Gracie Fields - Wish Me Luck (As You Wave Me Goodbye)

[fsx737200]

this song was played at avalon airshow 2011 when the cac boomerang spitfire p40 kitty hawk and hawker sea fury

[jimmyg34567]

my nan wants this to be played at her funeral 

[Lyricsaresexii]

This song makes me so happy, knowing that my grandad is up there looking down on me, as it was played at his funeral. I used to cry at this song, but now ive realized that he is in a better place. 4/5/11 <3

[goldieRocket]

@Lyricsaresexii What a lovely choice. My six year old sister sang this at my Grandad's funeral last year. A very poignant moment. His father, my Great Grandad, was in the 8th Army fighting Rommel for over four years, so I know the song meant a lot to both my Great Grandad and Grandad, and now to us. Bless Gracie Fields!

[gf1001]

The definative collection of Our Gracie is out The Real Gracie Fields 1928-60 105 tracks 60 plus appearing for the first time in any media format. Gracie fans know my previous cds Ramona Requests 1930-52. Do look on my channel for lots of rare Gracie, thanks for posting this classic which is on the new cd.

[Sushmithauk]

my teacher plays this song while we leave!

he is the best male teacher!

[13IHeartQuestionmark]

What year was this recorded? :)

[gf1001]

@13IHeartQuestionmark 1939 was the year regal zonophone 78rpm

[gf1001]

Fabulous song on the new cd The Real Gracie Fields favourites and rarities, lots of rare radio tv and film over 55 tracks first on cd total tracks 105 4 cd set amazon and Hmv.

[flufrules1]

One of the more rousing good morale booster songs. Absolutely great. AND Gracie Fields, one of a kind. flufrules

[JustLive4Music]

I sang this with my school choir for Rememberence Day when I was 10 :')

[NationalVideoWatcher]

I first heard this song whilst studying WW2 when I was about 11. It's taken me 8 years to track it down! I love this song

[geena6]

A lovely song & singer.

TY for sending Mike

Geena

[ladyclyro11]

my funeral song

[Britlass925]

@ladyclyro11

My sister-in-law passed on May 10th and this is one of the songs she had requested be played at her funeral. It cheered everyone up no end.

[ranban282]

@Britlass925

A very appropriate choice, I must say! RIP.

[bobdeslongrais]

What a splendid rendition of this inspiring song Gracie gives us. Makes one proud to be British.

BOB DD

[NickyLess]

Went to a VE day event over the weekend before last. Got to hear this as a load of army, navy and RAF "soldiers" were walking around. Was great :) Only time I've every really felt proud to be British.

RIP to all our soldiers , fallen but not forgotten.

[MsBigJohnny]

Our Gracie, a true symbol of Britain

[PlasticineGuy]

So cheesy... but so good.

[ranban282]

Has this movie been released on DVD? Is it in public domain?

[gf1001]

@ranban282 Never been released 20th century fox wont release it mores the pity.

[ranban282]

@gf1001

Does 20th century Fox have the rights to Shipyard Sally? I have seen various clips from this movie on youtube. Wonder where they got it from.

[gf1001]

@ranban282 They do own the rights to Keep smiling 1938 Shipyard Sally 1939 Holy Matromny 1943. the others Molley And Me 1945 Stagedoor Canteen 1943 and Paris Undergroun 1945 are public domain. Fox Uk are the people to contact hope this helps? The films have all been on tv except Keep Smling.

[PineyWhitepine]

this song must live on !

todays kids MUST be taught !

I so love this song and I dunno where I even learned it... maybe my dad ...

But I have so many "old songs" and so few have heard .....

my thanks You Tube !

[lilsaprano123]

@PineyWhitepine HI i am 13 and I sang this great song at a charity concert and loved performing it, would you please take a look. I ve placed the link above.

[lilsaprano123]

Please take a look a my performance of this great song. thank you

[TheHolly081]

i went to see good night mister tom at Manchester and they were singing thiss

[anoldprestonian]

I want this at my funeral! Love it!

[mastertoppleover]

this is the spirit that got us through the war

[SURFLANT]

To Best & Friends, Yes by the Almighty, if the BEF and the RAF and the English people had not "hung tough" in '39 and '40, then D-Day, if it ever happened, would have been launched from Canada and/or the USA, through a Nazi Atlantic. And its chances of success would have been that much less. Say what you will of "The Brits" when the final score is tabulated, they have earned a Tally-Ho in saving mankind. We'd still be submerged in the "new dark age" PM Churchill warned of.

