Songs That Won The War
Various
This 4CD box set brings together 100 of the most popular and most enduring numbers from the dark years of World War II. Some are rousing and uplifting, even defiant, such as Wish Me Luck As You Wave Me Goodbye and Sing As We Go. Some are hand-on-heart patriotic (There'll Always Be An England); some, like Beneath The Lights Of Home, are achingly nostalgic, and there's more than a passing mention of Australia (When a Boy from Alabama Meets a Girl from Gundagai, Is 'E An Aussie, Lizzie, Is 'E?).
There are dance tunes (Chattanooga Choo Choo, Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy, In the Mood) and cool jazz (Blues In The Night); there's fun and sometimes cheeky humour (Kiss Me Goodnight Sergeant Major, We're Gonna Hang Out the Washing On The Siegfried Line). There's a willingness to find something to smile about even in the deprivations of wartime living (FDR Jones) and an unquenchable optimism ( Bless 'Em All, On The Sunny Side Of The Street). There's plenty of romance – lovers together (A Lovely Way To Spend An Evening, A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square) and lovers separated (We'll Meet Again, Don't Sit Under The Apple Tree). But most importantly, there is the hope that defined an era, expressed in those immortal words 'There'll be bluebirds over the white cliffs of Dover tomorrow, just you wait and see…'
Featuring Vera Lynn, Gracie Fields, Judy Garland, Marlene Dietrich, George Formby, Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra, Flanagan & Allen, Glenn Miller, The Andrews Sisters, Duke Ellington, The Mills Brothers and many more!
Tracklist:
A Brown Slouch Hat
A Lovely Way To Spend An Evening
A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square
Ac-cent-tchu-ate The Positive
Adolf
All Alone In Vienna
All Over The Place
Amapola
As Time Goes By
Beneath The Lights Of Home
Bless ’Em All
Blue Skies Are Round The Corner
Blues In The Night
Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy
Chattanooga Choo Choo
Comin’ In On A Wing And A Prayer
Dear Mom
Der Fuehrer’s Face
Don’t Sit Under The Apple Tree
Down Forget-Me-Not Lane
Elmer’s Tune
Every Night About This Time
FDR Jones
Frenesi
He Wears A Pair Of Silver Wings
Heart Of Gold
Here’s To The Next Time
Home
I Don’t Want To Walk Without You
I Fell In Love With An Airman
I Left My Heart At The Stage Door Canteen
If You Were The Only Girl In The World
I’ll Get By
I’ll Never Smile Again
I’ll Walk Alone
I’m Nobody’s Baby
I’m Sending My Blessings
In The Mood
Is ’E An Aussie, Lizzie, Is ’E?
It Had To Be You
It’s A LongWay To Tipperary
It’s A Lovely Day Tomorrow
It’s A Pair Of Wings For Me
It’s Foolish, But It’s Fun
I’ve Got Sixpence
I’ve Heard That Song Before
Jingle, Jangle, Jingle
Juke Box Saturday Night
Kalamazoo
Kiss Me Goodnight Sergeant Major
Kiss The Boys Goodbye
Lili Marlene
Long Ago And Far Away
Ma, I Miss Your Apple Pie
Moonlight Becomes You
Moonlight Serenade
My Devotion
My Prayer
Oh Buddy! I’m In Love
Oh, Johnny, Oh
On The Sunny Side Of The Street
Our Sergeant Major
Paper Doll
People Will Say We’re In Love
Pistol Packin’ Mama
Praise The Lord And Pass The Ammunition
Roll Out The Barrel (Beer Barrel Polka)
Run Rabbit Run
Saturday Night
Sing As We Go
Somebody Else Is Taking My Place
Somewhere In France With You
Stardust
String Of Pearls
Take The ‘A’ Train
The Biggest Aspidistra In The World
The Last Time I Saw Paris
The Nearness Of You
The Trolley Song
The Very Thought Of You
The White Cliffs Of Dover
There’ll Always Be An England
They Can’t Black-Out The Moon
This Is The Army, Mister Jones
This Is Worth Fighting For
Till The Lights Of London Shine Again
Time On My Hands
We Must All Stick Together
We’ll Meet Again
(We’re Gonna Hang Out) The Washing On The Siegfried Line
When A Boy From Alabama Meets A Girl From Gundagai
When That Man Is Dead And Gone
When The Lights Go On Again
Why Don’t You Do Right?
Wings Over The Navy
Wish Me Luck As You Wave Me Goodbye
Wishing Will Make It So
Yes, My Darling Daughter
You Are My Sunshine
You’d Be So Nice To Come Home To
Catalogue Number: 476 3808
Released: 2010-03-04T13:00:00
