1st RECORDING OF: We’ll Meet Again - Vera Lynn (1939 version)

[@Fred-Vogels]

I had the honour to meet her. Perhaps I'll meet her again. On a sunny day.

[@Vuden13]

Old ass 😂

[@sal-kx1fb]

Bro how old r u

[@thehighfresh3348]

@@sal-kx1fb she only died two years ago

[@sal-kx1fb]

@@thehighfresh3348 still

[@kelvinsurname7051]

​@sal-kx1fb He could very well be one of those World War Two veterans to who we own a debth that we could never pay. God bless the Greatest Generation, god bless Dame Vera Lynn, we will meet again, don't know where don't know when, but I know will meet again some sunny day.

[@tubplunger]

I like this version better than the other versions.

[@epicstormchaserswf]

Makes sense. I mean.. this is the original recording on a 78rpm record. AKA: this is how it was meant to sound.

[@bikercowboy1]

@@epicstormchaserswf nope, not correct. Have you listen to the version of Kate Smith from 1931 ( you find it under: "Goodnight, Sweetheart will you see tomorrow" ) or I guess their are some others who sung this song the same time.

[@martinputt6421]

@@bikercowboy1 That's a completely different song pal. We'll meet again wasn't written until 1939.

[@BAKU2K2]

Agreed, the other versions don't sound the same without the lovely sound of the Hammond Novachord.

[@Unitedkingdom_838]

So that includes the 1962 1955 and gravity falls version?

[@colinmcom14]

Amazing, never realized how influential Lynn was for the use of electronic elements in music

[@sayoursorry]

Rip Vera... a beautiful song that inspired a nation in dark times way back then as it still does to this day

[@Donmelissanicky]

My favorite version of her song. I love the opening words. I had this played as part of a playlist at my husband’s memorial in 2021. I’m now 54 and the music of the 30s and 40s have a special place on my heart.

[@ianmclaughlan]

I nearly cried just now as u was playing the original version Vera Jesus has got you now

[@thebeatlesandqueen8817]

Yes

[@MissBunnydollxo]

I was a kid at the Disney World park MGM Studios, which is now Hollywood Studios when I learned of this song. I was in love for Tower of Terror & I loved it so much, it didn’t creep me out even though it was supposed to with the echos & ambiance. I fell in love with the song, & was deeply saddened to learn of Miss Vera’s death. My family & I actually rode Tower of Terror in her honor in a way lol. 2 days after my birthday last year, I lost my baby doggie. He & I were like 2 peas in a pod. If you saw me, you’d know he was 1 step behind. That baby was stuck on me like glue. He was there for me when I felt like no one was around. He listened to me get angry, cry, laugh, freak out, & love me just the same. Never judged me of course etc. he was literally my baby. It was traumatic the way he left us. He passed in my arms and I’ll never forget feeling him pass. I still feel guilty. I miss him. So much. I miss him everyday. Sometimes I’ll cry when I wake up because he was always next to me, but I’ll know we’ll meet again. Some sunny day.

[@trueneutral3092]

anyone who loves this song, here's one more reason: this was the first song to use a synthesizer on a recording, ever.

[@Tadfafty]

There was a group that started using this thing in 1938, forget the name of the group.

[@kelvinsurname7051]

​@Tadfafty I believe Vera Lynn has songs from 1937 amd 1938, that do seem to feature the Novachord.

[@anqelicstxrs3632]

quite eerie hearing this in 2022

[@fr0styyproductionsmc]

I think it’s a nice song

[@anqelicstxrs3632]

@@fr0styyproductionsmc it is! it’s actually one of my favorites tbh and I’m gen-z

[@yourboy_BillCipher]

this song is so iconic

[@gunier.j.kintgenanimations]

You think it's eerie in 2022? Try 2024!

[@georgemcclinchy796]

This is at the end of movie Dr Strangelove. This is how I learned of the fabulous Vera Lynn.

[@G6JPG]

Yes, but that's the big band version (which I like too). This is the origina 1939 version, with just the Novachord - and the introductory two lines you don't get in later versions.

[@neondennon]

The novachord was a new instrument in 1932, neat! It sounds amazing here.

