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listening to BattleSchool , arent the period songs the best? little drummer boy,In London, we'll meet again? is there an episode better? All is safely gathered in with Sgt Sally? maybe? i'd love to know everybodys favourite period episode/song

By far my favourite piece of 'Incidental music' from Dad's Army* is not truly incidental music, it's sung by Pike at the beginning of the episode 'War Dance'. Googling the lyrics it turns out to be a centuries old poem 'There is a lady' which more recently was put to music and recorded - which is how Pike would have known it in the 1940s. Ian Lavender demonstrated that he could hold a tune very well indeed.

* so far, I've still got 11 episodes to chronologically watch.

Great topic, one of my favourite incidental pieces of music is from Series 3 Sons of the Sea, it's around 04:42 on the DVD & it's where the scene changes from the Bank to the Church Hall. The lyric (I think) is something like;

All over the bay
Wherever the sea
May happen to (be?)

Now I've checked the bible, (The Complete A-Z of DA page 147) & the incidental music listed for that episode is 'The Last Time I Saw Paris' & 'Little Sir Echo' & neither of these songs include the above lyrics, does anyone know the piece of music in question?

That same piece can be heard in 'Deadly Attachement'.

I always thought it went;

All over the place
Wherever the sea
May Happen to be

Sounds like the Andrews Sisters ?

I also thought the inference in the line; 'All over the place' was a direct poke at the consequence of the grenade expoding in Jone's back pocket.

It's played right at (or before) the scene where the U-Boat Captain pulls zee string!

Spot on pault, place not bay!

ALL OVER THE PLACE
(Andrew Eyton / Noel Gay)

Billy Thorburn

Also recorded by: Chas and Dave; Geraldo; Tommy Trinder.

All over the place,
Wherever the sea may happen to be
A sailor is found, knocking around
All over the place,

All over the place,
The North and the South the East or the West,
There's half of the world tattooed on his chest
And all over the place.

All around the universe in any port of call,
Getting his fun, the son of a gun,
Never staying very long in any place at all,
He's here, he's there, he's every-bloomin'-where

He's all over the place,
The ladies adore to get him ashore,
He's theirs for the day,
And then he's away,
All over the place.

(Contributed/Transcribed by Bill Huntley - November 2005)

Thanks NRE,

Much appreciate the lyrics and info on that song.

Is there a DA music collection somewhere ? I seem to recall a CD being released sometime ago ?

Cheers,

Paul.

Paul, were you thinking of this...?

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Dads-Army...9X78WG/ref=dp_tracks_all_1#disc_1

I particularly like the song break in The Day The Balloon Went Up as they are walking the barrage balloon (which the WAAF has said is code-named "Amy") out to Pinner Fields, and you hear the Jack Hylton song, "Amy" about the aviatrix Amy Johnson.

Amy, Beautiful Amy,
How Can You Blame Me,
For Loving You?

You can download it and dozens of others here:
http://www.jackhylton.com/

Thanks Dave,

What a fantastic website!