On Sunday, the team issued a statement acknowledging some of the lyrics in Smith's songs "are incompatible with the values of our organization, and evoke painful and unacceptable themes," and announcing the statue had been removed. Smith singing "God Bless America" has long been a good-luck charm of sorts for the Flyers dating back to when the team won the Stanley Cup in She received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in Smith did not contribute words or music. The song was considered a satire of racism in its time, with civil rights activist Paul Robeson also having recorded a version.
Then some luck. Smith told her agent she wanted to sing here. That October, Smith, who lived in New York City, took a train to Philadelphia and was picked up by limo at 30th Street, then taken to the arena without fanfare. The reason? Watch Now. Local News. Philadelphia Pennsylvania New Jersey Delaware. Weather U. Station Info.
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