I missed yesterdays historical song post... so here is it now: Song #14 of 30 Songs about Historical Events: SINK THE BISMARCK ~ sung by Johnny Horton youtu.be/KecIdlEAKhU Sink the Bismark (later Sink the Bismarck) is a song by country musicsinger Johnny Horton and Tillman Franks, based on the pursuit and eventual sinking of the German battleship Bismarck in May 1941, during World War II. Horton released this song in 1960, where it reached #3 on the charts. As originally released, the record label used the common misspelling Bismark; this error was corrected for later releases of the song. It was inspired by the 1960 movie Sink the Bismarck! and was in fact (with the English producer John Brabournes approval) commissioned from Johnny Horton by 20th Century Fox who were worried about the subjects relative obscurity. While the song was used in U.S. theater trailers for the film, it was not used in the film itself. The song was later covered by The Blues Brothers for a scene in the movie,The Blues Brothers, but was cut out.
Posted on: Sat, 15 Nov 2014 20:03:07 +0000
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