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Good-Bye Broadway, Hello France is a 1917 song composed by Billy Baskette, with lyrics written by C. Francis Reisner and Benny Davis. The song was published by Leo Feist, Inc.. The song was originally performed by The American Quartet and reached No. 1 on the top 100 songs of 1917. It also reached No. 5 on the top 100 songs of 1917 with a cover by The Peerless Quartet. The sheet music was reprinted more than ten times.〔Paas, John Roger (2014). ''America Sings of War: American Sheet Music from World War I''. Harrassowitz Verlag. p. 106, ISBN 9783447102780.〕 The song inspired Irving Berlin's 1918 hit, "Goodbye, France," a song about leaving France to return to the United States. While the song was popular during its time, it also saw a revival during World War II, where some soldiers preferred World War I songs over the war songs being produced at the time. ==Cover art and analysis== The 1917 publication featured an illustration cover by Rosenbaum Studios, which featured American and French soldiers shaking hands across the ocean with the Statue of Liberty and the Eiffel Tower in the back ground.〔 On the back of one of the song edition's cover was an ad by Leo Feist which declared "MUSIC WILL HELP WIN THE WAR!", as well as an essay by "A. Patriot" which explained the meaning of the song. The song was meant to lift the nation's spirit and fight off fatigue and worry by promoting the American war effort in Europe.〔 〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Good Bye Broadway, Hello France」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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