Kate Smith’s ‘God Bless America’ out at Yankee Stadium over racist songs

New York Post

The Yankees have decided to no longer run Kate Smith’s version of “God Bless America” during their seventh-inning stretch because of Smith’s affiliation with songs that carried racist lyrics.

Most famously, Smith sang a 1931 song, “That’s Why Darkies Were Born,” which opened: “Someone had to pick the cotton, Someone had to pick the corn, Someone had to slave and be able to sing, That’s why darkies were born.” 

The song, which has been called a satirical take on racism, was a big hit for Smith, and also was recorded by Paul Robeson.

When the Yankees last month became aware of Smith’s history, they switched to a keyboard version of “God Bless America.”

The Yankees have played the song in the middle of every game since the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks at the insistence of late owner George Steinbrenner.

In 2009, the Yankees cut ties with singer Ronan Tynan, who had made numerous appearances at the Stadium to sing “God Bless America,” after he was alleged to have made anti-Semitic comments.

https://nypost.com/2019/04/18/kate-smiths-god-bless-america-out-at-yankee-stadium-over-racist-songs/

2 thoughts on “Kate Smith’s ‘God Bless America’ out at Yankee Stadium over racist songs

  1. i hope my buddy deon is reading this crap. LMAO!!!!
    RACISM IS PURE BULLSHIT. HOWEVER, YOU CANT HELP LAUGHING AT THESE JEW SOUNDING LYRICS;
    “Someone had to pick the cotton, Someone had to pick the corn, Someone had to slave and be able to sing, That’s why darkies were born.”
    EITHER WRITTEN BY A JEW OR ONE OF THEM “CHURCH GOIN” JUDEOKRISCHUNS…..OBVIOUSLY TO PISS OFF BLACK PEOPLE….I WENT BACK AND LISTENED TO THIS “MASTERPIECE”. A PURE WORK OF HALF ASSED DEGRADATION WRITTEN BY HENDERSON AND BROWN…..

    1. Spot on, Koyote. They use their dogma of hate to unify themselves and divide US. Identity politics, putting groups of people into smaller, easier to maneuver and manipulate boxes, has been created by them to get those who embrace it to cry out for the dissolving of other’s Rights. Using victim status, promise of personal, professional, or social status, they appeal to their egos. Just like a con-man. By doing so, the Rights themselves are nullified for ALL.

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