{"id":69171,"date":"2021-10-20T04:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-10-20T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/?p=69171"},"modified":"2024-02-25T13:34:31","modified_gmt":"2024-02-25T18:34:31","slug":"praise-the-lord-and-pass-the-ammunition-music-of-world-war-two-ww2-on-the-homefront-011","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/2021\/10\/20\/praise-the-lord-and-pass-the-ammunition-music-of-world-war-two-ww2-on-the-homefront-011\/","title":{"rendered":"Praise the Lord and Pass the Ammunition &#8211; Music of World War Two &#8211; WW2 &#8211; On the Homefront 011"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"854\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GPJPl-_VAnQ\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>World War Two<\/strong><br \/>\nPublished 19 Oct 2021<\/p>\n<p>With 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.<br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Join us on Patreon: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/TimeGhostHistory\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/TimeGhostHistory<\/a><br \/>\nOr join The TimeGhost Army directly at: <a href=\"https:\/\/timeghost.tv\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/timeghost.tv<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Get Collectibles here: <a href=\"https:\/\/timeghost.tv\/collectibles\/\u200b\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/timeghost.tv\/collectibles\/\u200b<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Follow WW2 day by day on Instagram @ww2_day_by_day &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/ww2_day_by_day\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/ww2_day_by_day<\/a><br \/>\nBetween 2 Wars: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLrG5J-K5AYAU1R-HeWSfY2D1jy_sEssNG\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list&#8230;<\/a><br \/>\nSource list: <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/WW2sources\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/bit.ly\/WW2sources<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Archive footage: Screenocean\/Reuters &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.screenocean.com\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.screenocean.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Hosted by: Anna Deinhard<br \/>\nDirector: Astrid Deinhard<br \/>\nProducers: Astrid Deinhard and Spartacus Olsson<br \/>\nExecutive Producers: Astrid Deinhard, Indy Neidell, Spartacus Olsson, Bodo Rittenauer<br \/>\nCreative Director: Wieke Kapteijns<br \/>\nCreative Producer: Maria Kyhle<br \/>\nWritten by: Fiona Rachel Fischer<br \/>\nEdited by: Karolina Do\u0142\u0119ga<br \/>\nSound design by: Marek Kami\u0144ski<br \/>\nColorizations by: Miko\u0142aj Uchman<\/p>\n<p>Image sources:<br \/>\nImperial War Museums: MWY 33, P 552, D 12274, E 12950, P 553<br \/>\nBundesarchiv<br \/>\nNational Archives NARA<br \/>\nFortepan: 5463<br \/>\nPortrait of Vera Lynn courtesy of Nationaal Archief<br \/>\nPortrait of Yevgeny Dolomatovskii courtesy of mil.ru<br \/>\n1948 Wurlitzer poster courtesy of James Vaughan <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&#038;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbnBXWllIMUtoTjVqR1Nrd0o4WnY4VnhrbFZ2Z3xBQ3Jtc0tsdGF6X2JkYmJ6ZTBSeTRsMlFjdlIzdzhPYXk2NEZWTmRuakRSZDh5eDhZODZvdl9LN3RGMEhRbzRuUDNPeXU1OVRSendtbnQyclVkWDYxSXRLWFFpTW9qNXQ2bGxnOTZRX01aSXhYaDR5SzFPZW5qRQ&#038;q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fx-ray_delta_one%2F3846783843\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/x-ray_d&#8230;<\/a><br \/>\nPicture of Vera Lynn in 1973 courtesy of Allan Warren <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&#038;redir_token=QUFFLUhqa2cxeFowQmtvQ1AtczBMekV2WDc2VlhnMWk0QXxBQ3Jtc0trRjl6eEh4NU5sVjZSaHhJVjdaNndHbXpTQ0JQUjJ4WkE5WDBUdVNQeHZrSTJDM2pkS3hDSjRQM09WQ2xyZnpnR1hNcWRZUDJ5TzZPOVVTN2kxQWNmaE1Zb2QtalZqT1FaNWZDblpuT3BPVGJtNzY4NA&#038;q=https%3A%2F%2Fcommons.wikimedia.org%2Fwiki%2FCategory%3APhotographs_by_Allan_Warren\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/Ca&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Soundtracks from Epidemic Sound:<br \/>\n&#8211; &#8220;Cocktail Hour&#8221; &#8211; The Fly Guy Five<br \/>\n&#8211; &#8220;All Good Things Come in Threes&#8221; &#8211; Ritchie Everett<br \/>\n&#8211; &#8220;I Will Be Right Here With You&#8221; &#8211; Wendy Marcini<br \/>\n&#8211; &#8220;Just Got Eyes For You&#8221; &#8211; Ivy-Rose Lyon<br \/>\n&#8211; &#8220;Fog of Moscow&#8221; &#8211; Sight of Wonders<br \/>\n&#8211; &#8220;Viva Vodka&#8221; &#8211; Medite<br \/>\n&#8211; &#8220;Oh Motherland&#8221; &#8211; Sight of Wonders<br \/>\n&#8211; &#8220;Stomp! Stomp! Stomp!&#8221; &#8211; Martin Landstrom<br \/>\n&#8211; &#8220;Sunday Worship&#8221; &#8211; Radio Night<br \/>\n&#8211; &#8220;Time for Spring&#8221; &#8211; Nocturnal Spirits<br \/>\n&#8211; &#8220;A Caper Story&#8221; &#8211; Martin Landstrom.<br \/>\n&#8211; &#8220;Bravo!&#8221; &#8211; Nico Dickens<br \/>\n&#8211; &#8220;Vintage Dream&#8221; &#8211; Mathilda June<br \/>\n&#8211; &#8220;Memoirs of a Silk Bow Tie&#8221; &#8211; The Fly Guy Five<br \/>\n&#8211; &#8220;Ship&#8221; &#8211; Hara Noda<br \/>\n&#8211; &#8220;Moving to Disturbia&#8221;  &#8211; Experia<br \/>\n&#8211; &#8220;The Chairman Of The Board 5&#8221; &#8211; Martin Landh<\/p>\n<p>A TimeGhost chronological documentary produced by OnLion Entertainment GmbH.