No I haven't had enough yet. Was just getting into it.
I love reading this. I love the songs and cadences and of course hearing about what the songs meant to you and all the memories associated with them.
Looks like I will have to get a copy of Paper Doll, etc. and place them on the music page. I haven't added anything in a while and those would be good additions.
You know Mare; you mentioned the songs during WWII and what they meant to us. I wonder how many guys out there associated songs with the different posts they were at.
When I was in basic training at Sheppard Field, Texas, 1944, it was;
Oh give me land lots of land under starry skies above
Don't fence me in
Let me ride through the open country that I love
Don't fence me in
At Truax Field, Wisconsin for radio school it was;
I'll walk alone
Because to tell you the truth, I'll be lonely
I don't mind being lonely
When my heart tells me you are lonely too
At Chanute Field, Illinois, for radar it was
You got to accentuate the positive
Eliminate the negative
Latch on to the affirmative
Don't mess with Mister. in-between
At Boca Raton, Florida for airborne radar it was
Missed the Saturday dance
Heard they crowded the floor
Couldn't bear it without you
Don't get around much anymore
Aboard ships, that's another story, in 46, it was
It was just a neighborhood dance, that's all that it was
But, Oh, what it seemed to be
It was like a masquerade ball with costumes and all
Cause you were at the dance with me
Then no matter who or where you were, it was Vera Lynn singing
When the lights go on again, All over the world
And the boys are home again, All over the world
And rain or snow is all that may fall from the skies above
A kiss won't mean goodbye, But hello to love
What would we be without links to our past
chuck