VE Day Celebrations
With today’s problems, people are celebrating in a quiet way. How about playing some wartime songs to get you in the mood for celebrating this momentous event.
Do you know what your parents’ favourite wartime song was? If you do, why not add the title in a comment and maybe the link to a recording on You Tube.
My mum and dad loved the song ‘Yours’ by Vera Lynn.
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They also loved an earlier song called ‘A street in Old Seville’.
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You can read about my mum’s experiences from 1918 to 2002 in her autobiography ‘The Road from Wigan Pier’. Her experiences were sometimes heart-rending but sometimes hilarious.
Get it here: Autobiography
Author -Carole Parkes 
I was born in 1934. I remember I often heard Lili Marleen. I think it was during the war.
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https://www.dw.com/en/a-song-conquers-the-world-lili-marleen/a-16754678
A song conquers the world: ‘Lili Marleen’
All across the trenches of World War II, soldiers from around the world were fascinated by the same song. DW looks back at the first broadcast of the song ‘Lili Marleen’ on April 18, 1941 by Radio Belgrad.
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It probably was, although I’m sure it was played after the war. I was born 1945. My dad didn’t know the words, so he used to sing the words be-a-bye-a-bo-ee to it as he tucked us in bed. he was a wonderful caring dad.
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And after the war, I presume.
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