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A modern interpretation of the 1911 song "A Soldier's Dream" by Frank Krulish. Time Period: The Great War/ WW1 Original lyrics: As the shades of night were falling over a plain, Sat a soldier with his head bowed down in pain, He was thinking of his home and friends so dear, That he left behind him when he volunteered. How the tears in large drops down his cheeks came running, For a lad of only twenty one was he Twas his heart for one he left behind him breaking In that home of his so very far away. My thoughts are always towards home turning it makes no difference where I am For in that home of mine so far away lives a girl who I do intend to wed some day, Its no use trying to forget her At times I know not what to do My thoughts keep always coming back to me of that home of mine so far away On last New Years Eve as he in her room sat Waiting with her to receive the New Year in, And when the church bells and the noise began, She stretched out her arm and gave to him her hand, It was the seasons greetings that she wished him, But this act of her he could not understand, Ever since that night his thoughts have been a wondering, Shall he ever be the one to own her hand.

A modern interpretation of the 1918 song "A Soldier's Dream" by Byron Gay. Time Period: The Great War/ WW1 Original lyrics: Out in the land of heroes When shadows of twilight fall And the night keeps the sun in hiding Til it hears the morning call Tis then when the soul is weary of all that the day time has done Tis then when the soldier dreams of happy days to come Thousands of dreams are for dreamers But a soldier can dream only one He dreams of a home and mother He dreams of the days gone A cottage ‘mongst the trees The humming of the bees And a mother’s lullaby He dreams of the land of “No Man” And there thru the clouds of war Comes a light thru the night And the world seems bright Returning to home once more. There is a land of promise A land that is bright and fair, A land filled with love and kindness For all who may enter there, A land with smiling faces [Chorus] It’s heaven and peace is the door But a soldier to get with in Must fight thru the fire of war Fight for what’s right so that victory Will his fireside and loved ones restore

A United States World War 1 Public Service Announcement (PSA) from 1918, set to Progressive Rock. Original message: Eat as little as you can Use corn instead of wheat Of food don’t waste a morsel And Camouflage on meat Buy Liberty Bonds, Buy all you can To the Red Cross give your wealth Knit mufflers, knit sweaters too They protect the soldier’s health By all means plant a garden And raise a bumper crop Remember food will win the war So let’s go over the top Be confident, be patient Be cheerful and be kind To soldier boys and sailor boys And those they leave behind Do your bit with all your heart Patriotic to the core, Do all you can and a little more And we will WIN THE WAR!

A modern interpretation of the 1919 song "A Soldier's Dream” by Vernon E. Leighton. Time Period: The Great War/ WW1 Original lyrics: Where the noisy cannon roar, On a field of mud and gore There I lay beneath a rocket lighted sky Shot and shell around me fell Sights of death and sounds of hell, In my ears an ailing comrade’s parting cry; After days of fiercest fighting, All in efforts bold uniting, Given at last an hour of respite from the fray, Welcome sleep came hovering over me Like an angel form she bore me To the pleasant land of dreams where Peace holds sway; Brave we’d fought to drive the foe, With success we’d dealt our blow Huns were on the run from Belgium to the Rhine And my heart beat warm and true, O my dearest still for you As when first I won your heart and called you mine. Deaf and blind to horrors round me, What cared I for plan that bound me? We had conquered in our battle for the right, And the very stars above me seemed to whisper that you love me, And I knew your prayers upheld me through the night; [Chorus] And I was dreaming, Was sweetly dreaming Of you my darling so far away; Your face was beaming

A modern interpretation of the 1918 song "A long way to Berlin, but we'll get there” by Arthur B. Fields. Time Period: The Great War/ WW1 Original lyrics: Ruben Plank a Huskey Yank Came into town one day And said “I can’t resist, I really must enlist by heck, I’ll help to get that Kaiser Bill I hear so much about” He passed the test, threw out his chest And started into shout. “It’s a long way to Berlin, but we’ll get there Uncle Sam will show the way, Over the line, then across the Rhine, Shouting Hip! Hip! Hooray! We’ll sing Yankee Doodle Under the Linden With some real live Yankee Pep! Hep! It’s a long way to Berlin, but we’ll get there, And I’m on my way by heck, by heck” Ruben Plank was in the ranks For just a little while, Then he soon went ahead, He’s Corporal Plank instead, by heck He gets his squad together And at night when all is still, They sing the chorus Ruben wrote, To Mister Kaiser Bill.

