Dame Vera Lynn - Sailing (1983)

[@jasonburger3533]

Vera Lynn, wow what a voice!!! She was 65 or 66 in this upload. When I saw "Sailing" as the song title and the year 1983, I thought before watching the video upload that maybe she was going to sing the 1980 Christopher Cross song of the same name. Nope, bit I think she probably would have done well on that different "Ssiling" song. She did well with her "Sailing" song. Indo not know why she did not do television specials for the United States, even by satellite from England. In her later years, she was still very much in her prime. She had been an entertainer since she was a child and did the World War II era well, even going to Burma for britain. She could have done well on fellow British-born entertainer for the troops and for everyone else, Bob Hope, who had profound popularity in the United States. He was born in 1903, she in 1917. He lived to age 100 until 2003 and she lived to agev103 until 2017. That would have been a great addition to the NBC-TV Anerican Bob Hope specials, the last of his being in 1996 when he was 93 years old. She had her last public singing appearance in England at age 78 in 1995. Her last album that charted was in 2009 when she was 91 or 92 years old. An interview that includes her daughter is online on KZbin that is when she had turned 100 years old. She still was very clear and composed. Vera Lynn and Bob Hope together on Anerican television regularly would have been something to be certain. She was a wonderful entertainer and it was great that she made it to 103. That is a long run.

[@danielvictor7321]

Listen to her version for 'One Day I'll Fly Away' (1981) kzbin.info/www/bejne/q3fLgYqJebSardUfeature=shared

[@lyndamck3446]

First thing I thopught of was Rod Stewart and thought that she would NOT be doing that Sailing. But she did. I on't know Christopher Cross' song.

[@lyndamck3446]

@danielvictor7321 The only song I know that Vera Lynn did was We"ll Meet Again. I didn't know she covered more recent sings. She's more than a match for Randi Crawford.

[@danielvictor7321]

@@lyndamck3446 She sang publicly until 1995, when she made her last singing appearance at the age of 78. During the 60s and 70s she had her own television show where she sang contemporary songs. I'll leave you a playlist with some songs, take a look at my channel and you'll find videos of some of her shows in the 70s and 60s. kzbin.info/aero/PLlhjCZTvLaYr4DPl5fdfD_kKgqlqks5Y3&feature=shared

[@jasonburger3533]

@@lyndamck3446 The Christopher Cross 1980 hit song, "Sailing", had been a hit worldwide, but in his native United States first. It has a style that Vera Lynn could have easily covered. It is considered easy listening style.