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Modern History Sourcebook: There'll Always Be An Englandand other War Music

Although First World War poets [Rupert Brooke, Wilfred Owen, Siegfried Sassoon] are often presented as the literature of wartime, popular songs were important in keeping up morale. Those from World War II have become especially well known.

Some songs were overtly nationalistic, such as There'll Always Be An England. Other music was popular because it evoked emotional states common in wartime, for instance a sense of nostalgic sadness and loss. Perhaps the most famouse such song was Lili Marlene, uniquely famous as a hit both for German and Allied armies.

In Britain, without any question, the most popular vocalist of World War II was Vera Lynn, "the forces' sweetheart". She sang virtually every well-known wartime song in her concerts (including Lili Marlene and There'll Always Be An England), but her best know songs were White Cliffs of Dover and We'll Meet Again.

These songs give only a hint of the variety of wartime music. Other music popular included a variety of "silly" songs and some lush instrumental compositions.