"Definitive Songs From World War Two" Topic
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Tango01 | 18 Jul 2019 9:51 p.m. PST |
"Each time in history has its own distinctive music and the Second World War is no exception. The era produced many songs from all over the world, with themes ranging from waiting for a lover's return to the support of resistance movements to old-fashioned battle marches. Here is a list of 10 songs that capture a variety of sentiments from different countries involved in World War Two…." Main page link Amicalement Armand |
Marc33594 | 19 Jul 2019 5:38 a.m. PST |
Am sure many have others they prefer. For Katyusha a version featuring the Red Army Chorus and subtitle of the words in Russian and English YouTube link And a version featuring Russian pop star Varvara which still retains a patriotic theme YouTube link |
Frederick | 19 Jul 2019 6:07 a.m. PST |
They are missing Lilli Marlene! |
robert piepenbrink | 19 Jul 2019 6:32 a.m. PST |
And no "This is the Army, Mr. Jones." I also note the very popular "I want to be Friendly" absolutely vanished somewhere between the start of Barbarosa and Pearl Harbor. Can't think why. The America Firsters and the CPUSA loved that one. The two I'd love to hear and have never tracked down are "Come and Save Us, Georgie Patton" reportedly sung in POW camps, and "Boom, Boom Baby, I'm a Spy" which two different sources tell me they played in Istanbul nightclubs when the OSS station chief entered. |
Old Wolfman | 19 Jul 2019 6:55 a.m. PST |
Another should be "Dogface Soldier". |
Marc33594 | 19 Jul 2019 6:56 a.m. PST |
Yup, as I said, we could probably come up with our own list. Problem of course is of course covering all nationalities. The Pacific seems a bit short changed with just "Praise the Lord and pass the ammunition". |
Grelber | 19 Jul 2019 10:51 a.m. PST |
How about "Der Fuhrer's Face," aka "The Nazi Song?" YouTube link Grelber |
Tango01 | 19 Jul 2019 11:37 a.m. PST |
Lili Marlene is not from WW1?…. Amicalement Armand
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goragrad | 19 Jul 2019 11:03 p.m. PST |
Poem written in 1915, set to music in 1937, recorded by Lale Anderson in 1939. From wiki – In 2006, Bear Family Records released a 7-CD set Lili Marleen an allen Fronten ("Lili Marleen on all Fronts"), including nearly 200 versions of "Lili Marleen" with a 180-page booklet. (ISBN 3-89916-154-8). Perhaps not a 'definitive' song of WWII – just the most popular on both sides of the front lines… |
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