(17)THE WALL: Pink Floyd - Vera

[underalbert]

The string swell in this song right after "What has become of you?" is my absolute favorite moment of recorded music.

[evilgoodness1]

man i love the " pink floyd bass " sound. i can never get so crisp and so boomy on my gear.

[keyzcity]

@evilgoodness1 American p bass with a maple neck played pickstyle.

[whoamidoukno]

i wish this song was longer...

[7kurisu]

fuck vera lynn. but damn it i this isnt one of floyds finest moments

[hungrymormon]

a minute and ahalf of perfect emotion

[TheLittleGirlBlu]

....w.o.w!!!!!!!!!!!

[chemical0burn]

"vera" in latin means "truth"

[thecupcakeman69]

@chemical0burn vera was also a singer and ww2 tore her career apart

[thecupcakeman69]

@chemical0burn also she wrote a song we will meet again

[whoamidoukno]

@thecupcakeman69 it could mean that too.

[yinerry]

@chemical0burn So what does 'Lynn' mean in latin? chemical0burn

[Ricktpt1]

I've always thought it was a tribute to the WWII era Brit chanteuse. Could be wrong, only Waters knows for sure....

[sniperfran]

this song makes me cry. all is lost..

[GeorgeBerger6969]

Yes this song is definitely from the movie which came out in 1982 while the soundtrack to the movie came out in 1979 yes that makes perfect sense.

[sxymelissannt]

Ths song has meaning for me. My best friends name was Vera...she died Jan 1st 2010 age 85 but she was English frm London. She livd as a nuse in London, during Hitlers' reign.."the blitz" one day her friends were killd in a hanger by a bomb...haunted her forever. She stayed behind cuz' something told her not to go in with them

[REDtwotwotwo]

wow i justed figured out that there is a song by Vrea Lynn called we will meet again. its a great song....

[timmy11171979]

Respond to this video...  my mothers name was Vera is died 14 years ago,this song really reminds of her.Every time I hear it, it brings me to tears

[neal55647]

LOL battle of britain at the beginning:D fuckin love that movie:)

[o7p]

Saw the show few days ago.

What a day

[01NotoriousChick]

real music is dead. or if not dead-it's muffled by some bare music for dumb listeners.

[420shortterm]

for me the song is called sherry lynn and itz quite fitting....

[diddylongdong]

out of all the tracks on the wall "which are all amazing" i relate to this song the most.....does anybody else in here feel the way i do??

[mucklebones1973]

I sing this to are cat called Vera when she has shit on are carpet.

"VERA,VERA,WHAT HAS BECOME OF YOU!!!!"

[TheAmanda509]

This is fucking genious.

[sss10627]

who else notices that the "Plain White T's" stole this song, there's is called "Hey There Deliah"

[DarkSunGod]

@sss10627 That song sounds nothing like this one...

[sss10627]

@DarkSunGod yeah it does. obviously not the whole song, but there are a lot of parts that sound almost the same, except the pick up is different, and the lyrics. But the Plain Whit T's easily used this song to make there's

[mercenaryofgod]

esta cancion hace mencion a una cancion de Vera Lynn especificamente a We'll Meet Again chequen en youtube la letra de la cancion de Vera Lynn... muy evocadora por lo demas...

[DaNiElRyNeMaRiN]

what does vera mean?



[DVSFS]

@DaNiElRyNeMaRiN , Vera was a songwriter ( i think) that wrote songs about the war will be over, and bring back our boys home etc.

[thedexa]

@DaNiElRyNeMaRiN in my language it's faith. I believe it's song about Vera Lynn. Listen to the lyrics and you will found out.

[Qman132]

@DaNiElRyNeMaRiN Vera Lynn was a singer who was popular during world war 2 and had a song called We'll Meet Again. and ive heard a couple meanings for the song 1 being that she often sang about the troops coming home and stuff such as that and for Pink he felt the promise of meeting again for him and his dad never came true because he died in the war. the other meaning i have heard is that he mentions the song We Will Meet again because as the wall is completed he doesn't think he will.

