That's the only thing I find wrong with this song, it's a little offensive seeing as not all men on the German side were Nazis. Just men protecting their families and their country.
This is what is missing in music today. Clear voices singing a beautiful melody. There are a lot of good voices out there right now, these singers just don't realize that the melody is more important than showing off with a bunch of vocal frills and trills that render the melody completely obscure
Is it true that she recently topped the charts again in England when they re-released her old recordings? Can someone who's English confirm this for me please. Still alive in her 90s, I believe--what a wonderful lady!
today my mother died 25 years ago, she used to listen to this music . it is only after years i started to understand the true meaning of it. thnx for uploading :-)
My grandad used to play this song all the time and later on had dementia and would worry constantly but as soon as you played this song he closed his eyes and hummed a long.
Im dedicating this song to My Nana<3 This is the song which was playing last time i saw her before she died <3 R.I.P Nana, Say hi to Grandad for me xxxx
This was played at a 40's night last night that i went to, where my grampa was playing sax in a big swing band. It almost brought tears to my eyes, thinking about what all those people went through in the WW. then we all sang "Rule Britannia" i wish everyone was as proud as their country as i am! Beautiful song Vera Lynn!
I always feel touchy and cry with this song and all it means. Now that nazis are coming back in Europe, we must remember all those people who fought and died for freedom!!!
I always feel touchy and cry with this song and all it means. Now that nazis are coming back in Europe, we must remember all those people who fought and died for freedom!!!
It make your heart swell, listening to this and remembering a time when we fought for our country, when we had pride and honour. When we refused to let an evil foreign force invade our shores.
@xT0TALP0WN3Rx The casualties of the Second World War were absolutely mind boggling, and I wonder whether we could ever muster the courage and commitment today if we were required resist a similar evil. Today, it seems that every death is reported individually on television and in other news sources. We could not have won the Second World War if they had done that then.
@msf60khz The worst thing about war is the tremendous waste of human potential. What did those brave young men, the hope of our nation, the future of our society, deserve to die face down in the mud on the beaches of Normany? The best thing we can do is to resolve that they shall not have died in vain, and to hold strictly accountable any U.S. President, white or black, Democrat or Republican, who would commit the youth of our nation to a war that has no clear objective or plan.
Re: my comment below.... don't get me wrong, I love Vera Lynn.... gorgeous voice, wonderful expression. I think she is everything that Jane Froman wished to be (don't get me wrong here either.... Jane Froman was great... but Vera Lynn is in a class by herself).
To all who love this song (as I do) you MUST hear Rosemary Clooney's version. Very pensive and beautiful.... it's like hearing White Cliffs of Dover for the first time.
My Mom just passed this Tuesday & she always spoke of this song, she was only 10 when she was sent to the country during the war. This song always made her heart swoon. I love you mom!
my father was only a boy when all this was going all we should be proud of the yong done for this country god bless them and i thank them all proud too be brittish
Each time I see those magnificent white cliffs all along the coasts of Kent and Sussex, especially that most symblic one of all - the Shakespeare Cliff between Dover and Folkestone I think of Vera Lynn and THIS song. It's especially the case when returning to England from France on the ferry back to Dover from Calais and those White Cliffs get nearer and nearer.....Britain's DEFIANT front line of defence during dreadful days of danger and also in former times of similar threats from an enemy.
The Singing of young Vera Lynn is the Voice of authentic courage and Hope. Recorded in some of the darkest days for Her nation, What a wonderful Gift for all generations yet to be, Dearest Vera, Happy Birthday
this is for all my countrymen....well of my generation anyway.i,m 67.....I,m a Scotty...but this is not about Scotland or England....this is about the men and women weho faught and died .... for me !!!!......and the rest of the world for that matter.... these people think they can take over my country!!!!........then they really don,t know the Brittish people....they think they invented terrosism.....we still have a few people that could teach them ........well that is all folks....
@emilypinaud My aunt is the same :) When I go visit her she keeps telling me the same thing over and over again.. but when I play some of this.. or frank sinatra.. her eyes light up and she breaks into song and her eyes well up :)
@emilypinaud I work in a Seniors Home and sing all the time to the patients. I imagine dementia as having a castle in your head with lots of different rooms - some bad and scary. The right song can direct a person into one of the happy rooms, this song holds a lot of happy memories for the seniors of today. Music is magic! I also sing to people on their death beds. If you find the right words and the right song the passing is gentle, when the last breath is a sigh, rather than a struggle.
