Vera Lynn

[@dl3424]

I'm 45 and never heard of Vera until today on the public radio in the U.S. Iove her voice.

[@robert3984]

This song brings me to tears every time. Her trembling voice is so angelic. And how can anyone not be moved by this video? Hearing her voice carry over the thousands of soldiers who were fighting for peace and may never return. It's incredibly touching. Thank you for posting such wonderful footage!

[@Zeppolino100]

This clip puts chills down my spine, wondering how many of those men never returned. We should never forget what people suffered to give us today's freedoms.

[@mikeclarke6537]

always said it you're so right

[@Оксана-ч8э]

Which men you mean?

[@LuxClassical]

This is so so so beautiful and sad. The chorus with all those men singing something that most of them know that won't be real. Just beautiful and melancholic... it makes me cry everytime I watch it.

[@kuwinsitall]

My grandpa used to whistle this in his garden in Kansas when i was growing up. i was a naive child and didn't realize til later he picked it up in WW2 England during the war.

[@raymondsnape4003]

My Father was in the R A F watching Vera Lynn singing in 1942 . Brought tears to my eyes seeing this, and the sacrifices made by those brave men..God bless them all. Thanks for the video and Vera Lynn ❤

[@CarloQuinto]

WOW! Just incredible! What a SONG! And what an artist! The GREAT DAME Vera Lynn. What a treasure!

[@sounds73]

THE voice of the UK.

[@rontenn]

Vera's original 40's version is sooo good! Another excellent version is by P.J.Proby & his is the best male version out there! Three cheers for Dame Edna & Sir P.J.Proby Ron

[@noodlelon]

This was the last song my grandma heard me sing before she passed a few weeks ago. I cry every time I hear this song and The White Cliffs of Dover. Two beautiful songs sung by a woman with the voice of an angel.

[@Jmason338]

It brings tears to my eyes everytime I watch it. What a wonderful feeling of hope and promise. And Vera, such a sweet and unassuming natural talent, her charm and sensitivity is overwhelming. I was just 8 years old when the war started, and just discovered this Video. Thank you for posting it John Mason from Brooklyn NY USA

[@lurcher789]

Vera is the girl next door type from an era of real hardship. She inspired all of us with her songs, she did not need to have false publicity like so many of so called stars of today. I am surprised that the press think it is unusual to have a WW2 icon at the top of the charts, the answer is beautiful singing and a sincere voice. God bless you Vera.

[@globalman]

Thank you for this post. As a New Yorker born in 1946 I was very influenced by all things British. We had tele as of 1948 and when the old films began to be aired I was hooked, especially on English films. So yes I remember Vera Lynn and all the music. What makes me cry is the Spirit and Unity one feels rekindled of a terrible time but where there were values of politeness, duty, dignity, loyalty, integrity and caring.

[@AlexGBroughton]

Vera Lynn is one of my favourite singers, and I'm only 24! While stylistically very much of their age, the message of hope abundant in her songs transcend time. What a star!

[@promyomy]

So moving that these troops, preparing for the hell of war and death, were spiritually siinging, recognining that when they would meet again, it might likely not be on earrth, but in the hereafter.What spirit and dedication to what they believed, Gog bless them all! Frank

[@Heechee1010]

That's Dame Vera Lynn and she still lives. Great hero of my fathers generation and she had a beautiful singing voice. I

[@smokeyone63]

Had to listen to this on D-Day. God bless all those who didn't come back

[@AndrewVOdom]

Bravo! Just got the happy news here in the USA that Dame Vera Lynn has hit #1 in the UK album charts...never mind the sad state of today's music world and the demise of actual record / CD sales. I came to really like her songs via my late mother and neighbors (I'm "only" 40 so too young to have been there) but really appreciate the heart shown in her songs. Now that was real music ---and I love a lot that came after... but this strikes a real chord. Congratulations to her . Savor this.

