Poetry Man 2 Posted September 28, 2004 2005 will be the 60th anniversary of the end of World War II, if that is not an omen for Dame Vera, I don't know what is. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
IKYWN 6 Posted September 29, 2004 Damm woman just keeps going. Wasn't she old even during WW2? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Theo Posted October 1, 2004 Only in her 20s... 87 now. She'll be here for years to come. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jskefet 0 Posted October 6, 2004 Hope so... When she dies, the air will be filled with: " we'll meet again" Not a pretty perspective now, is it? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AnthillMob 1 Posted October 6, 2004 when she does pop her clogs it would be nice for waters and gilmore et al to gather together in bands to sing "Does anybody here remember Vera Lynn Remember how she said, That we would meet again, Some sunny day. Vera! Vera! What has become of you Does anybody else in here feel the way I do" Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
faustus 9 Posted October 9, 2004 Nice to find someone with taste in decent music... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AnthillMob 1 Posted October 10, 2004 if i was posh and a bloke i'd tip my top hat at you sir Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Theo Posted October 20, 2004 Saw her a few weeks ago, sorry to disappoint but she looks great for her age and is sharp as can be. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Dave Posted October 23, 2004 Just saw Dame Vera...She's going to be around for years to come...looks terrific and is intellectually sharp ...does a lot of walking...Helluva kind caring woman! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stayin Alive 26 Posted October 23, 2004 Deathline suggestion: We won't meet again. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest tmorrow@nctimes.com Posted October 30, 2004 Just heard a medley of Dame Vera's on Oceanside, California's KKSM radio, ("Doug Best Swings") Disc Jockey Doug is a former Canadian who was Lancaster crewmember during WWII. He plays Vera frequently. I've never had the privilege of seeing her in person, but from her many recordings, especially those done during and after WWII, to my mind, she has one of the most perfect voices ever possessed by a singer. How 'bout a 60th anniversary tour of America, Vera? All you have to do is go to the many southern and western retirement communities...you'd sell out and "knock 'em dead!" Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Paul Bearer 6,102 Posted October 31, 2004 Another deathline suggestion:- Wish me luck as you wave me goodbye Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Theo Posted November 1, 2004 She's retired from singing now, sadly. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Jeff Posted November 23, 2004 Just "discovered" Vera's music after watching a documentary on her called "Songbirds." Didn't realize what a terrific singer she is...Too bad I've missed her concerts... As for the "We'll Meet Again" stuff...she was 22 years old in 1939 and most of her career was in the post-WW2 era -- with many of her hits coming in the 1950s...For example, she was the first UK singer to have a number 1 hit in the USA -- for over nine weeks in the early 1950s...She had a hit TV series for 7 years was during the 1970s...etc...In other words, to solely identify Vera with WW2 songs is wrong...(I've done my research Moreover (from another posted email), "Wish Me Luck as You Wave me Goodbye" is Gracie Fields' hit song -- from 1939...If you watch Monty Python you'd know?... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cerberus 302 Posted November 23, 2004 How to you get to be a former Canadian? Is that like Greg Rusedski or something? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest One Man Jury Posted November 23, 2004 Is that old trout still alive? If so, shame. Nowadays, bluebirds over the white cliffs of Dover would be the title of a porno movie being made in a balloon. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Paul Bearer 6,102 Posted November 23, 2004 Moreover (from another posted email), "Wish Me Luck as You Wave me Goodbye" is Gracie Fields' hit song -- from 1939...If you watch Monty Python you'd know?... Oops! Wrong again Ah well.... I'm a lumberjack and I'm alright I work all day and I sleep at night Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Grim Reaper 186 Posted November 23, 2004 At the risk of failing to recognise Heaven's irony isn't it... "I'm a lumberjack and I'm OK, I work all night and I sleep all day" Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tuber Mirum 125 Posted November 23, 2004 No, it isn't that either. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Grim Reaper 186 Posted November 23, 2004 oops - not many lumberjacks work at night i guess... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Paul Bearer 6,102 Posted November 24, 2004 At the risk of failing to recognise Heaven's irony isn't it... "I'm a lumberjack and I'm OK, I work all night and I sleep all day" Thats what I thought it was when I started to write it out, then I thought " Nah" But I'll try to find out. I've got the German version, but my German is not too good. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Paul Bearer 6,102 Posted November 25, 2004 At the risk of failing to recognise Heaven's irony isn't it... "I'm a lumberjack and I'm OK, I work all night and I sleep all day" Found it http://www.mp3.com/search.php?action=Searc...mberjack%20song Notapotato Posted on Nov 23 2004, 10:06 PM No, it isn't that either. Very close though Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tuber Mirum 125 Posted November 25, 2004 Thats what I thought it was when I started to write it out, then I thought " Nah" But I'll try to find out. I've got the German version, but my German is not too good. I found a translation back into english of the German version of the lumberjack song. Really rather senseless if you ask me. I'm a lumberjack and I feel strong. I sleep all night and chop all day I fell trees, I skip and jump I go the the WC On Wednesdays I go shopping And have cookies and coffee I'm a lumberjack and I feel strong I sleep all night and chop all day I fell trees, I eat my bread Put flowers in a vase I slip into women's clothing And lounge around in bars I'm a lumberjack and I feel strong I sleep all night and chop all day I fell trees, wear high heeled shoes Stockings and a bra I'd like to be a little girl Just like my uncle Walter and here's Google's automatic translation which has a better entertainment value by far: The Lumberjack song How are the surviving Pythons keeping? Any of them likely to kick it? Greetings from Germany, Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stayin Alive 26 Posted November 25, 2004 I fell trees, wear high heeled shoesStockings and a bra I'd like to be a little girl Just like my uncle Walter Reminds me of that great part of the Woody Allen film - Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex * But Were Afraid to Ask - the bit with the cross-dressing husband. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Dave Posted December 13, 2004 Here's Dame Vera Lynn signing autographs in the aviation history art store in Brighton, November 28, 2004...Doesn't look like she's close to death yet...THANKFULLY! http://www.swafineart.com/pages/New.htm Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