[rossobass420]

@Qman132 Either way, pretty damn heartbreaking.

[showtimescott]

of all the songs in the world this and goodbye blue sky should be so much longer, genius beautifull music

[Funkywhiteboy63]

Happy 94th birthday today (3/20/11) to Dame Vera Lynn.

[StarV81]

my parents got a divorce... but that wasn't bad...

thatz the melody of my carefree childhood!!!!

[mikenike8835]

Yea, all the songs on "The Wall" work together, this album isn't really meant to be listened to one random song at a time.

[FizikzNotPhorce]

Vera Lynn was a british pop star who had a single "we'll meet again" about WWII.

[alejoskater777]

VERA!!!!!!!

[chyeaman420]

10 ppl have no respect for Pink Floyd and should go find a fire to die in

[jacpot69li10]

genious nuff said

[zalenfrisco]

rest in heavenly peace my buddy andrea, i will always miss you :) lov ya girl!

[6wewib]

it's almost 4 a.m. and i just can't stop listening to pink floyd

this song has made my eyes tear up many many times when i had to say goodbye to my summer sweetheart when i was 17

and now still, when i hear this song, i turn silent and drift away to a world of what could've been

for me, this is one of the most touching creations by the floyd

[alexbeathaloreach]

@6wewib uhh, by definition, im pretty sure your a fag

[ilikeblondie]

@alexbeathaloreach pretty sure you are, its supposed to be an emotional song, so why call someone a fag for having emotion?

[alexbeathaloreach]

@ilikeblondie because men dont cry EVERY time they listen to a song. i mean EVERY time? wow, grow a pair

[ilikeblondie]

@alexbeathaloreach yes, but maybe his term of crying is something different than shedding a tear. Interpretation, and then again, it could be with tears, its not a matter of strength he could probably last being kicked in the balls, but cry to this, a weak spot.

[IAMOCKWORD]

@6wewib I'm 17 now. I relate to you and your world of what could've been. I fell in love with a girl who happened to be my best friend. She sees me only as a friend

[happothevampire]

10 people dont remember Vera Lynn

[AMAURIS966]

I want a song that sounds like this that's longer \:

[PearlJammer1000]

i've had an experience like this. *sigh* i hope we do meet again.

[rulo1256]

starterd hearing one of the first song of this album... and can't stop searching for the next one and the next one....

omg... i'm addicted to PF!!

[panchodaman]

I have it as Track #4 on mine. Anyone else?

[killergoing4you]

the song is complex but has a simple tone that most people can relate to that is y i feel as if u were emotionaly hit in the heart

[brhalb]

We'll Meet Again - Vera Lynn

Look for this song and you will know what Roger is talking about...

[japots90]

this song makes me think of good times gone and wonder if anyone else sees the world getting more bleak. rodger put an abstract feeling into words perfectly

[Entropia138]

@chrisredfieldjm It's really beautiful. Its melody is fantastic. A couple of days ago I bought The wall movie DVD. I've neve paid attention to the lyrics before. But after that I got curious about the ideas behind other albums. So I'm listening to the other albuns carefully now.

[SuperLiftRick]

I too returned from a military active roll in a violent region of the world and can relate to this song.

[jacktherippersfan]

i hope this band dies, dont ever cover pink floyd

[Entropia138]

@swverausc214 Thanks. Actually I was listen to the song when I wrote this comment and I confused myself becouse of the first part of the lyrics. Anyway, thanks.

[Entropia138]

Vera Lynn is a very deep and touching song if you really understand its meaning.

[swverausc214]

@Entropia138 It's just called "Vera."

[chrisredfieldjm]

@Entropia138 Its beautiful, and my favorite. Thats why I only listen to it every so oftern.

[legomanxd449]

World's greatest way to spend a minute and thirty-four seconds

[TheEdelp]

I love pink floyd

[Dawar91]

watching this song live is amazing

[darkblue69fuck]

dammm iam chillling right now......

