Vera Lynn

Dame Vera Lynn, DBE (born March 20, 1917) is a British singer whose career flourished during World War II, when she was nicknamed "The Forces' Sweetheart". She is best known for the popular song "We'll Meet Again". She is one of the last surviving major entertainers of the war years.

Trivia

• Pink Floyd wrote a song called "Vera" for their 1979 album The Wall. The lyrics are:

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Does anybody here remember Vera Lynn?

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Remember how she said that

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We would meet again

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Some sunny day

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Vera! Vera!

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What has become of you?

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Does anybody else in here

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Feel the way I do?

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(in the film The Wall, a Christmas song by Vera Lynn is used as the introducing soundtrack)

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• In ', her song We'll Meet again, with visual effects of nuclear explosions, is the closing title.
• Her song 'We'll Meet Again' is also played outside of The Tower of Terror in Disney World, as of 2001-present.
• 'We'll Meet Again' can be heard at the end of the episode of 'Futurama' particular 'A Big Piece of Garbage'