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Most of the new Liechtensteiner emigrants settled in urban areas, especially in Chicago and Hammond, Indiana, but there were Liechtensteiners throughout the country. [2] After World War II, a few more Liechtensteiners immigrated to the United States, the largest number arriving in 1948, when fifteen individuals or families immigrated. The ...
101 Strings released a version of the song on their 1990 album Polka. [8] The Mom and Dads released a version of the song on their 1995 album Love Is a Beautiful Song. [9] Jimmy Sturr released a version of the song on the 1998 various artist album Legends of Polka. [10] "Weird Al" Yankovic incorporated the song in his Polka Face medley.
In 1846, a flood followed by a famine caused 250 Liechtensteiners to move to America; this was the first large wave of emigration from Liechtenstein. Dubuque, Iowa became the destination for Liechtensteiners moving to America because the community was German-speaking like the Liechtensteiners. The Liechtensteiners in Dubuque formed a close knit ...
Originally titled "God Blessed America," one of the first draft verses of the song was a social commentary on wealth inequality and poverty, in which Guthrie sang, "One bright sunny morning in the ...
"Amerika" is a song by German Neue Deutsche Härte band Rammstein. It was released on 6 September 2004 as the second single from their fourth studio album, Reise, Reise (2004). The song peaked at number 2 in Germany and entered the top 5 in Austria, Denmark, and Switzerland.
A theme from "America" was referenced by John Williams for his celebratory For New York, composed in 1988 for Bernstein's 70th birthday gala. [8] In 1989, a verse of the song was sampled in Big Audio Dynamite's single "James Brown" with a 4/4 beat underneath. In 2003, the song was used in advertisements for Admiral Insurance though with ...
Lee Greenwood will celebrate the 40th anniversary of his iconic anthem “God Bless the USA” – a love letter to the country – and at 81 years old, he has no plans to slow down.
Beyoncé declared that it’s “time to sing a new song” as she endorsed Democrat Kamala Harris for president at a Friday campaign rally in Texas. “The old notes of downfall, discord, despair ...