1st RECORDING OF: Lili Marlene Lale Andersen (1939 version)
A favorite for both the German and Allied WWII troopsand first issued under the title Lied eines Jungen Wachtpostens (Song Of A Young Sentry)this original Germanlanguage recording by the German singersongwriter became one of the more historically significant commercial music discs ever later also recorded an Englishlanguage version). The fascinating and complex tale behind the songand this version in particular is interestingly related in the 2008 book Lili Marlene: The Soldiers Song of World War II, or you might just check the Lili Marleen entry in Wikipedia. See also the 1944 Americanmade recordings by both Hildegarde and Perry Como , found within this channels 1944 HITS ARCHIVE collection. The original 78rpm single was issued on (Germany) Electrola 6993 Lied eines Jungen Wachtpostens (Lili Marlen) (Norbert SchultzeHans Leip) by Lale Andersen with Bruno SeidlerWinkler Orch. Chorus, recorded A
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