(Finished November 23rd, 2025) Part 2 of The Best of the 40s and 50s

Hello,

Inspired by the TV show “Bomb Girls” and the great movie “The Royal Night Out” I decided to post a blog about the best songs of the 40s and 50s. Both deal with World War 2, for the record I know that World War 2 was in the 40s. D Day is one of the dates I look forward to every year. These are the best songs of the 40s and 50s.

18) Dooley Wilson “As TIme Goes By”:

19) Vera Lynn “The White Cliffs of Dover”:

20) Diana Shore “Buttons and Bows”:

21) Ella Fitzgerald “Let’s Do It (Let’s Fall In Love)”:

22) Glenn Miller “In The Mood”:

23) Crew Cuts “Sh-Boom”:

24) Jerry Lee Lewis “Great Balls of Fire”:

25) Nat “King” Cole “Don’t Get Around Anymore”:

26) Bobby Darin “Dream Lover”:

27) Tommy Dorsey and his Orchestra “On The Sunny Side of the Street”:

28) The Platters “Only You, And You Alone”:

29) The Andrews Sisters “Rum and Coca Cola”:

30) Johnny Mercer and The Pied Pipers “On The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe”:

31) Vera “(There’ll Be Bluebirds Over) The White Cliffs of Dover”:

32) Fred Astaire “Puttin’ On The Ritz”:

33) Nat King Cole “Get Your Kicks On Route 66”:

34) Louis Armstrong “Blueberry Hill”:

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