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>From the comments:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>World War Two<\/strong><br \/>\n37 minutes ago (edited)<br \/>\nMany 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\u00b4d like to listen in! Is there a song you already know or particularly enjoyed?<\/p>\n<p>Cheers, Fiona<\/p>\n<p>Here\u00b4s my list for you, in the same order as they are mentioned in the episode:<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; &#8220;We\u00b4ll Meet Again&#8221; by Vera Lynn, recording from 1939: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=h1xrofiEa4w\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=h1xrofiEa4w<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; &#8220;A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square&#8221; by Vera Lynn, recording from 1940: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=xTeiYN_Vq6E\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=xTeiYN_Vq6E<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; &#8220;In The Mood&#8221; by The Miller Band, recording from 1940: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=BXWBxHv3oaY\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=BXWBxHv3oaY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; &#8220;If There Is War Tomorrow&#8221; performed by the Red Army Choir: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=FCcBmbJdREQ\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=FCcBmbJdREQ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; &#8220;The Sacred War&#8221; performed by the Red Banner Ensemble of Red Army Songs and Dances of the USSR, 1941: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=oymE43K3LsU\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=oymE43K3LsU<\/a><br \/>\n&#8211; &#8220;Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy&#8221; by the Andrew Sisters, recording from 1941: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=T2m7fswxSF8<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; &#8220;The Last Time I Saw Paris&#8221; by Kate Smith, recording from 1941: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=6BofW9xnqe4\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=6BofW9xnqe4<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; &#8220;Chattanooga Choo Choo&#8221; by The Miller Band, recording from 1941: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=towd-TeGMVY\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=towd-TeGMVY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; &#8220;Praise The Lord And Pass The Ammunition&#8221; by Kay Kyser, recording from 1942: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=T2m7fswxSF8\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=T2m7fswxSF8<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; &#8220;Rosie the Riveter&#8221; by Four Vagabonds, recording from 1943: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=EErJupzj2hw\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=EErJupzj2hw<\/a><br \/>\n&#8212;<\/p>\n<p>Also, one of Indy and Sparty&#8217;s favourite wartime songs: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Xe2UXccid40\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Xe2UXccid40<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8212;<\/p>\n<p>Finally a Spotify playlist of the war made by Karo, one of the finest editors in the world.<\/p>\n<p>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. <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/playlist\/5A014dSJs5UJsgL2dxKa3C?si=82937ab5ef194cba\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/playlist\/5A014dSJs5UJsgL2dxKa3C?si=82937ab5ef194cba<\/a> <\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Screenshot-2021-10-20-at-14-55-06-Praise-the-Lord-and-Pass-the-Ammunition-\u2013-Music-of-World-War-Two-\u2013-WW2-\u2013-On-the-Homefront....png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Screenshot-2021-10-20-at-14-55-06-Praise-the-Lord-and-Pass-the-Ammunition-\u2013-Music-of-World-War-Two-\u2013-WW2-\u2013-On-the-Homefront...-480x270.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-69173\" srcset=\"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Screenshot-2021-10-20-at-14-55-06-Praise-the-Lord-and-Pass-the-Ammunition-\u2013-Music-of-World-War-Two-\u2013-WW2-\u2013-On-the-Homefront...-480x270.png 480w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Screenshot-2021-10-20-at-14-55-06-Praise-the-Lord-and-Pass-the-Ammunition-\u2013-Music-of-World-War-Two-\u2013-WW2-\u2013-On-the-Homefront...-150x84.png 150w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Screenshot-2021-10-20-at-14-55-06-Praise-the-Lord-and-Pass-the-Ammunition-\u2013-Music-of-World-War-Two-\u2013-WW2-\u2013-On-the-Homefront...-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Screenshot-2021-10-20-at-14-55-06-Praise-the-Lord-and-Pass-the-Ammunition-\u2013-Music-of-World-War-Two-\u2013-WW2-\u2013-On-the-Homefront....png 854w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>World War Two Published 19 Oct 2021 With the ascent of the radio, popular music became an important cultural phenomenon for the masses throughout the world. 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