The Music of World War II – 1944-1945
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Part 3 for the World Ward II Tunes
Selected Musicology WW II Music 1944-1945
The songs presented here with accompanying sheet music, are expounded on in the book. And as was the usual during the 1940s, many musicians had versions of these same songs released during the same time period.
The war was in it’s final months – The world was waiting for the sunrise
I Wish That I Could Hide Inside This Letter b/w Cleaning My Rifle (And Dreamin’ of You) – Lawrence Welk – January 1944
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I’d Like To Give My Dog To Uncle Sam – Red River Dave – March 1944
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I’ll Be Seeing You – Bing Crosby – March 1944
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Straighten Up and Fly Right – Andrews Sisters – May 1944
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I’ll Walk Along – Martha Tilton – May 1944
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We’re On Our Way (Infantry Song) – Fred Waring – June 1944
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First Class Private Mary Brown – Perry Come – August 1944
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(There’ll Be A) Hot Time in the Town of Berlin (When the Yanks Go Marching In) – Bing Crosby & the Andrew Sisters – August 1944
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Lili Marlene – Hildegarde – October 1944
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You Can’t Get That No More – Louis Jordan – October 1944
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Bell Bottom Trousers – The Jesters – November 1944
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There Are No Wings On a Foxhole – Woody Herman – November 1944
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There’s A Fellow Waiting in Poughkeepsie – Bing Crosby & the Andrews Sisters – December 1944
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A Yank and a Tank – Bing Crosby – 1944
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Till Then – The Ink Spots – 1944
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Goodnight Wherever You Are – Joan Brooks – 1944
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Got Any Gum Chum? – Butler – Evans – De Bear – 1944
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I Had a Little Talk With the Lord – Curtis & Mizzy – 1944
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God Is My Co-Pilot Robert Lee Scott – 1944
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Weep No More, My Darlin’ – Elton Britt – January 1945
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Why Do They Call a Private a Private? – Ethel Merman – February 1945
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My Dreams Are Getting Better All the Time – Johnny Long – March 1945
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Rodger Young – Burl Ives – April 1945
This tale is covered in the book extensively on the heroics of Medal of Honor winner Young
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Put Another Chair at the Table – The Mills Brothers – April 1945
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Welcome Home – Tommy Tucker – July 1945
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At Mail Call Today – Bill Boyd and His Cowboy Ramblers – July 1945
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It’s Been a Long, Long Time – Harry James – September 1945
The war was nearly over – Folks were feeling better
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My Guy’s Come Back – Benny Goodman – October 1945
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When the Boys and Girls Come Marching Home – Wilson – 1945
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The Washington Post March – Sousa – 1945
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I’m Gonna Love That Guy (Like He’s Never Been Loved Before) – Marion Hutton- 1945
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He’s Home For a Little While – Dinah Shore – 1945
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September 29, 2022 at 5:46 am
“The war was nearly over – Folks were feeling better”….
….and ghastly novelties began to proliferate. For example, the #1 song the week I was born was Sammy Kaye’s cloyingly awful “Chickery Chick.” I guess it was the release of tension after the war, but this one? Really?!?
September 29, 2022 at 3:03 pm
Maybe a future look at Dicky Doo’s “Click Clack”??
September 29, 2022 at 6:56 pm
“Click Clack” was actually a pretty cool song. I met and talked with Gerry Granahan a few years ago (I heard he died recently at age 86). Really good guy. There was no Dicky Doo at first (he was), but he left the group and the drummer legally changed his name to Richard Doo. Granahan was part of many hits, especially as owner/producer at Caprice Records, but had only “No Chemise, Please” asa hit under his name. He cut a beautiful ballad called “Where’s The Girl” which you can find on YouTube.
September 29, 2022 at 7:56 pm
Then there was Daddy Dewdrop and “Chick-A-Boom”