WWI popular music--my short list

[jboger]

Here's a photo of the HMV 10-in, one-sided record that started this thread. It came in a box of mostly very early Columbias, including an Uncle Josh record with an introduction for Columbia records by Cal Stewart.

[paradroid1793]

One of my favorite WWI song titles is "Would You Rather Be a Colonel with an Eagle on your Shoulder or a Private with a Chicken on your Knee". It was on Columbia, but I do not recall the artist.

"Eugene Buckley", which is a pseudonym used by Arthur Fields.

[epigramophone]

I used to wonder why there are more WW1 records about than WW2, until it dawned on me that in WW2 they had radio.

[JerryVan]

I have not seen it previously mentioned, "We Don't Want the Bacon", (what we want is a piece of the Rhine).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yt7bxBauaCQ

[edisonplayer]

My favorite WW1 song is "Good Morning,Mr Zip Zip Zip"by Arthur Fields on Victor,also under the pseudonym Eugene Buckley on Columbia.edisonplayer.

[ajhuth1877]

Here's a few more-- records like this sure were pumped out at a high rate during the time!
(Just off the top of my head)

Buddy Boy

I don't want to get well (I'm in love with a beautiful nurse.)

On patrol in No-Man's land.

Long Boy

I also quite enjoy a Victor Red Seal by John McCormack singing "Over There" in English first, then in French.

[edisonplayer]

That was Enrico Caruso.edisonplayer.

[phonographguy3435]

I’ve got the sheet music for this but I can’t find any recordings. It’s called “in the evening when the twilight falls or before they go to war”