@emilypinaud so sorry to hear this. I am 13 and love sing Vera Lynn song , would you please play my verson of well meet again for your mum ill put the link on here. Keely xx
Love the picture of the cats enjoying the warmth from the old tube radio. (I love old radios and cats.) This song was written by an American (Walter Kent) in solidarity with the British before the US joined the war. Of course bluebirds are native to North America and not Britain..(the bluebird is said to bring happiness) It is a wonderful song expressing a desire for peace but inspiring persaverance and strength against fascism. It is also a pleasant reminder of Anglo-American friendship.
@xNatalieXBabesx i TOTALLY agree! i am 16 and i got myself a old record player that plays all kind of old music.. my oldest record is from WW1 it's a long way to tipperary :)
Thank you for the words of the song, though the words are "thumbs up" not bombs up.
I sang these songs along with the old folks I looked after, time went on and the musical choice of the patients changed to the fifties, I never felt the same emotions joining in with Elvis songs though.
@Eddy2730 :) it seems that you love her too..its nice actually to hear REAL music in this times not like this era--all crap--by the way I was born around 1975 but i do appreciate music of different ages
this is a favourite of mine , my Grandfather sang it to me and later with me as we worked in the fields on the farm , He was in the Elgin Reg, I sang it to my chikdren and grandchildren as a lullaby , now they are singing it to the next generation so I know it will live on for many more years in our hearts. I agree with others , where are the songs for the soldiers of today , what will their children sing ?
this is a favourite of mine , my Grandfather sang it to me and later with me as we worked in the fields on the farm , He was in the Elgin Reg, I sang it to my chikdren and grandchildren as a lullaby , now they are singing it to the next generation so I know it will live on for many more years in our hearts
Notice how today we don't have anymore war songs, even though our boys are fighting in afghanistan. Vera, you gave comfort to the wifes, mothers, sisters and etc, while their boys were dying on the battlefields of Europe, God bless ya. We have nothing like you today, sad.
wives not wifes, Afghanistan is capitalized. etc. here should say others. where did you go to school? Pick up a book and start reading, You need to educate yourself.
My Mum was a young woman during the second WW in London - She sang this song almost every day when she was doing housework, When she was in her death bed I sang this to her and it brought her peace and happiness. I love this song for many reasons and find myself humming it during tough times. Tough times never last, but tough people do.
@7808521113 Same here,during the war I remember my Mum singing this and it always makes me feel so sad but happy if you can understand that.It is so meaningful to all of us Brits of my generation and a lovely song sung by a Great Lady.
@7808521113 : Your story brought a tear to my eye. There's nothing like a song to bring back memories, Wha! Your Mom was probably like my Mom: A wholesome & hard worker! "Will Forever Miss"!!
@7808521113 During the Second World War, my mother was in the US Army Nurse Corps and was stationed in Iceland, Scotland, and England for a total of 18 months. She always admired the determination and courage of the British people. Fortunately, she was able to return to England in 1990 for a visit, and she enjoyed it very much. On account of wartime precautions, she was unable to visit London during the war, but did so in 1990, as well as other places. She died in 2003 one month short of 81.
Yes, like GI's, they are never found outside of the States. Thank God they flew a little more west than their habitat normally allowed for. As my old granddad used to say, "Hoist the flag and let her fly. Yankee Doodle do or die. (Lucky we had the American Eagle to help us out for both world wars)
The thing is that bluebirds are only found in America, though."
True. But the bluebirds in the song are the bluebirds of happiness. Vera lynn wasn't singing about a particular bird or location, she was simply telling her audience that they would get through the war and that tomorrow would be a better day.
bless ya brits....nephew of ROBERT E. MCCUBBIN-29TH INFANTRY-116TH DIVISION....06:35 june 6th 1944 1st wave to hit the beach....Freedom Is Not Free....ron mccubbin louisville, ky
Does that ever bring back memories. A world of tea parties with real tea. Parents who actually brought their children up. Now Korea rattles its sabors. And this generation does not believe history repeats its self.......When will it ever end...When will WE ever learn....God bless us all.
I miss all my family members who died in this war too, I think the best way we can repay their braveness is to work for a peaceful tomorrow, together.
