Jack Hylton: When Day Is Done

When Days is Done was actually written by a German composer called Robert Katscher under the original title of "Panama". It was taken to America in 1926 and given the English lyrics by Buddy de Sylva. Jack Hylton's orchestra are performing the song as it was originally written with no lyrics. It is accompanied by the Wurlitzer organ played by Claude Ivy. This was performed in Berlin in 1927.

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[tenorbanjo4]

A picture showing a swastika seems to be an oddity, while this wonderful music is played by an english band and written by an austrian jew who in 1938 escaped from his country to the U.S.A. when the "anschluß" was done.

[Fost0989]

The picture is from the Jack Hylton website. I read that Jack Hylton's orchestra was sent out to Germany to try to improve the relationship between Germany and Britain in the 1920's and to try and ease the tension. This song was performed in the main Berlin theatre. I have several other tracks that were performed there and some of them are sung by Austin Egen who was a german vocalist.

[tenorbanjo4]

Your explanation is very interesting. Could you post on YouTube any song with Austin Egen? Thank you

[Fost0989]

I have now uploaded a song by Austin Egen. Have a listen and tell me what you think.

[mkultra2300]

thank you Woody Allen for intorducing me to such sonic finery

[mkultra2300]

@hovanti ...and the word swastika is is from East India and the symbol was used by the Hindus, Persians, Norse, Celtics, Greeks, Zoroastrians, Falun Gong, etc, etc.. It's been with humanity for aeons as a symbol of the circle of birth,life, death, and rebirth, such as the passing of the seasons. But the National Socialists got a hold of it and now it's a "symbol of evil" in the contemporary perspective. Check out an artist named Man-Woman, he/she's working to restore it's primordial significance

[JCJasion]

Sounds like it was recorded in a large hall. Very early example of the "echo-chamber" effect used once electrical recording became available.

[hovanti]

@davidglow3 The swastika was also an American Indian symbol.

[petitcz]

@Fost0989 1920's seems a little confusing, as the nazis ascended to power, lets say after 1933 !!

[ugottheblues]

i know i saw this in "shadows and fog" too. i had to find it. that movie sets the best mood in the world. the set is so amazing and the story is loosely based on "M", and this song just works so perfect with all of it

[aviatorsbh]

@Fost0989 But at that time you wouldn't have seen a svastika there jet...

[davidglow3]

@tenorbanjo4 l understand the swastika was a non-political symbol before HItler adopted it for his awful Nazism in the early 1930s.There is a picture of Hollywood's "It" girl wearing a hat with a swastika in 1927

[brabazon10]

try to get a copy of Art Tatum playing this...about 1938....STUNNING!!

[moonraven3]

I've been looking all over for this song after I heard it in the Woody Allen film "Shadows and Fog." Absolutely adore this tune, and now I've been introduced to a great performer in Jack Hylton. Thank you!