Irving Berlin Song Quotes & Sayings

I don't know anyone who sits down to write a song hit except Irving Berlin. He can't help writing hits. — Cole Porter

Blue skies Smiling at me Nothing but blue skies Do I see Bluebirds Singing a song Nothing but bluebirds All day long — Irving Berlin

If a man, in a lifetime of 50 years, can point to six songs that are immediately identifiable, he has achieved something. Irving Berlin can sing 60 that are immediately identifiable. Somebody once said you couldn't have a holiday without his permission. — Sammy Cahn

God Bless America started to become an almost ritualistic incantation at the end of political speeches really with Ronald Reagan. It appears occasionally before, but it was not that common. And of course since it was a song that wasn't written by Irving Berlin until the 20th century (laughter), none of the 19th century presidents said God Bless America at the end of speeches, either. I think that the symbolism which suggests that everybody is religious and that even presidents who believe in church and state feel obliged to do this ... — Susan Jacoby

Listen kid, take my advice, never hate a song that has sold half a million copies. — Irving Berlin

You can't write a song out of thin air you have to feel and know what you are writing about. — Irving Berlin

The song is ended, but the melody lingers on ... — Irving Berlin

Never hate a song that's sold a half million copies. — Irving Berlin

A patriotic song is an emotion and you must not embarrass an audience with it, or they will hate your guts. — Irving Berlin