[Romach33]

I love Gracie singing this, Have used it on a war tribute video on my channel :-) thanks for posting this :-)

[xxwellfieldxx]

Love this old song!...this is when Britain was Britain!...I sang this also if you care to listen....Thanks!

[djmusicjac]

why have we not got forces sweethearts nowadays? we need them to bring joy to soldiers and public

[mwj666]

@djmusicjac Oh come on - this is the new 'enlightened' Britain remember - so 'forces sweethearts' would be deemed both non-PC and sexist to boot! Somehow I doubt all the millions who have fought and died for this country would recognise it now

[djmusicjac]

@mwj666 hi thanks for pointing this out I don't think like that but there are many who do. A question to you, if it deemed non PC what would you call the lovely ladies who sing for the forces? I like the old fashioned name sweethearts for the ladies, I personally don't think it is sexist, if in brackets (men and women), can be called forces sweethearts, but there you go

[Sushmithauk]

this is a truly HARD song I wanted to learn!

I tried opera. but I am not suitable for it!

'HARD SONG!'

[worotan]

@djmusicjac Because our soldiers are fighting corrupt wars for our governments gain these days?

[DebiEnglishRose]

@djmusicjac I'm a forces sweetheart. Look me up on Facebook!! Rose - Forces Sweetheart... Or on here, for that matter. Lol. xXx

[TheFredlovers123]

Can anyone else rmember doing this in year 6?

[WolfWithGoldenWings]

My dad wants this song played at his funeral!

[Eddy2730]

@WolfWithGoldenWings That's a very good choice! (if you don't mind me saying so). And let's not forget the following passage: John 20 : 11 - 18.

[smilingmakesmehappy0]

I'm related to her!

[swiftadam1]

i love this song its so catchy. good old brits!

[HayabusaSenToTai]

Such a nice song whilst sending young men to die horrible deaths...Yup, "make it gay"...

[MsKingNat]

@HayabusaSenToTai

Yeahhh.... But in Russia all the songs of that period were so sad that your heart was broken already as the soldgers get on the train like you see them dead. At least yors version of goodbye song is optimistic

[M6SPW]

makes me think of goo old Hilda Ogden everytime i here this song

[JacobGPH]

@poggy701 No you suck!! not me I rock!!! you havent even watched any of my videos!!

[Shadowangel691]

I sing this song up to this day....

[cam78940]

very nice calm song

[franklindavid]

Never knew this joker can sing also! Lovely voice.

[UnitedColorsofTom]

I always sing this whenever I leave anywhere. Especially when facing something daunting, such as exams. Haha.

[JacobGPH]

In my opinion this song sucks

[poggy701]

@JacobGPH  by the sound of it so do you

[calihartley2010]

@JacobGPH YOU SUCK. this song is awesome

[JacobGPH]

@calihartley2010 Oh yeah? Well try and listen to real music, like Justin Bieber, and if you cant take opions then you suck, not me. People are allowed there own opinons. And you don't even know me

[calihartley2010]

@JacobGPH Well you are bratty for a 14 year old. That says it all

[misslizzy102]

@JacobGPH Real music -- Justen Bieber! LMFAO!!!!! that must be one of the funniest things i have heard all day!!!!!

[MegaLongshaft]

@JacobGPH lol Justin Bieber? Oh dear, when you get older you're going to shudder at that comment for the rest of your life! This song is over 60 years old and still stands the test of time, which is what real music is all about. In 60 years, do you think Bieber or pretty much any Pop star of today will still be listened to? Must be joking, it's the fast food of the music world, for the here and now with no nutritional value to last longer than that.

[YYTerror24]

@JacobGPH - LOOOOOOL that's the funniest thing i've ever heard in my whole 18 years of life! justin bieber compared to gracie fields... it's just not comparable! you obviously like this song in a way to search it & listen to it & then compare it to him! btw; can i recommend that you get some cotton buds & clean your ears :)

[MrSursum]

This lady, Vera Lynn and the Proms still tug at my emotions. And I'm not a Brit.

[soccer21928]

forgive me for stating the obvious. theres nothing wrong with national pride, but england didnt win ww2 on their own. some people seem to be under that impression

[burnley5960]

The Pride of Lancashire RIP

[Alexandrasaurus]

For me this is the most moving song from WW2. Few things can be as overwhelmingly difficult as saying goodbye at a time of war and this song epitomises that peculiarly British way of dealing with the horror of it - the stiff upper lip.

But somehow, in hiding the emotions behind a chirpy song, they seem to come right through the music to be felt all the more deeply. It always makes me cry!