A Little Bit of Sunshine Time Period: The Great War/ WW1 Original lyrics: A modern interpretation of the 1918 song "A Little Bit of Sunshine" by Ballard MacDonald and Joe Goodwin. Say, neighbor, did you write to say “Hello!” To Frank and Jim and Joe The boys who had to go? We’ll, neighbor, don’t you think it’s time you did? For a long, long way from home today There’s some poor lonesome kid, Remember Just a bit of sunshine A little bit of sunshine Will drive the clouds away You’ve got lots of time, so spend it Write a cheery note and send it It may help some fellow on his way There is pen and paper handy Send’em cigarettes and candy Help those Yankee Doodle Dandies over the foam For a friendly sort of letter makes a fellow feel much better It's a little bit of sunshine from home Say, neighbor, put yourself in Johnny’s shoes I’ll bet you’d have the blues If you received no news Well, neighbor, you can see it mighty hard In that lonesome camp, so stick a stamp, Up on a postal card, Remember

A modern interpretation of the 1918 song "A Letter from No Man's Land" by Harold B. Freeman. Time Period: The Great War/ WW1 Original lyrics: A little gray mother sat all alone Dreaming the hours away She’d given her youngster to Uncle Sam To fight for the U.S.A And they came a ring at the doorbell The postman had left a note She vanished her fears And she smiled thro’ her tears At the simple words he wrote. Perhaps all the words were not spell’d right Or the meaning not very clear A frayed little scrawl, but she read it all It started with Mother dear: But she didn’t cry at the lines that he penned She felt mighty proud that his life she could lend, And she kissed each cross, there at the end Of a letter from no Man’s Land A beautiful smile came upon her face, Driving the tears away And faith came again to her lonesome life The dawn of a brighter day Her whole heart and soul seemed to miss him She whispered a prayer to God P’raps that tender notes, That her soldier boy wrote, Was for her enough reward.

A modern interpretation of the 1918 song "A laddie in France is dreaming: little girlie of you" by Eddie McGrath. Time Period: The Great War/ WW1 Original lyrics: He took your heart with him when he marched away You were so brave when he said goodbye He was all that you had, but, he could not stay Now dear little girl, don’t cry. A laddie in France is dreaming Little girlie of you Your dear eyes of blue haunt a soldier true, And I know that he’s lonesome, too Just forget your heartaches and calm all your fears, Drive the clouds away and dry your tears For a laddie in France is dreaming Little girlie of you Beneath our Old Glory flying over there Your soldier boy’s watching staunch and true And he knows when he goes O’er the top a pray’r Comes dear little girl, from you

A modern interpretation of the 1918 song "A daddy's prayer" by Harold B. Freeman. Time Period: The Great War/ WW1 Original lyrics: A little girl sat on her father’s knee Just at the close of day She looked up and said, “When I go to bed, Have I got to kneel and pray?” And then Daddy kissed her and held her near And a tear was in his eye He said, “Don’t forget, brother is far away, And you’ll pray the same as I Bring back my wandering boy tonight My soldier so dear to me The boy who was once my joy and light, The pride of my life to be Now somewhere in France, Mid shot and shell, He’s fighting over there I’m here all alone Dear God, bring him home” That was a Daddy’s Prayer. The little girl thought for a time and then Looked in her father’s eyes She said, “I’ll pray too, Just the same as you, And then p’raps God will get wise! I want to see brother come home again” “Cause I know you’re awfully sad” Then they knelt there alone in that cheerless home, And she prayed beside her Dad.

A modern interpretation of the 1918 song "A Call to All" by Leon Berg. Time period: 1918, The Great War/ World War 1 Original lyrics: It's a call, a call to all It rings from mountains to the sea It's echoes roam in far off home And down in sunny Tennessee It's a call, a call to all With red, white, blue blood in each vein To come along, ten miles strong To do their share for Uncle Sam again And from here and from there and from everywhere Comes the answer to Sam: "We will do our share, We will buy all the bonds you may have in store" For our love for you grow daily more and more Soon you'll have Kaiser Bill and his Family Sing the "Star Spangled Banner" to each jubilee For the "Watch on the Rhine" will be simply a shine Where our boys marching to Germany Hear the roat at our shore Coming from across the sea It's the voice of our boys With appeals to you and me In their chords ring these words "We will give our blood for you. We will fight; day and night if you buy a bond or two" Hear the two.

