Because Dot and Dart frequently mention favorite songs to each other, I thought I’d fill in some of the “off” days this month with a couple of the hit songs that were playing on their car radio as they cruised around Cleveland in the old Peterson family Ford.
Top on the hit parade this month is “You Always Hurt the One You Love,” by the Mills Brothers. They happened to be from Dart’s home state of Ohio. I’ve included a link so you can hear their original version of the tune. Be sure to listen all the way through and you’ll notice the whole rhythm and mood change mid-song. Great slow and fast dance number.
Mills Brothers “You Always Hurt the One You Love”
The second most popular song of that month was “I’ll Walk Alone,” by Dinah Shore. It seems to me that there were so many songs of that era that spoke of loneliness, longing and a desire to be with loved ones. I can see Dot sitting in her bed on the third floor of 115 Mason Street listening to the tunes and lyrics that reflected her feelings and those of so many men and women all over the world.
Driven in part by the Academy Award winning film “Going My Way,” Bing Crosby also dominated the music charts throughout 1944.
One news item of note is that the Axis forces in Greece were forced into surrendering, thus hastening the end of the war in Europe.
I could find no specific information on action in the Pacific.