History Music / VeraLynn

She is familiar to many rock fans from Music/PinkFloyd's classic RockOpera, ''Music/TheWall'', with the song "Vera" "Anybody here remember Vera Lynn?..." and the line "What has become of you?". [[TemptingFate Well, it turned out Vera was still a recording artist at that time]] (she retired five years after ''Music/TheWall'' was released) and in 2009, four years after Pink Floyd's very last gasp at Live 8, a compilation album made her [[Awesome/{{Music}} the oldest living artist ever to chart at #1]]. In short, she ''outlasted Pink Floyd''.

She is familiar to many rock fans from Music/PinkFloyd's classic RockOpera, ''Music/TheWall'', with the song "Vera" "Anybody here remember Vera Lynn?..." and the line "What has become of you?". [[HilariousInHindsight Well, it turned out Vera was still a recording artist at that time]] (she retired five years after ''Music/TheWall'' was released) and in 2009, four years after Pink Floyd's very last gasp at Live 8, a compilation album made her [[Awesome/{{Music}} the oldest living artist ever to chart at #1]]. In short, she ''outlasted Pink Floyd''.

->''There'll be bluebirds over the white cliffs of Dover, tomorrow - just you wait and see.''

'''Dame Vera Lynn''', [[UsefulNotes/KnightFever DBE]], born 20 March 1917, was, quite simply, the original, iconic British GlamorousWartimeSinger.

'''Dame Vera Lynn''', [[UsefulNotes/KnightFever DBE]], born 20 March 1917, was, quite simply, the original, iconic British GlamorousWartimeSinger. Known as "The Forces' Sweetheart", she hosted a radio programme, ''Sincerely Yours'', during UsefulNotes/WorldWarII, and songs like "There'll Always Be An England" and "The White Cliffs of Dover" still evoke UsefulNotes/TheHomeFront all over the world. Her hopeful, yearning ballads perfectly captured the spirit of the boys overseas, and she became a symbol of what those lonely men on the fronts were fighting for. She did extensive tours to entertain and comfort soldiers on several of said fronts, no matter how remote they were from Britain.

She is familiar to many rock fans from Music/PinkFloyd's classic RockOpera, ''Music/TheWall'', with the song "Vera" "Anybody here remember Vera Lynn?..." and the line "What has become of you?". [[HilariousInHindsight Well, it turned out Vera was still a recording artist at that time]] (she retired five years after ''Music/TheWall'' was released) and in 2009, four years after Pink Floyd's very last gasp at Live 8, a compilation album made her the oldest living artist ever to chart at #1. In short, she ''outlasted Pink Floyd''.

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She is familiar to many rock fans from Music/PinkFloyd's classic RockOpera, ''Music/TheWall'', with the song "Vera" "Anybody here remember Vera Lynn?..."[[note]]and the line "what has become of you?" well, it turns out Vera was still a recording artist at that time (she retired five years after ''Music/TheWall'' was released) and in 2009, four years after Pink Floyd's very last gasp at Live 8, a compilation album made her the oldest living artist ever to chart at #1: she outlasted Pink Floyd.[[/note]]

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!!Provides examples of:

* GlamorousWartimeSinger: A shining RealLife example for Great Britain.

* GlamorousWartimeSingle: A shining RealLife example for Great Britain.

She starred in three musical films, ''One Exciting Night'', ''Rhythm Serenade'' and ''We'll Meet Again'' -- the latter being named after what's probably her best known song ([[Film/DrStrangelove which was somehow used to score a nuclear apocalypse]]). She announced her retirement just months after the end of the war, but eventually returned to music and topped the charts multiple times during subsequent decades. She remains one of the last wartime icons still living, reaching her centenary on March 20, 2017.

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'''Dame Vera Lynn''', [[UsefulNotes/KnightFever DBE]], born 20 March 1917, was, quite simply, the original, iconic British GlamorousWartimeSinger. Known as "The Forces' Sweetheart", she hosted a radio programme, ''Sincerely Yours'', during UsefulNotes/WorldWarII, and songs like "There'll Always Be An England" and "The White Cliffs of Dover" still evoke TheHomeFront all over the world. Her hopeful, yearning ballads perfectly captured the spirit of the boys overseas, and she became a symbol of what those lonely men on the fronts were fighting for. She did extensive tours to entertain and comfort soldiers on several of said fronts, no matter how remote they were from Britain.

