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Dame Vera....RIP!

A lady who went out to places like Burma during the second world war....singing but also spending time with the troops...a lady with compassion and courage...

In reply to abr1966:

Impressive woman, seemed really sharp and perceptive in her later interviews.

In reply to abr1966:

Does anyone know the inspiration for one of her best-known songs (There'll be Bluebirds)? Bluebirds aren't native to the UK so quite why they'd be flying over the cliffs of Dover I'm not sure.

In reply to Lankyman:

Written by an American who didn't know much about British ornithology ( so it seems)

In reply to abr1966:

Yep; good egg. 

In reply to abr1966:National treasure,and rightly so.

In reply to Lankyman:A quick research, bluebirds in those days signified happiness and wellbeing.

In reply to blackcat:

Great tribute show just been on BBC1...

I was once on a ski patrol around Lakselv in Norway....the area between Norway, Finland and Russia....we met our equivalents and after a bit of caution we met up...they were Finnish. As we parted after a brew one of them started singing 'we'll meet again'...it was a great gesture....probably around 1994!

In reply to abr1966:

Theres going to be a tribute concert soon, but we don't know where and we don't know when.....

Originally performed on a hammond novachord. V. Early synthesiser

In reply to Lankyman:

Didn't it first become popular during the Battle of Britain, and the reference to bluebirds was to the "Boys in Blue"- the RAF pilots who fought over the White Cliffs?

In reply to Trangia:

Recorded by Vera Lynn in 1942 according to Wikipedia.

In reply to abr1966:

Her passing has made me feel quite sad. She’s been an ever-present in my lifetime and her songs are so evocative. 

In reply to abr1966:

RIP Dame Vera. 

https://www.nme.com/blogs/dame-vera-lynn-tribute-hawkwind-lemmy-2690867

In reply to Pefa:

That is a good find!!