It scares me to see all comments here. All patriotic and paying homage to dead soldiers. You all need to listen to Donovan - Universial Soldier instead. The way you guys talk we will never see the end of wars.
'Does anybody here remember Vera Lynn? Remember how she said that we would meet again some sunny day'... I don't think I ever truly understood the horror and sacrifice of Great Britain during WWII until I saw the movie "Atonement". There were some scenes that still resonate today. I think Americans are so lucky to have the Brits as allies and friends...
@susharm1 I think its disgusting that you would leave a comment like that.. this song helped our boys win the war. Both my Grandfathers fought for Britian during the war, and I couldnt be more proud and thankful to them, and all the men that lost their lives for us.
You seem very ignorant. If it wasnt for our men, you perhaps wouldnt have the freedom of speach. Like to see you fight for your country..
@princeofpointless . Why post such a pointless comment against a song which is loved by millions because it evokes their youth and a time which probably shaped their lives and memories. I visited here to listen to the song to decide whether to have it for my mother's funeral.
I remember being absolutely infatuated with this song when I was a kid, used to ride my bike as fast as I could singing it at the top of my voice, lol.....The tone of her voice, the songs drip nostalgia. Beautiful.
My Dad was in WWII in the Battle of the Buldge.And now that he has past this brings back lots of memories.I belong to the VFW and Remember him everyday.
@vfw454 my uncle was in the 101 st airborne ,one of the poor battered bastards of bastogne , imagine what would have happened to wallstreet if the shit that;s going on now when on just as the soldiers came home from ww II
My Dad was in WWII in the Battle of the Buldge.And now that he has past this brings back lots of memories.I belong to the VFW and Remember hime everyday.
I find this song rather moving whatever it's origins. Being born and bred from Kent It's quite unique that many years ago their would of been German planes in the sky above me. I wouldn't mind who sang or wrote the song none the less. I'm a Vera Lynn fan as much as I'm a big fan of the late Norman Wisdom's films etc I just think it's fair people are corrected as to who did what. Noble people will understand. RIP Norm
Sadly Sir Norman Wisdom RIP didn't write this song it was an error by ITV's Daybreak who found this incorrect fact on Wikepedia. Vera Lynn spoke to Sky News and confirmed that ITV were wrong. I can't remember if he did but I think Norman covered this in his legendary movies.
I'm still in my mothers womb and enjoy listening to this type of music....
Nuthy05 1 day ago
"-Braving those angry swines-"
That's the only thing I find wrong with this song, it's a little offensive seeing as not all men on the German side were Nazis. Just men protecting their families and their country.
But I love the rest of it!
annie10103 3 days ago
Proud to be English
Focuskoi1 3 days ago
no autotune <3
ClickChase 2 weeks ago
I love Vintage TV
MuslimRayGuns 2 weeks ago
misterpang2 Thanks for your reply. Wonderful that she's still with us.
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im 14 and love vera lynn, her music is right near my heart
MixtapeWeekly 3 weeks ago
This is what is missing in music today. Clear voices singing a beautiful melody. There are a lot of good voices out there right now, these singers just don't realize that the melody is more important than showing off with a bunch of vocal frills and trills that render the melody completely obscure
violasinger 3 weeks ago
The last time i saw my Nana this song was playing.... she died a week later. I'm 14 years old and i listen to this to remind me of her.
123Frithy 1 month ago
@123Frithy Your Nana had lovely music taste.
StrangerToEarth 3 weeks ago
This song will never get old!
JosephM1832 1 month ago
Things like this defeated Fascism without politics, although soldiers helped
HMSDevere72 1 month ago
@HMSDevere72 massively
HMSDevere72 1 month ago
YES..... LONG LIVE ENGLAND...!!!!
maureen1938 1 month ago
Is it true that she recently topped the charts again in England when they re-released her old recordings? Can someone who's English confirm this for me please. Still alive in her 90s, I believe--what a wonderful lady!
pianomansydney 1 month ago
@pianomansydney thats true ..
misterpang2 3 weeks ago
Long life America, Canada and England!