She starred in three musical films, ''One Exciting Night'', ''Rhythm Serenade'' and ''We'll Meet Again'' -- the latter being named after what's probably her best knwon song ([[Film/DrStrangelove which was somehow used to score a nuclear apocalypse]]). She announced her retirement just months after the end of the war, but eventually returned to music and topped the charts multiple times during subsequent decades. She remains one of the last wartime icons still living, reaching her centenary on March 20, 2017.

'''Dame Vera Lynn''', [[UsefulNotes/KnightFever DBE]], born 20 March 1917, was, quite simply, the original, iconic British GlamorousWartimeSinger. Known as "The Forces' Sweetheart", she hosted a radio programme, ''Sincerely Yours'', during UsefulNotes/WorldWarII, and songs like "There'll Always Be An England", "We'll Meet Again", and "The White Cliffs of Dover" still evoke TheHomeFront all over the world. Her hopeful, yearning ballads perfectly captured the spirit of the boys overseas, and she became a symbol of what those lonely men on the fronts were fighting for. She did extensive tours to entertain and comfort soldiers on several of said fronts, no matter how remote they were from Britain.

She announced her retirement just months after the end of the war, but eventually returned to music and topped the charts multiple times during subsequent decades. She remains one of the last wartime icons still living, reaching her centenary on March 20, 2017.

She is also familiar to many rock fans from Music/PinkFloyd's classic RockOpera, ''Music/TheWall'', with the song "Vera" "Anybody here remember Vera Lynn?..."[[note]]and the line "what has become of you?" well, it turns out Vera was still a recording artist at that time (she retired five years after ''Music/TheWall'' was released) and in 2009, four years after Pink Floyd's very last gasp at Live 8, a compilation album made her the oldest living artist ever to chart at #1: she outlasted Pink Floyd.[[/note]]

'''Dame Vera Lynn''', [[UsefulNotes/KnightFever DBE]], born 20 March 1917, was, quite simply, the original, iconic British GlamorousWartimeSinger. Known as "The Forces' Sweetheart", she hosted a radio programme, ''Sincerely Yours'', during UsefulNotes/WorldWarII, and songs like "There'll Always Be An England", "We'll Meet Again", and "The White Cliffs of Dover" still evoke TheHomeFront all over the world. Her hopeful, yearning ballads perfectly captured the spirit of the boys overseas, and she became a symbol of what those lonely men on the fronts were fighting for. She did extensive tours to entertain and comfort soldiers on several of said fronts.

'''Dame Vera Lynn''', [[UsefulNotes/KnightFever DBE]], born 20 March 1917, was, quite simply, the original, iconic British GlamorousWartimeSinger. Known as "The Forces' Sweetheart", she hosted a radio programme, ''Sincerely Yours'', during UsefulNotes/WorldWarII, and songs like "There'll Always Be An England", "We'll Meet Again", and "The White Cliffs of Dover" still evoke TheHomeFront all over the world. Her hopeful, yearning ballads perfectly captured the spirit of the boys overseas, and she became a symbol of what those lonely men on the fronts were fighting for. She did extensive tours to entertain and comfort soldiers on several of said fronts, including the very remote, green, muddy and rainy hellhole that was [[UsefulNotes/ThatSouthEastAsianCountry Burma]].

'''Dame Vera Lynn''', [[UsefulNotes/KnightFever DBE]], born 20 March 1917, was, quite simply, the original, iconic British GlamorousWartimeSinger. Known as "The Forces' Sweetheart", she hosted a radio programme, ''Sincerely Yours'', during UsefulNotes/WorldWarII, and songs like "There'll Always Be An England", "We'll Meet Again", and "The White Cliffs of Dover" still evoke TheHomeFront all over the world. Her hopeful, yearning ballads perfectly captured the spirit of the boys overseas, and she became a symbol of what those lonely men in the trenches were fighting for.

'''Dame Vera Lynn''', [[UsefulNotes/KnightFever DBE]], born 20 March 1917, was, quite simply, the original, iconic British GlamorousWartimeSinger. Known as "The Forces' Sweetheart", she hosted a radio programme, ''Sincerely Yours'', during WorldWarII, and songs like "There'll Always Be An England", "We'll Meet Again", and "The White Cliffs of Dover" still evoke TheHomeFront all over the world. Her hopeful, yearning ballads perfectly captured the spirit of the boys overseas, and she became a symbol of what those lonely men in the trenches were fighting for.

