"I'll See You In C-U-B-A" | |
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Song | |
Written | 1919 |
Released | 1920 |
Songwriter(s) | Irving Berlin |
"I'll See You in C-U-B-A" is a 1919 popular foxtrot Tin Pan Alley[1] song written by Irving Berlin, for the musical revue The Greenwich Village Follies.[2][3] The Follies first opened on July 15, 1919.[2]
The music features a simple rhythm and melody without direct Cuban musical influences.[1] Its lyrics are notable for expressing "comical disdain for prohibition's benefits to society"[4] in response to the passing of the Eighteenth Amendment on January 16, 1919, and advertising Cuba as a tourist destination.[5]