POPULAR WORLD WAR ONE SING ALONG MIDI SONGS WITH LYRICS
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This website features some
of the greatest examples of World War One patriotic songs,
in MIDI format, many of
which remained popular during the Second World War as well.
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Written by Irving Berlin
(1912)
Seems smart Irving sensed
the war was coming years before it did
MIDI
Written by R.P. Weston and
Bert Lee (1917)
Stiff upper lip, old bean,
old chap! A super Great
War song from Britain, still
remembered fondly.
MIDI and MP3
You'd Better Be Nice To Them Now
Written by Wm. Tracey &
Jack Stern (1918)
A very early and funny song
about feminism, and ladies starting
to get jobs while the men
were away fighting the Kaiser.
And you thought Rosie The
Riveter didn't exist until World War Two!
MIDI
The Russians Were Rushin'
The
Yanks Started Yankin'
Music by Charles McCarron
Lyrics by Carey Morgan (1918)
A grandfather in the future
of 1953 teaches
his grandson about
The Great War, with a twist.
MIDI & Vintage Acoustical
Recording in MP3
Words by Jack Caddigan
Music by James A. Brennan
(1918)
A pretty song - tribute
to World War One Red Cross nurses,
who gave so much to help
heal the soldiers hurt on the front lines
MIDI & Vintage Acoustical
Recording in MP3
I Didn't Raise My Boy To Be A Soldier
Words by Alfred Bryan
Music by Al. Piantadosi
(1915)
#2 Song Hit For The Year
After "America, I Love You"
An Anti-War Song, popular
until America entered World War One
MIDI & Restored Vintage
Acoustical Recording in MP3
My Sweetheart Is Somewhere In France
Music and Words Written by
Mary Earl
Publication: New York: Shapiro,
Bernstein & Co., 224 West 47th Street (1917)
MIDI and Restored Vintage
Acoustical Recording in Mp3
In Flanders Fields The Poppies Grow
Music Written by John Philip
Sousa
Based on the famous World
War One poem by Dr. John McCrae
Publication: New York: G.
Schirmer, (1918)
MIDI & Casualties
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Lorraine (My Beautiful Alsace Lorraine)
Written by Fred Fisher and
Alfred Bryan
Publication: New York: McCarthy
and Fisher, Inc., 148 W. 45th St., 1917
Cover Artist: Andre De Takacs
The provinces of Alsace
and Lorraine have been fought over 4 times
by the Germans and French
since 1871. This haunting ballad reflects
the somberness of that struggle,
yet also tells how its people have survived through it all.
MIDI & Vintage Performance
by Vernon Dalhart in MP3
Words and Music
By George Benoit, Robert Levenson and Ted Garton
Publication:
New York: Leo Feist, Inc., Feist Building, (1918)
World War
One had its share of "war bride" songs; and few can compare with this lovely
song!
MIDI
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