[ConsiderableGravity]

beautiful song. makes me tear up.

[wofenfan23]

you here the battle of britan in the background

"where the hell are you Simon"

[gtrplyr5204]

0:55 - 1:04

Those chords make me cry

[Mexicana1325]

aww theres a song wit myy Last Name(:

[jong649]

I get goosebumps at " Does anybody else in here feel the way I do?" every single time. His voice cracks a little as the strings come in.....amazing. Saw Roger do The Wall a few days ago and was literally moved to tears.

[dragonofhope]

@jong649 Saw him last night... I know exactly what you mean... The girl seeing her father... the music... the wall... it was so powerful.

[lpavletinet]

@jong649 me to, and i never cried to the music before

[Sunnycheerios]

@jong649 ah me too, my sister and I cried when this song came up, especially with the footage they were showing on the wall with the soldiers returning home to their families.

[Navexas129]

agreed very underrated

[TheOfficialRoseEmran]

This song is extremely underrated. More people need to hear this song. It's just a huge mood-lifter, to me at least. I love Pink Floyd. Their work is flawless.

[LooneyBuff]

@TheOfficialRoseEmran Hmm, I don't know about mood-lifter, rather a very romantic nostalgia.. - But flawless - definitely, 14 albums of perfection!

[Ladiestreat]

The strings that come in at the end really set a mood.

[rocknrollmike482]

And by the way, he references to vera lynn, a popular singer during WWII. The song we'll meet again is the song he references to at about 0:33. The song is so beautiful i wish people who listen to soulja boy would understand this music like we do

[rocknrollmike482]

The feedback when roger waters sings the part "we would meet again" is what really caught my eye in this song. You can tell by the placement of the noise, that meeting the person, or his father, never actually happened. It creates a sense of dissapointment, anger or possibly depression. His father being MIA was just another brick in the wall

[dasporkyt]

@rocknrollmike482 * ear not eye but true never the less.

[linksmola1]

0:00 - 1:33 pure genius

[IntelligentsiaUS]

This is one of the few songs that makes me cry.

[Vaderkid123]

@IntelligentsiaUS Thank god I'm not the only one

[Vaderkid123]

Tell me I'm not the only one who thinks that this song would fit perfectly in a war movie, right after the main protagonist gets shot, crawls over to a corner, leans on it, and pulls out a picture of his wife.

[jlai241]

1:08 - 1:22

[HydrauIics]

wikipedia vera lynn this song is about ww nam

[m0therfan]

7 people don't remember Vera Lynn.

[Nintariz]

You've never heard The Wall, until you've heard it on LSD. Single-handedly changed my life.

[DVSFS]

@Nintariz ,  Just stop it.

[Coolinbnyoncrack]

It wasn't until recently that I just started listening to the individual track to The Wall, and I have to say, I'm amazed by the emotional powerhouse that these guys had in each and every song. There will really never be another Pink Floyd, and I think that's a good thing. They were just that good that, if there was somehow a band like them, it would be taken up by all the modern "music" folk.

[RealTizzy]

a great thinking song, which i love... does anybody else in here feel the way i do?

[Flymusik]

“Does anybody else in here, feel the way I do ?” - Roger Waters

[codern]

in such a short song, its amazing how it makes life times of memories and stays in your head and heart...pure sorrow, pure art...when music was rel and authentic, and non beibered.

[murgaferd]

i love love love love love love love love love love love love love this song

[logan4x6]

Vera! Vera! What has become of you? :)

[chafey3]

good song

[philnbecka]

does anybody else feel the way i do

[PuRpLexHaZe420]

VOTE YES ON PROP 19 IN CALIFORNIA END PROHIBITION! NOV 2nd

[goldphishie]

@PuRpLexHaZe420 yeah yeah, whatever. thats nice and all, but whatever

[SpassMacher2000]

this needs to be a real song. This is the beginning of a really special song. Where is the rest of it?

