Henry Hall - Underneath the arches

[DestinationGroovy]

Absolutely stupendous song. Henry Hall was a pure genius, Rest.In.Peace.

[Corrie121]

Brilliant !

Thanks for sharing and thanks to meehall121 for sending.

[markbolanfan]

sir henry hall is my nans cousin she always used to tell us as kids about what a great man he was xx

[goinghomesomeday1]

@markbolanfan - Aye, and we will never see nor hear his like again, God rest his soul.

[jgatsby52]

I love these songs and this band. There is no class left in today's world. Thank you for sharing! Totally enjoyed!

[astadog51]

Love these songs! Wish I had been around whenever they were recorded. There is absolutely no class in today's world. At least I can listen to these classics and block out the present for awhile. Thank you!!!

[m222rjr]

Vocals MUST be by Bud Flanagan & Chesney Allen. Unmitakable!

[paddotk]

Is this really Henry Hall?? I hear two people who both don't sound a bit like him...

[77Lupin1]

@paddotk Bud Flanagan and Chesney Allen I believe.

[WSenator1]

An English entertainer named Max Bygraves performed this song on Jack Benny's TV show in the 50s or 60s. I enjoyed it there. This version seems a bit too corny and old-fashioned for me.

[FalconSupreme]

FANTASTIC !!! Imagine pre war London. I've seen the arches being redeveloped over the years. But knowing what they were like in the old days ....

[VictrolaJazz]

Beautiful, but sad, song!

[sbd650]

Wonderful!

[DarkNagisa]

He sings awsome n//n and he is handsome

[aufstand1848]

The singing is by Flanagan & Allen. Henry Hall is the leader of the band.

[universeiswise]

@aufstand1848 that right mate THIS POST IS INCORRECT.. Henry Hall was a smooth gent who ran the band - NOT singing in this track or anyothers--this is the Comedy/later famouse glee - singers of THE LONG GONE GREAT BRITIAN they claim Flanagan (the oil not the water) wrote this one in Derby under friars bridge in 1927. Most likely true-and in uk at the time it was usual practice for such famous melodys and poety to be nicked by every decent voice on the radio!this was an after war performance.

[vintage31]

Flanagan and Allan - a comedy act that signed off with a song. By the way - Great Britain.

[universeiswise]

yep from Derby- my granma loves this shit i got me and the lads to play it on her 81st b day last sunday- she started crying.. lol .. amazing what a certain sound can bring back to a persons memory (she still prefered the recording tho!) I SUGGEST YOU LISTEN TO OTHER FLANAGAN AND ALLEN DERIVATIVES such as "where the arches used to be" ( some others made after the war..

[sammyhill69]

Wonderful.

[MsJens6201]

Love Henry Hall a great man!

[PracticalEmo]

this man is wonderful he knows how to bring elements of the orchestra and songs together this man is the greatest

[bearcub410]

makes me think of my grandparents in England , can imagine them listing to this on the wireless before the war broke out , even though my grandfather was out of work for a while during the depression they did go away on holiday , have wonderful photos of them on the front at Brighton

[10wal]

bastard just waiting for the old clip

[gf1001]

Loved Henry Hall. I have posted a Gracie Fields cover on here. I have henry Hall on tape with Gracie as his guest on henry halls guest night thanks for posting.

[CatSimmerofWeirdness]

My friend on gaia posted a link to this sweet music. Though I'm still a child, I love this kind of music, along with my friend.

[Dhbrydon]

I too was around in those days , good days in spite of war, no artists around like them now, all we have are" DIVAS' who cant carry a tune ina bucket.

[Ryoku75]

All we have are Divas, Rappers, and wannabes. Be it musicians or cartoonists it seems as if the internet, a portal to many things to be inspired from, has made some of us more sheepish.

[Aghanistanterrorist]

@Dhbrydon agreed, alot of these new singers have to use devices to help them sound good.

[JoshPahr]

@Dhbrydon at least there are young men and women like me who still appreciate this kind of music. You'd be amazed who inspired who, so this music is never irrelevant. Stuff like this is still around in many ways, through a stone in a music store and you'll hit three artist who Nina Simone inspired.

[3240590]

@Dhbrydon Where have the real talents gone? Sadly we're in an era of trash now.,

[petugue]

Sweet Music, peace to Henry Hall, Ray Noble and Al Bowlly, Roy Fox, Flanagan & Allen et all the great staff of the real sweet ballroom jazz of the 20's & 30's

Thanxxx

[haruspex84]

Thanks for the list of artists petugue. This ought to keep me occupied for a while.

[voidbeau]

I remember, when I were a lad :D

[PatPock61]

like a Halo 3 War??

[henrythehoover1994]

he stole my name :(

[ZXC5000]

The vocalists here are actually Flanagan And Allen (Song written by Flanagan)

[Lkyda]

It was a sad routine and funny, we really thought they were down and outs. Those were the days I should not feel sorry for

the youngsters as it was also in the middle of a war.

[DougNederland]

I havent heard this version before, it is very good. Thankyou.

[camille885]

I don't know him very good, but is a very sweet song! Merci pour ce disque ;)

[johnorford1931]

But he used to say: "This IS Henry Hall speaking - and tonight IS my guest night", thereby anticipating the near-universal modern cliche of public-speaking -- stressing unimportant words in a sentence. He was as shy as he looks in the photo. I'm amazed no-one has posted the Flanagan and Allen version, but this is a very good substitute.

[kaleidoxkopio]

Deliciously subtle! The best performance of this song I've ever heard. Thanks for sharing.

[tonyhughs1]

Thanks for the memory, Interbellum. Yes I recall his intro to the weekly programme: "This is Henry Hall speaking; and this is my guest night." And that night, surely, his guests were the two-and-only Flanagan and Allen, whose theme song this was. I remember them from wartime Britain radio and then in the Crazy Gang reviews at the Victoria Palace in London.