The Parlor Songs Academy
Songs of the Great War By Irving Berlin
A special volume of World War I songs written by one of Americas premier composers
Release date: January 2012
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1
Oh How I Hate To Get Up In the Morning-1918
According to a notation by Berlin on the earliest surviving piano-vocal score of this song, it was written and composed at Camp Upton, June 20, 1918.
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2:45
2
For Your Country and My Country-1917
Annotated on the sheet music as The Official Recruiting Song, it was written at the request of the War Department to specifically target immigrants.
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2:43
3
I've Got My Captain Working For Me Now-1919
A novelty song written the year after the war ended.
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2:56
4
Pin My Medal On the Girl I Left Behind-1918
Introduced by Frank Carter (a Private) with Gus Minton (a General), Martha Mansfield (the Girl I Left Behind) and male ensemble in the Ziegfeld Follies of 1918.
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3:32
5
The Devil Has Bought Up All the Coal-1918
Berlin at times seemed to be infatuated with the devil or the themes the devil could produce for song.
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3:50
6
They Were All Out of Step But Jim-1918
The second great memorable song to come from Berlin during the War was this one, another novelty work that shows him at his best.
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2:38
7
Goodbye France-1918
Another solo performance by Parlor Songs Academy female vocalist Debbie Purdue.
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2:19
8
Let's All Be Americans Now-1917
The lyrics of this song reminded citizens about the ethnic diversity of the country while stressing the fact that all were joined nationally by citizenship.
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2:50
9
Kitchen Police (Poor Little Me)-1918
Unfortunately, no cover has been found for this song.
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1:51
10
We're On Our Way To France-1918
The finale of Act II of the all-soldier show Yip, Yip, Yaphank.
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1:55
