War music and swing

Music during WWII was one of my favourite slides on Wednesday. Did anyone else have to listen to Rosie The Riveter in high school US history? Every time I think of music during WWII I think of Rosie the Riveter and that sound of riveting. It was made to inspire women into working in factories while the men went out to fight. With her cherry red bandanna tied up flexing a very buff arm, Rosie was the epitome of empowered womanhood. I also think of "Snoopy's Christmas". Unlike Rosie the Riveter it was meant to instill a sense of Christmas and joy into the hearts of everyone. Snoopy and the Red Baron put aside their differences in order to enjoy the Crimbo message of "Peace on Earth and good will to men" I enjoyed the video we watched and I have to admit. . . swing dancing looks like quite possibly the most intense work out ever. Watching the dancing was like watching a 5 minute bollywood video where you're pretty sure if you had to dance like that for that period of time you'd pass out. It was high energy. . . addicting. . . and well, crazy!! The one song in the video was in a movie (one of my favourite) called "Lady of Burlesque" starring Barbara Stanwyck. I can't exactly pick out the point in the video we watched in which the song occurred, but I'd heard it before in that movie!!