[lbo-talk] A Tribute to Blacklisted Lyricist Yip Harburg: The Man Who Put the Rainbow in The Wizard of Oz

[Max Sawicky]

I have a CD of his songs, sung by different people. Couldn't find it listed
on Amazon. Best cuts are Groucho Marx doing "Lydia the Tattooed Lady" and
Bing Crosby of all people singing a bitter "Brother Can You Spare a Dime."

On Thu, Nov 22, 2012 at 12:41 PM, c b <cb31450 at gmail.com> wrote:


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> http://www.democracynow.org/2012/11/22/a_tribute_to_blacklisted_lyricist_yip
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> His name might not be familiar to many, but his songs are sung by
> millions around the world. Today, we take a journey through the life
> and work of Yip Harburg, the Broadway lyricist who wrote such hits as
> "Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?" and who put the music into The Wizard
> of Oz. Born into poverty on the Lower East Side of Manhattan, Harburg
> always included a strong social and political component to his work,
> fighting racism and poverty. A lifelong socialist, Harburg was
> blacklisted and hounded throughout much of his life. We speak with
> Harburg’s son, Ernie Harburg, about the music and politics of his
> father. Then we take an in-depth look at The Wizard of Oz, and hear a
> medley of Harburg’s Broadway songs and the politics of the times in
> which they were created."
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