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On the inauguration of President elect Barack Obama, January 20, 2009.
Many are wondering if Barbra Streisand will perform at the inauguration. What songs will she sing? Will she sing her big hits
Evergreen, The Way We Were, People, etc., or will she CHANGE and do
a more reflective song, like her great version of Harold Arlen's
"That's a Fine Kind O' Freedom" which she recorded in 1969.
Music: Harold Arlen
Lyrics: Martin Charnin
Bird up above see what he's got
Freedom to fly and the freedom to not
De dum that's a fine kind o' freedom
Look at him go way up above
Look at the crow he's as free as the dove
De dum that's a sweet sorta freedom
He owns the clear blue
Sittin' on his sunbeam
Could be there's one beam there for me
Bird up above man up a tree
Don't have to fly but he's gotta be free
De dum that's a fine kind o' freedom
Bird up above see what he got
Freedom to fly and the freedom to not
De dum that's a fine kind o' freedom
Fly where he like
Like where he fly
Don't have to go to the back of the sky
De dum that's a fine kind o' freedom
Wake up you glum bird
Help us overcome bird
Freedom has slumbered all too long
Bird up above man up a tree
Don't have to fly but he gotta be free
Have to find the thing that he's after
Free and equilibrium
De dum that's a fine kind o' freedom
Hey bird,you could show him the way bird
You can show him today bird
Oh yes indeedum that's a fine kind o' freedom
HAROLD ARLEN and MARTIN CHARNIN:
Around 1965, famed composer Harold Arlen
and lyricist Martin Charnin began writing songs for a musical about black
performer JOSEPHINE BAKER. A few songs
were written. Harold Arlen himself performed the song THAT"S A FINE KIND OF
FREEDOM on his LP HAROLD sings ARLEN
(with friend*) The friend on his Lp was
Barbra Streisand, who performed two
songs. Harold Arlen is Barbra Streisand's favorite composer.
If one analyzes the lyrics of the song
it deals with segregation, and racial
discrimination. It is a pity that the
musical about Josephine Baker with
music by Harold Arlen-Martin Charnin
never opened, as far as I know.
We were lucky that Barbra Streisand
recorded this gem of a song from a
planned broadway musical. I can imagine
the actress performing the role of
"Josephine Baker" singing this song.
Images:
Josephine Baker
Paul Robeson
Billie Holiday
Jesse Owens
Louis Armstrong Time cover 1949
Rosa Parks
Ella Fitzgerald and Marilyn Monroe
Leslie Uggams
Barbra Streisand President Kennedy 1963
Dr. Martin Luther King
barbra Streisand Louis Armstrong Grammys
barbra Streisand in Kenya
TIME cover ROOTS Alex Haley
Leslie Uggams Richard Roundtree in Roots
LeVar Burton as Kunta Kinte in ROOTS
Louis Armstrong Trumpet Pop-Art photo
Barbra and Louis premiere HELLO DOLLY
S. McQueen, Paul Newman, Barbra, Portier
Janis Joplin and Bessie Smith
Michael Jackson in THRILLER
Barbra Streisand and Donna Summer
Colin Powell- Secretary of State
Condoleezza Rice- Secretary of State
Oprah Winfrey and Barack Obama
Barack Obama and Caroline Kennedy
President elect Barack & Michelle Obama
Pres. elect Barack & Michelle Obama with
V.P. elect Joe and Jill Biden
Public performance of this song:
"APRIL 4, 1965
At a Civil Rights fundraiser for Selma, Alabama, Barbra Streisand sings "That's A Fine Kind of Freedom.".
"Broadway Answers Selma
Majestic Theater, New York
April 4, 1965
Responding to the racial injustices in Selma, Alabama, Broadway banded together at the Majestic Theater for a fundraiser. Barbra sang Harold Arlen's "That's A Fine Kind of Freedom" ".
