Vera Lynn – The Very Best Of CD | We'll Meet Again | The White Cliffs of Dover | A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square | There'll Always Be an England | Decca | New & Sealed

We’ll Meet Again. Vera Lynn — The Very Best Of. The definitive collection from Dame Vera Lynn — the Forces’ Sweetheart — bringing together her most beloved recordings including We’ll Meet Again, The White Cliffs of Dover, A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square and There’ll Always Be an England. Wartime ballad / popular song / traditional pop from East Ham, London, England. New & sealed.

The Very Best of Vera Lynn — Most Searched Facts

• We’ll Meet Again — the most searched Vera Lynn song of all time — recorded in 1939 — written by Ross Parker and Hughie Charles — became the defining song of the Second World War for British troops and their families — famously used in the closing scene of Stanley Kubrick’s Dr. Strangelove (1964)
• The White Cliffs of Dover — the most searched Vera Lynn wartime ballad — recorded in 1942 — written by Nat Burton and Walter Kent — the white cliffs became a symbol of home and hope for servicemen overseas — the bluebirds in the lyric are not native to Britain, a fact noted by ornithologists and frequently asked about
• A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square — the most searched Vera Lynn romantic ballad — written by Eric Maschwitz and Manning Sherwin in 1939 — one of the most covered songs in the Great American Songbook tradition — also recorded by Frank Sinatra, Bobby Darin and Nat King Cole
• There’ll Always Be an England — the most searched patriotic song — written by Ross Parker and Hughie Charles in 1939 — became a wartime anthem second only to We’ll Meet Again in its cultural impact
• Vera Lynn performed for British troops in Burma, Egypt and across North Africa during the Second World War — travelling to frontline zones without a support entourage — the most searched Vera Lynn wartime service fact

“We’ll Meet Again” — Most Searched Song

• Recorded in 1939 — written by Ross Parker and Hughie Charles — the most searched songwriting fact
• Used in the closing scene of Stanley Kubrick’s Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964) — playing over footage of nuclear explosions — one of the most darkly ironic uses of a popular song in cinema history — the most searched We’ll Meet Again film fact
• Sung by Queen Elizabeth II at the end of her televised address to the nation on 5 April 2020 during the Covid-19 pandemic — a deliberate echo of Vera Lynn’s wartime role in sustaining public morale — the most searched modern use fact
• Re-entered the UK charts multiple times — including after the VE Day anniversary — and is one of the most enduring songs in British cultural history — the most searched chart longevity fact

Most Searched Vera Lynn Facts

• Vera Lynn born Vera Margaret Welch on 20 March 1917 in East Ham, London — she died on 18 June 2020 aged 103 — the most searched Vera Lynn personal fact
• She was appointed Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE) in 1975 — one of the most searched Vera Lynn honours facts
• In 2009, aged 92, she became the oldest living artist to reach number one in the UK album chart — with We’ll Meet Again: The Very Best of Vera Lynn — the most searched Vera Lynn record fact
• She was voted the greatest Briton of the 20th century in a BBC poll in 2000 — ahead of Winston Churchill, Diana Princess of Wales and The Beatles — the most searched Vera Lynn cultural status fact
• Her autobiography Vocal Refrain was published in 1975 — and she remained active in public life and charity work into her late nineties — the most searched Vera Lynn later life fact

Frequently Asked Questions

• What film uses We’ll Meet Again? — Dr. Strangelove (1964) directed by Stanley Kubrick — playing over nuclear explosion footage — the most searched question
• Did Queen Elizabeth quote Vera Lynn? — Yes — in her Covid-19 address on 5 April 2020 she ended with “We will meet again” — a deliberate reference — the most searched modern connection question
• Are there really bluebirds over the White Cliffs of Dover? — No — bluebirds are not native to Britain — the most searched ornithology question
• When did Vera Lynn die? — 18 June 2020 — aged 103 — the most searched personal question
• Was Vera Lynn voted greatest Briton? — Yes — BBC poll 2000 — ahead of Churchill, Diana and The Beatles — the most searched cultural status question

Album Details

• Artist: Vera Lynn
• Album: The Very Best Of Vera Lynn
• Format: CD
• Label: Decca / Universal
• EAN / Barcode: 0602527159836
• Condition: New & Sealed

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