1954 original: The Happy Wanderer - Obernkirchen Children's Choir (restored) video free download
Val-der-eeee! Val-der-aaah! Six months on the UK charts (peaking at #2), this first recorded version of "The Happy Wanderer" (sung in German) was also a major record hit in various other countries for the small youth choir from Schaumburg County in Germany. Composed in the mid-1940's, the march-tempo'd tune enjoyed its greatest U.S. success in the recorded versions by Frank Weir (the one with the soprano sax) and Henri Rene, but Decca did also sell a number of copies of this original version (misspelling the town of Obernkirchen on the label).
Transferred and digitally processed from 45rpm: Decca 29193 - The Happy Wanderer (Der Froehliche Wanderer) (Moller-Siegesmund) by The Obernkirchen Children's Choir
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10 years ago
1951GL
This, sung in English, was the theme song at Bolton Wanderers home matches in the fifties. Everyone joined in the "ha ha ha ha" and it was still heard in the early sixties, though even then. the original connection was being lost.10 years ago
gwuuff
My admiration to the flyers of the RAF and USAAC. B17's and B24's and Lancasters. My parents, uncles and aunts. Leo your post with it's ultra radical political message is misplaced in this context.10 years ago
pert478
thank you for sharing ......my sisters thank you too10 years ago
Leo Lennox
This choir of orphans as it was in 1953 are almost certainly survivors of Churchill's fire bombing of the German cities and so are true holocaust survivors. They have my admiration.11 years ago
Rick St Thomas
dieses Lied ist ganz und gar am besten!11 years ago
paul boon
if i am correct this record charted world wide11 years ago
MusicProf78
You are most welcome!11 years ago
Dee Jay
Val-der-aaah! Hahahahahahaha! I've heard many many renditions of this over the years, both German and English! Glad to finally hear the original..."With my knapsack on my back... :)" Thanks for posting this!Related Videos
