6 June 1944 the Normandy Landing A few Americans troops: Glory glory what a hell of way to die, he ain’t gon... All of the British troops in perfect harmony: WE’RE GONNA HANG OUT THE WASHING WASHING ON THE SIEGFRIED LINE!! American troops: what on Earth
Connor Turnip If my memory's good, this song was more sung in 1939, when French and British troops were walking toward the front thinking the Germans had no chance (The French version, longer, talks about a Timmy comming into a French "poilus" camp singing it, and teaching it to the French soldiers who then sung it happily too).
I mean if your country has the reputation of: appearing out of nowhere Destroying Empires bigger than you Colonising 1/3 of planet earth Winning 2 global wars (Napoleonic and ww1 wars) And having the worlds best secret service along with the SAS plus Gurkhas War is merely a game to them...
Not only did we have a smile but we all still went to work during the blitz and if the shop was gone you build a makeshift table and stick whatever products are left on the table and sell those 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧💪
Here we have the greatest generation of all, men who stepped into bombers on night raids,who ran Murmansk supply runs, who did Dieppe, went on to fight in Northern Africa and Birma, who suffered in captivity, on hell ships.....these Men AND THE WOMEN who made unbearable sacrificies... I Salute! THANK YOU!
But an amazing invention for those times.Yeah they missed the target a lot but it was the beginnig of modern Cruise Missile.The Germans did a lots of inventions some usefull and some useless.If you want to talk more my adress:r.lucas2341@gmail.com
Quite the morale booster I woke up today feeling awful and put this song on, now I'm drinking a lovely cup of tea and feeling like I can conquer the world.
This is how I always imagined the brits in war "we're gonna hang out the washing on the siegfried line IF it's still there", they knew they were going to fight back the germans and they made fun of it :P.
That's probably the point. I would imagine if someone goes off to war, they wouldn't want to sing or hear dirges about the horrors they experience every day. I imagine they would instead want to sing upbeat songs to take their mind off the hardships they are facing.
They didn't have the media then trying to dramatise it and make money from it then. Think of Russia today but with no free media coverage and just the BBC, equivalent, telling people to stay calm and carry on. Think of the this is fine, fire meme, when they tried to normalise the shit show back then. Luckily, the British then had stones for this. We don't see many British stones like this these days from the new recruits....
Mother-dear, I'm writing you from somewhere in France, Hoping this finds you well! Sergeant says I'm doing fine - a soldier and a half! Here's a song that we'd all sing; It will make you laugh! (x2:) We're gonna hang out the washing on the Siegfried Line, Have you any dirty washing, Mother-dear? We're gonna hang out the washing on the Siegfried Line, Cause the washing day is here. Whether the weather may be wet or fine, We'll just rub along without a care. We're gonna hang out the washing on the Siegfried Line - If the Siegfried Line's still there! Everybody's mucking in and doing their job, Wearing a great big smile. Everybody's got to keep their spirit up today. If you want to keep in swing, Here's the song to sing. We're going to hang out the washing on the Siegfried Line, Have you any dirty washing, Mother-dear? We're gonna hang out the washing on the Siegfried Line, Why? Cause the washing day is here! Now, whether the weather may be wet or fine, Well, we'll just rub along without a care. We're going to hang out the washing on the Siegfried Line - Why, if the Siegfried Line's still there! (Instrumental) Whether the weather may be wet or fine, We'll just rub along without a care. We're gonna hang out the washing on the Siegfried Line - If the Siegfried Line's still there!
Fond memories of this song, my mum used to sing this to me when i was a toddler, so many decades ago, loved to hear her tales of the war when she was little.... happy memories
Where are Flanagan & Allen? Their version of this song was a huge hit in the UK at the beginning of the war, also Underneath The Arches & Run Rabbit Run. I was born just after the war but still remember them as being popular into the 1950's
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Sometimes, the silent generation and the zeds humour seem to share a lot of common things in comedy, which is beautiful to see! This song is still funny and could be memeable even to this day.
