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

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

09-16-09, 11:59 AM	#4
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.