From Holland
Svdweijden92 1 month ago 2
how dare there be 8 dislikes! i love this song
pristarINC 1 month ago
@pristarINC who ever dislikes vera lynn should be shot in my opinion
MixtapeWeekly 1 month ago
Long live England
from England
kaiserkeller61 1 month ago
Long live England
From Australia
jessypenny1 2 months ago
mammy loves this...remebering her youth spent in york
martystuart1000 2 months ago
Happy Remembrance Day :)
millsy1804 2 months ago
today my mother died 25 years ago, she used to listen to this music . it is only after years i started to understand the true meaning of it. thnx for uploading :-)
houseofyu 2 months ago 2
very touching this song i am listening to it cuz im singing it in claas at school and we are learning WWII and its a great topic thumbs up if u agree
carissa241000 2 months ago
@Talibaba7 Cool.
KimberleyJCooper 2 months ago
This song makes me smile :)
I love it so, so much!
-I'm 14.
KimberleyJCooper 2 months ago
@KimberleyJCooper You know what. No one actually cares.
talibaba7 2 months ago
there are no blue birds in britain :-(
murdochmonkey1 3 months ago
Hi, love this song, please please check out me singing it, and please please let me know what you think??? Lolly age 10xx
TinaMWoodward 3 months ago
@TheTiannaShay Me too! I'm singing it as a solo!
lillk001 3 months ago
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AlisonPead 3 months ago
I have to sing this song for my school concert! :)
TheTiannaShay 3 months ago 2
im 12 and this is one of bestest ever songs of all time yay :)
banzibar111 3 months ago
I had to learn this song for a play in schoool and yet this is my faverouite song of all in the play :3
TheNathanStewart 4 months ago
I think we're returning to the good old days of music
HMSDevere72 4 months ago 4
I love this song and i loved that she made this song and i am only 15
HMSDevere72 4 months ago 10
@HMSDevere72 I'm only 13 and I love this song xD
PopPrincess921 4 months ago 5
Beautiful song!
PopPrincess921 4 months ago
My grandad used to play this song all the time and later on had dementia and would worry constantly but as soon as you played this song he closed his eyes and hummed a long.
TheAwkwardtuurtle 5 months ago 5
Love the war time era theme its nice and reassuring that we may win the war through high spirits and good will
HMSDevere72 5 months ago
I've met Vera lynn, she was beautiful and filled me with happiness and love, god bless her. <3
miss1940s 6 months ago 2
thank you for sharing this beautiful sing . god bless
cooligalgirl 6 months ago
Im dedicating this song to My Nana<3 This is the song which was playing last time i saw her before she died <3 R.I.P Nana, Say hi to Grandad for me xxxx
123Frithy 6 months ago
This was played at a 40's night last night that i went to, where my grampa was playing sax in a big swing band. It almost brought tears to my eyes, thinking about what all those people went through in the WW. then we all sang "Rule Britannia" i wish everyone was as proud as their country as i am! Beautiful song Vera Lynn!
HumanAbstract91 7 months ago
went to a funeral yesterday and this was the song playing. miss you dan x
thebeatlesyay 7 months ago
I'm an 19 year old male from the Netherlands and I believe this music is marvelous. Isn't that the true definition of timeless music.
MrLichtpunt 7 months ago 22
@MrLichtpunt
Je hebt geen idee hoe weinig je leeftijd me scheelt.
samgar2 1 month ago
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we are singing this song in st.pauls primary school in the end of the term.
mrinaljena3 7 months ago
we are singing this song in st.pauls primary school in the wnd of the term.
mrinaljena3 7 months ago
Love this song so much! Peter from Germany
MMICGER 7 months ago
Dunkirk evacuations comes to my mind
fluffybunny300 7 months ago
I saw her live in 1995, at the Hamilton Ontario Air Show.
neopreneca 8 months ago
@neopreneca I envy you :)
MizzMuseGirl 7 months ago
Pardon the vanity but you should've heard me singing this especially at karaoke sessions!
Eddy2730 8 months ago
my grandmother always wants a hug when she plays this song
MixtapeWeekly 8 months ago
I always feel touchy and cry with this song and all it means. Now that nazis are coming back in Europe, we must remember all those people who fought and died for freedom!!!
tonirabascall 8 months ago
@tonirabascall Hitler would have gladly done homage in London if he had been given a chance. Everything depends on England.
aellarex 7 months ago
@aellarex Sorry what did you say?
MrDominator98 7 months ago
I always feel touchy and cry with this song and all it means. Now that nazis are coming back in Europe, we must remember all those people who fought and died for freedom!!!
tonirabascall 8 months ago
This song brings tears to my eyes. I remember my grandpa listening to this on the radio, singing along in his baritone voice. Seems like yesterday.
larrybiring 8 months ago
Anyone who likes this song should check out the version done by the great Louis Prima
donaldrothgeb 8 months ago
Grandad's favourite song xx
0846hannah 8 months ago
@Concorde1957
Where did you hear that?