Mother, dear, I'm writing you From somewhere in France. Hoping this finds you well. Sergeant says I'm doing fine, A soldier and a half, Here's a song that we'll all sing, It'll make you laugh: "We're going to hang out the washing on the Siegfried Line, Have you any dirty washing, Mother dear? We're going to hang out the washing on the Siegfried Line, 'Cause the washing day is here. Whether the weather may be wet or fine, We'll just scrub along without a care. We're going to hang out the washing on the Siegfried Line, If the Siegfried Line's still there!" "We're going to hang out the washing on the Siegfried Line, Have you any dirty washing, Mother dear? We're going to hang out the washing on the Siegfried Line, 'Cause the washing day is here. Whether the weather may be wet or fine, We'll just scrub along without a care. We're going to hang out the washing on the Siegfried Line, If the Siegfried Line's still there!" Everybody's mucking in, and doing their job, Wearing a great big smile. Everybody's got to keep their spirits up today, If you want to keep in swing, here's a song to sing: "We're going to hang out the washing on the Siegfried Line, Have you any dirty washing, Mother dear? We're going to hang out the washing on the Siegfried Line, Why? 'Cause the washing day is here. Now, whether the weather may be wet or fine, Well, we'll just scrub along, without a care. We're going to hang out the washing on the Siegfried Line, Well, if the Siegfried Line's still there!" "Whether the weather may be wet or fine, We'll just scrub along without a care. We're going to hang out the washing on the Siegfried Line, If the Siegfried Line's still there!"
USS Enterprise CV-6 I don’t hate the americans they were a good help to Britain in ww2 we both took two beaches in Normandy we both liberated France together and we crossed the Rhineland together we are friends 🙂
Perfect way to describe anyone from the british isles, we can be in shit situations but won't stop us from cracking a self depricating joke to lighten things up
British: "We're gonna hang out the washing on the Siegfried Line" French:"On ira pendre notre linge sur la ligne Siegfried" German on Maginot: "Sing whatever you want, just make sure my washing is clean."
I listened to and moreover watched this after reading of the author Eric Carle’s death. He who wrote, amongst others The Very Hungry Caterpillar. Extraordinary to think he was born in the USA but his Mother was German and homesick. When everyone was leaving Germany in droves they made their way back to Stuttgart. This saw his beloved Father with whom he spent hours consigned to the nature of the nearby woods conscripted to dig trenches on The Siegfried Line. He came home after a decade, a broken man and the oh so close bond they had was lost, never to be mended. Such a sad story but out of sadness came one of the most famous children’s books ever to be written and more importantly, maybe, illustrated. It was of course that book, The Very Hungry Caterpillar. Moreover some are saying that there was a link between that story and the war. The Caterpillar who crept, layer by layer out from the Nazi Horror. He went back, as an Adult to the USA where he subsequently wrote all his books. I think it’s an extraordinary story. What also kept my eyes glued to the song, watching all those troops going about their wartime business was the very real thought that now I’m of an age where all my older generation relatives have died there is no one who could possibly recognise if any of those soldiers were part of my family. Many many of my Uncles, Great Uncles and even Grandparents and Great Grandparents fought in both wars. My Paternal Grandfather won The Croix de Guerre. It’s really bothered me that I couldn’t recognise if a soldier was part of my family because there’s no one left to to do the recognising. For me that’s such a somber thought.
Great vid. We saw off the Luftwaffe and the Kriegsmarine entirely on our own with nothing but jaunty tunes, cups of tea, Alan Turing and the bravest men and women the world has ever seen.
All those brave men fighting for the free world deserve songs like these. Remember we had to sing these songs at school in the 1970s primary school. Wouldn't get that these days, a bit un PC.
This song is just so... perfectly British. I can't help but be impressed.
their only two powers are seeming friendly when they are actually just ripping in to you and being hella passive aggressive
This is when we are at our best,that was the best generation that ever lived,a generation to look up to.
@@xl1200r idk about that it’s all department and what you count as best
@@adamatch9624 better generation in terms of people .
Indeed
If it’s still there...
The Brits seem to be brutally realistic and insanely jolly at the same time.
@@uddie2416 I'll give you a better deal than that, we are on your side Brit's! -Random Canadian
Oh please, I'd rather be fighting with a boy of the southern Cross
Fair point, if you consider us softies.
Like the old saying goes if it brit is being nice 👌 run for the f***k hills
H i
Britain has the ultimate troll songs.
yep
The Britishness is almost overwhelming.
Troll songs?
William Martin making fun of the enemy/situation
Except that the Germans proved to be the ultimate memelords when they made a parody of this song.
Its so British the britshness is overwhelming me
I'm British, and it just made me cry tea. :')
This is the German version of the song
ruclips.net/video/ncfXIJ_1yOw/видео.html
You feel britty, oh so britty...
Accept it your now british.
