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Brian
Sweet Inspiration
United Kingdom
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 Posted - 20/03/2008 : 20:37:19
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Dear old Vera Lynn celebrates her 91st birthday today.
She is in the 'home' for retired showbiz types.
They put on a special meal for her today 
A 'wartime' menu was produced which made Vera burst into song
... 'Whale meat again'
...the crowed 'de-mobbed' her
MONTY
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treking
Wasn't Born To Follow
United Kingdom
5727 Posts |
Posted - 21/03/2008 : 00:07:43
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Good old Vera--a real trouper if ever there was one.
We'll meet again Monty
Trek
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Carole R.
Higher and Higher
United Kingdom
13792 Posts |
Posted - 21/03/2008 : 00:11:32
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OMG... She's nearly as old as me!....
Big respect to Dame Vera... It seems her songs, and singing really helped civilians and The Forces during the war.
I wonder if Amy (Earthbound Gypsy) knows?.. She is a Big Vera Lynn Fan...
Happy Birthday, Dame Vera.
Carole R xx |
Edited by - Carole R. on 21/03/2008 00:12:28 |
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Vera
Administrator
United Kingdom
1632 Posts |
Posted - 21/03/2008 : 00:18:03
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Well... thank you, thank you... thank you - I'm very honoured...
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...for her! Happy Birthday! |
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Carole R.
Higher and Higher
United Kingdom
13792 Posts |
Posted - 21/03/2008 : 00:31:15
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Ya had me fooled then, Vera..
I thought the Dame had logged on!..
Cxx
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EarthboundGypsy
Wishing And Hoping
Australia
192 Posts |
Posted - 21/03/2008 : 02:15:17
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Ah!! I LOVE VERA LYNN!!! :)). Thanks for remembering Carole :). I'll have a little belated celebration...i'll play vera all day ha.ha.
I wouldn't have known hadn't you posted this Brian, cheers.
~Amy~
"Gimme a vhiskey" - Greta Garbo.
If men can be categorised for their looks on a scale of 1 to 10, they can be graded for their sexual prowess, A to F.
- Margaret Thatcher
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Mark
Sweet Inspiration
United Kingdom
3090 Posts |
Posted - 21/03/2008 : 13:56:09
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Happy Birthday Dame Vera!.......she certainly lifted the Morale ofthe Allied troops during the War, going abroad and real close to the danger zone to entertain them
Mark
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Carole R.
Higher and Higher
United Kingdom
13792 Posts |
Posted - 22/03/2008 : 00:44:27
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| Thankyou, Mark...Thats a really lovely picture. Amy, I just noticed..if you turn Dame Vera's age of 91, upside down...we have your age of 16!... Carole R xx |
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EarthboundGypsy
Wishing And Hoping
Australia
192 Posts |
Posted - 22/03/2008 : 02:41:34
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Gosh,you're right, I didn't think about that.... maybe I should get in contact with her and tell her? haha!.
~Amy~
"Gimme a vhiskey" - Greta Garbo.
If men can be categorised for their looks on a scale of 1 to 10, they can be graded for their sexual prowess, A to F.
- Margaret Thatcher
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reputation
Sweet Inspiration
United Kingdom
3066 Posts |
Posted - 22/03/2008 : 12:05:00
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| Happy Birthday Vera, wouldn't it be great to see her on a chat show, she would have to many interesting things to tell us. |
Edited by - reputation on 24/03/2008 14:27:33 |
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Carole R.
Higher and Higher
United Kingdom
13792 Posts |
Posted - 22/03/2008 : 12:10:17
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Originally posted by reputation
Happy Birthday Vera, woudn't it be great to see her on a chat show, she would have to many interesting things to tell us.
Thats true I have never seen Vera Lynn on a chat show.... I was wondering.."Amy, which of Veras Songs do you like best?"and why do you like her?.. Carole R xx |
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EarthboundGypsy
Wishing And Hoping
Australia
192 Posts |
Posted - 23/03/2008 : 12:08:34
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You just had to say it didn't you Carole? :). Well.. I love her interpretations of particular songs, for example she has covered 'fool on the hill' and 'a taste of honey' by The Beatles and they are fantastic versions. Her voice is very english and articulate, rather a reflection of the way people 'should' speak. Her voice in short is just so beautiful quite spectacular.