A modern interpretation of the 1918 song "Somewhere are the boys of the U. S. A." by Sarah L. Gardner. Time Period: The Great War/ WW1 Original lyrics: Somewhere our hearts are with the boys Who've gone from us to save A nation dear without a fear We know that they are brave They tent alone away from home From friends and loved ones too March on, dear lads, wherever you roam We'll pray for you at home Somewhere, somewhere our boys are on their way Up on the land and in the skies On the rolling waves Somewhere, yes, somewhere our stars and stripes recall In distant lands a peace so sweet And liberty for all All a nationwide has made the call Our flag must be unfurled On land and seas, where is the tomb Of loved ones over the world The call to you did not disguise The need and sacrifice March on, dear lads, so brave and true We'll always pray for you

A modern interpretation of the 1914 song "On the road to Mexico, through Dixieland" by J. Will Callahan. Time Period: The Great War/ WW1 Original lyrics: I've come to tell you Goodbye dear I've come to say I must go. Dry all the tears in your eye dear Duty has called me you know It breaks my heart, dear, to leave you Still, to the flag we'll be true And through the parting may grieve you I'll soon return to you. I'll be leaving in the morning Molly, darling Kiss your soldier boy Goodbye Now honey don't you cry Neath the moonbeams tender glow Just let me see you smile before I go I can hear the bugle calling Molly darling There the blue and gray are waiting hand in hand Tramp, tramp tramp, the boys are marching On the road to Mexico through Dixie Land After the battles are ended After the fighting is done After our flag we've defended After the victory is won After the long days of yearning After the clouds disappear Under Old Glory returning I'll come to claim you, dear

This is an EDM interpretation of the 1918 song '"Gussie": Guthie' by Royal Bryon. Time period: The Great War/ WW1 Original lyrics: Little Davy joined the Navy when the war began He looked cute in a sailor suit Oh what a fighting man Every time he'd meet his girl he'd stutter and lisp Upon the day he sailed away he said goodbye like this Goo-goo-good bye Guthie Goo-goo-good bye Guthie You're the sweet and cute my poor brain in a whirl Wh-wh-when I come back Wh-wh-when I come back I hope you'll be the same, same, simp-simp-simp-le girl Goo-goo-good bye girl Transport leaving Guthie Grieving Davy, feeling blue Said now, dearie Just be cheery I love only you Some day, you'll be proud to know I face the shot and shell And now it seems in all her dreams she hears his fanfare well Don't you cry because I'm leaving you today Then I will kiss your dog dog dog gone tears away away

An EDM interpretation of the 1917 song "Au revoir, but not goodbye: soldier boy" by Lew Brown. TIme period: The Great War/ WW1 Original lyrics: So you're leaving me today, Soldier boy And you're going far away, Soldier boy There's a teardrop in your eye, For its hard to say "Goodbye" But you're out to do or die, Soldier boy All the things we planned to do, I am sure will all come true, And I'll watch and wait for you, Soldier boy Au revoir but not "Goodbye," Soldier boy Brush that tear drop from your eyes, Soldier boy When you're on the deep blue sea, Will you sometimes think of me? I'll be waiting anxiously, Soldier boy Tho' we're many miles apart, Soldier boy Keep my picture near your heart, Soldier boy When you've won your victory, God will bring you back to me Au revoir but not "Goodbye," Soldier boy I am proud to see you go, Soldier boy And it makes me love you so, Soldier boy There's your mother old and gray, I will cheer her up each day, And will always hope and pray, Soldier boy When your fighting days are through, For the old Red White and Blue, We'll be here to welcome you, Soldier boy

EDM interpretation of the 1918 song "It's all over now" by George Fairman Time period: The Great War/ WW1 Original lyrics: The world war is over and roses are blooming Over the lands of the brave and the free Love birds are singing Joy bells are ringing Ringing for you and for me It's all over now It's all over now Darkness has turned into sunshine It seems like a dream somehow There's joy everywhere The world's free from care There'll be no more fears No more heartaches and tears For it's all over now Don't think of the past try and dream of tomorrow Forget your troubles and be of good cheer Loved ones returning for you they're yearning Sorrow will soon disappear There's joy everywhere The world's free from care There'll be no more fears No more heartaches and tears For it's all over now

An EDM interpretation of the 1918 song "I'm Proud to Be the Sweetheart of a Soldier" by Mary Earl. Time period: The Great War/ World War 1 Original lyrics: There's a hero over the ocean There's another here at home And she makes each letter cheery That she sends across the foam Tho' her little heart is aching Still she smiles her tears away The whole day long she sings love songs And you'll hear her fondly say I'm proud to be the sweet-heart of a soldier Tho' I cried when he marched away For he's doing his share with the boys somewhere Over there, over there in the fray I treasure every letter that he sends me And they fill my heart with joy For he's fighting o'er the sea And I'm mighty proud to be the sweet-heart of a soldier When the night seems long and dreary And the tears begin to start Then I read his letters and there's sunshine in my heart For I know he's thinking of me Just as in the long ago My heart is with him somewhere And I want the world to know I'm proud to be the sweet-heart of a soldier Tho' I cried when he marched away

She Wore a Yellow Ribbon in Rhythm and Blues

An EDM cover of "She Wore a Yellow Ribbon."

We give a classic marching cadence a breath of fresh air.

A more Electronic cover of She Wore a Yellow Ribbon

A pop music version of the classic cadence, "She Wore a Yellow Ribbon."