American patriotic music 1917, when he saw headlines announcing the U.S. had entered World War I. Cohan also is famous for penning "Yankee Doodle Dandy," an over-the-top parody of patriotic music. A 1918 Irving Berlin composition, "God Bless America", is sometimes considered an unofficial national anthem of the United States and is often performed at sporting events alongside (or, in some rare cases, such as Ronan Tynan, in place of) "The Star-Spangled Banner." In 1940, Woody Guthrie wrote "This Land Is Your Land" in response to his dislike of "God Bless America", calling it unrealistic and complacent. The World War II era produced
All by Myself (Irving Berlin song) alongside Al Jolson. This performance was broadcast live on Crosby's radio show on May 7, 1947. All by Myself (Irving Berlin song) "All by Myself" is a popular song written by Irving Berlin, published in 1921. It was introduced in "The Music Box Revue of 1922". Popular recordings in 1921 were by Ted Lewis, Frank Crumit, Aileen Stanley, Benny Krueger's Orchestra, Vaughn De Leath and by Ben Selvin (vocal by Ernest Hare). Part of the song is sung by Betty Boop (Mae Questel) in the 1933 animated short film "Is My Palm Read" It was performed by Bing Crosby and