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The Second World War was the darkest time in living memory, with people turning to anything for a glimmer of hope whilst their loved ones were out on the battle fields and they were at home keeping calm, and carrying on. It’s hard to us to even fathom what it was like back then, with rationing, broken families, hearts and hopes, but music offered a little solace to those who were lucky enough to hear the sound emanating from a wireless or a gramophone. Vera Lynn’s ‘When the Lights Go on Again’ is a beautiful song of hope looking forward to the end of the war, the end of the constant darkness and blackouts and for the return of the soldiers.
It’s so important to think back at these bleak moments that our families, the people who made us who we are today, had to endure. All that pain, suffering, heart break, utter travesty, all of which they dealt with honourably and enabled us to live how we do today. Music has been a big part of the immortalisation of this period, a record made entirely of sound that’s captured those moments forever. Lest we forget.
The Story
Dame Vera Lynn is an English singer songwriter and actress whose musical recordings and performances were immensely popular during Second World War.
Some of her most popular songs were ‘We'll Meet Again’, ‘The White Cliffs of Dover’, ‘A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square’ and ‘There'll Always Be an England’.
In 2009 Dame Vera Lynn became the oldest living artist to make it to number 1 on the British album chart, at the grand old age of 92.
She’s also known for her extensive charity work and devotion to helping great causes, which were connected to ex-servicemen, disabled children and breast cancer.
It’s so important to think back at these bleak moments that our families, the people who made us who we are today, had to endure. All that pain, suffering, heart break, utter travesty, all of which they dealt with honourably and enabled us to live how we do today. Music has been a big part of the immortalisation of this period, a record made entirely of sound that’s captured those moments forever. Lest we forget.
LISTEN // ‘When the Lights Go on Again’
The Story
Dame Vera Lynn is an English singer songwriter and actress whose musical recordings and performances were immensely popular during Second World War.
Some of her most popular songs were ‘We'll Meet Again’, ‘The White Cliffs of Dover’, ‘A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square’ and ‘There'll Always Be an England’.
In 2009 Dame Vera Lynn became the oldest living artist to make it to number 1 on the British album chart, at the grand old age of 92.
She’s also known for her extensive charity work and devotion to helping great causes, which were connected to ex-servicemen, disabled children and breast cancer.
