The lady who sang "We'll Meet Again", and so many others, turns 95 today. God bless her.
The lady who sang "We'll Meet Again", and so many others, turns 95 today. God bless her.
"Hello. I'm Mr. Hardy, and this is my friend, Mr. Laurel."
Hear-Hear..!!!
Hot ginger and dynamite, There's nothing but that at night,
Back in Nagasaki Where the fellers chew tobaccy and the
women wicky-wacky Woo.
For a real eye-opener go back and listen to the records she made with the Charlie Kunz orchestra in the mid-to-late thirties. She was a lot more than a singer of wartime weepers -- she was one of the best band vocalists on the British music scene.
The humblest citizen in all the land, when clad in the armor of a righteous cause, is stronger than all the hosts of error. -- William Jennings Bryan
One of my favorite Vera Lynn recordings is this one that she did in the '70s.
"I'm playing all the right notes but not necessarily in the right order." ...Eric Morecambe, OBE
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Here she is in 1990 at the Royal Variety Performance.
"I'm playing all the right notes but not necessarily in the right order." ...Eric Morecambe, OBE
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And yet nobody's posted the song for which everyone still remembers her...
...Where did you get that hat, where did you get that tile? Isn't it a nobby one and just the proper style! I should like to have one just the same as that. Whereever I go they'd shout "hello, where did you get that hat?..."
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Here's another I found on Youtube. She sings the verse, which I've never heard before, giving the song a nice added layer of meaning:
"Hello. I'm Mr. Hardy, and this is my friend, Mr. Laurel."
And this one kinda belongs, too:
"Hello. I'm Mr. Hardy, and this is my friend, Mr. Laurel."
Goodnight, Children Everywhere (1940)
Goodnight, children everywhere
Your mummy thinks of you tonight
Lay your head upon your pillow
Don't be a kid or a weeping willow
Close your eyes and say a prayer
And surely you can a find a kiss to spare
Though you are far away
She's with you night and day
Goodnight, children everywhere
"I'm playing all the right notes but not necessarily in the right order." ...Eric Morecambe, OBE
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"I'm playing all the right notes but not necessarily in the right order." ...Eric Morecambe, OBE
http://www.facebook.com/victor.brunswick
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