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The time was 1940. America was still in a terrible economic depression. Hitler was taking over Europe and Americans were afraid we'd have to go to war...
It was a time of hardship and worry for most Americans. Sound familiar? The song is still relevant today...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7AOAH2lv3H0

Interestingly, Berlin had to revise the lyrics from the original 1918 version. The earlier line read:
"To the Right, with a light from above."

This was considered inappropriate on the eve of WWII, as it was interpreted as a reference to the the political Right; so Berlin changed it to the more neutral "Through the night".

This is just a footnote of historical fact, and not a political diatribe.

- Bill