Music and WW2

The Allies 1939-1945, and those fighting against Germany.

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Good to know somebody thinks my music is good :D I will take care, you too John W. Howard. I was with one of my friends the other night and I slept over, anyway we played Texas holdem and his brother put on some background music. It was great! :D A mix of Swing, Western Swing/honky tonk and boogie woogie... We had alot of fun 8)

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Auf der Basis auf einen Deutschen Gedicht von 1915:

Lale Andersen und "Lili Marlene," waehrend durch Radio Berlin in 1939 sendet. Das beruehmteste Lied vom Zweiten Weltkrieg--

"Vor der Kaserne vor dem Grossen Tor...
Stand eine Laterne, und steht noch davor,
So wolln wir uns da wiedersehn,
Bei der Laterne wolln wir stehn,
Wie einst Lili Marlene..wie einst Lili Marlene...."

("Underneath the lantern by the barrack gate,
Darling I remember the way you used to wait;
'Twas there that you whispered tenderly, that you loved me,
you'd always be, my lilly of the lamplight,
My own...Lili Marlene....")

Glenn Miller and "Moonlight Serenade" the most popular musician and song of WWII? Hardly. Lili Marlene is the winner. Thank you, Germany.
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Yeah that one is great :D And that Zarah Leander song "Darum Geht Die Welt Nicht Unter" or something like that, it's played in "Der Untergang"...
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What i miss about those days were the girl vocalists,always perfectly groomed,and they had talent.
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True, if you listen to recordings from that time you hear it.
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Not exactly related to the original question, but "Coming in on a wing and a prayer" was very popular, even in the Soviet Union. Here it is, in Russian, performed by the great Leonid Utyosov, the man who introduced big-band music to the Soviet Union. The female vocalist is his wife. http://www.sovmusic.ru/download.php?fname=wingpray
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