Wilhelm - the only two German songs I know of from that period were " Lili Marlene" and Sagbeim abscheid liese servus" Cheers [YOUTUBE][/YOUTUBE]
Dianne - Now you have just put me back into Austria in 1945 - when the non fraternisation ban was on - we just happened to be at a local dance when that Sagbiem came up as the last waltz - great times - and peaceful Cheers
Tom Which version of Lili Marlene did you know best then? YouTube - Lili Marleen in German recorded 1939 Lale Andersen YouTube - LILI MARLEEN canta Marlene Dietrich
Dianne - the Lale Andersen version - then it was turned into the D-Day dodgers refrain "look around the mountains in the mud and rain - see the scattered crosses - many with no name.......it goes on..... Cheers
Dianne - the Lale Andersen version - then it was turned into the D-Day dodgers refrain "look around the mountains in the mud and rain - see the scattered crosses - many with no name.......it goes on..... Cheers Thanks, that verse gets me every time Tom ... Heartbreak, and toil and suffering gone The lads beneath, they slumber on. They are the D-Day Dodgers, who'll stay in Italy.
Wow! So many new posts! Great stuff, guys! That post by At Home Dad is amazing! You may be my new best friend! If you want, and you have other stuff, you could make a nice collection for everyone. I can't wait to burn these discs! Thanks everyone again!
oh, you're looking for the equivelent of 'run rabbit' 'hang out the washing' gracie fields, george formby etc you could always try the time served 'drinking songs' German Beer Drinking Songs – Free listening, videos, concerts, stats, & pictures at Last.fm
Oh, yeah! Some beer drinking songs would really hit the spot too! I don't think you can download from Last.fm, can you?
Probably he seeks something like this..B) YouTube - Zarah Leander - Send In The Clowns (Wo Sind die Clowns) Ron.. That is one of my favorites. Didn't know it was a WW2 song.
Wellcome to WW2Talk, Wilhelm! Seems that you reach this website.... Hörbeispiele aus Peters Schellackplattensammlung I hope that this could be a startB) Jan. What a wonderful site - but not exactly WW2 ! Ednamay
I heard many marching songs during my youth in occupied southwest France. The one I remember the most of it's "Erika". The german soldiers from the camp near our house, allways sang that song on their way to the beach of Erromardie.
German marching songs ? I am not normally accustomed to making coarse comments but I hope I will be forgiven if I just say "a lot of bloody good it did them in the long run !" Ron
As with the photographs of the rather-too-full-of-itself master race when they reached the French coast in 1940, I can't help thinking of the football chant "You only sing when you're winning"
Catchy little numbers, we dished out the odd thrashing and pinched things. bearskins,generous chaps the French, other accoutrements and tunes! Nachtlager Von Grenada & The Lower Castle Yard Reg March Ox & Bucks LI - YouTube The March - Off - King's Royal Rifle Corps - YouTube