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Songs That Won The War 



This CD,timed to mark 70 years since the Second World War began, is full of musical curios representing a plucky Britain under siege. It is jammed with spirit-raising jollity tinged with a raw ache for peace. Typical is Vera Lynns Its A Lovely Day Tomorrow, all fleapit Wurlitzer and tea dance shuffle, yet still hopeful. Theres boisterousness, represented by Flanagan & Allen, Glenn Miller and the Andrews Sisters, but the songs that sound best outside their historical context are slowies such as the Ink Spots Whispering Grass and Marlene Dietrichs Lili Marlene.A great nostalgic trip down memory lane. 

1- The White Cliffs Of Dover - Vera Lynn
2- We"re Going To Hang Out The Washing On The Siegfried Line - Flanagan & Allen
3- Fight On The Beaches - Winston Churchill
4- Moonlight Serenade - Glenn Miller
5- Don"t Sit Under The Apple Tree - The Andrews Sisters
6- Thanks For The Memory - Bob Hope
7- The Lambeth Walk - Eddie Cantor
8- Round The Back Of The Arches - Flanagan & Allen
9- Their Finest Hour - Winston Churchill
10- We"ll Meet Again - Vera Lynn
11- American Patrol - Glenn Miller
12- I"ll Be Seeing You - Bing Crosby
13- Over The Rainbow- Judy Garland
14- Run Rabbit Run - Flanagan & Allen
15- Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy - The Andrews Sisters
16- There"ll Always Be An England - Alfred Piccaver
17- I Don"t Want To Walk Without You - Bing Crosby
18- It"s A Lovely Day Tomorrow - Vera Lynn
19- Lili Marlene - Marlene Dietrich
20- It Had To Be You - Dick Haymes
21- Whispering Grass - The Ink Spots
22- I"ll Be With You In Apple Blossom Time - The Andrews Sisters
23- Yours - Vera Lynn
24- Moonlight Becomes You - Bing Crosby
25- We"ll Smile Again - Flanagan & Allen
26- Now Is The Hour - Gracie Fields
27- A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square - Vera Lynn
28- Never In The Field Of Human Conflict - Winston Churchill