When you travel from Calais, France to England you might be able to see them : the White Cliffs of Dover.
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The Dixieland Crackerjacks took this trip when they went to their tour in the United Kingdom. Birmingham International Jazz Festival 2008
The white cliffs of Dover are cliffs which form part of the British coastline facing the Strait of Dover and France. The cliffs are part of the North Downs formation. The cliff face, which reaches up to 106 metres high, owes its striking façade to its composition of chalk (pure white calcium carbonate) accentuated by streaks of black flint. The cliffs spread east and west from the town of Dover in the county of Kent, an ancient and still important English port.
The cliffs have great symbolic value for Britain because they face towards Continental Europe across the narrowest part of the English Channel, where invasions have historically threatened and against which the cliffs form a symbolic guard. Because crossing at Dover was the primary route to the continent before air travel, the white line of cliffs also formed the first (or last) sight of the UK for travellers.
References in culture
In Matthew Arnold's 1867 poem "Dover Beach", the cliffs are a sign of reassuring strength. Rudyard Kipling's 1902 poem "The Broken Men" ends with the lines "How stands the old Lord Warden? Are Dover's cliffs still white?" to represent the English exiles' homesickness. The most iconic reference is perhaps the World War II song, sung by Vera Lynn, "(There'll Be Bluebirds Over) The White Cliffs of Dover".
Other people to cover the song or sing about the white cliffs include Glenn Miller, The Righteous Brothers, Kaye Kyser, Kate Smith, Blur, in the song "Clover Over Dover", Coil, in the song "Ostia (The death of Pasolini)"; The Decemberists, Louis Prima, Robson and Jerome, Clutch, Andrew Bird, Current 93 and Fatboy Slim. Other poetry includes Alice Duer Miller's "The White Cliffs", on which the 1944 film The White Cliffs of Dover was based. The cliffs are also mentioned in Jimmy Cliff's hit Many Rivers to Cross.
In Ian Fleming's third James Bond novel, Moonraker, a chapter is set at the cliffs. The villain attempts to assassinate Bond and Gala Brand by bombing the cliff so they are showered in debris.
Guitarist Eric Johnson wrote a well-known composition called "Cliffs of Dover", which won a Grammy.
In the animated film The Chipmunk Adventure one of the songs, "Off to See the World" refers to seeing the "Cliffs of Dover"
in 2000, Shakespere's Cliff was used as a level setting in Tomb Raider III:The Lost Artifact. In this level, the protagonist Lara Croft is on the journey searching for an artefact named the Hand of Rathmore in Paris. She adventures through the channel tunnel between Dover and Calais.
In a 2005 poll of Radio Times readers, the cliffs were named as the 3rd greatest natural wonder in Britain.
Twenty-eight days before it was released, a quarantine sign was projected on the cliffs to promote the 2007 film 28 Weeks Later.
Therell be bluebirds over
The white cliffs of Dover
Tomorrow
Just you wait and see
I'll never forget the people I met
Braving those angry skies
I remember well as the shadows fell
The light of hope in their eyes
And though I'm far away
I still can hear them say
Bombs up...
But when the dawn comes up
Therell be bluebirds over
The white cliffs of Dover
Tomorrow
Just you wait and see
Therell be love and laughter
And peace ever after
Tomorrow
When the world is free
The shepherd will tend his sheep
The valley will bloom again
And Jimmy will go to sleep
In his own little room again
Therell be bluebirds over
The white cliffs of Dover
Tomorrow
Just you wait and see
Therell be bluebirds over
The white cliffs of Dover
Tomorrow
Just you wait and see...
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2:35Bernard Berkhout Swing Orchestra live on Dutch ...by ABrandsma185 views
this is what damon wants someone to push him off of
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ijnklaxdil 5 months ago
@louiscarr899 What on earth makes you think that everyone wants to go to America? What makes it so attractive in your opinion then? The wonderful universal healthcare system? The beautiful softly mellifluous accents? The multitudes of pencil slim people feeding on healthy foods? The amazingly intellectual global news media? The intelligent TV schedules? The preponderance of well travelled citizens well versed with the outside world? Come on.....be realistic now!
Gavestonful 8 months ago 2
@louiscarr899 i don't want to go to america
ang00se1 10 months ago
love you lads but love the drummer more!!
nrfreid 1 year ago
@sgangelina wow england isnt all that special, i thought you would rather stay or go to america since everyone wants to go there. :D
louiscarr899 1 year ago
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ABrandsma 2 years ago
Yes, this definitly is one of the best movies of all times! The plot is genius and the open ending...... And of course the characters... all deserve an Oscar! Grammy Awards.. here they come!
ABrandsma 2 years ago
Yes, this definitly is one of the best movies of all times! The plot is genius and the open ending...... And of course the characters... all deserve an Oscar! Grammy Awards.. here they come!
ABrandsma 2 years ago
Yes, this definitly is one of the best movies of all times! The plot is genius and the open ending...... And of course the characters... all deserve an Oscar! Grammy Awards.. here they come!
ABrandsma 2 years ago