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
Mandy (Irving Berlin song) Sothern, George Murphy, The Nicholas Brothers, and The Goldwyn Girls in the 1934 film "Kid Millions". The song was revived in the 1954 movie "White Christmas," where it was sung by Bing Crosby, Danny Kaye, and Rosemary Clooney. Crosby also recorded the song in 1954 for use on his radio show and it was subsequently included in the box set "The Bing Crosby CBS Radio Recordings (1954-56)" issued by Mosaic Records (catalog MD7-245) in 2009. Mandy (Irving Berlin song) "Mandy" is a popular song by Irving Berlin, published in 1919. "Mandy" was originally used for an Army relief show called