Various Artists (All The Girls Are) Lovely By The Seaside (CDR90)
The Seaside Holiday was a key feature of Edwardian life for many people. With the coming of public Bank Holidays and the availablity of cheaper railway fares many could afford a few days at the sea. Particularly popular with the younger age group the seaside offered the possibility of fewer restrictions compared to town life. This aspect is clearly spelt out in this selection of Music Hall songs which date mainly from just before the Great War which put a temporary halt to such excursions.
Track Listing
Bert Ashton: Seaside on the Brain Bob Cannon: Our Seaside Place at Home Jack Charman: I'm off to the Seaside
Right away, We're on our Holiday
All the Girls are Lovely by the Seaside
There's Something about the Seaside Air
Ev'rybody's doing it at the Seaside Florrie Forde: You can't court a Girlie by the Sea Alf Gordon: Seaweed Stanley Kirkby: On the Prom Ella Retford: They're all Single by the Seaside Arthur Osmond: With my Little Pail and Shovel in my Hand Mark Sheridan: By the Sea
It's the Girls that make the Seaside
I do like to be beside the Seaside
You can do a Lot of Things
Down where the Water Lilies grow
(I don't want to be beside the Seaside)
Jolly good Job the Sea can't see Will Terry: Seaside Trippers Vesta Tilley: The Maiden's Sea Trip
The Seaside Smile Chas R Whittle: We're all going to the Seaside Billy Williams: Bobbing about in the Briny
Oh! For another Day at Margate
Why can't We have the Sea in London Alf Willis: Father went to Southend
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Listen to: With My Little Pail and Shovel in My Hand
