She's Still a Favourite! Dame Vera Lynn set to top the Charts at the Age of 97

Express ^ | Tue, June 3, 2014 | Kirsty McCormack

[okie01]

Thanks. We both posted a You Tube link at about the same time — to the same version of the song, but with different graphics.

[Liberty Valance]

[LaybackLenny]

Ironically, I came across this on YouTube a couple of nights ago and was quite moved by this tribute to Dame Vera. She appears singing in a film clip toward bthe end of Hailey Westenra's performance, and at the end, you see her in the box seat and a glimpse of the Queen, who looks a bit teary-eyed.

Remembrance Day Concert 2009

[Mjaye]

Vera Lynn’s “I’ll Be Seeing You” was played at our mother’s funeral. Dad, who was a WWII vet, had died some years before, and it was a favorite of theirs.

[jazzlite]

Some musician friends of mine did a D-Day Concert at our local library last night. Vera Lynn was very much highlighted there and a soloist sang, “We’ll Meet Again.” The popular music from that era is very beautiful and touching.

[EverOnward]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hqtaoz4QFX8

[a fool in paradise]

Lasted longer than Pink Floyd, that’s for sure...

[Fiji Hill]

That's the 1953 version. Here's the original

We'll Meet Again--Vera Lynn (1940)

[Fiji Hill]

My favorite Vera Lynn song

Calling Me Home (1936)