But we could hand down our songs, which still hang on to hope and laughter. Amy today we pay to be to the blacklisted lyricist yip harburg. All of that and more coming up. This is democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. Today, we pay tribute to yip harburg. His name may not be familiar to many, but his songs are sung by millions around the world, like jazz singer abbey lincoln. Being crosby saying that. Yip harburg wrote it. I built a railroad i built a railroad, now its done brother, can you spare a dime amy and tom waits. Bricks and mortar amy judy collins, and dr. John from new orleans. And peter yarrow. Is al jolson, and our beloved odetta. Dime you spare a you spare a dime amy brother, can you spare a dime . May well be a new anthem for many americans. The lyrics to that classic american song were written by yip harburg. He was blacklisted during the mccarthy era. During his career as a lyricist, yip harburg used his words to express antiracist
Rainbow world. So, we handed down. Hand it down. We can hand down our songs, which still hang on to hope. Today, we pay tribute to yip harburg. He put the rainbow in the wizard of oz, all of that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now, i am amy goodman. His name may not be familiar to many, but his songs are sung by millions around the world, like jazz singer Abbey Lincoln and bing crosby sang it. I built a railroad with time and i built a railroad and now it is done dime . R, can you spare a and tom waits. Judy collins, and dr. John from new orleans, peter yarrow, that . S al jolson, and our beloved odetta. Brother, can you spare a dime . . It may well be a new anthem for many americans. The lyrics to that classic american song were written by yip harburg. He was blacklisted during the mccarthy era. During his career as a lyricist, yip harburg used his words to express antiracist, proworker messages. He . S best known for writing the lyrics to . The wizard of oz, . But he also
Rainbow world. So, we handed down. Hand it down. We can hand down our songs, which still hang on to hope. Today, we pay tribute to yip harburg. He put the rainbow in the wizard of oz, all of that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now, i am amy goodman. His name may not be familiar to many, but his songs are sung by millions around the world, like jazz singer Abbey Lincoln and bing crosby sang it. I built a railroad with time and i built a railroad and now it is done dime . R, can you spare a and tom waits. Judy collins, and dr. John from new orleans, peter yarrow, that . S al jolson, and our beloved odetta. Brother, can you spare a dime . . It may well be a new anthem for many americans. The lyrics to that classic american song were written by yip harburg. He was blacklisted during the mccarthy era. During his career as a lyricist, yip harburg used his words to express antiracist, proworker messages. He . S best known for writing the lyrics to . The wizard of oz, . But he also
Friends of lesbians and gays passed away, she was 92 years old. And everybody cried, including me on tv. Like usual. All right, that does it for us tonight. Well see you again on monday. But now you get to spend friday night with the reverend al sharpton. Have a great evening. Thanks, chris, and thanks to you for tuning in. Tonights league, here comes the freakout. The president and Vice President are building a plan of action on guns. It is going to be big. It will have the full force of the Obama White House behind it. And it is coming soon tuesday. The right wing knows what theyre heading into. They know they have a fight on their hands. Which is why were now hearing this kind of garbage. To preserve and keep this great republican republic, we may have to shed blood every couple 100 years. We may have to shed blood every couple 100 years to preserve our basic freedoms. Wow, shed blood to stop gun safety. I dont think so. Were not going to let the voices of violence and extremism get