need this America back
It's time we started singing this at all public events.
Wow! What a treasure.
A song that never ceases to be a thrill...
Unbelievable. This really shows patriotism. In any year.
I want my country back b
So do I. Which is why I voted Trump. I don't care what anything thinks. If he can't do it, no one else can.
A great moment in American television, provided by the greatest songwriter of all-time.
God bless him and his songs......
He was amazing for someone who could only play in one key and couldn't read music.
Now that's the way it oughtta be sung. Berlin's phrasing is the best.
When our Nation was Great and Strong.
GOD bless America🇺🇸👏
God bless America, land that I love
Stand beside her and guide her
Through the night with the light from above
From the mountains to the prairies
To the oceans white with foam
God bless America, my home sweet home
God bless America, land that I love
Stand beside her and guide her
Through the night with the light from above
From the mountains to the prairies
To the oceans white with foam
God bless America, my home sweet home
From the mountains to the prairies
To the oceans white with foam
God bless America, my home sweet home
God bless America, my home sweet home
Thanks for your effort to share all the lyrics.
How awesome for him to sing that great song that he himself wrote with that who ensemble. God bless Irving. He knew where America's blessings came from.
Irving Berlin wasn't a natural born American citizen but yet a Russian decent. But yet he had an American heart and made patriotic songs for America.
"BE PREPARED"
Girl Scout & Boy Scout Motto♡
Beautifully written and performed
He wrote this as an isolationist, the common sediment of the time. The horrors of WWI were still fresh in the minds of those old enough to remember. Pearl Harbor changed that! Kate Smith sings this beautifully on a WB recording; a longer version! A few years ago, a Memorial Day or 4th of July, people at a bbq felt it was no longer appropriate to be played at MLB games! I suggested that maybe they'd enjoy a bbq in Venezuela or North Korea instead of here in America! God Bless America! Whatever your motivation Mr. Berlin, thank you!
God bless America, always and forever!!!!
Our most beautiful Anthem we have.
Well sung
Irving Berlin could not sing a single note, but it sure did sound beautiful to me.
I thought he sang great.
His voice broke as he fought tears, that's love!