[@catgiery]

Great! I love Vera Lynn. She really captures the emotional home front spirit of WW2.

[@jjimm]

Brought a tear to my eye. Thank you to everyone who fought and sacrificed so much for my freedom, and thank you Vera for keeping them strong.

[@AugustoMachado]

When I was 5 years old the world war II was over, it´sa pity the millions never met again. Thanks for this master picece!!!

[@ForeverOldiesO1]

I'm only 15 but this gave me goosebumps. This is so beautiful!

[@lincsposter]

Thank you Dame Vera! Number 1 in the UK Albim Charts! i saw you in a night club in Manchester in the later 1960s was moved then.... am moved now! God Bless You!

[@waynebrasler]

This song, all these decades later, is becoming a best-seller again with the same singer, Vera Lynn, who is still with us and very happy to know the song is reaching a new audience. She was from the start a superlative singer with a special touch and a charismatic personality, the Force's Sweetheart.

[@amantedejanis]

Though I was born so many years later, her song brings me some sad and I don't know why... thanks a lot to share it.

[@BobGlasby]

Wonderful clip and memories of a county our fathers fought for. I lived through the war in Belfast. But what's happened to our wonderful country now!

[@ConcertLites4you]

The first time I heard this it was the intro song for Pink Floyds "The Wall" I couldn't get it out of my head! what a beautiful voice! And now to find the video? What a great day!!.. She is amazing!!

[@Dutchie2]

Do I remeber DAME Vera Lynn???? You bet I do!Being born in '58 in The Netherlands I heard and saw her singing songs always on tv and radio and she was and still is very high regarded here.The only time I saw her live was when she was singing in Oosterbeek for the British Arnhem-veterans and it was great!

[@Ponteptone]

Her voice is so beautiful.

[@thirteenpiecesofgum]

I love how they sing with her. All these men, knowing all the lyrics. So wistful, and true that they probably never met again..

[@SteveODonnell25]

One of my all time favorite singers. Have to agree with the previous poster that Vera was the best of all the female singers of that era. Have close to 20 CD albums of Vera's songs and never get tried of playing them.

[@LaughingOutKraut]

Oh wow, this gave me goosebumps. So bittersweet.

[@crystalmartinez2105]

Happen to me too, but I remembered this song from Stanley Kubrick's Dr. Strangelove

[@Morgow1]

Best singer I've ever heard.

[@3061535]

The whole world owes the English, Scots and Welsh a debt of gratitude that never can be repaid. When nobody else could or would fight, they stood alone against evil. Other nations stood neutral when being neutral was cowardice. These three peoples stood up and fought ......alone, against a vastly superior military force. On this Fourth of July, I salute them and thank them. And thank you Dame Vera Lynn. You inspire people to this day and will forever.

[@luisairesdalmeida337]

I can not avoid a lump in my throat every time I listen to this tune. It's stronger than me. Why? Well, I really don't know. I just know that it always has had the power to act upon my feelings and emotions. There is always a strange nostalgia wrapped in sorrow and even grief, something odd able to resurrect vivid images in my mind, bitter sweet remembrances which can not be taken as memories simply because they do not belong to this existence.

[@bephvilsted7448]

Zal dit nooit vergeten. Is en deel van mijn jeugd!!!

[@CQ20Queen]

One of my favorite voices of the 40s. Love her voice in "I Had the Craziest Dream"...so lovely.

[@opelske]

Ditto! Very sad to think about those RAF flyers who didn't come home. God Bless all Soldiers and Veterans! And Vera Lynn for keeping up their morale with her beautiful voice.

[@rayielfira6203]

i was 14, but i wish to be time-traveler, back to 1940 and see the real smile of young Vera Lynn.

[@Andvier]

Beautiful singing voice

[@DanielGardner]

She lived up to her nickname, "The Forces' Sweetheart". A beautiful little video that shows another side of WWII heroes.