Bri'ish*
6 June 1944 the Normandy Landing
A few Americans troops: Glory glory what a hell of way to die, he ain’t gon...
All of the British troops in perfect harmony: WE’RE GONNA HANG OUT THE WASHING WASHING ON THE SIEGFRIED LINE!!
American troops: what on Earth
Connor Turnip If my memory's good, this song was more sung in 1939, when French and British troops were walking toward the front thinking the Germans had no chance (The French version, longer, talks about a Timmy comming into a French "poilus" camp singing it, and teaching it to the French soldiers who then sung it happily too).
Isn't this about 1945?
what would the Russians say do this song?
@@Bismarck-iv9vq Capitalist dog song
Proxima Centourion XD
British war songs make war seem less scary..
I mean if your country has the reputation of: appearing out of nowhere
Destroying Empires bigger than you
Colonising 1/3 of planet earth
Winning 2 global wars (Napoleonic and ww1 wars)
And having the worlds best secret service along with the SAS plus Gurkhas
War is merely a game to them...
Shmuel Rosenblattbergstein
Well of cause we do. Didn't you know it is a popular sport in the UK and her commonwealth.
Shmuel Rosenblattbergstein
YYYYYEEEEEEESSSSSS
*sips tea topped with Germanic tears*
Preston Garvey
Indeed
You do know mr bean and Austin powers are fiction right?
0:55 my man just faceplants into that field. big oof.
Ha ha ha ha
Underrated comment lol
Maschinengewehr goes *Brrrt*
Bahahaha
JAJAJJA
Us Brits even in the darkest moments of the wars we still have a smile on our face must be quite annoying to Fritz as he wanted to break our morale
Thats why you cant be defeated
"Us" implys you have been in a situation of war time
Not only did we have a smile but we all still went to work during the blitz and if the shop was gone you build a makeshift table and stick whatever products are left on the table and sell those 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧💪
you british have balls of steel
I saw an image on google, it was from a barber shop (apparently) "We've had a close shave, come in and have one yourself" it just shows morale
Here we have the greatest generation of all, men who stepped into bombers on night raids,who ran Murmansk supply runs, who did Dieppe, went on to fight in Northern Africa and Birma, who suffered in captivity, on hell ships.....these Men AND THE WOMEN who made unbearable sacrificies... I Salute! THANK YOU!
This has got to be, without a doubt, the most British song I've ever heard.
... and we have to give our thanks to these chaps! Just listen to their spirits.
This is exactly why I love us British, If we are in a bad situation, we always make a joke about it, it's how we survived the Blitz for so long!
The Britishness of this song is almost too much to take...
But when the V-2 came from France to England was no joke,right?
V-2s usually missed their targets. And by that, I mean they missed England. Entirely.
Yeah... not such a great weapon.
But an amazing invention for those times.Yeah they missed the target a lot but it was the beginnig of modern Cruise Missile.The Germans did a lots of inventions some usefull and some useless.If you want to talk more my adress:r.lucas2341@gmail.com
They were a technological marvel, but not very effective as a weapon.
Quite the morale booster I woke up today feeling awful and put this song on, now I'm drinking a lovely cup of tea and feeling like I can conquer the world.
They did it once. They can certainly do it again.
Paul Gibson quick expedition and it’s ours again
Austism_cat__ I've gotten as far as the neighbour's backyard
Once they are in france they are unstoppable
Marcus Villanueva there’s a bit of water between France and I which is possibly the only perk about living in the States.
This is how I always imagined the brits in war "we're gonna hang out the washing on the siegfried line IF it's still there", they knew they were going to fight back the germans and they made fun of it :P.
Yeah we tend to take the piss out of everything and make it a joke
This song is so British, the Britishness is almost too much to take.
Me being British this is so me
Oh the Americans were plenty sardonic with their favorite tune being 'Blood on the Risers'.
There’s something about an old English accent that’s just different than now...
I can’t tell what it is
Nah its cuz posh english is the only english accent foreiners like americans can understand
It gives you that classic old school vibe, the “good old days” as they say
It's happy... almost... too happy..
[thinking emoji]
The Britishness of it is almost too much to handle...
That's probably the point. I would imagine if someone goes off to war, they wouldn't want to sing or hear dirges about the horrors they experience every day. I imagine they would instead want to sing upbeat songs to take their mind off the hardships they are facing.
German in June,1940:Did you say you gonna hang out the washing on the Siegfried line？
British in March,1945:Yes,I certainly did.