[@yourboy_BillCipher]

bill pfp??

[@lorenavalle3121]

It’s so haunting but it’s strange how comforting it is

[@treyowen9213]

To my sweet white semoyed dog Lily Pearl, who passed away at the age of 15, born 2003 and died Mother's Day morning May 15 2018. We shall meet again in heaven my sweet baby.

[@Retrogamingmaverick]

Wow. Thats a well lived life. I hope you’ll meet her again some sunny day.

[@dcjimr1]

I'm so glad you're back, Professor!

[@treyowen9213]

Hellboy huh? 😏❤

[@gunier.j.kintgenanimations]

@@treyowen9213 I think he's referencing Dr. Strangelove.

[@SAHBfan]

I didn't know what a Novachord was. Apparently it was an early electronic synthesizer (one of the first) which proceeded the 'Moog' by nearly 30 years.

[@markfisher2121]

Rest In Peace 🕊️ dear Dame Vera Lynn 🌹We'll meet again 🌌 Mark

[@robinma1967]

Perfect for these sad times! We will meet again!

[@FontaineSlug]

This is the first time im hearing this version and its beautiful. Vera was an amazing singer.

[@BritVinylBoy]

This version whenever I'm stressed, calms me down.. it's so nice!

[@tankmchavocproductions6907]

This is cool. I wasn’t expecting a synth-like sound from such an old record. I have heard the Ink Spots version as well as the Byrds version.

[@Ven-7xv]

This was the first ever song that used a synthesiser

[@thebeatlesandqueen8817]

Yes

[@G6JPG]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/mn6oppyYjZmWZpY

[@benmorris2901]

I played it to hear Arthur Young on the Novachord !

[@grahamlyle4872]

What a lovely version ! Rip Dame Vera.

[@aceinnator8626]

Uploaded on my birthday! What a nice song.

[@SarahWestCrazyTaxiQueen]

Best version of We’ll Meet Again. I love Vera Lynn

[@MouseFloof]

Hello from a Novachord owner... #1154 :3

[@BetamaxFlippy]

*holds knife to your neck* "HAND OVER THE NOVACHORD OR I'LL HAND YOU OVER TO THE OTHER WORLD"

[@Tadfafty]

Wow, luck is on your side.

[@nobodynoone2500]

How are those capacitors doin? How about the carbon comp divider resistors? Whee!

[@MouseFloof]

@@nobodynoone2500 it's in for its lifetime service

[@MrTaylorTexas]

The best version. The most authentic

[@treyowen9213]

"I see the puppet, but where is the puppeteer?" -Professor Trevor Broom.

[@stephaniemccord8677]

Gorgeous.

[@carl_valentin]

Vera and the novachord sound amazing.

[@MisterBrain]

Arguably the first synth duo

[@G6JPG]

Yes. Arthur Young (I got his name from the record label) hardly ever gets mentioned, even among those who love this version because of it.

[@nobodynoone2500]

There are earlier, but this was the first popular one.

[@MisterBrain]

@@nobodynoone2500 Do you have any links? I'm rather fascinated by the Novachord

[@pcno2832]

This was playing in the background in the scene in which the bombs fell at the end of Dr. Strangelove.

[@kingofpointless]

Not this version, that was the fifties version.

[@huntrrams]

This was used in the Tower of Terror

[@tadeodewiesent1482]

¡Qué voz más hermosa!😢

[@janmanuel4273]

Bill Cypher was here

[@122Engie]

Perfect for a Fallout 4 trailer/montage

[@zim40]

YES! GROW OLD! WITH OR WITHOUT ME, GROW OLD! LOVE YOU ALWAYS, MAX

[@julietforrest]

If this isn't played at my funeral, I will be pissed. I mean I'll be dead, but very pissed

[@SamhainBe]

So nice - Thanks 78Prof!

[@GavinLepley]

I prefer this version better than the 1953 version. But the Bill Cipher version(s) are even better.

[@normagilpin7841]

I don't think I've ever heard her sing before and I came here after listening to a different song. I was blown away by her enunciation!! Perhaps only the English can truly enunciate so that each word is precise, every nuance of sounds pronounced correctly and clearly🤷‍♀️OR perhaps I've just listened to too many singers of English who slur their words 😉

[@MyArmHurtsBad]

Fortunate was the occasion when I had the privilege of meeting her. Perchance, under the warmth of a sunny day, fate may grant me another encounter with her.

