songs from the great depression

with the latest "credit crunch" biting even harder here are a few of the songs from the 1930's/about the great depression

Smith Ballew & His Orchestra We Can Live On Love [1931]
Hotel Pennsylvania Music A Cottage For Sale [1930]
Smith Ballew & His Orchestra Hittin' The Ceiling [1929]
Ambrose & His Orchestra I'm In The Market For You [1930]
Casa Loma Orchestra Happy Days Are Here Again [1929]
Jack Teagarden & His Orchestra Son Of The Sun [1930]
Al Jolson Hallelujah! I'm A Bum [1932]
Ted Wallace & His Campus Boys Get Happy [1930]
Casa Loma Orchestra Sweeping The Clouds Away [1930]
McKinney's Cotton Pickers Laughing At Life [1930]
Annette Hanshaw Big City Blues [1929]
Blue Steele & His Orchestra There's A Tear For Every Smile In Hollywood [1930]
Ruth Etting Ten Cents A Dance [1930]
Sam Lanin & His Orchestra It's A Great Life (If You Don't Weaken) [1930]
Hotel Pennsylvania Music Cheer Up, Good Times Are Coming! [1930]
Ruth Etting Cigarettes, Cigars [1931]
Eddie Cantor With Phil Spitalny's Music Cheer Up! [1931]
Johnny Marvin Just A Gigolo [1931]
Ted Lewis & His Orchestra Singing A Vagabond Song [1930]
Libby Holman Love For Sale [1931]
Julia Gerity Sittin' On a Rubbish Can
Henry Hall & his Orchestra Underneath the Arches
Bing Crosby Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Freddy Martin & his Orchestra Remember My Forgotten Man
Alex Bartha's Hotel Traymore Orchestra It Must Be Swell To Be Laying Out Dead
Vincent Rose & his Orchestra There's No Depression In Love
Lee Morse I'm an Unemployed Sweetheart
Victor Young & his Orchestra Now's the Time To Fall In Love
Emil Coleman & his Orchestra I Got Five Dollars
Paul Specht & his Orchestra I Found a Million Dollar Baby
Eddie Droesch & his Orchestra Last Dollar
Chick Bullock's Levee Loungers Here It Is Monday and I've Still Got a Dollar
Mildred Bailey Wrap Your Troubles In Dreams
Sam Lanin & his Orchestra Whistling In the Dark
Ben Selvin & his Orchestra Dancing In the Dark
Victor Young & his Orchestra Alone Together
Mills Bros., Boswell Sisters, Bing Crosby Life Is Just a Bowl Of Cherries
Enric Madriguera's Hotel Biltmore Orchestra Let's Have Another Cup Of Coffee
Ted Lewis & his Orchestra Headin' For Better Times
Ben Selvin & his Orchestra Whistle and Blow Your Blues Away
Boswell Sisters (We've Got To) Put That Sun Back In the Sky
Ambrose & his Orchestra Shoo the Hoodoo Away
Paul Whiteman & His Orchestra Now I'm A Lady [1935]
Adrian Rollini & His Orchestra I Gotta Get Up And Go To Work [1933]
Ted Wallace & His Orchestra Gotta Go To Work Again [1936]
Chick Bullock & His Levee Loungers Are You Making Any Money?
Ozzie Nelson & His Orchestra Got The Jitters [1934]
Don Bestor & His Orchestra Rain [1934]
Ink Spots With Plenty Of Money And You [1937]
Teddy Hill & His Orchestra I'm Feeling Like A Million [1937]
Red Norvo & His Orchestra Slummin' On Park Avenue [1937]
Artie Shaw & His New Music Whistle While You Work [1937]
Louis Armstrong & The Mills Brothers WPA [Works Progress, later the Works Projects Administration]
Kay Kyser & His Orchestra Hey Pop! I Don't Wanna Go To Work [1939]
Horace Heidt & His Orchestra Dawn Of A New Day [1939]

hope you are not offended just a bit of humour in hard times