[gf1001]

One of Our Gracies finest songs and you know what some people thought Gracie only sang comedy songs SHAME ON THEM. My parents love Gracie and I do now you know why WHAT A VOICE AND STAR,

[blondfashionista]

What a lovely voice! Thanks for sharing...

[pady22]

The Childreens by evacuation from London 1941 or 42 sung this song a few howers later the ship was atacked and hit by a Nazi U-boat. 248 die 77childreens die only 158 surwive this atack.

[Northern1Lass]

the lady who i was named after :)

[richardmoores]

Vera Lynn sucks



[littleshoemaker]

@richardmoores Now now!

[gf1001]

@littleshoemaker Yes the film soundtrack of Wish Me Luck was released as a 78rpm on regal zonophone in 1939. In all lp re-issues the soundtrack in this recording has been issued i the 60s it was used by kind permission of 20th century fox.

[putty1994]

@richardmoores arsehole she brilliant

[JoDeeNess]

My Mum passed away this week and my Dad has requested this at her funeral, she would have loved it , listen to the words they are a perfect way to say goodbye to a loved one.

[TheEVERTONMARK]

a song at dads and nans funeral :)

[Eddy2730]

2:40 onwards - Being a railway aficianado, I can tell that the sound of the whistle and chuffing is made by a GWR locomotive of some description.

[sessnazx]

Old Wartime Favorite......

[patc161]

@andydarnon Whats your point Irishman?

[08nathan1]

Our Gracie, I had forgotten just how good she was. It makes me proud to be English and British just listening to her.

[bey123master]

A beautiful Song

[glenw89]

@ constanzavictrix: if it wasn't for this then you wouldn't have all the music you have today you ignorant twat!!

[n0iwont]

@glenw89 - ...your comment that we wouldn't have the music of today if it hadn't been for Gracie Fields...excuse me while I laugh my HEAD OFF. to say any such thing - well, in the words of Russell Brand - 'tis just RIDICULassssssssssssssss! hehehehe - also you're a very iggie person to write offensive slang words online..tuttut

[n0iwont]

@glenw89 - ...your comment that we wouldn't have the music of today if it hadn't been for Gracie Fields...excuse me while I laugh my HEAD OFF. for you to say any such thing - well, in the words of Russell Brand - 'tis just RIDICULassssssssssssssss! hehehehe - also you're a very iggie person to write offensive slang words online.

[mrsjasonorangexxx]

she came from rochdale and they made a theater after her called gracie fields theater and i should know cos i live in rochdale

[erniebeggs]

Its a different battefield now, Gracie my sweet. An almost invisible one...............and that fact that swines bounders cads and geebags influence us in end, really and truly makes my ronnie twirl ....wish me luck indeed

[MrBuckley123]

the good old days we had hard time but not like to day killings crime guns

[ividhe]

ehhehehehhahhehhah..oooOOO hv hv hv...

[BESTyasiizhaneFRIEND]

singing for our men. so proud of england. no one could beat us!! good ol brits! xx

[johnnyboy734]

@BESTyasiizhaneFRIEND

The Germans kicked our butts at Dunkirk.

[trentmuch1]

@BESTyasiizhaneFRIEND

'so proud of england'

or

'good ol brits!'

Make your bloody mind up! Britain and England aren't at all the same thing! :P :)

[3dwurli]

@BESTyasiizhaneFRIEND Dont forget there was more than English soldiers in the world wars. The scots, Irish and welsh were there fighting too.

[TheCelticmaori]

@BESTyasiizhaneFRIEND well didnt us maoris help?

[defrooneyqueenrocks]

killer voice! :))

[JoelEvansCinemasters]

You already know Michael Caine sings this in the new film, "Is Anybody There?", yes? Very poignant scene of a Wake at a rest home . . .

[AnonymousLiberation]

I love you UK.

[GeorgeKearney]

1:11 to 1:45 is incredible - i love it!

[BigB0nes]

I adore this - it is what I want my coffin to roll away behind the red curtains to...having just arranged my father's funeral and not been able to play music appropriate to him, I am determined to leave instructions at to what I want1

[TashkentFox]

A lot of people have unusual music requests, my half-brother chose Johnny Cash's Ring of Fire.

[daveyboy19852003]

Carried my grandads coffin out of church to this song. Love you grandad! X

[sorchacc]

s is such a sad song it made me cry at my grandads funeral rest in peace grandad xxxx

[wangiepwangie]

Please can someone identify what instrument(s) play at the intro to this song?