[@boybblue]

Vera is first Britihs female Pop singer to top the american charts¡¡¡¡

[@Wanderwd]

I love it; loud scratches and all. Thank you for posting this memorable video.

[@Puronicth]

It made me cry when "Nightigale Sang in Berkley Square" was removed! We'll meet again good and dear Dame.

[@maxullmann]

a lighthouse of bundled hope on the other side of the channel, presiding over the unforgotten efforts to keep up the beam of "we shall overcome" those dark days ....... Maximilian Ullmann

[@stevetfpthefirepicaxe2520]

Best song ever

[@MaceMn]

"Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few." - Winston Churchill Thank God for the Brits. Their contributions to the fields of music, physics, mathematics, science, language, literature, film, philosophy, engineering, medicine etc. etc. staggers the imagination.

[@waynebrasler]

A voice and style unlike any other, remarkable musicianship, pretty and poised, always beautifully dressed.

[@YoC75]

Powerful, shaking piece of history. Diiferent times... these days we are all so sarcastic about everything. Such a moment could never materialize today.

[@1Johnnybird]

Martin. It's called "We'll Meet Again" (1942) where Vera plays dancer Peggy Brown, who discovered for her singing talents gets her own show on the BBC. Shown on tv several years ago but don't think it's available to buy. Regards. John

[@wastl700]

Last Wednesday in German TV... "Laconia" and this song onboard... Great

[@Sipatbana]

Vera Lynn. My Father use to sing to her music Badly I might add. But he was in Bomber Command during World War 2. With RAAF 467 Squadron out of RAF Waddington. He was a Mid Upper Gunner on Lancasters

[@ingecarlsen9802]

Happy Birthday from Vancouver, Canada

[@Wolfie129]

She meant more to the Brits than any pinup girl. This is the voice of the WWII troops in the allied forces. God Bless her, she makes me cry when she sings.

[@Sepultallica83]

youtube is amazing! really scared of the day it could suddenly desapear... Thanks for posting!

[@costernocht]

I saw that at Waters' Hollywood Bowl show in September of 2007. One of the highlights!

[@AlexToussiehChannel]

Wow. I learned about Vera Lynn today on CNN as I saw her on a headline saying a 92 year old sold more than The Beatles and I looked her up on KZbin. She literally brought tears to my eyes. I didn't know who she is as I live in Mexico and had no contact with her, but I feel as though she has always been a part of us... Long live liberty! Long die the Nazis!

[@gurlsingerfan]

That is one of the prettiest bits of film I have ever seen :_-), and could Vera have looked anymore like the adorable English girl she was...wonderful footage, glad it has survived.

[@waynebrasler]

In the worst circumstances at the worst places Vera always looked pin perfect, cool and calm. She had a heart of gold, a voice of silver and a mixture of dignity and warmth that made her perfect for wartimes. And she went on to a fabulous career which spanned decade after decade. Today she sounds the same as ever!

[@fgcrna]

England sheltered Norway's royal family from the Nazi occupation. I lived in Oslo in the '70s, and whenever this song was played, older Norwegians cried. Her song, on the BBC, had consoled them; their king would come home one day, and Norway would be at peace again.

[@MagsandIzzy]

She is still incredably beautiful to this day at over 90 years old.

[@Esteban-ss6wq]

now 103

[@MrBaddel77]

it makes me cry,when i see that they all singing together

[@pauljones8197]

My moms favourite. God Bless you mom, l love you with all my heart. (TO THE BEST MOTHER WHO EVER LIVED ON THIS PLANET) Dave xxx

[@HowDareThey1970]

@TheAnneLeveridge This is a wonderful song. I wish I would find Auf Wiedersehen again on KZbin. I miss it!

[@deepbluehue3]

This is a great referance for looking up who pink floyd was refering to in their song ' vera ' from ' the wall ' .. thank you for posting this lovely video ! .. dougie in austin .

[@happygael]

i will never forget her. a person woulod have t be without a soul to forget her.