That's interesting if it's true though.
roastandstamp 8 months ago
Always reminds me of being a child, my mum would sing this too me and i'd sing it in talent competitions, makes me smile <3
amehlou 8 months ago
Little Jimmy, mentioned in the song, died in 2010
Concorde1957 8 months ago
Great song!!! It is a huge sense of inspiration for many people, including me!
raphaelkh1 8 months ago
It make your heart swell, listening to this and remembering a time when we fought for our country, when we had pride and honour. When we refused to let an evil foreign force invade our shores.
What changed ?
porshacat 8 months ago 2
Sad reminder of conflict, but peaceful and calming all the same.
funkadelicmunk 9 months ago
man i don't know how people had the courage to charge those machine guns on D-day.. R.I.P every1 that died in all conflicts to date
xT0TALP0WN3Rx 9 months ago 2
@xT0TALP0WN3Rx The casualties of the Second World War were absolutely mind boggling, and I wonder whether we could ever muster the courage and commitment today if we were required resist a similar evil. Today, it seems that every death is reported individually on television and in other news sources. We could not have won the Second World War if they had done that then.
mindspring57 8 months ago
My dad went over on D day. He told me many of our boys had this song on their lips when they were killed.
msf60khz 9 months ago 7
@msf60khz The worst thing about war is the tremendous waste of human potential. What did those brave young men, the hope of our nation, the future of our society, deserve to die face down in the mud on the beaches of Normany? The best thing we can do is to resolve that they shall not have died in vain, and to hold strictly accountable any U.S. President, white or black, Democrat or Republican, who would commit the youth of our nation to a war that has no clear objective or plan.
mindspring57 8 months ago
Long live England!
-Love Canada
ATMofAnubis 9 months ago 28
Re: my comment below.... don't get me wrong, I love Vera Lynn.... gorgeous voice, wonderful expression. I think she is everything that Jane Froman wished to be (don't get me wrong here either.... Jane Froman was great... but Vera Lynn is in a class by herself).
kathification1 9 months ago
To all who love this song (as I do) you MUST hear Rosemary Clooney's version. Very pensive and beautiful.... it's like hearing White Cliffs of Dover for the first time.
kathification1 9 months ago
My Mom just passed this Tuesday & she always spoke of this song, she was only 10 when she was sent to the country during the war. This song always made her heart swoon. I love you mom!
shelbysjs2 9 months ago 3
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I'm 13 years old and i love this music! All of my friends are listening to crap, and im listening to this. I think they're crazy.
TheRealDealReview 9 months ago
my father was only a boy when all this was going all we should be proud of the yong done for this country god bless them and i thank them all proud too be brittish
bruce6821 9 months ago
I live in Israel and this songs always give me hope that one day both side's leaders' will wise up and finish this stupid war
lilkitsune223 9 months ago
Reminds me of the old joke:GI's,Overpaid ,oversexed and over there.Tommies ,Underpaid, undersexed and under Eisenhower.Great and uplifting song.
Bandboxxer 10 months ago
Each time I see those magnificent white cliffs all along the coasts of Kent and Sussex, especially that most symblic one of all - the Shakespeare Cliff between Dover and Folkestone I think of Vera Lynn and THIS song. It's especially the case when returning to England from France on the ferry back to Dover from Calais and those White Cliffs get nearer and nearer.....Britain's DEFIANT front line of defence during dreadful days of danger and also in former times of similar threats from an enemy.
Gavestonful 10 months ago
WHO WOULD DISLIKE THIS??? explain yourselves!!!
SameOldRedAnger 10 months ago 3
jolly good
eldorado303 10 months ago
The Singing of young Vera Lynn is the Voice of authentic courage and Hope. Recorded in some of the darkest days for Her nation, What a wonderful Gift for all generations yet to be, Dearest Vera, Happy Birthday
dittybop12 10 months ago 4
I was playing this on guitar for my mom when she told me this was my grandmother's favorite 78. How can you not cry?
crifoter69 10 months ago
this is for all my countrymen....well of my generation anyway.i,m 67.....I,m a Scotty...but this is not about Scotland or England....this is about the men and women weho faught and died .... for me !!!!......and the rest of the world for that matter.... these people think they can take over my country!!!!........then they really don,t know the Brittish people....they think they invented terrosism.....we still have a few people that could teach them ........well that is all folks....
ejajaajet1997 10 months ago 2
fuck the ragheads...
nv53myf 10 months ago
They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old:
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning,
We will remember them.