[mickrick58]

this may have been a cheery song to send our lads off to war as a send off to perk them up and for something to be welcomed back for those who came back

[hopeisdeadbitch]

I love this song I first heard it on the History boys movie. it was so pretty and perky I had to find out what angel sung it. thanks. my day is complete now. good night.

[Breedoe]

prick

[polopnol]

lol

[PineyWhitepine]

wow ! i had no idea that it was gracie singin this ... Great Tune ! A real pick me up !

[redredreds100]

flappers were the 20s, idiot

[lavachequilit]

I also love Dame Edna's version of this song. Instantly cheers me up :-D

[maxiboy666]

Why don't you shove it, Yank.

[TitCh1243]

im related to gracie fields.

no lying.

shes my great grandmas cousin.

[lewisrozenberg]

As an opera singer (writing under an assumed name!), I can't believe how well she sings - spectacular!

[cmrnlza]

My neighbour was burried today and they played this song but a little bit more toned down. Nevertheless a beautifull song.

[crashmat]

We had this played at my Grandmother's (Nan) funeral. She Loved Gracie Fields and I think she would have secretly liked the 'different' send off from some of those sombre, sad songs. She was born in 1919 and died in 1998. Damn, I miss her.

[redredreds100]

RIP Nan

[lonelybolster]

Hey Palare,

Do you think you could do the same thing like this for her song "Smile when you say goobye"? please.

Thanks

[sugba2sugbo]

i want this to be my burial song when i die...hehehehe but not now!!! so what do you think guys talk back to me if this is cool or what?! heheheheheh

[DanielCDavis]

I cannot stop listening to this song! Gracie Fields and her Lancashire accent remind me so much of George Formby.

[SceneLoveForLife]

Hey, I love you.

[DanielCDavis]

=] =] =]

[judyanddavid]

This isn't a 'version' - it's the original soundtrack from the film.

[littleshoemaker]

@judyanddavid Was it the one released on 78?

[judyanddavid]

@littleshoemaker I don't know, but I doubt it, because in those days (i.e. my days), film soundtracks weren't, as far as I know, commercially released. It was more usual for a studio recording to be made of songs from a film.

[davesgcr]

Agree the World At War version is very , very nostalgic - especially the railway background of the Southern railway

[denisebrunette]

Theres a version by Gracie Fields on the World at War series that is awesome. I wish I could find it. Its heaps better than this version.

[Jadeums1014]

I need to learn that for ma schoo,

im not a happy bunny :(

[contwa67]

I love this song. It's part of our marching band's repertoire and I enjoy practicing this tune on my bell lyre.

[walshamite]

AlexGB, the film it came from was dated 1939, when she was 41 (born 1898). She sings it as she goes off to London to represent the redundant Clydeside shipyard workers to their political overlord. The clip is also on YouTube. Her yodelling high notes became a feature of her performances.

[gangstajim125]

im 13...

[musicalsimsy]

spot on mate. am 17 myself and I love this song.

[SoundtrackGeneration]

beat you both, I'm 16!

[Officemonk]

Wonderful

[AlexGBroughton]

How old is this recording? I previously only knew of the Vera Lynn version, but this is absolutely fantastic!! How amazing :)

[tubeindividual]

OMG how old r u I am 2 yrs aulde RU OK? cu latr cuz am babie

[tubeindividual]

I looked ALL OVER for this, thanks. A an old person so can't say u and ur. It takes too much time to remember, easier just to write words normally. Thanks.

[walshamite]

tubeindividual, the simple but marvellous words go:

Wish me luck, as you wave me goodbye.

Cheerio, here I go, on my way.

Wish me luck as you wave me goodbye.

With a cheer, not a tear, make it gay.

Give me a smile I can keep for a while,

In my heart while I'm away.

Till we meet once again, you and I,

Wish me luck as you wave me goodbye.

[lkijju]

Bradford, England, that is.

[lkijju]

So did mine climiac. She kept them all entertained at the Bulls Head Bradford 60 odd years ago.

[cashmerecutie]

I love this song, I sang it very cheekily when I left for Paris a few months ago.

[AdamTheTimeLord]

I have to torture myself by singing this song in a play

[digbick1978]

Lmfao rofl lol

[jndecoito]

this was playing on my mum's wedding day 64 years ago and we played it at her funeral today. Lovely song.

[JoDeeNess]

@jndecoito We played this at my Mums funeral a week ago, it was so fitting, my dad waved her goodbye at the end, it broke our hearts but I know she would have loved it

[Fraterculae]

@jndecoito We will play it for my autie's funeral next week. Don't think i will be able to cope.