Day three of our patriotic songs brings us to perhaps the best modern song to celebrate America.
In 1980 Warner Brothers produced yet a third remake of the movie The Jazz Singer. The original, with Al Jolson was the first movice with audio sequences and itself was a movie version of a 1925 stage play. There was also a 2nd remake with Danny Thomas (and even a TV version with Jerry Lewis). The 1980 version starred Neil Diamond and became somewhat of a hit. The movie did not gross too much, but the soundtrack was a bit hit reaching five times platinum.
I liked the movie, but that is not the topic here. At the end of the movie is the song America. This song, written by Diamond is a positive look at the history of immigration to America.
Enjoy!
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