By Why was Lili Marlene banned?
“Lili Marlene” was first aired to troops on August 18th 1941, despite previously being banned by Joseph Goebbels for its anti-war sentiment. This popularity spread throughout war-torn Europe.
What is the story of Lili Marlene?
Without any doubt the most popular song of the Second World War was ‘Lili Marlene’. It was based on a poem written during the First World War by German soldier Hans Leip and was addressed to two of Leip’s girlfriends, Lili and Marlene.
Who composed Lili Marlene?
Norbert Schultze
Lili Marlene/Composers
Was Lili Marlene a real person?
In 1939 a young Swedish singer, Lale Andersen, recorded Lili Marlene, a sentimental love song, and when it was played to the Afrika Corps via Radio Belgrade, which had the most powerful short wave transmitter available to the German Army, it became a big hit with the lonely soldiers in the deserts of North Africa.
Is Lili Marlene still alive?
Deceased (1901–1992)
Marlene Dietrich/Living or Deceased
Who sang Lili Marlene in German?
Marlene Dietrich
Lili Marleen/Artists
Did Marlene Dietrich sing Where Have All the Flowers Gone?
Peter, Paul and Mary included the song on their eponymous debut album (which spent five weeks as the #1 album in the country) in 1962. Marlene Dietrich performed the song in English, French, and German.
Who sang the song Where Have All the Flowers Gone?
Pete Seeger
Where Have All the Flowers Gone/Artists
Where Have All the Flowers Gone covers?
Covers of Where Have All the Flowers Gone? by Pete Seeger
- Where Have All the Flowers Gone by Olivia Newton-John (2004)
- Que Sont Devenues Les Fleurs by Dalida and Raymond Lefèvre (1962)
- Sag’ Mir, Wo Die Blumen Sind by Marlene Dietrich (1962)
- Gdzie Są Kwiaty Z Tamtych Lat?
What is the meaning behind the song Where Have All the Flowers Gone?
Seeger’s lyrics show how war and suffering can by cyclical in nature: girls pick flowers, men pick girls, men go to war and fill graves with their dead which get covered with flowers. >>
Who wrote the song Where Have All the Flowers Gone?
Pete Seeger
Joe Hickerson
Where Have All the Flowers Gone/Lyricists
“Where Have All the Flowers Gone?” is a modern folk-style song. The melody and the first three verses were written by Pete Seeger in 1955 and published in Sing Out! magazine. Additional verses were added in May 1960 by Joe Hickerson, who turned it into a circular song.
Who composed the song Where Have All the Flowers Gone?
Where Have All the Flowers Gone/Composers
“Where Have All the Flowers Gone?” is a modern folk-style song. The melody and the first three verses were written by Pete Seeger in 1955 and published in Sing Out! magazine.