Over There sung by Enrico Caruso - inspiration for the Go Compare TV advert

[4my2pitbullsluv]

my grandfather used to sing this song

[thejman29]

It was on the credits for the season finale of boardwalk empire

[ngonz79]

To Corporal Frank Buckles, RIP

[ngonz79]

TO World War I Hero our last Dough Boy, I dedicate this song Corporal Frank Buckles. RIP young man, RIP Sir, RIP my brother in Arms.

[ngonz79]

To our last World War Hero who just passed away our last Dough Boy, I dedicate this song Corporal Frank Buckles. Rest in Peace young man, Rest in peace Sir, Rest in peace my brother in Arms.

[MinorHeinrich686]

Dnload the audio from this video at soundnabber doht cohm.

[voicemad]

I first heard "Over There" when I was a boy in Ireland in my grandmother's home. Many years later I played it for my son as we marched around the dining-room table trumpets ablaze. It is a very rousing tune. Oddly enough it was the introduction to my son's interest in good singing. Who better than Caruso to give this song such great vigour and virility

[Korea4Me]

Fascinating, thanks...but it's still an incredibly annoying advert. What would Mr Caruso think?

[Aquasharkyboy]

It's really depressing how this delightful tune will now forever be asssociated with that stupid car insurance advert.

[queenievenus]

What a great rousing song, as significant today as then, of course all the better for the wonderful delivery by the master!

[Jessebadesha]

SEND THE WORD!!!

[bananaship17]

WOW i don't know what this guy is saying ut its sounds awsome : )

[hostroute]

He is singing each verse in English and then French. His english was not too good. Look up the song on Wikipedia and you will find the lyrics.

[Andi090386]

I can see where the Inspiration for the Go Compare Adevrt came from, and you can actually fit the Advert Song into the original song.

Great Find, and very interesting.

[tomfroekjaer]

Excellent sound quality. Thanks.

[tomfroekjaer]

The second part is French, isn't it?

[hostroute]

It sounds French but I don't speak any French. Its interesting how the lyrics were changed to "the boys are coming" instead of "the yanks are coming". Maybe they were selling this record in England as well?

[tomfroekjaer]

Yes, it is indeed French ( I speak a little) - and they changed the "yanks are coming too."

They obviously also targeted the English as well as the French/Canadian markets. Surprisingly it was recorded rather late in the war (11th of July 1918).

[hostroute]

Very interesting. I thought it might have been recorded in the summer of 1917 as the USA entered the war in April 1917.

[tomfroekjaer]

It was composed by Cohan in 1917 and I believe first recorded by Nora Bayes in 1917 (maybe in April?).

[hostroute]

I would be interested to know how the agency that made the Go Compare TV ad came across the Caruso song and image. If you have not seen the TV ad do a Youtube search for "Go Compare Advertisement Commercial HD"  uploaded by the user LukesStuff07.

[tomfroekjaer]

Over there - Go compare,.. Rhymes, but

who knows how they got that idea.

Maybe one of the guys couldn't get Caruso's Over There out of his head - like I have a hard time with the add :-)