Kid:Theirs a kid picking on me because of my brittish accent
Mom:Tell the teacher honey
Grandpa:
Nah man, he’d just rock up with a Churchill. “ ‘Ello my boy, your mum was telling me about Karl. Let’s change that”
@@hairlesscat6458 (Grand Slam whistles from the sky)
@@hairlesscat6458 (you hear a typhoon in the distance)
HDSFHADHddkjh
Instead of brittish accent, you meant to say, "Bri'ish."
You left them *H A N G I N G*
darkest comment ever
Oh god my boy
I love how this is a happiest song, but then, like the background is literally war
They didn't have the media then trying to dramatise it and make money from it then. Think of Russia today but with no free media coverage and just the BBC, equivalent, telling people to stay calm and carry on.
Think of the this is fine, fire meme, when they tried to normalise the shit show back then.
Luckily, the British then had stones for this. We don't see many British stones like this these days from the new recruits....
I love british war songs, they are so happy
Joshua sanders the italian fascist song e are Very cool
Eh, I prefer Italian Partisan songs. Bella Ciao anyone?
Joshua sanders well they had to because they will not make them nerves
Alex Riley right indeed
Joshua sanders I prefer german
Free tea for the Brits passing through the comments.
God save the queen.
☕️
GOD SAVE THE QUEEN!
Rule Britannia
Thank you, Good Sir. And to you, God Save the Queen, of course!
GOD SAVE THE QUEEN !!!!
Kirizutea Thanks Sir
Whispers in a Small Mic: „Herr Oberkommando zer ar pasing frie Tee in ze Commants!“
I am a German and I was being on 1989 on Malta - the British are laying on the beach and I sang this song. And we all are smiling together
Mother-dear, I'm writing you from somewhere in France,
Hoping this finds you well!
Sergeant says I'm doing fine - a soldier and a half!
Here's a song that we'd all sing;
It will make you laugh!
(x2:)
We're gonna hang out the washing on the Siegfried Line,
Have you any dirty washing, Mother-dear?
We're gonna hang out the washing on the Siegfried Line,
Cause the washing day is here.
Whether the weather may be wet or fine,
We'll just rub along without a care.
We're gonna hang out the washing on the Siegfried Line -
If the Siegfried Line's still there!
Everybody's mucking in and doing their job,
Wearing a great big smile.
Everybody's got to keep their spirit up today.
If you want to keep in swing,
Here's the song to sing.
We're going to hang out the washing on the Siegfried Line,
Have you any dirty washing, Mother-dear?
We're gonna hang out the washing on the Siegfried Line,
Why? Cause the washing day is here!
Now, whether the weather may be wet or fine,
Well, we'll just rub along without a care.
We're going to hang out the washing on the Siegfried Line -
Why, if the Siegfried Line's still there!
(Instrumental)
Whether the weather may be wet or fine,
We'll just rub along without a care.
We're gonna hang out the washing on the Siegfried Line -
If the Siegfried Line's still there!
THANK YOU!!!
You are a good man, thank you.
Here have some tea 🍵
@@abriannaaguilera2123 Cheers
A bloody hero, well done chaps
Cheers pal
Quite different to German and especially Soviet music of the era. 9.5/10 great bop would reccomend.
Yo xd
American Troops: Oh Man, My Friend Died, Man I Think I've Got PTSD.
Us Proud Brits: 5 Of My Friends Died! But I'm Still Bloody Jolly! 🇬🇧
Thats us innit! 🇬🇧
Yes, Be Happy My boy
Proud to be 75% british
Edit: oh my apologises, I spelled bri’ish wrong.
Hail Britana
@@EmbeddedWithin mornin'
God Bless those Valiant Ladies and Gentlemen who gave EVERYTHING so that we might watch . REMEMBER THEM !
You little tommys! I like you! ;D
Best Regards from Germany! :-D
I love you too. It's great to be friends now. Love from the UK x
I could huff 3 lines of Yorkshire Tea Gold and only be half as british as this song
Not Dorset tea?
The British have always been so far ahead in comedy
Yes
Not anymore
Laughing my damn ass off! This video is just great! Thank you for uploading! I want to hang out my washing at the Siegfried too!
Thanks man! I want too hang out my washing at the Siegfried Line!
The Britishness of this song is almost too much to take.
Fond memories of this song, my mum used to sing this to me when i was a toddler, so many decades ago, loved to hear her tales of the war when she was little.... happy memories
Happy VE remembrance day!
