World War Two
Published 19 Oct 2021With the ascent of the radio, popular music became an important cultural phenomenon for the masses throughout the world. Therefore, it is the perfect mouthpiece for Allied war propaganda during the Second World War.
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Written by: Fiona Rachel Fischer
Edited by: Karolina Dołęga
Sound design by: Marek Kamiński
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Portrait of Vera Lynn courtesy of Nationaal Archief
Portrait of Yevgeny Dolomatovskii courtesy of mil.ru
1948 Wurlitzer poster courtesy of James Vaughan https://www.flickr.com/photos/x-ray_d…
Picture of Vera Lynn in 1973 courtesy of Allan Warren https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Ca…Soundtracks from Epidemic Sound:
– “Cocktail Hour” – The Fly Guy Five
– “All Good Things Come in Threes” – Ritchie Everett
– “I Will Be Right Here With You” – Wendy Marcini
– “Just Got Eyes For You” – Ivy-Rose Lyon
– “Fog of Moscow” – Sight of Wonders
– “Viva Vodka” – Medite
– “Oh Motherland” – Sight of Wonders
– “Stomp! Stomp! Stomp!” – Martin Landstrom
– “Sunday Worship” – Radio Night
– “Time for Spring” – Nocturnal Spirits
– “A Caper Story” – Martin Landstrom.
– “Bravo!” – Nico Dickens
– “Vintage Dream” – Mathilda June
– “Memoirs of a Silk Bow Tie” – The Fly Guy Five
– “Ship” – Hara Noda
– “Moving to Disturbia” – Experia
– “The Chairman Of The Board 5” – Martin LandhA TimeGhost chronological documentary produced by OnLion Entertainment GmbH.
From the comments:
World War Two
37 minutes ago (edited)
Many of the songs of World War Two live on until this day. I personally was surprised to find one or two familiar tunes when researching and I enjoyed listening to it while working on the episode. With the significant lyrics music nearly takes you back in time. Down beneath, I have made a list of YouTube links to the ten songs I enjoyed the most, in case you´d like to listen in! Is there a song you already know or particularly enjoyed?Cheers, Fiona
Here´s my list for you, in the same order as they are mentioned in the episode:
– “We´ll Meet Again” by Vera Lynn, recording from 1939: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h1xrofiEa4w
– “A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square” by Vera Lynn, recording from 1940: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xTeiYN_Vq6E
– “In The Mood” by The Miller Band, recording from 1940: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BXWBxHv3oaY
– “If There Is War Tomorrow” performed by the Red Army Choir: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FCcBmbJdREQ
– “The Sacred War” performed by the Red Banner Ensemble of Red Army Songs and Dances of the USSR, 1941: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oymE43K3LsU
– “Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy” by the Andrew Sisters, recording from 1941: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T2m7fswxSF8– “The Last Time I Saw Paris” by Kate Smith, recording from 1941: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6BofW9xnqe4
– “Chattanooga Choo Choo” by The Miller Band, recording from 1941: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=towd-TeGMVY
– “Praise The Lord And Pass The Ammunition” by Kay Kyser, recording from 1942: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T2m7fswxSF8
– “Rosie the Riveter” by Four Vagabonds, recording from 1943: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EErJupzj2hw
—Also, one of Indy and Sparty’s favourite wartime songs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xe2UXccid40
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Finally a Spotify playlist of the war made by Karo, one of the finest editors in the world.
Please note that this is a playlist of historical Second World War songs, and as such contains one song which uses a slur that is anti-Japanese (and often hurled against anyone of East Asian ancestry) that is historically significant and relevant to World War Two. https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5A014dSJs5UJsgL2dxKa3C?si=82937ab5ef194cba