[bluedevil28666]

Vera..... :)

[TechTasticDJs]

Does anyone here remember Pink Floyd? Remember how they said we would meet again, some sunny day.....

[luigi2999]

lol at beginning, Battle of Britain! (awesome movie!)

[smilingpug]

Known every word to this album since '79.

And I'm only 16.

[wildfire5610]

who needs verses and a chorus. I feel these short tracks are best appreciated when listening to the whole album in one go. The fact that it's short makes it more poignant and powerful. If you tried to turn this into a separate 'song' the effect would be considerably diluted.

[kortexsirvasil]

@wildfire5610 Indeed, some people just can not swallow the fact that some albums are complex pieces of art composed of interconnected songs that are meant to resonate within some context. The culture of singles in which most songs are just dispensable ballast is really damaging to the understanding of art as an idea.

[crawdaddybill]

vera lynn

[moismirnoff]

What is this, a song for ants? it should be at least 3 times longer !!

[beneaththesky18]

@moismirnoff lol zoolander!

[jbiz520]

@moismirnoff Are you an Aunt? Because you sound like a bitch.

[7itanium452112]

@moismirnoff It's perfectly fine being 1:34, it's transitions into a big peace about war and overshadowing family ties and connectsions, really the 2 songs need to be played together atleast.

[SonOfRDGear]

@moismirnoff The Wall was supposed to be a 3-disc album, but the record producers refused to let that fly, so alot of the album was condensed 

[gooutnplay]

@SonOfRDGear hhhh :) 

[CostaStrat]

@moismirnoff This is what how all the "real" albuns should be like. It's not supposed to listen just one song, or the first and then the fourth and the last. Coming right out from Roger's genious mind, this was all planned for us to listen from beggining to end, no stops. But i know what you mean...it's a sad thing that a song like this is so small.

[gooutnplay]

@CostaStrat i totally agree with you, listening just to this song feels like having a puzzle of Monet, and your staring at just one piece. its a cool piece.. but you know..

[CostaStrat]

@gooutnplay Amen



[dannyhill1971lives]

It was myself, george mcchesny, rob mills and my brother john hill. Timeless music!!!! I used to trip my nuts off back in the day listening to floyd.... GOD BLESS THE WALL!!! trippin in the late 80's and early 90's. this album helped the ride.

[magicmushroom2]

Does anybody else in here feel the way i do :'(

[royalnash]

what are you babbling about this song sucks

[bajoverga]

Waht no comments?! AMAZING SONG!

[TONKPLIS999]

hay alguien mas aqui que se sienta como yo? :(

[PsychedelicRockFan1]

can anyone tell me who Vera Lynn was?

[adm2127]

@PsychedelicRockFan1 Vera Lynn, born Vera Margaret Welch in 1917, reached the height of her popularity as a singer during World War II. Much beloved by the European forces and especially by the British, Vera's optimistic songs provided a ray of hope even in the bleakest times.

[kennyscotten]

Damn near my favorite Floyd Song, I mean it's short but God Damn does it have some raw emotion to it.

[cainusrising]

@kennyscotten I totally agree with you. I think that emotion is what made all these bands from long ago so great. Pink Floyd, Zeppelin, Black Sabbath, even Creedence and The Eagles. All could emote so much through their music. I listen to rock and roll today and I just cringe at how bad it all is. Every song by every band sounds exactly the same. The thing about Floyd, Zeppelin, etc, is that you will never hear 2 songs sound the same, and they all give chills. This song is one of my favs.

[freakshowv]

this song is about vera lynn a singer back in the 1940's sang a song called "we will meet again".This is such a good song i love the emotion that is put into this song.

[AngDevMorg]

@freakshowv Great job! This is true. You know your stuff.

[SalemStudios]

i remember Vera. ( :

[mujuma]

One of the best vocal structures in a Song...

