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| ⚫ | "'''We'll Meet Again'''" is a 1939 song by English singer [[Vera Lynn]] with music and lyrics composed and written by English songwriters [[Ross Parker (songwriter)|Ross Parker]] and [[Hughie Charles]]. The song is one of the most famous of the [[World War II|Second World War]] era |
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| ⚫ | "'''We'll Meet Again'''" is a 1939 song by English singer [[Vera Lynn]] with music and lyrics composed and written by English songwriters [[Ross Parker (songwriter)|Ross Parker]] and [[Hughie Charles]]. The song is one of the most famous of the [[World War II|Second World War]] era, resonating with servicemen going off to fight as well as their families and loved ones. |
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The song gave its name to the 1943 [[musical film]] ''[[We'll Meet Again (1943 film)|We'll Meet Again]]'', in which Lynn played the lead role (''see'' [[1943 in music]]). Lynn's 1953 recording is featured in the final scene of [[Stanley Kubrick]]'s 1964 film ''[[Dr. Strangelove]]'' – with a bitter irony, as the song accompanies a [[nuclear holocaust]] that wipes out humanity. It was also used in the closing scenes of the 1986 [[BBC]] television serial ''[[The Singing Detective]]''. British director [[John Schlesinger]] used the song in his 1979 World War II film ''[[Yanks]]'', which is about British citizens and American soldiers during the military buildup in the UK as the Allies prepare for the [[Normandy landings]]. |
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==Background== |
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| ⚫ | During the [[Cold War]], Lynn's recording was included in the package of music and programmes held in 20 [[underground bunker|underground]] radio stations of the BBC's [[Wartime Broadcasting Service]] (WTBS), designed to provide public information and morale-boosting broadcasts for 100 days after a [[nuclear attack]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Hellen |first=Nicholas |title=Julie Andrews to sing to Brits during nuclear attack |newspaper=The Sunday Times |location= London |date=11 July 1999}}</ref> The song reached number 29 on the U.S. charts.{{When|date=August 2024}}{{Citation needed|date=August 2024}} Lynn sang the song in London on the 60th anniversary of [[Victory in Europe Day|VE Day]] in 2005 alongside [[Petula Clark]] and [[Bruce Forsyth]].<ref |
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The song was published by Michael Ross Limited, whose directors included Louis Carris, Ross Parker and Norman Keen. Keen, an English pianist, collaborated with Parker and Hughie Charles on "We'll Meet Again", as well as many other songs published by the company, including "[[There'll Always Be an England]]" and "I'm In Love For The Last Time". |
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| ⚫ | In April 2020, a charity duet with [[Katherine Jenkins]], released in 2014, reached number 72 on the UK Singles Chart, with proceeds going to [[National Health Service]] charities. In May 2020 following the 75th Anniversary celebrations of VE Day, the solo version by Lynn also reached number 55 in the UK chart.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/110/vera-lynn/| |
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| ⚫ | The song's original recording featured Lynn accompanied by Arthur Young on [[Novachord|Hammond Novachord]] (an early electronic keyboard), while a rerecording in 1953 featured a more lavish instrumentation and a chorus of [[British Armed Forces]] personnel.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://secondhandsongs.com/performance/172342|title=Cover versions of We'll Meet Again by Vera Lynn with Arthur Young on the Novachord |website=Secondhandsongs.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/Vera-Lynn-Well-Meet-Again-Im-Praying-To-St-Christopher/release/7614994|title=Vera Lynn – We'll Meet Again / I'm Praying To St. Christopher|website=[[Discogs]]|date=9 September 2023 }}</ref><ref name="Savage2020">{{Cite news |last=Savage |first=Mark |date=18 June 2020 |title=We'll Meet Again: The story of Dame Vera Lynn's wartime classic |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-53079190 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240718103803/https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-53079190 |archive-date=2024-07-18 |access-date=20 May 2022 |work=[[BBC]]}}</ref> |
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==Use in media== |
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The song gave its name to the 1943 [[musical film]] ''[[We'll Meet Again (1943 film)|We'll Meet Again]]'', where Lynn stars in a loose adaptation of her life as a [[Forces' Sweetheart]] during the war. |
