Music during World War Two…
Music is a key part of any https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x26nvcv commemorative event, and VEDay75 is no exception.
This week, the Music Record yourself singing along Department and History to the karaoke track – wear Department are joining headphones so you record only your voice, not the forces to create our ‘Gallery backing track. of Commemoration’ – this Send your recording to Mrs Thompson weeks Big Sing song is ‘We’ll Thompson.s10@welearn365. Meet Again’. com by 12.00 on Thursday 7th May. Popular songs and singers of the 1930s/40s
Vera Lynn – We’ll Meet Again Jonny Mercer – G I Jive https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gh M_VmN6ytk BOlkHm-tM
The Andrews Sisters – Boogie Vera Lynn – The White Cliffs of Woogie Bugle Boy Dover https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WA m1wuKvrxAw axkAgVkHQ
Glenn Miller – Don’t sit under Flanagan and Allen – Run, Rabbit the apple tree Run https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AX https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dw Oa3NCAuB4 czol6nIiQ Popular songs and singers of the 1930s/40s
Judy Garland – Somewhere over the Al Bowlly – Goodnight Sweetheart Rainbow https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T https://www.youtube.com/watch?v WexuHVh9W8 =PSZxmZmBfnU
George Formby – Bless ‘em all Gracie Fields – Wish me luck as you https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B wave me goodbye YGyAez5_MI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v =7EUytEX_XkE
The Beverley Sisters – Roll out the Search for playlists on music streaming services barrel such as Spotify, e.g. Bletchley Park Trust’s playlist https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1 called VE Day 75 celebrations. Always follow rules about safe internet use when searching 7dmQ6_j6pQ online. The most popular song of World War Two?
As we have seen, there The Imperial War Listen to two popular are so many wonderful Museum tells the story versions here… songs and singers from of this song here… the WWII era. However, https://www.youtube.co one song that is in the https://www.iwm.org.u m/watch?v=YjXC4N1HXf running for the most k/history/the-song-that- 0 popular from the ruled-the-airwaves- Second World War was during-the-second- https://www.youtube.co ‘Lili Marlene’ – a song world-war m/watch?v=8HaR1nzQY with a fascinating Qk history. Entertainment in World War Two
Entertainment during the Second World War provided civilians with a form of escape from the hardships of wartime life. It was equally important to those serving in the forces, both in Britain and overseas.
The Entertainments National Service More information about entertainment in Association was established in 1939 to WWII can be found in this Imperial War provide entertainment to British Armed Museum article... Forces personnel during WWII. https://www.iwm.org.uk/history/popular-pastimes- and-entertainment-in-the-second-world-war Suggested musical VE Day activities…
Create your own playlist of Write your own song to Remember to send 1930s / 1940s music. commemorate VEDay75. us a photo of anything you create so we can include it in our ‘Gallery of If you play an instrument, Commemoration’ Create a fact-file about try learning a war time song for VE Day. entertainment in WWII, or and perform it for your about a WWII singer. household. Photos to gill.j1@welearn365. com Or, an idea of your own!