Vera Lynn - When The Lights Go On Again.

A song of hope looking forward to the end of World War 2 and the Blackout, and soldiers returning home.
It's hard for those of us born later to fully understand the way the War affected everything.
My mom was evacuated to strangers in the countryside to be away from our city being bombed.
People went without foods we take for granted now...
and worst of all, many many lives of loved ones were lost or damaged.

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• World
• War
• Vera
• Lynn

[Torogami]

This should be a world war 1 song not 2 but whatever

[maz59]

@Torogami sorry, not sure what you mean - Vera Lynn sang it during WW2 about the blackout in WW2

[hamerl]

We are from Austria and we heard Vera Lynn's song. During WW2 we were little chrildren. My husband overcame the holocaust because he is Jewish. We are very impressed by some of these hopeful songs. We think it is necessary to spread hope again in these dark and dangerous times.

[maz59]

@hamerl

yes, I agree, it is so needed to spread hope.

Many spread cynicism and hate - I am very glad your husband survived. It was a terrible time.

Never again!

[TyneBridge56]

Dame Vera is in her 90s and i hope she lives for ever God bless her... but when her time comes she should be given a State Funeral... a True British person she has been a servant of our fighting men and women all her life and still is first to support our Poppy day appeals... God bless you Dame Vera..

[12thgenord]

Good night Vera, wherever you are!!!

[Kidsgrove49]

Beautiful expression of wartime spirit during our darkest times. I wasn't born until 1960 but people's memories were still fresh as I grew up. I can sense some of their feelings.

[jovan66102]

God Bless Dame Vera on this Remembrance Day, 2011! She fought the War in her own way and was a major contributor to our victory over Naziism!

[schlusnus]

Being a Somerset lad in !st Bn S.L.I. in the 50's and dad landing on D.D +6

all I can say is did we fight for what ?

Time the real Brits over 100yrs birth + say enough is enough..no more selling

our birthright to outsiders. Wake up lads, you owe it to your Dads/grandfathers.

[xloveXghoulx]

Love this song. I am fascinated by WWII era because even through all the scary, rough and dangerous times, people were still determined. I am awed by the English perserverance and determination during this time. I wish people now had that spirit more often.

[Kinseydsp]

@hamerl May God continue to bless you, My dear Mother made us always watch the world at war when we were Kids so we would never forget those days. We are living in bad times now and I am glad she had the insite to make sure we saw those things and the terrible things that happen to people like you.

[Kinseydsp]

@hamerl May God bless and keep you for all of your trials these are songs of hope and I love them dearly. My Dad inlisted at age 17 to the Amry air corps and came home safe after the war. We are living in dangerous times and these songs tell the story

[Kinseydsp]

God bless Vera Lynn she gave hope with her songs in a time of great fear and trial

[Gavestonful]

People today have absolutely no conception of the sheer awfulness of the total blackout regulations in operation in Britain during WW2. Not a single light was permitted to be shown anywhere at night - not even in the heart of London - the streets were totally blacked out although later in the war vehicles were allowed tiny slits in their headlights & people were allowed to carry faintly lit torches. People became totally disorienated in the blackout at night even outside their own homes.