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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf World War I song
patriotic song
song
alsoKnownAs Till the Boys Come Home NERFINISHED
associatedWith British home front
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
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
music halls
wartime concerts
publicationPeriod World War I era
subject soldiers away at war
support for troops from home
theme home front
hope
perseverance
title Keep the Home Fires Burning NERFINISHED
usedAs morale booster

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Ivor Novello notableWork Keep the Home Fires Burning