Woo5ter 10 months ago
My Mom is from Liverpool.She now has Dimentia,but her eyes always light up when I play this song.
emilypinaud 10 months ago 112
@emilypinaud aww :)
J4K31 10 months ago
@emilypinaud aww bless in 14 from Liverpool also and i love this song
sian0151 9 months ago
@emilypinaud Aw thats really sweet :)
Metalgearaxel 8 months ago
@emilypinaud My aunt is the same :) When I go visit her she keeps telling me the same thing over and over again.. but when I play some of this.. or frank sinatra.. her eyes light up and she breaks into song and her eyes well up :)
ENightmare69 8 months ago
@emilypinaud I work in a Seniors Home and sing all the time to the patients. I imagine dementia as having a castle in your head with lots of different rooms - some bad and scary. The right song can direct a person into one of the happy rooms, this song holds a lot of happy memories for the seniors of today. Music is magic! I also sing to people on their death beds. If you find the right words and the right song the passing is gentle, when the last breath is a sigh, rather than a struggle.
7808521113 8 months ago 4
@emilypinaud so sorry to hear this. I am 13 and love sing Vera Lynn song , would you please play my verson of well meet again for your mum ill put the link on here. Keely xx
lilsaprano123 5 months ago
amen to all these comments. My Mom shared all this music with me and I pray it passes on ...forever and ever....................
lindarsj 11 months ago
Love the picture of the cats enjoying the warmth from the old tube radio. (I love old radios and cats.) This song was written by an American (Walter Kent) in solidarity with the British before the US joined the war. Of course bluebirds are native to North America and not Britain..(the bluebird is said to bring happiness) It is a wonderful song expressing a desire for peace but inspiring persaverance and strength against fascism. It is also a pleasant reminder of Anglo-American friendship.
somersetdc 11 months ago
this is the kind if lady that the U.K. needs right now .......come on folks have you forgot what this generation of men and woman gave for us!!!!
ejajaajet1997 11 months ago
@ejajaajet1997
I agree with you. My parent's generation through this conflict displayed the highest forms of courage and decency.
The world desperately needs to remind itself of these values.
temujin9999 10 months ago
Problely the best version ever made.
TorbenGalster 11 months ago
Honor to the greatest generation
nicolas7594 11 months ago 6
im 15, and i really like this music. so much better than music these days!
xNatalieXBabesx 11 months ago 5
@xNatalieXBabesx i TOTALLY agree! i am 16 and i got myself a old record player that plays all kind of old music.. my oldest record is from WW1 it's a long way to tipperary :)
pongboy1100 11 months ago 2
Tunnnnnneeeee
chaouchdali 11 months ago
Thank you for the words of the song, though the words are "thumbs up" not bombs up.
I sang these songs along with the old folks I looked after, time went on and the musical choice of the patients changed to the fifties, I never felt the same emotions joining in with Elvis songs though.
atlast1948 11 months ago
Love this version from the past. I'm certain it was a favorite of many.
Leo9Lover 1 year ago
It's beyond me that some folks don't care for this. She's wonderful,and those of us who remember the hard times of WWII, will always love this lady.
1casey234 1 year ago
damn ads
MrGreenknight11 1 year ago
damn ads
MrGreenknight11 1 year ago
i like pie
xX1GUARDIAN1Xx 1 year ago
For our Troops.
GreatBritishSkinhead 1 year ago
wow..I wish I was born in this era..
prettykiray 1 year ago
@prettykiray I wish that, too!
