Heaven Watch the Philippines
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Heaven Watch the Philippines
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"Heaven Watch the Philippines" is a song by Irving Berlin written in 1946. It was written as a tribute to Filipino resistance during the Japanese occupation in World War II. During the war, Japanese troops in the Philippines attempted to popularize self-glorifying songs such as "Chichi Yo Anata Wa Tsuyokatta". Locals resisted these efforts, preferring instead to sing "God Bless the Philippines" to the tune of Berlin's "God Bless America" as a show of national pride. Berlin himself gave the first
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Song by Irving Berlin
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2024-02-29T21:55:31Z
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