LONDON (AP) — A century ago, British soldiers marched off to fight in World War I to a cheerful, bittersweet tune urging them to “Pack up your troubles in your old kit bag and smile, smile, smile!” ...
None of the topical war songs ground out by the composers of Charing Cross Road (London’s Tin Pan Alley) has excited Britain’s armed forces. Latest try is Thanks, Mister Roosevelt, whose chorus ...
"Pack Up Your Troubles" was a hit song during World War I. It's getting a modern re-do by a British military charity to mark the 100th anniversary of the war. This is ...
Radiohead has recorded a song in tribute to Britain's last World War I survivor.The rock band's song is inspired by a radio interview the late veteran Harry Patch gave in 2005 recounting the horrors ...
Declan McKenna is a songwriter who has never been afraid to exercise his free speech. On his 2017 debut What Do You Think About The Car? he took aim at subjects such as police brutality, the ...