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Thread #35225   Message #481421
Posted By: Billy the Bus
12-Jun-01 - 03:17 AM
Thread Name: Tune Req: Need sad military sounding song w/
Subject: RE: Tune Req: Need sad military sounding song w/
Serch problems are resolved. Alas, I can't find the "Now is the Hour" site I was looking for. Best I can find for Maori/English lyrics is that of Jenny George - she also has a WAV of her singing it. Wish I could find the history of the song though. It was popularised during WWII by Bing Crosby, Gracie Fields et. al. I thought it was WWI in origin, but found it predates that too. Someone has sheet music from 1913 for sale...;)

Anyway, my best find was WT Paull Memoirs - There's a nice midi on that page of reminiscences of a US Marine in NZ in 1943. There's also a few verses of other WWII songs.

Howsomever....

Go to the homepage and work through the site. It's great - many references to the songs we know and love...;)

Cheers - Sam