Corgi Forward March Series Hand Painted Flanagan And Allen Forward March. CC59193

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Corgi Flanagan And Allen Forward March ( Civilians At War)

REF: CC59193  Scale 1.32  Height 54mm  New Tooling  Limited Edition

Flanagan and Allen were a popular WWII Wartime singing and comedy double act, comprising Chesney Allen and Bud Flanagan.
Corgi have lovingly recreated in fine detail these two variety favourites from World War Two.
Flanagan and Allen's songs featured the same, usually gentle, humour for which the duo were known in their live performances, and during the Second World War they reflected the experiences of ordinary people during wartime.

Songs like 'We're Gonna Hang out the Washing on the Siegfried Line' mocked the German defences (Siegfried Line), while others like 'Miss You' sang of missing one's sweetheart during enforced absences. Other songs, such as their most famous, 'Underneath the Arches' (which Flanagan co-wrote with Reg Connelly), had universal themes such as friendship.

The music was usually melodic, following a binary verse, verse chorus structure, with a small dance band or orchestra providing the accompaniment. The vocals were distinctive because while Flanagan was at least a competent singer and sang the melody lines, Allen used an almost spoken delivery to provide the harmonies.

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