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"Don't Let's Be Beastly To The Germans" is a satirical song composed by Noël Coward in 1943 during
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. Although popular when performed live (British prime minister
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demanded several encores when he first heard it) the humour did not translate well over the wireless and caused some fuss, leading the
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to ban the song.''The Guardian'', Friday 12 April 200
"Leaders of the banned"
Retrieved on 2008-12-16 The refrain is: ::Don't let's be beastly to the Germans ::When our victory is ultimately won, ::It was just those nasty Nazis who persuaded them to fight ::And their
Beethoven Ludwig van Beethoven (baptised 17 December 177026 March 1827) was a German composer and pianist. Beethoven remains one of the most admired composers in the history of Western music; his works rank amongst the most performed of the classic ...
and
Bach Johann Sebastian Bach (28 July 1750) was a German composer and musician of the late Baroque period. He is known for his orchestral music such as the ''Brandenburg Concertos''; instrumental compositions such as the Cello Suites; keyboard wor ...
are really far worse than their bite ::Let's be meek to them ::And
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to them ::And try to bring out their latent sense of fun. ::Let's give them full
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::And treat the rats with charity, ::But don't let's be beastly to the Hun.


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List of songs banned by the BBC This article lists songs and whole discographies which have been banned by the BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation) over the years. During its history the corporation has banned songs from a number of high-profile artists, including Cliff Richa ...


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