If Britain still had propaganda songs like this, ISIS would be WASWAS...
Put the Britain into great again
We need to put the ain back into Great Brit
3 years later this comment still makes me laugh
This song deserves more recognition, i just love it!
Where are Flanagan & Allen? Their version of this song was a huge hit in the UK at the beginning of the war, also Underneath The Arches & Run Rabbit Run. I was born just after the war but still remember them as being popular into the 1950's
Coisas que amo juntas: UK e músicas antigas!
Proud to be British 🏴🇬🇧🏴🇬🇧
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@Elite Ivan half brother half Malaysian
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German
Listening to this when in lockdown
This does put a smile on my face
When a girl asks you what music you listen to, answering is very difficult
Sometimes, the silent generation and the zeds humour seem to share a lot of common things in comedy, which is beautiful to see! This song is still funny and could be memeable even to this day.
USA : Patriotic March
Japan : Glory to the emperor
USSR : Our song
Germany : T A N K
UK : 90's Cartoon Music
French : we love onions !
German war song isn’t about tanks
Always respect British friends! We fight in Italy!! hugs from Brazil ❤️🇧🇷🤝🏻 🇬🇧
i like how the music is peaceful while the war is going on
Yes Hans, that is the entire concept
I have unconditional love for the brits, and these songs, along the universal carrier and the accent are one of the reasons
Other countries have music, but Britain has this and I will brag about it for the rest of my life.
There is this annoying kid in my school and I started singing
Were gonna hang out Terry on the Siegfried line and he threw some plastic at me 😂
This is why I love my country.
The man called “out the washing on the Siegfried line” be like 👁👄👁
Yorkshire eh? I’m a moors man myself lad
A+ video!
Thank you so much for uploading it!
Mother, dear, I'm writing you
From somewhere in France.
Hoping this finds you well.
Sergeant says I'm doing fine,
A soldier and a half,
Here's a song that we'll all sing,
It'll make you laugh:
"We're going to hang out the washing on the Siegfried Line,
Have you any dirty washing, Mother dear?
We're going to hang out the washing on the Siegfried Line,
'Cause the washing day is here.
Whether the weather may be wet or fine,
We'll just scrub along without a care.
We're going to hang out the washing on the Siegfried Line,
If the Siegfried Line's still there!"
"We're going to hang out the washing on the Siegfried Line,
Have you any dirty washing, Mother dear?
We're going to hang out the washing on the Siegfried Line,
'Cause the washing day is here.
Whether the weather may be wet or fine,
We'll just scrub along without a care.
We're going to hang out the washing on the Siegfried Line,
If the Siegfried Line's still there!"
Everybody's mucking in, and doing their job,
Wearing a great big smile.
Everybody's got to keep their spirits up today,
If you want to keep in swing, here's a song to sing:
"We're going to hang out the washing on the Siegfried Line,
Have you any dirty washing, Mother dear?
We're going to hang out the washing on the Siegfried Line,
Why? 'Cause the washing day is here.
Now, whether the weather may be wet or fine,
Well, we'll just scrub along, without a care.
We're going to hang out the washing on the Siegfried Line,
Well, if the Siegfried Line's still there!"
"Whether the weather may be wet or fine,
We'll just scrub along without a care.
We're going to hang out the washing on the Siegfried Line,
If the Siegfried Line's still there!"
Just watched a video on RUclips that started discussing the Siegfried line, and instantly thought of this song.
WW2:Is the deadliest conflict in human history
British songs:Contains comedy
*The most funny part is that the Siegfried line still there !*
We don't talk about that here
This whole song is that meme of the kid smoking weed while watching a fight happen right in front of them, except the kid is also in the fight.
love from india to our fatherland the brits.....
long live british rule!!!
victory to thee and king!!!
hail britannia rule britannia
75 years after the british left india and indians are still kissing their ass it seems lol
You know there’s a Canadian version of this even if it’s not recorded
i love this. Idk why its just... beautiful.
Germany been real quiet since this dropped
But wait, they made their own version of this song
This is how we boosted moral, by taking the piss out of Jerry and promising to do the washing, god I love being British
this is a certified hood classic
When everybody is listening to crappie rap and hardcore and you come in with your speaker and brodie helmet blasting this song.
I must say, I have dirty washing I have to hang out on the Siegfried line. ☕️ 🎩 🇬🇧
I dearly remember my father was moved to croak this out on one or two occasions. Must have given him many memories.
