There's something about a soldier - Syd Roy's RKOlians (1933)

This was Syd Roy's first recording with his RKOlians after a 3-year recording break from his previous band, the Lyricals.
The name came from the RKO Theatre on Leicester Square in London - better known as the Leicester Square Theatre and later the Odeon West End, which RKO took over in 1931, at which this band played after its opening). Syd apparently decided that a strong personality was needed for the band so appointed his brother Harry (and so launched his career) - Harry very soon took over the band leaving Syd as its manager.
Eclipse records were made by Crystalate specifically for Woolworths stores.
Syd Roy, dir; Hugo Radcliff, Charles Mead, t; Jock Fleming, Miff Ferrie, tb; Eric Lambert, Rudy Loeffleur, cl-as; Bert Edwards, cl-as-ts; Louis Rossi, Oscar Grasso, Sidney Delmonte, vn; Cyril Kaye, p-a; Tony Fones, p; Bill Tringham, g; Fred Morley, bb-sb; Lou Stevenson, d; John Thorne, v. Recorded in London, 9 March 1933

[@mortierfreak]

thanks for sharing,we need more of this type of music nowadays

[@ianblakesley3349]

I believe this song was performed also by Jack Hulbert in a musical of the time. I love to know who else in the band joined John Thorne in the vocal repartee halfway through the song. A great novelty record!

[@risingchads]

As the label says, it's from a film - 1933's "Soldiers of the King", which Hulbert is credited as one of the writers. Cicely Courtneidge performed it. ua-cam.com/video/-l-UlzX8IAM/v-deo.html

[@wanderinguser5203]

There is something about a soldier,
something about a soldier, something about a soldier that is fine fine fine,
He maybe a great big general, Maybe a sargent major, Maybe a simple private of the line line line!
But there's something about his baring,
something in what he's wearing,
something about his button golden shine shine shine, Oh a military chest,
seems to suit the ladies best,
There is something about a soldier that is fine fine fine!