’Hanging On The Old Barb Wire’ ~ sung by Frank McConnell ~ #WorldWar1Song #bluedotmusic #WW1

’ “Hanging on the Old Barbed Wire“ is a war song of World War I. The song sarcastically recounts the location of various army members, not to be found in the combat zone, and concludes by describing the location of the old battalion: “hanging on the old barbed wire“. This troop song was not popular with the officer class, who thought it bad for morale, though attempts to suppress it were unsuccessful. Song sung by Frank McConnell. Intro music ’The Lonely Violinist’ by Oliver Wakeman. The Great War Poets’