Vera Lynn! I thought she was dead.

sharkbit · 09-16-09, 08:45 AM

I know this isn't U-boat related, but I saw this story yesterday.
http://www.thestar.com/entertainment/article/695717

Probably not many Americans have even heard of her. I like her music. Thanks to jimbuna's gramaphone packages, I have quite a bit of her music on my gramaphone to listen to on those long, lonely Atlantic patrols.
I can imagine how her songs made the soldiers think of home.

It is funny, but I heard of her through the Pink Floyd song when The Wall was released. You know the line..."Does anybody here remember Vera Lynn?" I've always remembered that.
Then I saw her interviewed briefly in the World at War documentary(the one about Burma IIRC).

I've really never heard much of her music, except for a snippet here or there, until I got into SH3.

Captain Nemo · 09-16-09, 09:05 AM

Vera Lynn is about ninety years old I think. When war broke out she was sitting in her parents house in Upney Lane, Barking listening to the Chamberlain broadcast. I have to walk down that street everyday to the station to go to work, I wonder what house she lived in?

Nemo

Laufen zum Ziel · 09-16-09, 11:52 AM

18 of her hits.......

http://l.swazzo.tripod.com/veralynn.html

Sailor Steve · 09-16-09, 11:59 AM

It's a funny note from my youth - The Byrds did a cover of We'll Meet Again on their first album.

That's an awesome thing. Thanks, Sharkbit, for pointing it out, and thanks Laufen for the link to some of her best songs.

Brag · 09-16-09, 12:28 PM

We'll Meet Again is my all time favorite song, followed by J'atendre

RAF concert WWII

Mittelwaechter · 09-16-09, 04:37 PM

She was even in the german news on Monday for leading the british music charts kicking the Beatles or the Arctic Monkeys to second place.
They showed a short interview with her. She lives in France now.

nikbear · 09-16-09, 06:10 PM

The British forces sweetheart bless her,she regularly toured the R&R areas doing shows to entertain the troops,especially in the far east in Burma,where many troops thought they were fighting the forgotten war.
She also up till recently visited ex-forces troops in old soldiers rest homes just to chat,and she raised money for them and campaigned on their behalf raising issues that they had with MP's.
A true star

irish1958 · 09-16-09, 07:31 PM

Just listen to the lyrics; it hits right to your heart; imagine being in N. Africa or on a ship undergoing fire, killing all around you, one or two of your best friends blown apart before your eyes. Now listen again.
Marvelous.
A bit better than hip hop, IMHO
Or rap: "com' on, M.....F.....ers, S....w that b......" etc.
Thanks for the info.LzZ

BROJD · 09-16-09, 08:17 PM

Listening to her now via Youtube. Beautiful, inspiring voice.

Which gramophone packs have her music? I have so much gramophone music in my folder, but for some reason it seems like I hear the same songs every patrol. I prefer the period/mood pieces and not the martial music.

Pioneer · 09-16-09, 08:22 PM

She was a strong influence on Roger Waters, who had his father die during WW2.

"Does anybody here remember Vera Lynn
Remember how she said that
We would meet again one sunny day."

- The Wall, Pink Floyd.

Monica Lewinsky · 09-16-09, 09:25 PM

I always liked this one Dr. Strangelove. MY FAVORITE:

There is no doubt in my mind - these people were the GREATEST generation. End of discussion.

They made so many sacrifices for us to enjoy today ... and now.

I have serious doubts on today's generation making sacrifices for the good of the all.

Today's generation are useless dirt bags compared to her and her generation. These people from the 40's & 50's are dropping like flies too fast.

We need to record there perspective, soon.

Yeah, Vera Lynn. What a great gal at 90 something!

Her generation at least had brains and common sense.

sharkbit · 09-17-09, 08:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BROJD

Which gramophone packs have her music? I have so much gramophone music in my folder, but for some reason it seems like I hear the same songs every patrol. I prefer the period/mood pieces and not the martial music.

jimbuna has a gramaphone pack in the downloads section(there's six of them IIRC). They're in the sounds download section.

There's a number of Vera Lynn tracks as well as a ton of period pieces as well as some martial music. You can leave those out of your gramaphone file if you want. That's what I do. I just pick and choose what tracks I want on my gramaphone, put them in my gramaphone file and let SH3Commander randomize them.

I'm not too die hard when it comes to the music I listen to on my gramaphone while on patrol though. I have some modern stuff too. Nothing like breaking the boat drinks out and listening to Jimmy Buffett when patrolling the Carribean.

Jimbuna · 09-19-09, 02:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sharkbit

jimbuna has a gramaphone pack in the downloads section(there's six of them IIRC). They're in the sounds download section.

There's a number of Vera Lynn tracks as well as a ton of period pieces as well as some martial music. You can leave those out of your gramaphone file if you want. That's what I do. I just pick and choose what tracks I want on my gramaphone, put them in my gramaphone file and let SH3Commander randomize them.

I'm not too die hard when it comes to the music I listen to on my gramaphone while on patrol though. I have some modern stuff too. Nothing like breaking the boat drinks out and listening to Jimmy Buffett when patrolling the Carribean.

There are ten available in total

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/show...amaphone+tunes

Vera Lynn is currently 92 years of age and this week created history by becoming the oldest living singer to top the album charts.

