Remember Pearl Harbor (song)

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'''Remember Pearl Harbor''' is an [[American patriotic music|American patriotic march]] written by Don Reid and [[Sammy Kaye]] in the week immediately following the [[Attack on Pearl Harbor|December 7, 1941 attack]] on the military facilities on the Hawaiian island on Oahu by naval forces of the Japanese navy. Ten days after news of the attacks, Kaye's "Swing and Sway band" was recording the song in New York City, using Kaye's "Glee Club" for vocal harmonies. Although the group performed four takes, the first take was the chosen track for mastering, producer Leonard Joy supervising the recording and Kaye directing.<ref name="Victor 27738"></ref> [[Billboard Magazine]] announced the song's release in its January 17, 1942 issue.<ref name="Billboard01171942p62">Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref> Two weeks later the song was #7 nationally in record sales and #10 in sheet music sales.<ref name="Billboard01311942p10">Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref> At years' end the song remained on several top 100 lists.<ref name="BaltimoreSun12041991"></ref> By January of 1943, Sammy Kaye had donated $4000 from the song's royalties to Navy Relief funds.<ref name="Billboard01021943p14">Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref>

In December 2017, President [[Donald Trump]], honoring veterans of the Pearl Harbor attack in a ceremony at the White House asked the room "Remember Pearl Harbor.' Have you heard that before a couple of times, 'Remember Pearl Harbor?'"<ref name="InsideEdition12072017">Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref> One of the veterans, Michael "Mickey" Ganitch, boldly burst out in song, remembering lyrics 75 years old: "Let's remember Pearl Harbor as we go to meet the foe. Let's remember Pearl Harbor, as we did the Alamo. We will always remember how they died for liberty. Let's remember Pearl Harbor, and go on to victory."<ref name="InsideEdition12072017"/>

==External links==
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CHltQKEWkiA Original recording on YouTube]

==References==


[[Category:American styles of music|Patriotic]]
[[Category:20th-century music genres]]
[[Category:American patriotic songs]]

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