"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,[1] Prince's Dance Orchestra,[2][3] and the Lopez and Hamilton's Kings of Harmony.[4]
"Afghanistan" | |
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Song | |
Released | 1920 |
Genre | Foxtrot |
Label | Gilbert & Friedland Inc. |
Songwriter(s) | Harry Donnelly and William A. Wilander |
Audio sample | |
"Afghanistan" performed by the Lopez and Hamilton's Kings of Harmony in 1920
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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.[5][6][7] The cover art was drawn by noted sheet music cover artists the Starmers.