Songs of WWII

The following is an assortment of WWII songs, not in any particular order and by no means comprehensive.  I welcome suggestions for additions.  At a used book store in the UK I found the following book, Great Songs of World War II, London: Wave Publications, n.d.  The first 95 pages have the heading, The Home Front in Pictures, written and edited by Michael Leitch.  The remaining 84 pages set forth 32 songs with music and lyrics, compiled by Peter Foss and Ann Munday.

Amber Express Collection (Billie Holiday – I’ll Be Seeing You in All the Old Familiar Places; Andrews Sisters: Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy of Company B,  Peggy Lee – Waiting for the Train to Come In; Bing Crosby –  I’ll Be Home for Christmas): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B2PqxR89XF4

Vera Lynn

• Sincerely Yours, Roll Out the Barrel, Let Them All, and Wishing Will Make It So: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W71-29bQIz8
• As Time Goes By: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9cS0fXZkbao
• A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xTeiYN_Vq6E
• As Time Goes By: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9cS0fXZkbao
• Lili Marlene: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSMuTm649Hk
• We’ll Meet Again: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cHcunREYzNY.  See also: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R9Tw16dNyJs
• I’ll Be Seeing You: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tsfbp5aEAQE
• The While Cliffs of Dover: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hqtaoz4QFX8
• When I Grow too Old to Dream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FNB8VbFmlOY
• When the Lights Go On Again: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vzlFaY0s_QI
• There’ll Always Be An England: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-GvkyKEYRnM&list=PLS6jM8XR03ULnWIT01yKhp4Xt8ZP4N9c4&index=2
• 1990 Royal Variety Performance: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f0Dwf93z7w8
• Land of Hope and Glory: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yGQgdE50QA4

Gracie Fields

• Wish Me Luck as You Wave Me Goodbye: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pxovMENJGOE
• Gracie Fields Rare War Clips: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i1OoKP2NRR8
• Gracie Fields at Rochdale: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJY71fSfVdg

Kay Kyser

• Praise the Lord and Pass the Ammunition: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BHUFiG1YBwc

Bing Crosby

• The Bombardier’s Song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=caC_OsMEi8k

Andrews Sisters

• Alexander’s Ragtime Band: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qPTbgvzgMZU
• Beer Barrel Polka: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xnGEX72AToU
• Begin the Beguine: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aQyQeOxU6co
• Bei Mir Bist Du Shein: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xe2UXccid40
• Chattanooga Choo Choo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FdrYYUuT07Q
• Don’t Sit Under the Apple Tree: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PPJZTRqQ1Xw
• Six Jerks in a Jeep: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MPRhv3MCpk4

Louis Jordan

• G.I. Jive: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Syf90Q-2RgQ

Rosemary Clooney

• G.I. Jive: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eDkVIwb63tY

Marlene Dietrich

• Falling In Love Again: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HaZDiKRT1is
• Look Mo Over Closely: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=evoFPYr5FRo&list=PLtKciVUaW2W01C4YVtgZGlfR0Qvcl60-d

Al Bowlly

• Goodnight Sweetheart: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TWexuHVh9W8&index=4&list=PLS6jM8XR03ULnWIT01yKhp4Xt8ZP4N9c4

Harry Kaye

• Praise the Lord and Pass the Ammunition: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vf3gKtdb2cE&index=11&list=PLS6jM8XR03ULnWIT01yKhp4Xt8ZP4N9c4

Kate Smith

• God Bless America: https://www.google.com/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&rlz=1C1CHFX_enUS482US482&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#q=kate%20smith%20god%20bless%20america

Lyrics of Popular Songs of WWII

Lyrics for Harvest Moon, Working on the Railroad, I Want a Girl, Beer Barrel Polka, Army Air Corps, Caissons Go Rolling Along, It’s a Grand Old Flag, Sentimental Journey,  and Chattanooga Choo Choo.

UK Marching Song

• We’re Going to Hang Out the Washing on the Siegfried Line: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o3WPted_ihs

Army Air Corps Song (“Wild Blue Yonder”)

• Bing Crosby The Song of the Army Air Corps: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LHandwnmK2w
• Army Air Corps Song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TgqeRzgMOfo

Partisan Songs

• Le Chant Des Partisans (The Partisans’ Song): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4EkYE9Y23a4
• Red Army Choir – A Partisan’s Song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LydK6FZTpPc

Scotland the Brave

• Scotland the Brave: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkJM5Upfusc
• Scotland the Brave – Pipes and Drums: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PSH0eRKq1lE
• Scotland the Brave – Over 700 Pipes and Drums: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SXKsnKfBN_s

Sam Browne

• The King is Still in London: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pkfuHivyGvM&list=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pkfuHivyGvM&list=RDpkfuHivyGvM#t=34RDpkfuHivyGvM#t=34

Miscellaneous

• Battaglione Bata – Resistenza e Liberazione ne Fermano: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tIhJvHwNtU0
• Soldiers’ Songs: The Folklore of the Powerless: http://faculty.buffalostate.edu/fishlm/folksongs/les01.htm.  Interesting article.
• John McCormack: It’s a Long Way to Tipperary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XVM-tFAdADg
• See also on this website: Prison Songs of Hope, Longing