Barack Obama Nobel Peace Prize October 8th, 2009
On the inauguration of President elect Barack Obama, January 20, 2009.
Many are wondering if Barbra Streisand will perform at the inauguration. What songs will she sing? Will she sing her big hits
Evergreen, The Way We Were, People, etc., or will she CHANGE and do
a more reflective song, like her great version of Harold Arlen's
"That's a Fine Kind O' Freedom" which she recorded in 1969.
Music: Harold Arlen
Lyrics: Martin Charnin
Bird up above see what he's got
Freedom to fly and the freedom to not
De dum that's a fine kind o' freedom
Look at him go way up above
Look at the crow he's as free as the dove
De dum that's a sweet sorta freedom
He owns the clear blue
Sittin' on his sunbeam
Could be there's one beam there for me
Bird up above man up a tree
Don't have to fly but he's gotta be free
De dum that's a fine kind o' freedom
Bird up above see what he got
Freedom to fly and the freedom to not
De dum that's a fine kind o' freedom
Fly where he like
Like where he fly
Don't have to go to the back of the sky
De dum that's a fine kind o' freedom
Wake up you glum bird
Help us overcome bird
Freedom has slumbered all too long
Bird up above man up a tree
Don't have to fly but he gotta be free
Have to find the thing that he's after
Free and equilibrium
De dum that's a fine kind o' freedom
Hey bird,you could show him the way bird
You can show him today bird
Oh yes indeedum that's a fine kind o' freedom
HAROLD ARLEN and MARTIN CHARNIN:
Around 1965, famed composer Harold Arlen
and lyricist Martin Charnin began writing songs for a musical about black
performer JOSEPHINE BAKER. A few songs
were written. Harold Arlen himself performed the song THAT"S A FINE KIND OF
FREEDOM on his LP HAROLD sings ARLEN
(with friend*) The friend on his Lp was
Barbra Streisand, who performed two
songs. Harold Arlen is Barbra Streisand's favorite composer.
If one analyzes the lyrics of the song
it deals with segregation, and racial
discrimination. It is a pity that the
musical about Josephine Baker with
music by Harold Arlen-Martin Charnin
never opened, as far as I know.
We were lucky that Barbra Streisand
recorded this gem of a song from a
planned broadway musical. I can imagine
the actress performing the role of
"Josephine Baker" singing this song.
Images:
Josephine Baker
Paul Robeson
Billie Holiday
Jesse Owens
Louis Armstrong Time cover 1949
Rosa Parks
Ella Fitzgerald and Marilyn Monroe
Leslie Uggams
Barbra Streisand President Kennedy 1963
Dr. Martin Luther King
barbra Streisand Louis Armstrong Grammys
barbra Streisand in Kenya
TIME cover ROOTS Alex Haley
Leslie Uggams Richard Roundtree in Roots
LeVar Burton as Kunta Kinte in ROOTS
Louis Armstrong Trumpet Pop-Art photo
Barbra and Louis premiere HELLO DOLLY
S. McQueen, Paul Newman, Barbra, Portier
Janis Joplin and Bessie Smith
Michael Jackson in THRILLER
Barbra Streisand and Donna Summer
Colin Powell- Secretary of State
Condoleezza Rice- Secretary of State
Oprah Winfrey and Barack Obama
Barack Obama and Caroline Kennedy
President elect Barack & Michelle Obama
Pres. elect Barack & Michelle Obama with
V.P. elect Joe and Jill Biden
Public performance of this song:
"APRIL 4, 1965
At a Civil Rights fundraiser for Selma, Alabama, Barbra Streisand sings "That's A Fine Kind of Freedom.".
"Broadway Answers Selma
Majestic Theater, New York
April 4, 1965
Responding to the racial injustices in Selma, Alabama, Broadway banded together at the Majestic Theater for a fundraiser. Barbra sang Harold Arlen's "That's A Fine Kind of Freedom" ".
Barack Obama Nobel Peace Prize October 8th, 2009