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Lynn's 1953 recording is featured in the final scene of [[Stanley Kubrick]]'s 1964 film ''[[Dr. Strangelove]]'' with a bitter irony, as the song accompanies a [[nuclear holocaust]] that wipes out humanity.<ref name="StrangeloveBritannica">{{Cite encyclopedia |title=Dr. Strangelove {{!}} Summary, Characters, & Facts |encyclopedia=[[Britannica]] |url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/Dr-Strangelove-or-How-I-Learned-to-Stop-Worrying-and-Love-the-Bomb#ref1299098 |last=Pfeiffer |first=Lee |date=2024-10-25 |language=en}}</ref> |
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British director [[John Schlesinger]] used the song in his 1979 film ''[[Yanks]]''. The film focuses on British citizens and American soldiers during the military buildup in the UK as the Allies prepare for the [[Normandy landings]]. |
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The 1982 [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]] [[period drama]] [[We'll Meet Again (TV series)|We'll Meet Again]] took its name from the song. The song is used in in the closing scenes of the 1986 [[BBC]] television serial ''[[The Singing Detective]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=We'll Meet Again |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/profiles/1fGZHjfZFtDrbpbYstjD0vw/well-meet-again |access-date=2024-10-29 |website=The People's Songs |publisher=[[BBC Radio 2]] |language=en-GB}}</ref> |
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==Post World-War II== |
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| ⚫ | During the [[Cold War]], Lynn's recording was included in the package of music and programmes held in 20 [[underground bunker|underground]] radio stations of the BBC's [[Wartime Broadcasting Service]] (WTBS), designed to provide public information and morale-boosting broadcasts for 100 days after a [[nuclear attack]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Hellen |first=Nicholas |title=Julie Andrews to sing to Brits during nuclear attack |newspaper=The Sunday Times |location= London |date=11 July 1999}}</ref>{{better source}}<ref>{{Cite web |last=Saunders |first=Tristram Fane |date=2020-06-18 |title=We’ll Meet Again: how Vera Lynn’s song inspired everyone from Kubrick to the Queen |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/music/artists/meet-vera-lynns-song-inspired-everyone-kubrick-queen/ |access-date=2024-10-29 |website=[[The Telegraph]] |language=en-GB}}</ref> The song reached number 29 on the U.S. charts.{{When|date=August 2024}}{{Citation needed|date=August 2024}} Lynn sang the song in London on the 60th anniversary of [[Victory in Europe Day|VE Day]] in 2005 alongside [[Petula Clark]] and [[Bruce Forsyth]].<ref name=Savage2020 /> |
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| ⚫ | In April 2020, a charity duet with [[Katherine Jenkins]], released in 2014, reached number 72 on the UK Singles Chart, with proceeds going to [[National Health Service]] charities.{{cn}} In May 2020 following the 75th Anniversary celebrations of VE Day, the solo version by Lynn also reached number 55 in the UK chart.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Vera Lynn |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/110/vera-lynn/ |access-date=2024-10-29 |website=Officialcharts.com}}</ref> |
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==Cultural impact== |
==Cultural impact== |
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* The song has been credited as one of the first to make use of the [[Hammond Novachord]], the first [[polyphonic synthesizer]].<ref |
* The song has been credited as one of the first to make use of the [[Hammond Novachord]], the first [[polyphonic synthesizer]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=2020-06-18 |title=We'll Meet Again: The story of Dame Vera Lynn's wartime classic |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-53079190 |access-date=2022-07-18}}</ref> |
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* Traditionally, this song is played on 5 May as a closure to the [[Liberation Day (Netherlands)|Liberation Day]] Concert in Amsterdam, to mark the end of [[World War II]] in the Netherlands |
* Traditionally, this song is played on 5 May as a closure to the [[Liberation Day (Netherlands)|Liberation Day]] Concert in Amsterdam, to mark the end of [[World War II]] in the Netherlands.<ref name="Asprou2020">{{Cite news |last=Asprou |first=Helena |date=18 June 2020 |title=What are the lyrics to Dame Vera Lynn’s ‘We’ll Meet Again’ – and what’s the story behind the WWII song? |url=https://www.classicfm.com/discover-music/well-meet-again-dame-vera-lynn-lyrics-story/ |access-date=2024-10-29 |work=[[Classic FM (UK)|Classic FM]]}}</ref> |
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* In 2024, the piece was performed by the South Netherlands Philharmonic at the [[Netherlands American Cemetery]]. "We'll Meet Again" closed out the program, which commemorated the 80th anniversary of The Netherlands' liberation.<ref>{{Cite web |date=28 August 2024 |title=2024 Liberation Concert at Netherlands American Cemetery |url=https://www.abmc.gov/news-events/news/2024-liberation-concert-netherlands-american-cemetery |access-date=2024-10-29 |website=[[American Battle Monuments Commission]]}}</ref> |
