Australian Music from the War Years?

Payoff · 08-01-07, 10:53 PM

I am trying to flesh out a couple of Australian radio stations, and really dont know what to put in there. Short of "Waltzing Matilda" do any of our friends down under have any suggestions on what the popular music of the day would have been?

Thanks

Reaves · 08-01-07, 11:15 PM

I'll build a list for you but anything English could be added.

Definately should have "Road to Gundaghi" (pronounced Gun-da-guy)

Reaves · 08-01-07, 11:22 PM

I've come accross this site
http://www.abc.net.au/classic/features/ac4.htm

ABC is basically our version BBC..

Edit--
Our National Library has some info... i'm looking for mp3's but this might help give some names of songs.

http://www.nla.gov.au/digicoll/music.html

JScones · 08-02-07, 12:06 AM

Here's a few MP3 files...

Digger (1942) (hehe, I actually posted this over in the SH3 forums last night)

The A.I.F Is Marching (1940)

Swing Along The Road To Victory (1940)

Curl The Mo Uncle Jo (1944) (I like this Foxtrot, quite American in sound)

Our Air Raid Shelter (1942)

We Shall Prevail (1940)

Can't find "We've Got A Big Brother In America" atm, which would be a real good one.

If you don't mind paying a few dollars, the ABC shop has oodles of "Hits of the War Years" kinda stuff.

Payoff · 08-02-07, 12:12 AM

Thanks guys. This is great.

Reaves · 08-02-07, 12:23 AM

Interesting site that has the real listings for Army radio stations during 1944-1945

http://www.radioheritage.net/Story69.asp

Streams (New Zealand): http://www.radioheritage.net/RadioTV.asp

You will be able to record them yourself

although I can't vouch for the legality of that.

JScones · 08-02-07, 12:34 AM

I don't have QuickTime installed, but here one can find recorded speeches of John Curtin (Prime Minister at the time). A few of these, if they can be converted to mp3/ogg, would certainly add to the atmosphere.

AkbarGulag · 08-08-07, 08:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Reaves

Streams (New Zealand): http://www.radioheritage.net/RadioTV.asp

OMG someone mentioned NZ. Pretty rare in these forums, even our boat roster in-game is pretty crap. I suppose our Cruisers were off in the atlantic, messing up the graff-spee etc... But a couple of our Corvettes sunk a Jap-fleet sub (one of those huge ones) in I think it was the solomons... we even helped in some of the amphibious assaults in the region, but Churchill sent my grandfather and his mates off to the European theatre to replace the losses we took while thrashing the Nazis.

Back on topic, aside from some minor local differences, the music from Aussie and NZ would have been pretty similiar I imagine, with plenty sourced from the UK.

Be great for some down-under content to make it to the mods section.

Fearless · 08-02-07, 01:39 AM

Cool... Being an Aussie myself and patrolling out of Brissie, it'd be great to listen to some old Aussie stuff.

08-01-07, 10:53 PM	#1
Payoff Captain Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Nash Town, USA Posts: 525 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	Australian Music from the War Years? I am trying to flesh out a couple of Australian radio stations, and really dont know what to put in there. Short of "Waltzing Matilda" do any of our friends down under have any suggestions on what the popular music of the day would have been? Thanks __________________ "Hit Shokaku class carrier with three out of six torpedos. Recieved 105 depth charges during three hour period. Heard four terrific explosions in the direction of target, two and one half hours after attack. Believe that baby sank!" Lieutenant Commander Herman Kossler USS Cavalla

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Reaves The Old Man Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 1,509 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	I'll build a list for you but anything English could be added. Definately should have "Road to Gundaghi" (pronounced Gun-da-guy) __________________

08-01-07, 11:22 PM	#3
Reaves The Old Man Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 1,509 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	I've come accross this site http://www.abc.net.au/classic/features/ac4.htm ABC is basically our version BBC.. Edit-- Our National Library has some info... i'm looking for mp3's but this might help give some names of songs. http://www.nla.gov.au/digicoll/music.html __________________

08-02-07, 12:12 AM	#5
Payoff Captain Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Nash Town, USA Posts: 525 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	Thanks guys. This is great. __________________ "Hit Shokaku class carrier with three out of six torpedos. Recieved 105 depth charges during three hour period. Heard four terrific explosions in the direction of target, two and one half hours after attack. Believe that baby sank!" Lieutenant Commander Herman Kossler USS Cavalla

08-02-07, 12:23 AM	#6
Reaves The Old Man Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 1,509 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	Interesting site that has the real listings for Army radio stations during 1944-1945 http://www.radioheritage.net/Story69.asp Streams (New Zealand): http://www.radioheritage.net/RadioTV.asp You will be able to record them yourself although I can't vouch for the legality of that. __________________ Last edited by Reaves; 08-02-07 at 12:48 AM.

08-02-07, 12:06 AM	#4
JScones Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 5,501 Downloads: 19 Uploads: 0	Here's a few MP3 files... Digger (1942) (hehe, I actually posted this over in the SH3 forums last night) The A.I.F Is Marching (1940) Swing Along The Road To Victory (1940) Curl The Mo Uncle Jo (1944) (I like this Foxtrot, quite American in sound) Our Air Raid Shelter (1942) We Shall Prevail (1940) Can't find "We've Got A Big Brother In America" atm, which would be a real good one. If you don't mind paying a few dollars, the ABC shop has oodles of "Hits of the War Years" kinda stuff.

08-02-07, 12:34 AM	#7
JScones Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 5,501 Downloads: 19 Uploads: 0	I don't have QuickTime installed, but here one can find recorded speeches of John Curtin (Prime Minister at the time). A few of these, if they can be converted to mp3/ogg, would certainly add to the atmosphere.

08-02-07, 01:39 AM	#9
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