Various Die Schlagerparade der 40er Jahre (2-CD)

(Music Tales) 50 tracks

The 1940s were marked by the war and the difficult post-war years, yet some of the most beautiful German pop songs of all time were written during this period. Lale Andersen began her career with the song "Lili Marleen", which was broadcast throughout Europe by the Belgrade radio station. Rudi Schuricke sang about the island of Capri for the first time and Hans Albers sang "La Paloma", the hit from the feature film "Große Freiheit Nr. 7".

In the early 1940s, the Ufa hits known from the cinema still dominated, while in the late 1940s it was more cheerful tunes such as "Barbara, komm mit mir nach Afrika" and "Der Theodor im Fußballtor", interpreted by the unforgotten Theo Lingen. Let yourself be whisked away into the beautiful world of German pop songs from back then...