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*On 5 April 2020, [[Elizabeth II|Queen Elizabeth II]] referenced the song in a rare and ultimately final televised address that aired to Britain and the Commonwealth, where she expressed her gratitude for the efforts people are taking to mitigate the [[COVID-19 pandemic]] virus and acknowledged the severe challenges being faced by families across the world.<ref>{{cite news |date=5 April 2020 |title=The Queen's coronavirus address: 'We will meet again' |work=[[BBC News]] |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/av/uk-52174772/the-queen-s-coronavirus-address-we-will-meet-again |access-date=17 April 2020}}</ref> The reference spurred covers by [[West End theatre]] stars with Lynn<ref>{{ |
*On 5 April 2020, [[Elizabeth II|Queen Elizabeth II]] referenced the song in a rare and ultimately final televised address that aired to Britain and the Commonwealth, where she expressed her gratitude for the efforts people are taking to mitigate the [[COVID-19 pandemic]] virus and acknowledged the severe challenges being faced by families across the world.<ref>{{cite news |date=5 April 2020 |title=The Queen's coronavirus address: 'We will meet again' |work=[[BBC News]] |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/av/uk-52174772/the-queen-s-coronavirus-address-we-will-meet-again |access-date=17 April 2020}}</ref> The reference spurred covers by [[West End theatre]] stars with Lynn<ref>{{Cite news |last=Hewitt |first=Phil |date=24 April 2020 |title=Dame Vera Lynn promises UK theatre will thrive again "some sunny day" – VIDEO |url=https://www.sussexexpress.co.uk/health/coronavirus/dame-vera-lynn-promises-uk-theatre-will-thrive-again-some-sunny-day-video-2549273 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200508030023/https://www.sussexexpress.co.uk/health/coronavirus/dame-vera-lynn-promises-uk-theatre-will-thrive-again-some-sunny-day-video-2549273 |archive-date=2020-05-08 |access-date=24 April 2020 |work=[[Sussex Express]]}}</ref> and [[Katherine Jenkins]] just some months before Lynn died. Jenkins' version was released on iTunes as a benefit for the [[NHS Charities Together]].<ref name="Jenkins">{{cite news |date=16 April 2020 |title=Katherine Jenkins and Dame Vera Lynn's "We'll Meet Again" reaches number one on iTunes charts |work=ITV |url=https://www.itv.com/news/wales/2020-04-16/katherine-jenkins-and-dame-vera-lynn-s-we-ll-meet-again-reaches-number-one-on-itunes-charts/ |access-date=24 April 2020}}</ref> |
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* The song is one of several played in the waiting queue of the [[The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror|Tower of Terror]] ride at [[Walt Disney World]].<ref |
* The song is one of several played in the waiting queue of the [[The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror|Tower of Terror]] ride at [[Walt Disney World]].<ref name=Savage2020 /> |
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==References== |
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==External Links== |
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* {{Cite web|title=We’ll Meet Again Lyrics|url=https://genius.com/Vera-lynn-well-meet-again-lyrics|website=[[Genius (website)|Genius]]}} |
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* {{Musicbrainz|mbid=e75d199f-b4d0-439e-b323-dfea7ca4ba0c}} |
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* {{youtube|8Nzy1cfnKh4|"We'll Meet Again"}} |
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Revision as of 18:54, 29 October 2024
| "We'll Meet Again" | |
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 Sheet music cover | |
| Song by Vera Lynn | |
| Released | 1939 |
| Genre | Ballad |
| Length | 3:04 |
| Label | Michael Ross Limited |
| Songwriter(s) | Ross Parker, Hughie Charles |
| Producer(s) | Norman Keen |
"We'll Meet Again" is a 1939 song by English singer Vera Lynn with music and lyrics composed and written by English songwriters Ross Parker and Hughie Charles. The song is one of the most famous of the Second World War era, resonating with servicemen going off to fight as well as their families and loved ones.
Background
The song was published by Michael Ross Limited, whose directors included Louis Carris, Ross Parker and Norman Keen. Keen, an English pianist, collaborated with Parker and Hughie Charles on "We'll Meet Again", as well as many other songs published by the company, including "There'll Always Be an England" and "I'm In Love For The Last Time".
The song's original recording featured Lynn accompanied by Arthur Young on Hammond Novachord (an early electronic keyboard), while a rerecording in 1953 featured a more lavish instrumentation and a chorus of British Armed Forces personnel.[1][2][3]
Use in media
The song gave its name to the 1943 musical film We'll Meet Again, where Lynn stars in a loose adaptation of her life as a Forces' Sweetheart during the war.
