Keep the Home Fires Burning
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"Keep the Home Fires Burning" is a famous World War I-era British patriotic song, composed by Ivor Novello with lyrics by Lena Guilbert Ford, that became an anthem of hope and perseverance on the home front.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Keep the Home Fires Burning canonical | 1 |
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War I song
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patriotic song ⓘ song ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Till the Boys Come Home NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
British home front
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World War I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Ivor Novello NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | symbol of civilian endurance during World War I ⓘ |
| era | 1910s ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceLocation | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
patriotic song
ⓘ
war song ⓘ |
| hasCreator |
Ivor Novello
NERFINISHED
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Lena Guilbert Ford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLyricsBy | Lena Guilbert Ford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMusicBy | Ivor Novello NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | First World War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | later British wartime songs ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
British civilians
ⓘ
families of soldiers ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist | Lena Guilbert Ford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | becoming an anthem of hope and perseverance on the home front ⓘ |
| originalMedium | sheet music ⓘ |
| performanceContext |
community sing-alongs
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music halls ⓘ wartime concerts ⓘ |
| publicationPeriod | World War I era ⓘ |
| subject |
soldiers away at war
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support for troops from home ⓘ |
| theme |
home front
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hope ⓘ perseverance ⓘ |
| title | Keep the Home Fires Burning NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedAs | morale booster ⓘ |
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