Praise The Lord & Pass The Ammunition

[sagehen]

>On Fri, 9 Dec 2005, sagehen wrote:
>
>> Amazing range: from the banality of PTL&PTA to the genius of "Guys & Dolls"!
>> AM
>
>Wartime brings out straightforward "rally round the flag" patriotism that
>is unlikely to represent the more interesting work of an artist.  Compare
>"God Bless America" with Irving Berlin's other compositions.
>
>Fred Shapiro
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 Indeed! Too bad it didn't fade into obscurity along with PTL&PTA!  Berlin
had quite a few turkeys, IMO, though none perhaps to compete with GBA.
AM

A&M Murie
N. Bangor NY
sagehen at westelcom.com