MICHAEL BERLINER JAZZ
  • Home
  • Blog
  • bookings
  • Reviews
  • Voice over
  • Contact

             
Here Comes the Sun
 formerly known as "Quarantunes"


​

"What is America to me?"

1/22/2021

0 Comments

 
Picture
January 20, 2021, Inauguration Day, marked a historic moment -- of new beginnings, of healing words and songs. We heard from Garth and Gaga and JLo. And the amazing young poet Amanda Gorman.
    Look back to 1946, when a triumphant and battle-weary America was just beginning to recover from fighting a long, existential war against hatred, intolerance, and totalitarianism across the globe. America was home to a young, hugely popular singing star who had teenage girls everywhere swooning (including my Mom!). Frank Sinatra had something that he really wanted to sing about. 
     It's a song called "The House I Live In" in a short film of the same name. It was created to help battle anti-Semitism, and intolerance of all minorities, here at home in America. Sinatra was no stranger to intolerance. He grew up poor in Hoboken, NJ, and was the target of anti-Italian bigotry. He became an early champion of equal rights, insisting on equal pay and treatment for the Black artists who toured with him. 

     The action is set at a recording studio where Sinatra has been putting down tracks. The first 2 minutes, 45 seconds are skippable -- it's kind of a lousy, unmemorable ballad. Finished with the first song,  he pops out to the alley for a smoke break, and something happens that sparks a different song. For their efforts on "The House I Live In,"  the filmmakers were honored with a special Academy Award. Skip to 2:45.
0 Comments



Leave a Reply.

    Welcome to
    Here Comes the Sun

    A place to chill, laugh, cry, breathe, smile, recharge.

    Categories

    All

    Archives

    October 2021
    August 2021
    July 2021
    June 2021
    May 2021
    April 2021
    March 2021
    February 2021
    January 2021
    December 2020
    November 2020
    October 2020
    September 2020
    June 2020
    May 2020
    April 2020
    May 2018
    March 2018

    RSS Feed

Home
About
Contact
Thanks for visiting. The performances on this website are for demonstration purposes only, not intended for sale. The songs are copyrighted by their respective owners.
  • Home
  • Blog
  • bookings
  • Reviews
  • Voice over
  • Contact