My favourite Vera Lynn songs are;
Goodnight
Wish me luck ( as you wave me goodbye)
Anniversary Waltz
The look of love ( yes she did a cover of it :)
Fool on the hill
A taste of honey
A nightingale sang in berkeley square
Stars fell on alabama
If we only have love
We'll meet again
Land of hope and glory
White cliffs of dover
You'd be so nice to come home to
Lili Marlene
They'll always be an England
This is the Army Mr. Jones
The Holy city
This is my prayer
The Village of St.Bernadette
It hurts to say goodbye
...........................just to name a few ;)
~Amy~
"Gimme a vhiskey" - Greta Garbo.
If men can be categorised for their looks on a scale of 1 to 10, they can be graded for their sexual prowess, A to F.
- Margaret Thatcher
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reputation
Sweet Inspiration
United Kingdom
3066 Posts |
Posted - 23/03/2008 : 12:47:10
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Vera's later recordings are also great, like Abba's Thank You For The Music,but my all time favourite is a single she did for EMI in the 70's called When (Don't You Remember) and just recently it's been released on cd - she holds the note forever at the end.
There's never been any scandal about Vera, she's always been a very gracious lady! |
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Carole R.
Higher and Higher
United Kingdom
13792 Posts |
Posted - 24/03/2008 : 01:14:39
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'We'll Meet Again' is the most famous one... I would think.
Cxx |
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EarthboundGypsy
Wishing And Hoping
Australia
192 Posts |
Posted - 24/03/2008 : 04:18:08
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Would the cd that when(don't you remember) featured on be the singles collection, and the release date sometime in 2007?. I only say this because I have it, and that's one of the songs on the CD.
Vera belongs to a generation of people who didn't take pride in being 'risque', and also has like you said reputation much grace and is a treasure.
~Amy~
"Gimme a vhiskey" - Greta Garbo.
If men can be categorised for their looks on a scale of 1 to 10, they can be graded for their sexual prowess, A to F.
- Margaret Thatcher
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reputation
Sweet Inspiration
United Kingdom
3066 Posts |
Posted - 24/03/2008 : 14:32:23
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Originally posted by EarthboundGypsy
Would the cd that when(don't you remember) featured on be the singles collection, and the release date sometime in 2007?. I only say this because I have it, and that's one of the songs on the CD.
Vera belongs to a generation of people who didn't take pride in being 'risque', and also has like you said reputation much grace and is a treasure.
~Amy~
"Gimme a vhiskey" - Greta Garbo.
If men can be categorised for their looks on a scale of 1 to 10, they can be graded for their sexual prowess, A to F.
- Margaret Thatcher
Yes that's the one, the single was originally released in '76. Vera is also great at I Want To Give which was a hit for Perry Como and Let Me Try Again a hit for Frank Sinatra.
Is the picture above a recent one? If so Vera still looks wonderful. It would be great to see some of her old tv shows again, wonder if they have also been "wiped"? |
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sparkie
Wishing And Hoping
United Kingdom
631 Posts |
Posted - 24/03/2008 : 23:11:01
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Originally posted by reputation
There's never been any scandal about Vera, she's always been a very gracious lady!
Not quite as gracious as everyone believes I'n afraid! When my mum was younger she worked in a local shop in town and Vera was a regular customer (I was there on occasion when she came in) and unfortunately more often than not was rude, arrogant and had the all too common "do you know who I am?" attitude that many 'celebrities' had/have and expected to be served immediately before anyone else in the shop! Many of my mum's friends and old colleagues all disliked her immensely. 
She lives about 15 minutes drive from me and has done for many, many years!
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treking
Wasn't Born To Follow
United Kingdom
5727 Posts |
Posted - 24/03/2008 : 23:57:30
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Well thats shattered another illusion Sparkie
Trek
Also known as Carole. |
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Sara
Higher and Higher
United Kingdom
9401 Posts |
Posted - 25/03/2008 : 00:13:12
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Sara x |
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EarthboundGypsy
Wishing And Hoping
Australia
192 Posts |
Posted - 25/03/2008 : 05:33:11
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I refuse to believe it! not my Vera....surely.... really?
~Amy~
"Gimme a vhiskey" - Greta Garbo.
If men can be categorised for their looks on a scale of 1 to 10, they can be graded for their sexual prowess, A to F.
- Margaret Thatcher
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Carole R.
Higher and Higher
United Kingdom
13792 Posts |
Posted - 25/03/2008 : 23:58:05
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Shock! Horror!...Stands back in amazment.
Sparkie... Are you saying that Vera aint nothin' like a Dame?...
Never mind, there aint no-one perfect...is there?..
Carole R xx |
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