Could You Please Oblige Us with a Bren Gun?
- Could You Please Oblige Us with a Bren Gun?
-
"Could You Please Oblige Us with a Bren Gun?" is a humorous song written and composed by Noel Coward in 1943.
Like much of Coward's work it displays skill at wordplay and evokes a feeling of both good humour and patriotic pride. The song pokes fun at the disorder and shortages of equipment, supplies and effective leadership that the Home Guard experienced during the Second World War.
Coward was often the best interpreter of his own work, and his recording of this song is no exception. It is available on several compilation albums and box sets of Coward's songs. Graham Payn, Coward's long time companion and literary executor, said that the song could have been used as a theme song for the British television series Dad's Army which found humour in the same subject: the exploits of the Home Guard. Indeed, the song was later featured in the West End stage show of the television programme.
Categories:
- Songs written by Noël Coward
- 1943 songs
- Comedy songs
- 1940s song stubs
Wikimedia Foundation.
2010.
Look at other dictionaries:
Won't you please oblige us with a Bren Gun? — is a humorous song written and composed by Noel Coward in 1943. Like much of Coward s work it displays skill at wordplay and evokes a feeling of both good humour and patriotic pride. The song pokes fun at the disorder and shortages of equipment,… … Wikipedia
Home Guard — Demande de traduction Home Guard (United Kingdom) → … Wikipédia en Français
1941 in music — Events*January 5 Ernesto Bonino debuts on Italian radio *January 15 Olivier Messiaen s Quatuor pour la fin du temps is premiered in Stalag VIIIA in Silesia. *January 20 Béla Bartók s String Quartet No. 6 is premiered in New York City. *February… … Wikipedia
Cowardy Custard — book and album with the same image of Coward. The programme has the Mermaid Theatre s standard cover. Cowardy Custard is a musical revue and was one of the last Noël Coward shows staged during his life. It was devised by Gerard Frow, Alan… … Wikipedia
Norman Hackforth — Norman Hackforth, Sir Noël Coward s renowned English accompanist and a gifted musician was born in Gaya, Bihar India on 20 December 1908. Hackforth s relationship with Noël Coward began in 1941, when he succeeded Elsie April and Robb Stewart as… … Wikipedia
British Home Guard — Infobox Military Unit unit name=Home Guard initially Local Defence Volunteers caption=Walter Rankin LDV painted in 1940 by Sir William Oliphant Hutchison role=Defence from invasion country=United Kingdom branch=British Army dates=14 May 1940 3… … Wikipedia
