US March: Over There

"Over There" is a 1917 song written by George M. Cohan that was popular with the United States military and public during both world wars. It is a patriotic song designed to galvanize American young men to enlist and fight the "Hun". The song is best remembered for a line in its chorus: "The Yanks are coming."

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[YuriNikolajavič]

Other military songs: Has songs of a strong army.

America: Say a prayer. We're coming over there.

[unclesam]

My favorite song for when enemies attack the United States

[victoriacyunczyk]

"We'll be over, we're coming over, and we won't come back 'til it's over over there!

Ah, the good old days when we Yanks cared about winning wars.

[Yoinkiest_sploinker]

Other countries: We’re strong.

US: You better start praying because we’re coming your way.

[btmouse]

Though it's not mentioned in the description... the song sung here by the composer's son, George M. Cohan, Jr. In the '40s and early '50s, he did an act based on his father's songs. Of course, the immense popularity of the film biography of his father's life, YANKEE DOODLE DANDY (1942) starring James Cagney, didn't hurt when it came to public recognition of the Cohan name and songbook, which also includes "You're a Grand Old Flag" (1906). I particularly love the clever last line, and its use of the word "Over" -- "And we won't come back 'til it's over... over there." At the time, "Over There" was sold for the highest price ever paid for a song ($25, 000), and Cohan, ever the patriot, donated all of his considerable royalties to the Red Cross. (Later, his protegee Irving Berlin donated all of his royalties from "God Bless America" to the Boy Scouts.) The song has had many admirers, but I like this assessment best, from none other than the legendary Oscar Hammerstein 2nd (of Rodgers-and-Hammerstein fame, the expert lyricist of THE SOUND OF MUSIC, OKLAHOMA!, SOUTH PACIFIC and THE KING AND I): "This last line was not only an example of good songwriting, it was a timely stroke of international diplomacy. It was important to say we were coming over to aid our allies, but even more important to tell them we were not coming over with any token aid or on any temporary basis. We did not intend to leave the job half done. We would not come back until it was 'over, over there.' I don't believe Cohan had ever studied international diplomacy. I don't believe he had analyzed the world situation and then attempted to compose words and music that were calculated to shrewdly help that situation. I think he wrote merely what he felt like saying at the moment, what he sensed in his heart that all Americans were feeling."

[roomyhaddock]

I like that you use the version of the song that sounded like a 40's recording

[NRooster]

The notification came out, and I said: _O v e r t h e r e e e e !_

[nullname]

when your placement & military industrial complex are godtier

[bloxxermann]

Can you do the Russian “swallowing dust” song?

[nullname]

does anyone know where this version is from

[johnking]

& yet majority of "EU" countries have forgotten WHO saved them from imperial germany & then the nazis !

[tonybarde]

Let's go smash the Kaiser's army!