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George Henry Powell
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George Henry Powell (27 April 1880 - 3 December 1951) was known under the pseudonym George Asaf (derived from his birth place, St Asaph, Wales) for writing the lyric of the marching song Pack Up Your Troubles in Your Old Kit Bag and Smile, Smile, Smile in 1915.[1] The music was written by his brother Felix Powell, and the song was entered into a World War I competition for "best morale-building song". It won first prize and was noted as "perhaps the most optimistic song ever written". [2] Interestingly, although Felix Powell was an enthusiastic staff sergeant in the British Army, George Powell was a pacifist, and became a conscientious objector when conscription was imposed in 1916
The song was quoted in the 1987 Echo & The Bunnymen song Bombers Bay.
[edit] References
- ^ -sheet music
- ^ National Theatre. "Pack Up Your Troubles". Accessed 18 May 2007.
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