War Songs

War Songs The first war to be sung about after the Alley was formed in 1885 was the Spanish-American War (1898), which inspired “Our Country, May She Always Be Right.” However, World War I had the most songs published about and during it. This is not surprising, considering this was Tin Pan Alley ’s period of greatest dominance. Some of the era’s hits include “Over There” (1917), “Au Revoir, but Not Good-bye, Soldier Boy”(1917), “Bring Back My Daddy to Me” (1917), “Good-bye Broadway, Hello…