Posted on 12/18/2016 2:50:59 AM PST by raccoonradio
Today, the song is probably best remembered as the campaign song for Franklin Delano Roosevelt's successful 1932 presidential campaign. According to Time magazine, it gained prominence after a spontaneous decision by Roosevelt's advisers to play it at the 1932 Democratic National Convention, and went on to become the Democratic Party's "unofficial theme song for years to come". (More below)
Monday will be one of the saddest days in U.S. history. And we've had some sad days.
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Not for us! You know how Rush has My City Was Gone as his theme as a way to mock liberals, by co-opting their music? This is another great example. Talk host Howie Carr played this the day after Trump's election to poke fun at the downcast Dems.
A song for US =
"Happy Days Are Here Again" is a song copyrighted in 1929 by Milton Ager (music) and Jack Yellen (lyrics) and published by EMI Robbins Catalog, Inc./Advanced Music Corp Today, the song is probably best remembered as the campaign song for Franklin Delano Roosevelt's successful 1932 presidential campaign. According to Time magazine, it gained prominence after a spontaneous decision by Roosevelt's advisers to play it at the 1932 Democratic National Convention, and went on to become the Democratic Party's "unofficial theme song for years to come".[6] The song is also associated with the Repeal of Prohibition, which occurred shortly after Roosevelt's election where there were signs saying "Happy days are beer again" and so on
One of the most influential recordings of the song was Barbra Streisand's, made 33 years after its first recording. While the song is traditionally sung at a brisk pace, her recording is notable for how slowly and expressively she sings it. On The Garry Moore Show, Streisand sang the song during the "That Wonderful Year" skit representing 1929. She performed it ironically as a millionaire who has just lost all of her money and enters a bar, giving the bartender her expensive jewelry in exchange for drinks.
Happy Days Are Here Again--schadenfreude!
(And I heard this spoof years ago on WFAN NY, then the flagship station of the NY Mets, after the rival Yankees lost the World Series...maybe it was 2001 against Schilling and the Diamondbacks)
Happy Days are Here Again
They’re crying in their beer again
It is wait until next year again
Happy Days are Here Again
Top Profession to evacuate in 2017: journalist.
Although Streisand was blessed with a beautiful singing voice, she never met a song she didn't over emote and make too dramatic. I have never liked her singing for this reason.
Later
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