Gillian0511 Posted 31 March , 2014 Share Posted 31 March , 2014 I'm just at the beginning of helping to put a ww1 performance project together and I am wondering if anyone knows what the rallying/marching songs of the day were back in 1914-1918? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan Tall Posted 31 March , 2014 Share Posted 31 March , 2014 "It"s a Long Way to Tipperary" was a very popular WW1 song. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dolphin Posted 31 March , 2014 Share Posted 31 March , 2014 You could look out for a copy of John Brophy & Eric Partridge's The Long Trail - What the British Soldier sang and said in 1914-1918. My copy was published in 1965, but it's been re-printed several times since then. There's a section on Music Hall songs popular with the troops, as well as parodies of them that were also popular. Interestingly, one sentence says " Tipperary, good tune though it was, received too hearty a welcome. Before the end of 1914, although civilians retained their affection for it, the New Armies were nauseated. Attempts to start it were often howled down and whistled down." Gareth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neverforget Posted 31 March , 2014 Share Posted 31 March , 2014 Keep right on to the end of the road by Harry Lauder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
303man Posted 31 March , 2014 Share Posted 31 March , 2014 The CD We're Here Because We're Here. Songs from the Great War 1914-1918 pretty much covers most of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geraint Posted 31 March , 2014 Share Posted 31 March , 2014 Watch a DVD of 'Oh What a Lovely War'. The songs and the renditions are absolutely great. You don't need any more. My favourite being the French language Craonne (sorry - spelling?). Poignant to say the least. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghazala Posted 4 April , 2014 Share Posted 4 April , 2014 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin spof Posted 4 April , 2014 Admin Share Posted 4 April , 2014 Don't forget the ubiquitous 'Mademoiselle from Armentieres'. There are various versions suitable for the public on You Tube. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcarleton Posted 22 May , 2014 Share Posted 22 May , 2014 Here's a few titles from 'Songs of Battle: The Ralph Hunter Choir" My Buddy It's a Long, Long Way to Tipperary Pack Up Your Troubles in Your Old Kit Bag Over There I used to listen to this record day and night, marching around the family carpet. Great project. Best of luck on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stoppage Drill Posted 22 May , 2014 Share Posted 22 May , 2014 "When This Bloody War is Over" is a 2001 compilation of about a hundred songs by Max Arthur. paperback edition 2008. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Outdoordave Posted 1 June , 2014 Share Posted 1 June , 2014 "Take Me Home to Blighty" is a good one. There are a few versions on youtube. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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