Today a song based on a poem written during the 1st World War by Hans Liep while on his way to the Russian front. Based on the names of two girls, his own and a friends the poem was published in 1937 and picked up by Lale Anderson, then a young caberet actress. A composer friend set the poem to a waltz beat which went down well with audiences but in 1938 composer Shultze, who was favoured by the Nazi Party, met Lale and showed her his arrangment that a record company wanted and so Lale Anderson recorded it to a marching tempo in March 1939. The song did not register until 1940, when the German Soldier Network in Belgrade in occupied Yugoslavia, chose it as their sign-off song.
We’ll also do a comparison with the Anne Shelton version.
Plus a song from a film that received three Academy Awards and was a US#1(3) from 2 June 1956. Later I received an email
"Thanks for the mention re Picnic on youtube .... wonderful scene and music. Hope more enjoy it."
Regards Maria. Sent: Sat 06/06/2009 3:34 PM
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