When Yankee Doodle Learns to "Parlez Vous Français"
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"When Yankee Doodle Learns to "Parlez Vous Français"" is a World War I song published by A.J. Stasny Music Co. Based on estimates of sales, a performance of the song by Arthur Fields in 1918 was ranked #8 in the United States when it was featured on his Oh! Frenchy album, released by Victor.[http://www.musicvf.com/song.php?title=When+Yankee+Doodle+Learns+to+Parlez+Vous+Francais+by+Arthur+Fields&id=114251]. Musicvf.com. Retrieved on 2014-07-09. The lyrics playfully present American soldiers learning French so that they may flirt with women while in France.{{cite book|last1=Tyler|first1=Don|title=Music of the First World War|date=2016|publisher=ABC-CLIO|isbn=9781440839962|page=56}}
The song, lyrics and cover art are in the public domain.
Composition
File:When Yankee Doodle learns to parlez vous français.mp3
The song was published in 1917 by A.J. Stasny Music Co. in New York City.{{cite book|last1=Nelson|first1=Ed|title=When Yankee Doodle Learns to "Parlez Vous Français"|date=1917|publisher=AJ Stasny Music Co|location=New York, NY|oclc=7427244}} It features music by Ed Nelson and words by Will Hart.{{cite book|last1=Parker|first1=Bernard|title=World War I Sheet Music (Volume 2)|date=2006|publisher=McFarland & Company|location=Jefferson, NC|page=787|isbn=978-0-7864-2493-1}}
Performances and commercial success
Anna Chandler, Julia Dika, and Lew Seymour performed the song and were highlighted on sheet music variants.Paas, John Roger (2014). America Sings of War: American Sheet Music from World War I. Harrassowitz Verlag. p. 137, {{ISBN|978-3-447-10278-0}}.
It was recorded by Arthur Fields.Paas, John Roger (2014). America Sings of War: American Sheet Music from World War I. Harrassowitz Verlag. p. 137, {{ISBN|978-3-447-10278-0}}.
The song appeared in the 1948 movie When My Baby Smiles at Me.
References
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Bibliography
- Nelson, Ed G., and Will Hart. When Yankee Doodle Learns to "Parlez Vous Français". New York: A.J. Stasny Music Co, 1917. {{OCLC |7427244}}
External links
- [http://www.halcyondaysmusic.com/ww1music.htm WORLD WAR 1 SONGS AND AMERICAN PATRIOTIC MUSIC]
- [http://library.brown.edu/cds/catalog/catalog.php?verb=render&id=1098128235234375&colid=9 When Yankee Doodle learns to parlez vous francais]
- [http://www.idaillinois.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16614coll23/id/57 Song MP3 and sheet music cover found at the Illinois Digital Archive]
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