Four Buddies (song)

"Four Buddies" is a World War II enlistment song. The song follows the trend of World War II songs that used heavy emotional and sentimental appeal to present army enlistment.^[1]

The lyrics depict four inseparable best friends who, upon hearing of the war, all enlist in the army. The last verse ensures that they will all survive and reunite upon returning to the United States.

Composition

The song features music by Leonard Whitcup and words by Paul Cunningham. It was published in 1943 by Broadway Music Corp in New York.^[2]

References

^ Jones, John Bush (2006). The Songs That Fought the War: Popular Music and the Home Front. Lebanon, NH: University Press of New England. p. 99. ISBN 1584654430.
^ Whitcup, Leonard (1943). Four Buddies. New York, NY: Broadway Music Corp. OCLC 81428520.

[Jones-1] Jones, John Bush (2006). The Songs That Fought the War: Popular Music and the Home Front. Lebanon, NH: University Press of New England. p. 99. ISBN 1584654430.

[Whitcup-2] Whitcup, Leonard (1943). Four Buddies. New York, NY: Broadway Music Corp. OCLC 81428520.

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