Talk:Run Rabbit Run

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Can anyone confirm that this song was based around the tale that the only casulty of the first German air raid on Britain in September 1939 was a rabbit?

It seems likely that this is the case. The first German air raid didn't cause any human casualties. On November 13th 1939 the first German bomb on British soil landed on the island of Shetland, causing a crater but no human casualties. You can see a postcard image of the crater on Shetlopedia here, with a local farmer standing in a bomb crater, holding up the dead rabbit. There's another cartoon postcard image here which also seems to suggest that the first bomb killed only a rabbit. The main article does give a brief mention that this bombing inspired the song 'Run Rabbit Run', but not much information was given.
It's very possible that after the bomb was dropped, a dead rabbit was found for the photograph and used to boost the moral of the British people. I will post up a message on Shetlopedia to see if they can provide any further information. It is an interesting story and would be good to know if it's true.
There must be some official documents somewhere that would confirm this?

85.132.15.2 14:30, 26 April 2007 (UTC)


This song is familiar to Australians as it was used several years ago by Tourism Victoria for an immensely popular ad featuring adults playing hide-and-seek at a vinyard. --Lollerkeet 23:01, 23 March 2007 (UTC)

According to the documentary Churchill's Bodyguard, Walter Thompson relates Run Rabbit Run as one of Churchill's favourite songs when he became Prime Minister. --Lollerkeet 23:01, 23 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Eminem song

This is also the name of the rapper Eminem Run Rabbit Run. MAybe should put a notice or something —Preceding unsigned comment added by 205.205.242.68 (talk) 21:23, 10 February 2008 (UTC)