| "Afghanistan" | |
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| Song | |
| Released | 1920 |
| Genre | Foxtrot |
| Label | Gilbert & Friedland Inc. |
| Songwriter(s) | Harry Donnelly and William A. Wilander |
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"Afghanistan" is a popular song written by Harry Donnelly and William A. Wilander and published by Gilbert & Friedland Inc. in 1920. It has notably been recorded by Zez Confrey, Prince's Dance Orchestra, and the Lopez and Hamilton's Kings of Harmony.
Writing and composition
The song was written by Harry Donnelly and William A. Wilander. It tells a story about Afghanistan of an Afghan Hindu woman and a man seeking to marry her, evoking imagery of elephants, temples, and the Afghan landscape. The cover art was drawn by noted sheet music cover artists the Starmers.
See also
- "The Japanese Sandman", contemporaneous song with a similar theme about Japan
References
- "Afghanistan, Piano Roll, Zez Confrey". 12 April 2015 – via www.youtube.com.
- "Columbia matrix 78949. Afghanistan / Prince's Dance Orchestra". Discography of American Historical Recordings.
- ""Afghanistan" - Fox Trot: Prince's Dance Orchestra: Columbia 1920". August 2012 – via www.youtube.com.
- "1920s jazz -- AFGANISTAN -- Lopez & Hamilton's Orch. -- Edison cylinder 4043 -- gmmix". March 2011 – via www.youtube.com.
- Wilander, William; Donnelly, Harry (January 1, 1920). "Afghanistan". Sheet Music Collection.
- Afghanistan : A Romance Of Asia. Gilbert & Friedland Inc. February 3, 1920 – via digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu.
- "Afghanistan (1920)". 23 February 2022 – via www.youtube.com.
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