Songs And Music Of World War II
CD:PPCD 78136 / CASSETTE: / RUNNING TIME: CD1: 78:18CD2: 76:52
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SUPERB VALUE! Double Album: 2 CDs/2 CASSETTES - 2 hours 29 minutes!!
COMPACT DISC 1: 78 minutes
Leon Cortez: The Girl Who Loves A Soldier
Flanagan & Allen: Run, Rabbit, Run
The King Sisters: In The Mood
The Two Leslies: The Washing On The Siegfried Line
Norman Long: Where Does Poor Pa Go In The Black-Out?
The Six Swingers / George Scott Wood: Berlin Or Bust
Jack Hylton: We'll Meet Again
George Formby: Imagine Me In The Maginot Line
Gracie Fields: Wish Me Luck
Jay Wilbur & His Band: They Can't Black Out The Moon
Elsie Carlisle: Please Leave My Butter Alone
Denny Dennis: It's A Lovely Day Tomorrow
Tessie O'shea: I Fell In Love With An Airman
Hutch: There'll Come Another Day
Florence Desmond: The Deepest Shelter In Town
George Formby: Bless 'em All (The Service Song)
Turner Layton: The Last Time I Saw Paris
Elsie Carlisle: Oh! What A Surprise For The Du-ce!
Ambrose: The King Is Still In London
Billy Cotton: Oh! How He Misses His Missus
Noel Coward: Could You Please Oblige Us With A Bren Gun?
Pat Kirkwood: The Victory Roll
Max Miller: The Grand Old Man
Carroll Gibbons & The Savoy Hotel Orpheans: Mister Brown Of London Town
Geraldo: That Lovely Week-End
Sam Browne: There'll Always Be An England
COMPACT DISC 2: 76 minutes
Fats Waller: Cash For Your Trash << sound clip
Glenn Miller: Don't Sit Under The Apple Tree
Vera Lynn: The White Cliffs Of Dover
Bing Crosby: The Bombadier Song
Connie Boswell: When The Roses Bloom Again
Spike Jones: Der Fuehrer's Face
Celia Lipton: I Don't Want To Walk Without You
Hutch: This Is Worth Fighting For
Gracie Fields: The Thing-Ummy-Bob
Joe Loss: Praise The Lord And Pass The Ammunition
Vera Lynn: You'll Never Know << sound clip
The RAF Dance Orchestra (Squadronaires): Commando Patrol
Noel Coward: Don't Let's Be Beastly To The Germans
Joe Loss: I'm Gonna Get Lit Up
Bing Crosby: I'm Saving A Dime (Out Of Every Dollar)
Ambrose: Comin' In On A Wing And A Prayer
Turner Layton: I Left My Heart At The Stage Door Canteen
Billy Ternent: Cleanin' My Rifle (And Dreamin' Of You)
Paula Green: Till All Our Prayers Are Answered
Joe Loss: The Vict'ry Polka
Marlene Dietrich: Lilli Marlene
Carroll Gibbons & The Savoy Hotel Orpheans: They're Either Too Young Or Too Old
Dinah Shore: I'll Be Seeing You
Johnny Mercer: I'm Gonna See My Baby << sound clip
Adelaide Hall: I'm Gonna Love That Guy
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