{"id":101396,"date":"2026-06-06T12:16:14","date_gmt":"2026-06-06T12:16:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/101396\/"},"modified":"2026-06-06T12:16:14","modified_gmt":"2026-06-06T12:16:14","slug":"for-some-reason-this-1941-irving-berlin-song-about-hitler-is-going-viral","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/101396\/","title":{"rendered":"For some reason, this 1941 Irving Berlin song about Hitler is going viral"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u201dWhen that man is dead and gone\u201d is a musical depiction of the widespread joy that would follow the death of Adolf Hitler, written during World War Two by Irving Berlin. The lyrics are pretty straightforward:<\/p>\n<p>\u201dWhen that man is dead and gone<br \/>When that man is dead and gone<br \/>We\u2019ll go dancing down the street<br \/>Kissing ev\u2019ryone we meet<br \/>When that man is dead and gone<\/p>\n<p>What a day to wake up on<br \/>What a way to greet the dawn<br \/>Some fine day the news will flash<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/genius.com\/40072108\/Irving-berlin-and-elsie-carlisle-when-that-man-is-dead-and-gone\/Satan-with-a-small-mustache\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Satan with a small mustache<\/a><br \/>Is asleep beneath the lawn<br \/>When that man is dead and gone<\/p>\n<p>Satan \u2013 Satan thought up a plan<br \/>Dressed as a man<br \/>Walkin\u2019 the earth and since he began<br \/>The world is hell for you and me<br \/>But what a Heaven it will be<\/p>\n<p>(Chorus)<br \/>Wh\u0435n that man is dead and gone<br \/>When that man is d\u0435ad and gone<br \/>We\u2019ll go dancing down the street<br \/>Kissing ev\u2019ryone we meet<br \/>When that man is dead and gone<\/p>\n<p>What a day to wake up on<br \/>What a way to greet the dawn<br \/>Some fine day the news will flash<br \/>Satan with a small mustache<br \/>Is asleep beneath the lawn<br \/>When that man is dead and gone\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Note: the song doesn\u2019t call for violence, makes no threats. It\u2019s a simple song about the natural relief that would follow the demise of a truly terrible person. Although no name is mentioned, no one of the times would have had any trouble identifying who it was supposed to be about.<\/p>\n<p>Well, you know what they say. What goes around comes around.<\/p>\n<p>As I\u2019m posting from my phone, let\u2019s see if this video embeds.<\/p>\n<p>\tWe&#8217;ll get straight to the point: The financial hardships that Daily Kos is facing this year are tough.<\/p>\n<p>We continue to be paywall-free. We continue to be supported by our readers, not billionaires or corporations. But we need to bring in more revenue. 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