In this episode of The A to Z of Wartime Song, hosts Lili Redman and Tom Carradine take a special detour into the many songs of the 1930s and '40s that begin with the word "When".
From the poignant hope of When They Sound the Last All Clear and When the Lights Go On Again (All Over the World), to the transatlantic charm of When the Swallows Come Back to Capistrano and the early nostalgia of When the Poppies Bloom Again, these songs capture the wartime longing for peace, reunion, and better days ahead.
Along the way, Lili and Tom explore the songwriters behind these tunes - from Denmark Street hitmakers Box & Cox, to Hughie Charles and Leon René - as well as the unforgettable voices of Vera Lynn, the Ink Spots, Glenn Miller, Joe Loss and many more.
It's an episode rich in music, memory and the melodies that carried people through the darkest of times.
SPOTIFY PLAYLIST
You can listen to ALL of the songs that Tom and Lili talk about in the episode on their Spotify playlister here:
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1FQDrBphYqYLAuN6Jm01PN?si=b777dc33a703408a
REFERENCES
Tebay Services
https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2021/jul/24/tebay-m6-motorway-service-station-from-heaven
We've All Life Before Us - Caroline Cecil Bose
https://www.carolinececilbose.co.uk/
Denmark Street - London's Tin Pan Alley
https://www.layersoflondon.org/map/records/denmark-street-tin-pan-alley
https://www.theguardian.com/music/musicblog/2015/jan/20/london-music-scene-denmark-street-tin-pan-alley
https://apollo-magazine.com/denmark-street-london-music-tin-pan-alley/
Archer Street London - The Musician's Hang Out
https://www.muhistory.com/from-the-archive-4-archer-street-london/
Paddy Roberts - Tattooed Lady
https://youtu.be/aMCqgUANkmM
Woburn Abbey Sculpture Gallery
https://www.woburn.co.uk/the-estate/woburn-abbey-and-gardens/
The Ink Spots - In Old Shantytown (including "Talking Bass")
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wuZuBGM_Hcw
The Ink Spots
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KQVe-hmaBHg
The Return on the Swallows Capistrano
https://www.missionsjc.com/st-josephs-day-and-return-of-the-swallows-celebration/
I'm Sending You The Seigfried Line to Hang Your Washing On
https://www.sheetmusicwarehouse.co.uk/20th-century-songs-i/im-sending-you-the-siegfried-line-to-hang-your-washing-on-featuring/
Air Raid Siren - Alert
https://youtu.be/p3rP3htV0zc?si=ivzPWLJn2O-C2_B-
Air Raid Siren - All Clear
https://youtu.be/Ztu0M6PXp1g?si=Ilb3bP1_BNsA5aRC
Black Cat Cabaret at Cafe de Paris
https://youtu.be/3ePTXDG4UV8?si=-nDfqX1dVCPWHJ-q
The Cotton Club
https://www.nyhistory.org/blogs/the-aristocrat-of-harlem-the-cotton-club
English Version vs American Version of "When the Lights Go On Again"
English: https://www.alamy.com/stock-image-ww2-music-sheet-when-the-lights-go-on-again-all-over-the-world-1942-165355652.html
American: https://poshmark.com/listing/When-The-Lights-Go-On-Again-1942-Vintage-Sheet-Music-Piano-Seiler-Marcus-63d52769ddab407f287909bf
There's a Kind of Hush - The Carpenters
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8CX83EQA8dc
When Can I Have a Banana Again - Dad's Army
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=86-6ndAQaxg
Andy Eastwood
http://www.andyeastwood.com/
CHAPTERS
00:00 Intro
00:50 Catch Up
02:24 W = "When …" Songs
05:11 When the Poppies Bloom Again
14:42 When the Swallows Come Back to Capistrano
24:17 When They Sound the Last All Clear
30:59 When the Lights Go On Again (All Over the World)
38:12 If You Liked That You'll Like This
42:44 Mentioned in Dispatches
43:47 Teaser for Next Week
44:24 Outro
SOCIAL MEDIA LINKS
You can follow the podcast on social media:
http://instagram.com/warsongspod
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Find more information about Lili Redman here:
https://liliredman.com/
https://www.instagram.com/lili__redman/
https://www.facebook.com/ScalaLil
Or Tom Carradine here:
https://www.tomcarradine.com/
https://www.instagram.com/tomcarradine
https://www.facebook.com/mrtomcarradine
CONTACT THE PODCAST
If there's a wartime song that you think they should discuss, or if you have a personal or family story connected to one, drop them a line at warsongspod@gmail.com to be "Mentioned in Dispatches".
LISTENING LINKS
Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7ktQ4nyudmPRLcCNyNxEfv?si=ac9e1babe6834f2b
Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-a-to-z-of-wartime-song/id1806037318
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