Lynn's 1953 recording is featured in the final scene of Stanley Kubrick's 1964 film Dr. Strangelove with a bitter irony, as the song accompanies a nuclear holocaust that wipes out humanity.[4]
British director John Schlesinger used the song in his 1979 film Yanks. The film focuses on British citizens and American soldiers during the military buildup in the UK as the Allies prepare for the Normandy landings.
The 1982 ITV period drama We'll Meet Again took its name from the song. The song is used in in the closing scenes of the 1986 BBC television serial The Singing Detective.[5]
Post World-War II
During the Cold War, Lynn's recording was included in the package of music and programmes held in 20 underground radio stations of the BBC's Wartime Broadcasting Service (WTBS), designed to provide public information and morale-boosting broadcasts for 100 days after a nuclear attack.[6][better source needed][7] The song reached number 29 on the U.S. charts.[when?][citation needed] Lynn sang the song in London on the 60th anniversary of VE Day in 2005 alongside Petula Clark and Bruce Forsyth.[3]
In April 2020, a charity duet with Katherine Jenkins, released in 2014, reached number 72 on the UK Singles Chart, with proceeds going to National Health Service charities.[citation needed] In May 2020 following the 75th Anniversary celebrations of VE Day, the solo version by Lynn also reached number 55 in the UK chart.[8]
Cultural impact
- The song has been credited as one of the first to make use of the Hammond Novachord, the first polyphonic synthesizer.[9]
- Traditionally, this song is played on 5 May as a closure to the Liberation Day Concert in Amsterdam, to mark the end of World War II in the Netherlands.[10]
- In 2024, the piece was performed by the South Netherlands Philharmonic at the Netherlands American Cemetery. "We'll Meet Again" closed out the program, which commemorated the 80th anniversary of The Netherlands' liberation.[11]
- On 5 April 2020, Queen Elizabeth II referenced the song in a rare and ultimately final televised address that aired to Britain and the Commonwealth, where she expressed her gratitude for the efforts people are taking to mitigate the COVID-19 pandemic virus and acknowledged the severe challenges being faced by families across the world.[12] The reference spurred covers by West End theatre stars with Lynn[13] and Katherine Jenkins just some months before Lynn died. Jenkins' version was released on iTunes as a benefit for the NHS Charities Together.[14]
- The song is one of several played in the waiting queue of the Tower of Terror ride at Walt Disney World.[3]
References
- ^ "Cover versions of We'll Meet Again by Vera Lynn with Arthur Young on the Novachord". Secondhandsongs.com.
- ^ "Vera Lynn – We'll Meet Again / I'm Praying To St. Christopher". Discogs. 9 September 2023.
- ^ a b c Savage, Mark (18 June 2020). "We'll Meet Again: The story of Dame Vera Lynn's wartime classic". BBC. Archived from the original on 18 July 2024. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
- ^ Pfeiffer, Lee (25 October 2024). "Dr. Strangelove | Summary, Characters, & Facts". Britannica.
- ^ "We'll Meet Again". The People's Songs. BBC Radio 2. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
- ^ Hellen, Nicholas (11 July 1999). "Julie Andrews to sing to Brits during nuclear attack". The Sunday Times. London.
- ^ Saunders, Tristram Fane (18 June 2020). "We'll Meet Again: how Vera Lynn's song inspired everyone from Kubrick to the Queen". The Telegraph. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
- ^ "Vera Lynn". Officialcharts.com. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
- ^ "We'll Meet Again: The story of Dame Vera Lynn's wartime classic". BBC News. 18 June 2020. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
- ^ Asprou, Helena (18 June 2020). "What are the lyrics to Dame Vera Lynn's 'We'll Meet Again' – and what's the story behind the WWII song?". Classic FM. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
- ^ "2024 Liberation Concert at Netherlands American Cemetery". American Battle Monuments Commission. 28 August 2024. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
- ^ "The Queen's coronavirus address: 'We will meet again'". BBC News. 5 April 2020. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
- ^ Hewitt, Phil (24 April 2020). "Dame Vera Lynn promises UK theatre will thrive again "some sunny day" – VIDEO". Sussex Express. Archived from the original on 8 May 2020. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
- ^ "Katherine Jenkins and Dame Vera Lynn's "We'll Meet Again" reaches number one on iTunes charts". ITV. 16 April 2020. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
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