Eddy2730 1 year ago
@Eddy2730 :) it seems that you love her too..its nice actually to hear REAL music in this times not like this era--all crap--by the way I was born around 1975 but i do appreciate music of different ages
prettykiray 1 year ago
SAAAAAAAAAAAAAFE TUUUUUUUUUNE
princeofpointless 1 year ago
@princeofpointless Yeah Blud!!!!
chaouchdali 1 year ago
this is a favourite of mine , my Grandfather sang it to me and later with me as we worked in the fields on the farm , He was in the Elgin Reg, I sang it to my chikdren and grandchildren as a lullaby , now they are singing it to the next generation so I know it will live on for many more years in our hearts. I agree with others , where are the songs for the soldiers of today , what will their children sing ?
crochetread 1 year ago 2
this is a favourite of mine , my Grandfather sang it to me and later with me as we worked in the fields on the farm , He was in the Elgin Reg, I sang it to my chikdren and grandchildren as a lullaby , now they are singing it to the next generation so I know it will live on for many more years in our hearts
crochetread 1 year ago
wat we got now,, a country full of scum and spongers
johnnash76 1 year ago
Notice how today we don't have anymore war songs, even though our boys are fighting in afghanistan. Vera, you gave comfort to the wifes, mothers, sisters and etc, while their boys were dying on the battlefields of Europe, God bless ya. We have nothing like you today, sad.
treejahone 1 year ago 3
wives not wifes, Afghanistan is capitalized. etc. here should say others. where did you go to school? Pick up a book and start reading, You need to educate yourself.
msaet1 1 year ago
ain't she just the best
educatingfundingcomp 1 year ago
My Mum was a young woman during the second WW in London - She sang this song almost every day when she was doing housework, When she was in her death bed I sang this to her and it brought her peace and happiness. I love this song for many reasons and find myself humming it during tough times. Tough times never last, but tough people do.
7808521113 1 year ago 217
@7808521113
:')
zomgitsnolan 10 months ago
@7808521113 That's a beautiful thought, and a lovely story - thanks
FlamingFairy 10 months ago
@7808521113 Same here,during the war I remember my Mum singing this and it always makes me feel so sad but happy if you can understand that.It is so meaningful to all of us Brits of my generation and a lovely song sung by a Great Lady.
melian38 10 months ago
@7808521113 : Your story brought a tear to my eye. There's nothing like a song to bring back memories, Wha! Your Mom was probably like my Mom: A wholesome & hard worker! "Will Forever Miss"!!
ShellTrek 9 months ago
@7808521113 During the Second World War, my mother was in the US Army Nurse Corps and was stationed in Iceland, Scotland, and England for a total of 18 months. She always admired the determination and courage of the British people. Fortunately, she was able to return to England in 1990 for a visit, and she enjoyed it very much. On account of wartime precautions, she was unable to visit London during the war, but did so in 1990, as well as other places. She died in 2003 one month short of 81.
mindspring57 8 months ago
@7808521113 dude you made my eyes teary
chechiye 8 months ago
@7808521113 Hey, you made me cry, friend. I'm sure your mother was happy at that moment.
elangeltribalista 6 months ago 3
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ClickChase 6 months ago
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ClickChase 6 months ago
Los Britanicos mi culo!
greglismore 1 year ago
Lovely song.
The thing is that bluebirds are only found in America, though.
GamagothRULES 1 year ago
@GamagothRULES
Yes, like GI's, they are never found outside of the States. Thank God they flew a little more west than their habitat normally allowed for. As my old granddad used to say, "Hoist the flag and let her fly. Yankee Doodle do or die. (Lucky we had the American Eagle to help us out for both world wars)
joe24tenfifty8 1 year ago
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@GamagothRULES "Lovely song.
The thing is that bluebirds are only found in America, though."
True. But the bluebirds in the song are the bluebirds of happiness. Vera lynn wasn't singing about a particular bird or location, she was simply telling her audience that they would get through the war and that tomorrow would be a better day.
oarfrost 5 months ago
I was a teenager in 1945 ,and all through wwll that was my favorite song, it gave us hope of victory over Hitler's war machine
triniguy24 1 year ago 5
This makes me sad. But it's beautiful.
ThePsychedelicLemon 1 year ago 5
I'm not british, neither am i born during WW2 but i still love this song!
DeadHelena 1 year ago 2
musica para abuelos!!!
andrekkezero 1 year ago
my mum used to sing this to me
never4everuk 1 year ago
bless ya brits....nephew of ROBERT E. MCCUBBIN-29TH INFANTRY-116TH DIVISION....06:35 june 6th 1944 1st wave to hit the beach....Freedom Is Not Free....ron mccubbin louisville, ky
ronKY40216 1 year ago 3
Beautiful voice. Beautiful song.
