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Lyr Req/Add: Sinking of the Graf Spee
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SINKING OF THE GRAF SPEE
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Info: GrafSpee (Molsky's Mtn Drifters) (10)
happy? – Dec 17 ('Graf Spee' sunk) (5)
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Lyr Req/Add: Sinking of the Graf Spee DigiTrad: SINKING OF THE GRAF SPEE Related threads: Info: GrafSpee (Molsky's Mtn Drifters) (10) happy? – Dec 17 ('Graf Spee' sunk) (5) Tune Add: Graf Spee & Rothiemurchus Rant (8) |
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Subject: Tune Req: Sinking of the Graf Spee From: cookster Date: 27 Jun 07 - 04:47 PM |
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Subject: ADD: Sinking of the Graf Spee From: beardedbruce Date: 27 Jun 07 - 04:50 PM Sinking of the Graf Spee ^^^ Tune: Golden Vanity Oh there was a jolly ship built in Nazi Germany, And the name of that ship was the Admiral Graf Spee; And she looted merchantmen of ev'ery nationality As she sailed upon the rolling, bowling, As she sailed upon the rolling sea. - She met three cruisers of the British Navy, And to stop them she knew would put Berlin on the spree. Their commander laughed aloud: 'Now merry game there'll be, For I'll sink them 'neath the rolling, bowling, For I'll sink them 'neath the rolling sea.' - She fired her mighty guns, did the Admiral Graf Spee; Her captain laughed aloud, and hugged himself with glee, But he swore a hasty oath as the little cruisers three Came dashing over the rolling, bowling, Came dashing over the rolling sea. - 'To the helm, quick,' he cries, 'and turn face right merrily, Or our Führer's small moustache we never more may live to see.' With his tail between his legs, in his ear a lively flea, He went scurrying through the rolling, bowling, He went scurrying through the rolling sea. - Yes, the 'bear' he went to cover where his wounds the world could see, For the British bulldog bite had hurted painfully, And the foeman speeding forward knew the fight that he had seen Would end beneath the rolling, bowling, Would end beneath the rolling sea. - Yes, and this was the end of the Admiral Graf Spee, And perhaps it was for this that a pocket ship was she, For in Davy Jones's pocket, scuttled most ingloriously, She rusts beneath the rolling, bowling, She rusts beneath the rolling sea. |
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Subject: RE: Tune Req: Sinking of the Graf Spee From: cookster Date: 27 Jun 07 - 04:52 PM thank you. |
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Subject: RE: Tune Req: Sinking of the Graf Spee From: beardedbruce Date: 27 Jun 07 - 04:53 PM you're welcome. Golden Vanity is an old standby, and should be easy to find a recording of. |
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Subject: RE: Tune Req: Sinking of the Graf Spee From: alanabit Date: 05 Jul 07 - 04:54 AM That is a really horrible, jingoistic song. Very few sailors felt smug when they had sunk another sailor's ship. Captain Langsdorf was a very brave man, who did his duty and then ultimately saved the lives of many of his own seamen (and as a result of that, UK seamen), because he was not a fanatical adherent of the Nazis. It was understandable that the British felt good about ending the Graf Spee's career at the time. However, in the light of what we know now, there is no excuse for labelling Langsdorf a coward. He will always be hero to me. And that is not to diminish the fine performance of the men aboard the Exeter, Achilles and Ajax. Any man who faces the horrible death of a sea battle has my respect - wherever they come from. |
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Subject: RE: Tune Req: Sinking of the Graf Spee From: Trevor Date: 05 Jul 07 - 09:08 AM The film was on last night - what a co-incidence! |
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Subject: RE: Tune Req: Sinking of the Graf Spee From: alanabit Date: 05 Jul 07 - 02:41 PM A good film too, wasn't it? Can you remind me who was in it? |
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Subject: RE: Req/ADD: Sinking of the Graf Spee From: Schantieman Date: 06 Jul 07 - 03:32 AM Oh bugger! Missed it again. You may not like the song, Alan, but that doesn't make it horrible per se. Yes it is jingoistic - more than just patriotic - but it was wartime and all enemy commanders were seen (sometimes rightly, sometimes wrongly) as espousing the ideals of their Fuhrer. Langsdorf may have been brave - but remember what business the GRAF SPEE was engaged in! A CO scuttling his ship requires courage - either he drowns with it or gets court martialled and shot. Steve |
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Subject: RE: Req/ADD: Sinking of the Graf Spee From: Trevor Date: 06 Jul 07 - 04:45 AM Anthony Quayle was Commodore Harwood, John Gregson the skipper of the Exeter and Peter Finch was Langsdorff. |
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Subject: RE: Req/ADD: Sinking of the Graf Spee From: alanabit Date: 06 Jul 07 - 07:00 AM Thanks Trevor. I thought it had a strong cast - which it certainly did. Point taken Schantieman. It is fair enough to say that you have to see the song as a product of its time. But in the same way that I do not want to hear songs about "Coons", "Niggers" and "Greasers", I do not want to hear jingoistic stuff like this either. It is fair enough to record them for historical purposes. Thank God those days are over! |
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