[@Kammler03]

truly 5 stars for that !! Thanx !!!

[@StantheGunman]

Britain, my precious Britan, How I mourn you...

[@nuclear_addict]

Dammit this song always get me.

[@1Johnnybird]

Hello Martin, It's from a film Vera made in 1942 called We'll Meet Again,where she plays dancer Peggy Brown, who discovered for her singing talents gets her own show on the BBC called "Sincerely Yours". It was shown on tv about 7 years ago, but I don't think it's been released commercially. If you find a copy please let me know. Regards, John

[@BowTieGuyUK2000]

Splendid, Classic, Wonderful.

[@Marsmaxl]

Wonderful,i love this girl

[@johnnyjackpot]

I LOVE this video! Thank You So Much!

[@SrDGamer23]

R.I.P to one of the most special voices of the war times...

[@gentleeyes]

Love this.

[@somersetdc]

A wonderful song sung by a gracious and charming lady. Vera Lynn still looks terrific today. She understood the meaning of duty and service. I have heard her speak. Dame Vera said that we must not forget the allied soldiers, sailors and airmen who sacrificed all for us. Many gave their lives or were horribly wounded. All so that we could remain free. She further said that we should teach the children this so that these brave men are not forgotten. Dame Vera is a remarkable person.

[@musicalbwayfreak]

this song makes me cry

[@vivy45]

Pink Floyd sang a song about her: 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 ?

[@3061535]

NibsNiven-You are absolutely correct and I apologize for the omission. It was not intentional and I sincerely appreciate you taking the time to set the record straight.

[@dongding4074]

Full points to the RAF.

[@laduqesa]

Thanks so much for this one!

[@santiagoescuain9530]

Musn't forget that the English, Scots and Welsh had the Canadians, Australians, Neozelandese and other peoples of the Empire with them ... Two of my wife's Canadian uncles served as volunteers with the RAF, and her father in the RCAF from the beginning of the war ...

[@19smokey19]

@4DistanceX thats what i believe in the song meet again as the afterife.. god bless em all..

[@MrMickmonk]

when I look at this I often wonder how many men and women in the audience never came back ... I genuinely feel for those guys and gals .. quite poingniant really .... I often think that some of them are looking down now and wonder what it was all for .. dreadfull waste..... so sad . I have great respect for all who fought Gods light and love to 'em' all

[@aldo3g]

Brave british troops who fought by their country, but in so many ways, for the freedom of the whole world. God bless you all.

[@mhb7648]

these are the songs that made britain great

[@1Johnnybird]

Vera Lynn is British. She is Dame Vera Lynn, born in East London in 1917. She is one of our greatest stars.

[@IrisMathieson]

made me cry :'(

[@Eyoki777]

I'd never seen footage of her singing to the troops before. In fact, I've hardly ever seen footage of her singing at all. Never realised she had buck teeth, which is rather sweet. Very moving, although White Cliffs of Dover is my favourite.

[@griffonsa]

this woman is starting her comeback again with this very same song, great hey!!

[@vikingsraven]

im hoping to meet this amzing lady tomorrow and im really excited!

[@you2022]

good!!!!!!!! thanks for video!!

[@lilsteve68]

A Great Happy Birthday to Dame Vera Lynn who turns 94 today..God Bless you

[@diegorguzman]

And she always will :)

[@pablogomezmanas8841]

Inolvidable

[@gregwhitaker438]

Vera Lynn is still very much alive.

[@aniagain1]

No doubt the heart of this song is a sad and serious matter. However, it was written with such a black humour spirit and irony, that Kubrick chose it for the final scene of his film "Dr. Strangelove", and they fit perfectly.

[@dr37sam]

Poignant! Poignant!Poignant! God bless Vera Lynn and The RAF!

[@SandrineDanielle]

@TheAnneLeveridge Years later, her song was published again. So you can meet again. I read in the newspaper about her as an old woman, some weeks ago.