"Remember how she said that we would meet again some sunny day?" & "Does anybody else in here feel the way I do?" especially with the guitar in the background. Beautiful.

[dadeskr]

I always heard it as "Where the hell are you simon?!" I always wondered who simon was. haha

[MrMarinacc]

It actually is Simon and not Sergeant. It's an audio clip from a movie although I don't know which movie.

[dadeskr]

Wow, well there you go :) or are you just tricking me.. either way it def sounds like simon. I wonder which movie it's from.

[The1Bower]

Great song from a fabulous album!

Poor editing of music though...

[MISTYPOWELL]

sweet

[Slyteradon]

music isn't defined by time or noise, but rather message and emotion to make it a true piece of art. and this song is just that

[tapper7724]

short but great song possibly the greatess

[locust50]

Inspireing

[junkyrobot]

thank you for this set!!!!!!!!!

awesome that you noted the order for easy playlist creation F yeah!!!

[samalo1995]

Only a minute and a half but the emotion and the feeling in this short song...brilliant.

[Lawen78]

If music is supposed to make you feel, Pink Floyd is spot on

[imbikerb26]

@Lawen78 and yes music is supposed to make you feel when a song takes your breath away its so beautiful. This!! is beautiful.

[SuperMrMalibog]

@Lawen78 PF was the greatest band for creating feel. Mostly not healthy feelings thow

[nickrazor007]

@Lawen78 replying to a year old comment... couldn't have said it any better

[kkuchenb]

This is a beautiful song beautifully sung. Vera Lynn was no slouch either! She's still alive and kicking by the way, at age 92.

[EuniceGoldsmith]

Amazingly poignant song.  You can hear the emotion in his voice. This was, imo, the last great Pink Floyd effort. We owe you a lot guys, even if most of your music was depressing. At least it is honest.

[masterm01]

30 years and stills so actual

[ANGIE200808]

classic never tire of hearing this....

[jorgealbertobaron]

PINK FLOYD-THE WALL-30 AÑOS

[legalizethegreen]

30th anniversary!

the end of an era

[daniloh91]

no, the party is only just beggining!!!

[Homestar563]

0:38

The train stopping?

icing on the cake.

[Omri617]

KMAakaKat actually you have a little mistake :

the person "Squadron Leader Canfield" (Michael Caine) who speaks there , he says : Where the hell are ya SIMON?! - simon -> a pilot part of his squadron who disappears for a second. and then comes the airplane descending sound and then the crash.

oh , forgot to mention the main thing -> It's from a movie The Battle Of Britain -1969. you should all watch it it's a nice one..

[KMRakaKAT]

Thanks. Well, I think it's gonna be one of those songs (like "Look mummy, there's an airplane up in the sky") where people will argue what they hear. I dunno. He makes an A sound almost immediately for the word. I'll leave it up to everyone, Simon or Sergeant 0:03.

[TheElectricFirebolt]

@KMRakaKAT yea its definatley simon

[MacDrevi0us]

@KMRakaKAT Its Simon

[almithra83]

@KMRakaKAT thanks much for this info. need to watch battle of britain now.

[gjc82071]

I came on here the write where that part came from but you beat me to it. I was watching Battle of Britain and was like HEY!...Pink Floyd!, haha.

[mugencart]

@Omri617 It's actually Robert Shaw"s character who is yelling at Simon.

[groovyastrodude]

What is song 16?

[Shiynraa]

Nobody Home

[gullwing830]

If only this song was longer- Vera Lynn- what were you about? I will wonder until I die. Vera, what has become of you?

[OneRyt]

Vera Lynn - Over the White Cliffs of Dover < great song.

[sallysimpson7]

Vera Lyn was a very popular singer during World War Two. She kept up the morale of the soldiers with such songs as "White Cliffs of Dover" and "We'll Meet Again"

[twmkiara]

fuck...this makes me feel things...fucking love this band

[Kaacee71]

Vera Lynn has always been one of my favorite Pink Floyd songs...just touches me.