RayLRiv 1 year ago
god this is beautiful
malt8291 1 year ago
Heartbreakingly simple and truthful singing
andrewlowewatson 1 year ago
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andrewlowewatson 1 year ago
This sounds exactly like Over the Rainbow with some modifications.
guitar1006 1 year ago
I have always loved listening to this song
genise55a 1 year ago
@genise55a Me Too .
212729h 1 year ago
My dad played piano on this.
APenisWithLegs 1 year ago
@APenisWithLegs how cool.
zaftra 1 year ago
Does that ever bring back memories. A world of tea parties with real tea. Parents who actually brought their children up. Now Korea rattles its sabors. And this generation does not believe history repeats its self.......When will it ever end...When will WE ever learn....God bless us all.
iaacsr 1 year ago 3
I miss all my family members who died in this war too, I think the best way we can repay their braveness is to work for a peaceful tomorrow, together.
bbear27777 1 year ago
R,I.P grandad love you always XXX
sorchacc 1 year ago
It scares me to see all comments here. All patriotic and paying homage to dead soldiers. You all need to listen to Donovan - Universial Soldier instead. The way you guys talk we will never see the end of wars.
420Amok 1 year ago
'Does anybody here remember Vera Lynn? Remember how she said that we would meet again some sunny day'... I don't think I ever truly understood the horror and sacrifice of Great Britain during WWII until I saw the movie "Atonement". There were some scenes that still resonate today. I think Americans are so lucky to have the Brits as allies and friends...
JillMaria 1 year ago
my gran was singing this today i burst into tear it was so beautiful
xXdarkStarXx11 1 year ago
@xXdarkStarXx11 awhhh that so sweet :') x
neattreat 1 year ago
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susharm1 1 year ago
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RooSimo 1 year ago
@RooSimo Well said mate!
Poppy300907 1 year ago
@susharm1 I think its disgusting that you would leave a comment like that.. this song helped our boys win the war. Both my Grandfathers fought for Britian during the war, and I couldnt be more proud and thankful to them, and all the men that lost their lives for us.
You seem very ignorant. If it wasnt for our men, you perhaps wouldnt have the freedom of speach. Like to see you fight for your country..
Poppy300907 1 year ago
i am 73 jears old and i love ol the songs from dame vera lynn.
i never forget the 1940 and the hunger in holland.
MsCooper36 1 year ago
Beautiful song!
Rodamari1945 1 year ago
7 people dont know, what is real music!
krokodil08 1 year ago 4
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sick tune, brrrrrrrrraaaaaaaaaaap
princeofpointless 1 year ago
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trekker2002 1 year ago
@princeofpointless . Why post such a pointless comment against a song which is loved by millions because it evokes their youth and a time which probably shaped their lives and memories. I visited here to listen to the song to decide whether to have it for my mother's funeral.
trekker2002 1 year ago
@trekker2002 shut it
princeofpointless 1 year ago
@trekker2002 shup ma wasteman
princeofpointless 1 year ago
I remember being absolutely infatuated with this song when I was a kid, used to ride my bike as fast as I could singing it at the top of my voice, lol.....The tone of her voice, the songs drip nostalgia. Beautiful.
SkankDJ 1 year ago 4
My Dad was in WWII in the Battle of the Buldge.And now that he has past this brings back lots of memories.I belong to the VFW and Remember him everyday.
vfw454 1 year ago
@vfw454 my uncle was in the 101 st airborne ,one of the poor battered bastards of bastogne , imagine what would have happened to wallstreet if the shit that;s going on now when on just as the soldiers came home from ww II
jhunted7667 1 year ago
My Dad was in WWII in the Battle of the Buldge.And now that he has past this brings back lots of memories.I belong to the VFW and Remember hime everyday.
vfw454 1 year ago
I find this song rather moving whatever it's origins. Being born and bred from Kent It's quite unique that many years ago their would of been German planes in the sky above me. I wouldn't mind who sang or wrote the song none the less. I'm a Vera Lynn fan as much as I'm a big fan of the late Norman Wisdom's films etc I just think it's fair people are corrected as to who did what. Noble people will understand. RIP Norm
TheBaronSpell 1 year ago
Sadly Sir Norman Wisdom RIP didn't write this song it was an error by ITV's Daybreak who found this incorrect fact on Wikepedia. Vera Lynn spoke to Sky News and confirmed that ITV were wrong. I can't remember if he did but I think Norman covered this in his legendary movies.
TheBaronSpell 1 year ago