Der Fuehrer's Face (1943)

Composer(s):
Oliver Wallace

Released in:
1943

"Der Fuehrer's Face" was written by the British-born composer (and one time silent movie organist) Oliver Wallace, performed by Spike Jones and His City Slickers and recorded July 28, 1942. Written before the true horrors of the Nazi reign of terror were made clear to the American public, the melody is a parody of the "Horst Wessell Lied," a Nazi anthem.

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