Richard Tauber - I'll Walk Beside You (1940)

Written by Edward Lockton and Alan Murray, "I'll Walk Beside You" was recorded by Richard Tauber on May 10, 1940 The song is mostly associated with John McCormack and became popular in Great Britain during WWII and a film, "I'll Walk Beside You" (1943), was named after the song and the song was featured throughout. This presentation goes out to Tauber scholar, Dan O'Hara.

[philbodenham]

Absolutely wonderful such a calming voice of hope and love.
Pity the world has changed so much and there is so much much difficulties that we seem to create for ourselves.
Give me back those days of calm and safety that I seemed to have when I was young and free.

[saltburner]

Thanks Mike! This really was the last of the classic English Ballads. Published in 1938, it was also recorded by Walter Glynne, John McCormack, John McHugh, Peter Dawson, Gracie Fields and Webster Booth. It has retained its popularity over the years, with more recent recordings by Kenneth McKellar, Stuart Burrows, Thomas Allen and Bryn Terfel among many others.
The composer, Alan Murray, had appeared on one of Richard Tauber's wartime broadcasts, and so admired Tauber's singing of this song that he wrote another especially for him: My heart is in Vienna Still' which Tauber also recorded.

[hazelgraham]

Thank you, just beautiful. I was brought up with Richard Tauber playing in the background. My Dad loved him and it brings back fond memories. He's been dead for 45 years and I am 76 but this takes me back to those happy childhood days. 🩵

[hrbooksmusic]

What a beautiful promise of love and faithfulness... in an absolutely perfect recording... ⭐️🌹⭐️
Thank you so much for sharing it! 🙏🍀

[JosephNewham]

I wish more songs were composed like this song these days.

[wallaceprice]

Just breathtaking, many memories, many thanks

[susantomkins]

Lovely. Thanks so much for this. It has many resonances for me.

[christhewriter]

TY Mike for the upload, Richard Tauber, is one of my favourite singers. A beautifully tender version of this classic. Simple, but so poignant lyrics which always brings tears to my eyes.

[LolCon-jdzk]

An unmistakable and wonderful voice
👌👌

[JohnBehan-jf]

I remember as you boy my dad would sing it to my mum

[VolkerGerman]

Recorded on 10 May 1940--the day when the Wehrmacht started the attack on France and the Benelux countries and occupied them within weeks ... So much beauty here and so much suffering there.

[BodleyFludes]

If such trivia is within Dan O'Hara's scholarly remit, my grandmother adopted the Tauber's Wire-haired Fox Terrier, Topsy, when the couple returned to London after evacuating to her Buckinghamshire village. I have a photo of me with the dog.

[paacer]

Lovely version by Tauber . Does anyone know the name of the beautiful woman with Tauber in the pics ?

[mikepalmer]

Our parents generations ultimate favourite