[@JohannesRichter87]

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?

[@Retrogamingmaverick]

Now that’s a reference I like

[@piaran]

The Queen brought me here

[@lysergamine]

give her my best!

[@jamesmmcgill]

Unfortunately, you're right. Because the Queen passed away peacefully.

[@derianimp]

the synth 😍

[@G6JPG]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/mn6oppyYjZmWZpY

[@fludog1]

this song has new meaning in 2020

[@Real_Boye]

Wow, that's really tone deaf..

[@sugarsweetpeasunshine7420]

...

[@yenjungliu4600]

Bill cipher?

[@anqelicstxrs3632]

no 2022

[@michaeloleary1867]

Love it!

[@CPorter]

This one to all of my knowledge of Fallout, has never been included in any official installment of the series.

[@wowalamoiz9489]

Hahaha! It's great to know an old song that HASN'T been reused, and is obscure! This might not be such a song, but i have a recommendation! You Gotta Have A Ducktail!

[@Vinefrious]

Its look likes rain in cherry blossom lane and honeysuckle and the bee is my recommendation

[@wowalamoiz9489]

@@Vinefrious thanks for the recommendations!

[@nightmareking8939]

We'll meet again

[@chiefslief1886]

Beautiful music it is 🎶🎶❤💋🎶🎶

[@musicforasoul.7158]

I'm just waiting.

[@Jacob-hv7jz]

arent we all

[@lysergamine]

RIP

[@Reninius]

my friends before they ditch me for some other friend group permanently:

[@danielarick2105]

I have a recording by Guy Lombardo, with Carmens' vocal

[@miguelosvaldofloresdomingu8911]

Good song!

[@plantsanimateddavidinventa871]

I think this song appears in everywhere at the end of time

[@MakiTako]

At what time stamp? I would like to take a look!

[@thebeatlesandqueen8817]

Rip Vera

[@liammusgrove6334]

Why does the keyboard sound electronic? Very interesting version...

[@G6JPG]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/mn6oppyYjZmWZpY

[@kelvinsurname7051]

That was a Novachord, used in many of Vera Lynn's prewar recordings. It is some kind of organ.

[@dglcomputers1498]

@@kelvinsurname7051 Not really an organ but a proper divide-down synthesizer, with filters and envelope(s?), though similar tech would end up in organs and string machines. Unlike other Hammond products not a tonewheel in sight, just loads of capacitors, resistors and valves!

[@kelvinsurname7051]

@dglcomputers1498 Thanks for enlightening me with your knowledge. I appreciate it!

[@julietforrest]

Better than the 1945 version

[@thebeatlesandqueen8817]

Rip verA

[@v.andrei]

me here to find if its something related to gravity falls:)

[@DeebaSilly]

It’s about world war two

[@MegaMissfitz]

How does a signed copy of this s.w.a.l.k grab you? (Limited edition little snogger alert) 😤😤😤

[@signbear999]

No

[@deadusername_lol_6073]

this songs sounds amazing but sounds like the beginng of a dark story ngl

[@G6JPG]

September 28, 1939 - a fairly dark story _did_ begin around then.

[@TheIamtheNoodle]

0:30

[@G6JPG]

No, if I wanted to go straight into the whalemeat, I'd go for the 1950s version. As well as the Novachord, this is I think the only version that has the two introductory lines.

[@shareefsalih9359]

1:58 what instrument is this?

[@marianograziaplena3905]

Novachord synthesizer

[@LiquidPoet3693]

Nov Achord.

[@TMWeddle]

What was on the B side?

[@the78prof72]

The flip was called "Later On." Here's a KZbin post of it: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hmqvq4x6hJ2pa9k

[@LarthVolos]

search: Ramblers: Muistan sua Elaine

[@EHHHWA]

Ignore the kids commenting bill cipher. They truly ruined this song

[@emilybruckner9132]

Tri harder

[@tevorlive5398]

Bill cipher

[@EHHHWA]

Always some kid commenting this