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Flanagan & Allen - Underneath the Arches

One of the most famous songs of the duo Flanagan and Allen. Bud Flanagan said that he wrote the song in Derby in 1927, it refers to the arches of Friar Gate railway bridge and to the homeless men who slept there during the Great Depression.
Excellent example of popular music from the WW2 era.

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1900-1949 Audio Pop World War II Curriculum support
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Flanagan & Allen - Underneath the Arches

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