Artist & Tune
Version by South Pacific (musical)
Version by Richard Rodgers
Version by Audra McDonald
Version by Harry Connick Jr
Version by Mandy Pantikin
Version by Barbra Streisand
Version by James Taylor
Version by Billy Porter
About the Song
This song was written into the musical "South Pacific" specifically as a powerful statement against race hatred. The white plantation owner who has fallen in love with an Asian woman is wrestling with the hatred he is facing from other whites on the island. The song states that hate does not come naturally but has to be instilled in children by their elders. In the 1950's this was a courageous message.