Vera Lynn

Dame Vera Lynn

Dame Vera Lynn, DBE (Londres, 20 de Março de 1917) é uma cantora inglesa, muito famosa durante a segunda guerra mundial.

As suas músicas mais conhecidas são We'll Meet Again e The White Cliffs of Dover

A canção Vera do álbum dos Pink Floyd de 1979 The Wall é uma homenagem a Vera Lynn.

Em Setembro de 2009 o álbum "We´ll meet again - The very best of Vera Lynn", uma colecção das suas canções mais conhecidas atingiu o número 1 do top britânico

Gravações

• 1935

• "The General's Fast Asleep"; "No Regrets"; "When the Poppies Bloom Again"; "I'm in the Mood for Love" (Rex Records); "Sailing Home With The Tide" (Rex Records); "Thanks A Million" (Rex Records)

• 1936

• "Heart Of Gold" (Rex Records); "A Star Fell Out Of Heaven" (Rex Records); "Crying My Heart Out For You" (Rex Records); "It's Love Again" (Rex Records); "Did Your Mother Come From Ireland?" (Rex Records): "Have You Forgotten So Soon?" (Rex Records); "Everything Is Rhythm" (Rex Records)

• 1937

• "So Many Memories"; "Roses in December"; "When My Dream Boat Comes Home" (Rex Records); "Goodnight, My Love" (Rex Records); "All Alone In Vienna" (Rex Records)

• 1939

• "We'll Meet Again"

• 1940

• "Careless"; *"Until You Fall in Love"; "It's a Lovely Day Tomorrow"; "When You Wish upon a Star"; "Memories Live Longer Than Dreams"; "There'll Come Another Day"; "(There'll Be Bluebirds Over) The White Cliffs of Dover".

• 1941

• "Smilin' Through"; "When They Sound the Last All Clear"; "Yours"; "My Sister and I"; "I Don't Want to Set the World on Fire".

• 1942

• "You're in my Arms".

• 1948

• "You Can't Be True, Dear" (1948); "Again".

• 1952

• "Auf Wiederseh'n Sweetheart"; "If You Love Me (Really Love Me)".

• 1954 onwards

• "My Son, My Son" (UK number 1, 1954); "The Homing Waltz"; "Forget Me Not"; "Windsor Waltz"; "Who Are We"; "A House With Love In It"; "The Faithful Hussar (Don't Cry My Love)"; "Travellin' Home"; Hits Of The Sixties (album); "By the Time I Get to Phoenix"; "Everybody's Talking";

"The Fool On The Hill".

• 1967

"It Hurts To Say Goodbye" (1967, US Easy Listening survey, her last US chart record)

• 1982

• "I Love This Land" (Falklands War song).

• Albums recorded for EMI from 1960 onwards

• "Yours" 1961
• "As Time Goes By" 1961
• "Hits From The Blitz" 1962
• "Among My Souvenirs" 1964
• "More Hits Of The Blitz" 1966
• "Hits Of The 60's - My Way" 1970
• "Favourite Sacred Songs" 1972
• "Christmas With Vera Lynn" 1976
• "Vera Lynn In Nashville" 1977

Filmes

• We'll Meet Again (1942)
• Rhythm Serenade (1943)
• One Exciting Night (1944)
• Venus fra Vestø (1962)

Livros

• Lynn, Vera (1975). Vocal Refrain. London: W.H. Allen.
• Lynn, Vera and Cross, Robin (1989). We'll Meet Again. London: Sidgwick & Jackson.
• Lynn, Vera (2009). Some Sunny Day. London: HarperCollins. ISBN 9780007318155

Ligações externas

• Vera Lynn (em inglês) no Internet Movie Database
• Artigo BBC 2002
• 2009 artigo no jornal The Guardian (1)
• Dame Vera Lynn Trust for Children with Cerebral Palsy
• One-hour radio programme on France Culture in June 2007 Ouvir aqui