In Popular Culture
Today, the song is probably best remembered as the campaign song for Franklin Delano Roosevelt's successful 1932 presidential campaign. Since Roosevelt's use of the song, it has come to be recognized as the unofficial theme of the Democratic Party. The song is also associated with the Repeal of Prohibition, which occurred shortly after Roosevelt's election.
Matthew Greenwald described the song as " true saloon standard, a Tin Pan Alley standard, and had been sung by virtually every interpreter since the 1940s. In a way, it's the pop version of Auld Lang Syne."
The song is #47 on the Recording Industry Association of America's list of "Songs of the Century".
As of 2006, 76 commercially released albums include versions of the song.
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