RAF drops bombs
Pilots: Lets hang out that washing boys
Bombs drop
this has some really nice color footage tho
From the Yanks you love to hate we salute you
USS Enterprise CV-6 I don’t hate the americans they were a good help to Britain in ww2 we both took two beaches in Normandy we both liberated France together and we crossed the Rhineland together we are friends 🙂
@@discoman2358 are you a Brit ?
Alex Newkirk they said “we” so I say it’s safe to assume that they’re British.
American women love a British accent
@@discoman2358 Cough cough three years late cough
This is the most British song ever
Perfect way to describe anyone from the british isles, we can be in shit situations but won't stop us from cracking a self depricating joke to lighten things up
im irish but mad respect for the brits in ww1 and 2
This comment section is so British and it's an amazing thing to see, greetings from the Netherlands
this never ceases to make me smile.
Indeed chap
Ah. The British. Makes me happy to be half British.
One day, I’m going on a history trip to wherever it was, and I’ll take my dirty washing with me.
"We do alittle trolling"
imagine this in headphones while being in war
rip queen elizabeth
Loved the sight of the stone cold faces on the paras as they casually smash the mortars.
British: "We're gonna hang out the washing on the Siegfried Line"
French:"On ira pendre notre linge sur la ligne Siegfried"
German on Maginot: "Sing whatever you want, just make sure my washing is clean."
Underrated comment
This has the same vibe as when you name your tank after a brand of canned meat
Not that I am terribly in love with you lads but it is also thanks to you that we don't speak German in the Netherlands today.
Regards,
A Duchie
I listened to and moreover watched this after reading of the author Eric Carle’s death. He who wrote, amongst others The Very Hungry Caterpillar.
Extraordinary to think he was born in the USA but his Mother was German and homesick. When everyone was leaving Germany in droves they made their way back to Stuttgart.
This saw his beloved Father with whom he spent hours consigned to the nature of the nearby woods conscripted to dig trenches on The Siegfried Line.
He came home after a decade, a broken man and the oh so close bond they had was lost, never to be mended.
Such a sad story but out of sadness came one of the most famous children’s books ever to be written and more importantly, maybe, illustrated. It was of course that book, The Very Hungry Caterpillar.
Moreover some are saying that there was a link between that story and the war. The Caterpillar who crept, layer by layer out from the Nazi Horror.
He went back, as an Adult to the USA where he subsequently wrote all his books.
I think it’s an extraordinary story.
What also kept my eyes glued to the song, watching all those troops going about their wartime business was the very real thought that now I’m of an age where all my older generation relatives have died there is no one who could possibly recognise if any of those soldiers were part of my family.
Many many of my Uncles, Great Uncles and even Grandparents and Great Grandparents fought in both wars. My Paternal Grandfather won The Croix de Guerre.
It’s really bothered me that I couldn’t recognise if a soldier was part of my family because there’s no one left to
to do the recognising. For me that’s such a somber thought.
I may have taken six years, but, they did hang up their washing on the Siegfried line, or at least what was left of it
teacher: class for these holidays we are going to france
girls: oh my gosh this is going to be really cool
boys:
Don't start ww3
This song is so british and I love it.
I freaking love this, thank you britian!
Great vid. We saw off the Luftwaffe and the Kriegsmarine entirely on our own with nothing but jaunty tunes, cups of tea, Alan Turing and the bravest men and women the world has ever seen.
we're gonna "HANG* out here
Monika : You left them hanging you know
Oh god
Ddlc is a cursed game that breaks the 4th wall too much for my liking
PTSD be gone
Happy british songs are here
It's pretty good and one of my favourite songs from world war 2
We gonna hang out the washing on the corona line have you any washing mother dear ? I’m Scottish and all us British will see this lockdown out !!!!
Definetly written using feather and ink
It took them until 1945 but they did indeed hang their washing on the Siegfried line
All those brave men fighting for the free world deserve songs like these. Remember we had to sing these songs at school in the 1970s primary school. Wouldn't get that these days, a bit un PC.
Ah, yes. The beautiful locale that is Somewhere, France.
War on the front: Hell, complete fucking hell and dispair
War in British Marching Songs: Jolly good trot in the mined coast.
This gives me a ear worm everytime I listen to this 😊 🎙📻🎶🎶🎶
I'm just picturing how the singers looked like
Having bushy moustaches, wearing bowler hats, monocles and holding tea cups ☕ 😀
but see no
I'm learning this at school rn for a assembly
Happy day after VE Day!