Oh! What a Lovely War Oh! What a Lovely War Oh! What a Lovely War is a 1969 British comedy musical film directed by Richard Attenborough (in his directorial debut), with an ensemble cast including Maggie Smith, Dirk Bogarde, John Gielgud, John Mills, Kenneth More, Laurence Olivier, Jack Hawkins, Corin Redgrave, Michael Redgrave, Vanessa Redgrave, Ralph Richardson, Ian Holm, Paul Shelley, Malcolm McFee, Jean-Pierre Cassel, Nanette Newman, Edward Fox, Susannah York, John Clements, Phyllis Calvert and Maurice Roëves. The film is based on the stage musical "Oh, What a Lovely War!", originated by Charles Chilton as a radio play, "The Long Long Trail" in December
Lonely Is the Night Lonely Is the Night "Lonely Is the Night" is a song written and performed by American rock singer and guitarist Billy Squier. It appeared as the first track on side two of his triple-platinum 1981 album, "Don't Say No" and became an AOR (Album Oriented Rock) radio hit, reaching number 28 on "Billboard" Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart in 1981. Squier has performed "Lonely Is the Night" live with Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band. In the Led Zeppelin biography, "Hammer of the Gods", the song is mentioned, somewhat tongue-in-cheek, as one of the best singles Zeppelin ever put out,