'''Dame Vera Lynn''', [[UsefulNotes/KnightFever DBE]], born in 1917, was, quite simply, the original, iconic British GlamorousWartimeSinger. Known as "The Forces' Sweetheart", she hosted a radio programme, ''Sincerely Yours'', during WorldWarII, and songs like "There'll Always Be An England", "We'll Meet Again", and "The White Cliffs of Dover" still evoke TheHomeFront all over the world. Her hopeful, yearning ballads perfectly captured the spirit of the boys overseas, and she became a symbol of what those lonely men in the trenches were fighting for.

She announced her retirement just months after the end of the war, but eventually returned to music and topped the charts multiple times during subsequent decades. She remains one of the last wartime icons still living.

'''Dame Vera Lynn''', [[KnightFever DBE]], born in 1917, was, quite simply, the original, iconic British GlamorousWartimeSinger. Known as "The Forces' Sweetheart", she hosted a radio programme, ''Sincerely Yours'', during WorldWarII, and songs like "There'll Always Be An England", "We'll Meet Again", and "The White Cliffs of Dover" still evoke TheHomeFront all over the world. Her hopeful, yearning ballads perfectly captured the spirit of the boys overseas, and she became a symbol of what those lonely men in the trenches were fighting for.

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She is also familiar to many rock fans from Music/PinkFloyd's classic RockOpera, ''Music/TheWall'', with the song "Vera" "Anybody here remember Vera Lynn?..."[[note]]and the line "what has become of you?" well, it turns out Vera was still a recording artist at that time (she retired five years after ''Music/TheWall'' was released) and in 2009, four years after Pink Floyd's very last gasp at Live 8, a compilation album made her the oldest living artist ever to chart at #1: she outlasted Pink Floyd and might possibly be remembered when they are forgotten[[/note]]

She is also familiar to many rock fans from Music/PinkFloyd's classic RockOpera, ''Music/TheWall'', with the song "Vera" "Anybody here remember Vera Lynn?..."[[note]]and the line "what has become of you?" well, it turns out Vera was still a recording artist at that time (she retired five years after ''Music/TheWall'' was released) and in 2009, four year after Pink Floyd's very last gasp at Live 8, a compilation album made her the oldest living artist ever to chart at #1: she outlasted Pink Floyd and might possibly be remembered when they are forgotten[[/note]]

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* TearJerker - Most of her songs, 'We'll Meet Again' most of all, especially when shown with a slideshow of WWI & II photographs.

She is also familiar to many rock fans from PinkFloyd's classic RockOpera, ''TheWall'', with the song "Vera" "Anybody here remember Vera Lynn?..."

'''Dame Vera Lynn''', [[KnightFever DBE]], was, quite simply, the original, iconic British GlamorousWartimeSinger. Known as "The Forces' Sweetheart", she hosted a radio programme, ''Sincerely Yours'', during WorldWarII, and songs like "There'll Always Be An England", "We'll Meet Again", and "The White Cliffs of Dover" still evoke TheHomeFront all over the world. Her hopeful, yearning ballads perfectly captured the spirit of the boys overseas, and she became a symbol of what those lonely men in the trenches were fighting for.

'''Dame Vera Lynn''', [[KnightFever DBE]], was, quite simply, the original, iconic GlamorousWartimeSinger. Known as "The Forces' Sweetheart", she hosted a radio programme, ''Sincerely Yours'', during WorldWarII, and songs like "There'll Always Be An England", "We'll Meet Again", and "The White Cliffs of Dover" still evoke TheHomeFront all over the world. Her hopeful, yearning ballads perfectly captured the spirit of the boys overseas, and she became a symbol of what those lonely men in the trenches were fighting for.

She is also familiar to many rock fans from PinkFloyd's classic RockOpera, ''TheWall'', with the song "Vera Lynn," "Anybody here remember Vera Lynn?..."

She is also familiar with many rock fans from PinkFloyd's classic RockOpera, ''TheWall'', with the song "Vera Lynn," "Anybody here remember Vera Lynn?..."

She is also familiar with many rock fans from PinkFloyd's classic RockOpera, ''TheWall'', with the song "Vera Lynn," "Anyone remember Vera Lynn?..."