Sharpe43 Posted June 18, 2020 Posted June 18, 2020 https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8435241/Dame-Vera-Lynn-died-age-103.html 1 3
JimTM Posted June 18, 2020 Posted June 18, 2020 I remember seeing her sing at the Hamilton Airshow in Canada back in the 90s. As she sang White Cliffs of Dover, a Lancaster, Spitfire, Hurricane, and Mosquito flew by in formation. What a memorable slice of history that was. 1
Raptorattacker Posted June 18, 2020 Posted June 18, 2020 Bless you Vera, you had the voice... THE voice.
Legioneod Posted June 18, 2020 Posted June 18, 2020 Nice old age of 103, can only hope to live that long.
ST_Catchov Posted June 18, 2020 Posted June 18, 2020 They don't make 'em like that anymore. Or songs. A lady with talent. Unlike the myriad of tv talent shows which produce …. exactly what? RIP Vera.
CanadaOne Posted June 19, 2020 Posted June 19, 2020 Is that the "Vera" Roger Waters sang about on The Wall?
Beazil Posted June 19, 2020 Posted June 19, 2020 20 minutes ago, CanadaOne said: Is that the "Vera" Roger Waters sang about on The Wall? Yup. 1
CanadaOne Posted June 19, 2020 Posted June 19, 2020 9 hours ago, JG51_Beazil said: Yup. And 40 years after I first heard the album, that one is cleared up. Thanks.
Beazil Posted June 19, 2020 Posted June 19, 2020 (edited) "Does anybody here remember Vera Lynn? Remember how she said that we would meet again Some sunny day Vera Vera What has become of you? Does anybody else in here Feel the way I do?" My twin sister's first record was "The Wall". We were six. That album had an influence on my life and its meaning changed as I aged. One of my faves. Edited June 19, 2020 by JG51_Beazil 1
6./ZG26_Klaus_Mann Posted June 19, 2020 Posted June 19, 2020 For me, the younger Generation, I hear that Song and see myself riding the Bomb. 1
CanadaOne Posted June 19, 2020 Posted June 19, 2020 6 hours ago, JG51_Beazil said: "Does anybody here remember Vera Lynn? Remember how she said that we would meet again Some sunny day Vera Vera What has become of you? Does anybody else in here Feel the way I do?" My twin sister's first record was "The Wall". We were six. That album had an influence on my life and its meaning changed as I aged. One of my faves. Cool! I took (demanded!) the day off work and lined up to see the movie the day it came out. Got there really early and was 2nd in line. The movie surprised me, not at all the visions I had while listening to the album, but still good fun. Vera Lynn. Imagine that. 1
Beazil Posted June 19, 2020 Posted June 19, 2020 What I love about the album as a period peice is that it is so indicative of a whole generation of youth who lost fathers and uncles and older brothers and grew up without positive male role models while wrestling with social development, love and loss, expression of self and place in the world. It was written by men of my father's generation, who lived that loss. And it spoke to me in a way few compositions ever have. 2
Chief_Mouser Posted June 19, 2020 Posted June 19, 2020 6 hours ago, 6./ZG26_Klaus_Mann said: For me, the younger Generation, I hear that Song and see myself riding the Bomb. Yee-haw! RIP Dame Vera.
Beazil Posted June 19, 2020 Posted June 19, 2020 6 hours ago, 6./ZG26_Klaus_Mann said: For me, the younger Generation, I hear that Song and see myself riding the Bomb. Dr. Strangelove? 1
Chief_Mouser Posted June 20, 2020 Posted June 20, 2020 20 hours ago, JG51_Beazil said: Dr. Strangelove? That's the one. POE. 1
=MOCAP=Thaddeus_Darwin Posted June 20, 2020 Posted June 20, 2020 I used to chauffer Vera and her husband to the charity gigs she used to hold back in the 90's. A sad day indeed. ? 2
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