[78-L] Not-So-Good Time Charlie

[Taylor Bowie]

Hey Andrea,

I only recently discovered Charlie and his Orchestra,  thanks to the endless 
wonders of YouTube.   The lyrics on the Charlie records are in English as 
they were intended for broadcast to the Allies to "break down" morale.  The 
band on them is outstanding even though the "special" lyrics are terrible. 
The lyrics on the one track I've heard ("Makin' Whoopee") are so stupid that 
I can't imagine they "converted" anyone...and once the vocal is over we're 
treated to some pretty hip playing.

I am curious if any of our group own any of these Charlie records on the 
original 78s and could share info about them...I'm not even sure if they are 
double-sided,  10" or 12" or what.  I learned from the net that the leader 
of the band apparently helped shelter some Jews during the war,  and that he 
moved to the US after the war ended.

Taylor



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Andrea Walsh" <petquality1 at gmail.com>
To: "78-L Mail List" <78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
Sent: Sunday, August 30, 2009 3:18 PM
Subject: [78-L] Hans Moser record- Anyone here speak German?


> Hi everyone-
>
> I recently got a big batch of foreign 78's (mostly German and French 
> labels)
> and I would like to post one of them on my 78 blog- but before I do I was
> wondering if anyone here speaks a little German (Austrian?) and can tell 
> me
> for sure that what the fellow singing the song isn't saying anything
> offensive (a la Charlie and his Orchestra Nazi propaganda, for example).
>
> I can't really speak a word of German- but here is a link to hear the
> record: http://www.box.net/shared/9y6pos71q8
>
> And here is a link to see the label:
> http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f126/petquality/elitelabel.jpg
>
> Thanks in advance- and apologies if this actually IS offensive- I have no
> idea if it is or not, I just like the way the fella's voice sounds...
>
> Andrea
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