09-16-09, 08:45 AM	#1
sharkbit The Old Man Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Denver, CO Posts: 1,529 Downloads: 334 Uploads: 0	Vera Lynn! I thought she was dead. I know this isn't U-boat related, but I saw this story yesterday. http://www.thestar.com/entertainment/article/695717 Probably not many Americans have even heard of her. I like her music. Thanks to jimbuna's gramaphone packages, I have quite a bit of her music on my gramaphone to listen to on those long, lonely Atlantic patrols. I can imagine how her songs made the soldiers think of home. It is funny, but I heard of her through the Pink Floyd song when The Wall was released. You know the line..."Does anybody here remember Vera Lynn?" I've always remembered that. Then I saw her interviewed briefly in the World at War documentary(the one about Burma IIRC). I've really never heard much of her music, except for a snippet here or there, until I got into SH3. __________________ “Prejudice is blind. There will always be someone who says you aren’t welcome at the table. Stop apologizing for who you are and using all your energy trying to change their minds. Yes, you will lose friends, maybe even family. But you will gain your self-respect. You will know your worth. Once you have that, nothing can stop you.”

09-16-09, 09:05 AM	#2
Captain Nemo Ace of the Deep Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: London, England Posts: 1,144 Downloads: 54 Uploads: 0	Vera Lynn is about ninety years old I think. When war broke out she was sitting in her parents house in Upney Lane, Barking listening to the Chamberlain broadcast. I have to walk down that street everyday to the station to go to work, I wonder what house she lived in? Nemo __________________ "I'm afraid there is no disguising the fact that King's obsession with the Pacific and the Battle of Washington cost us dear in the Battle of the Atlantic". Sir John Slessor GCB, DSO, MC, DL AOC-in-C Coastal Command RAF ___________________________________________

09-16-09, 11:52 AM	#3
Laufen zum Ziel Eternal Patrol Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Hiding on the bottom Posts: 1,783 Downloads: 853 Uploads: 457	18 of her hits....... http://l.swazzo.tripod.com/veralynn.html __________________ RIP Laufen zum Ziel

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Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	It's a funny note from my youth - The Byrds did a cover of We'll Meet Again on their first album. That's an awesome thing. Thanks, Sharkbit, for pointing it out, and thanks Laufen for the link to some of her best songs. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

09-16-09, 12:28 PM	#5
Brag Navy Seal Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Docked on a Russian pond Posts: 7,072 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	We'll Meet Again is my all time favorite song, followed by J'atendre RAF concert WWII __________________ Espionage, adventure, suspense, are just a click away Click here to look inside Brag's book: Amazon.com: Kingmaker: Alexey Braguine: Books Order Kingmaker here: http://www.subsim.com/store.html For Tactics visit:http://www.freewebs.com/kielman/ Last edited by Brag; 09-16-09 at 12:57 PM.

09-16-09, 04:37 PM	#6
Mittelwaechter The Old Man Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 1,304 Downloads: 35 Uploads: 0	She was even in the german news on Monday for leading the british music charts kicking the Beatles or the Arctic Monkeys to second place. They showed a short interview with her. She lives in France now. __________________ 10 happy wolves rear 90 blinded, ensnared sheep. 90 happy sheep banish the wolves. Arrest the 1% - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQ6hg1oNeGE

09-16-09, 06:10 PM	#7
nikbear Sea Lord Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Northampton,UK Posts: 1,859 Downloads: 86 Uploads: 0	The British forces sweetheart bless her,she regularly toured the R&R areas doing shows to entertain the troops,especially in the far east in Burma,where many troops thought they were fighting the forgotten war. She also up till recently visited ex-forces troops in old soldiers rest homes just to chat,and she raised money for them and campaigned on their behalf raising issues that they had with MP's. A true star __________________ 'It is not surely known when the grey wolf shall come upon the seat of the gods' Ericksmal.

09-16-09, 07:31 PM	#8
irish1958 Ocean Warrior Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Carmel, Indiana Posts: 3,250 Downloads: 320 Uploads: 11	Just listen to the lyrics; it hits right to your heart; imagine being in N. Africa or on a ship undergoing fire, killing all around you, one or two of your best friends blown apart before your eyes. Now listen again. Marvelous. A bit better than hip hop, IMHO Or rap: "com' on, M.....F.....ers, S....w that b......" etc. Thanks for the info.LzZ __________________ Irish1958

09-16-09, 08:17 PM	#9
BROJD A-ganger Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 77 Downloads: 32 Uploads: 0	Listening to her now via Youtube. Beautiful, inspiring voice. Which gramophone packs have her music? I have so much gramophone music in my folder, but for some reason it seems like I hear the same songs every patrol. I prefer the period/mood pieces and not the martial music.

09-16-09, 08:22 PM	#10
Pioneer Stinking drunk in Trinidad Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: AU in the USA Posts: 349 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	She was a strong influence on Roger Waters, who had his father die during WW2. "Does anybody here remember Vera Lynn Remember how she said that We would meet again one sunny day." - The Wall, Pink Floyd. __________________ An AU writer marooned in the USA. The American Pioneer story continues @ www.grantmadden.com Latest publication: Chicken Soup for the Soul Angels and Miracles

09-16-09, 09:25 PM	#11
Monica Lewinsky Grey Wolf Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 845 Downloads: 11 Uploads: 0	I always liked this one Dr. Strangelove. MY FAVORITE: There is no doubt in my mind - these people were the GREATEST generation. End of discussion. They made so many sacrifices for us to enjoy today ... and now. I have serious doubts on today's generation making sacrifices for the good of the all. Today's generation are useless dirt bags compared to her and her generation. These people from the 40's & 50's are dropping like flies too fast. We need to record there perspective, soon. Yeah, Vera Lynn. What a great gal at 90 something! Her generation at least had brains and common sense. __________________ Sink them all! Last edited by Monica Lewinsky; 09-16-09 at 09:40 PM.