Remember My Forgotten Man

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"Remember My Forgotten Man" is a poignant Depression-era song from the 1933 musical film *Gold Diggers of 1933*, noted for its powerful social commentary on unemployed World War I veterans.

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Remember My Forgotten Man canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf film song
popular song
song
addresses failure of the American Dream for working-class men
treatment of veterans after World War I
associatedEvent Great Depression in the United States
linked to: Great Depression
associatedWith Busby Berkeley musical numbers
choreographyContext Busby Berkeley
composer Harry Warren
countryOfOrigin United States
decade 1930s
depicts breadlines
urban poverty
veterans marching
era Depression-era
featuredIn Gold Diggers of 1933
filmGenreContext musical film
hasType closing number
historicalContext post–World War I America
includedIn soundtrack of Gold Diggers of 1933
influencedBy Bonus Army protests
linked to: Bonus Army march
language English
lyricist Al Dubin
lyricsBy Al Dubin
medium sound film
musicBy Harry Warren
notableFor Depression-era protest tone
powerful social commentary on unemployed World War I veterans
partOf finale of Gold Diggers of 1933
performedBy Etta Moten
Joan Blondell
productionCompanyContext Warner Bros.
recordedAs film soundtrack performance
releaseYear 1933
style dramatic production number
torch song
subjectMatter Great Depression
World War I veterans
poverty
social injustice
unemployment
theme economic hardship
government neglect of veterans
social commentary
title Remember My Forgotten Man
usedAs social protest song

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Gold Diggers of 1933 featuresSong Remember My Forgotten Man
Remember My Forgotten Man title Remember My Forgotten Man
Al Dubin notableWork Remember My Forgotten Man