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* Traditionally, this song is played on 5 May as a closure to the [[Liberation Day (Netherlands)|Liberation Day]] Concert in Amsterdam, to mark the end of [[World War II]] in the Netherlands, as the monarch leaves the concert on a [[gracht|canal]] boat.<ref>{{Cite web|title=May 4 and 5 2017 Amsterdam (Commemoration Day and Liberation Day)|url=http://www.simplyamsterdam.nl/May_4_and_5_2017_Amsterdam_Commemoration_Day_and_Liberation_Day.html|website=Simplyamsterdam.nl|access-date=7 January 2020}}</ref>
* Traditionally, this song is played on 5 May as a closure to the [[Liberation Day (Netherlands)|Liberation Day]] Concert in Amsterdam, to mark the end of [[World War II]] in the Netherlands, as the monarch leaves the concert on a [[gracht|canal]] boat.<ref>{{Cite web|title=May 4 and 5 2017 Amsterdam (Commemoration Day and Liberation Day)|url=http://www.simplyamsterdam.nl/May_4_and_5_2017_Amsterdam_Commemoration_Day_and_Liberation_Day.html|website=Simplyamsterdam.nl|access-date=7 January 2020}}</ref>
*On 5 April 2020, Queen [[Elizabeth II]] referenced the song in a rare televised address that aired to Britain and the Commonwealth, where she expressed her gratitude for the efforts people are taking to mitigate the [[COVID-19 pandemic]] virus and acknowledged the severe challenges being faced by families across the world.<ref>{{cite news |date=5 April 2020 |title=The Queen's coronavirus address: 'We will meet again' |work=[[BBC News]] |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/av/uk-52174772/the-queen-s-coronavirus-address-we-will-meet-again |access-date=17 April 2020}}</ref> The reference spurred covers by [[West End theatre]] stars with Lynn,<ref>{{cite news |last1=Hewitt |first1=Phil |date=24 April 2020 |title=Dame Vera Lynn promises UK theatre will thrive again "some sunny day" – VIDEO |work=Littlehampton Gazette |url=https://www.littlehamptongazette.co.uk/health/coronavirus/dame-vera-lynn-promises-uk-theatre-will-thrive-again-some-sunny-day-video-2549273 |access-date=24 April 2020}}</ref> [[Katherine Jenkins]] with Lynn,<ref name="Jenkins">{{cite news |date=16 April 2020 |title=Katherine Jenkins and Dame Vera Lynn's "We'll Meet Again" reaches number one on iTunes charts |work=ITV |url=https://www.itv.com/news/wales/2020-04-16/katherine-jenkins-and-dame-vera-lynn-s-we-ll-meet-again-reaches-number-one-on-itunes-charts/ |access-date=24 April 2020}}</ref> and by drag queens.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hudson |first=David |title=WATCH: Drag queens perform powerful 'We'll Meet Again' to help elders |url=https://www.queerty.com/watch-drag-queens-perform-powerful-well-meet-help-elders-20200424 |access-date=24 February 2022 |website=Queerty.com}}</ref> Jenkins' version was released on iTunes as a benefit for the [[NHS Charities Together]].<ref name="Jenkins" />
*On 5 April 2020, Queen [[Elizabeth II]] referenced the song in a rare televised address that aired to Britain and the Commonwealth, where she expressed her gratitude for the efforts people are taking to mitigate the [[COVID-19 pandemic]] virus and acknowledged the severe challenges being faced by families across the world.<ref>{{cite news |date=5 April 2020 |title=The Queen's coronavirus address: 'We will meet again' |work=[[BBC News]] |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/av/uk-52174772/the-queen-s-coronavirus-address-we-will-meet-again |access-date=17 April 2020}}</ref> The reference spurred covers by [[West End theatre]] stars with Lynn,<ref>{{cite news |last1=Hewitt |first1=Phil |date=24 April 2020 |title=Dame Vera Lynn promises UK theatre will thrive again "some sunny day" – VIDEO |work=Littlehampton Gazette |url=https://www.littlehamptongazette.co.uk/health/coronavirus/dame-vera-lynn-promises-uk-theatre-will-thrive-again-some-sunny-day-video-2549273 |access-date=24 April 2020}}</ref> [[Katherine Jenkins]] with Lynn,<ref name="Jenkins">{{cite news |date=16 April 2020 |title=Katherine Jenkins and Dame Vera Lynn's "We'll Meet Again" reaches number one on iTunes charts |work=ITV |url=https://www.itv.com/news/wales/2020-04-16/katherine-jenkins-and-dame-vera-lynn-s-we-ll-meet-again-reaches-number-one-on-itunes-charts/ |access-date=24 April 2020}}</ref> and by drag queens.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hudson |first=David |title=WATCH: Drag queens perform powerful 'We'll Meet Again' to help elders |url=https://www.queerty.com/watch-drag-queens-perform-powerful-well-meet-help-elders-20200424 |access-date=24 February 2022 |website=Queerty.com}}</ref> Jenkins' version was released on iTunes as a benefit for the [[NHS Charities Together]].<ref name="Jenkins" />

==Un-noteworthy Appearances in film and other media ==
following is a list of appearances the song has had in media, that has since been deemed un-noteworthy.
* On the [[The final episode of The Colbert Report|final episode]] of ''[[The Colbert Report]]'', the song was sung by [[Stephen Colbert]] in a more upbeat tempo with members of his family and an assembled crowd of many of his most prominent guests.<ref name="Colbert">{{cite web|title=Stephen & Friends: "We'll Meet Again"|url=http://thecolbertreport.cc.com/videos/964kg3/stephen---friends----we-ll-meet-again-|website=Thecolbertreport.cc.com|access-date=19 December 2014}}</ref><ref name="Thompson">{{cite news|last1=Thompson|first1=Catherine|title=Here's Every Cameo In The Epic Finale Of 'The Colbert Report'|url=http://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/every-cameo-final-colbert-report|access-date=19 December 2014|publisher=[[Talking Points Memo]]|date=19 December 2014}}</ref>
* On the [[Weirdmageddon 3: Take Back The Falls|final episode]] of ''[[Gravity Falls]]'', [[Bill Cipher]] is seen singing the opening verse upon unfreezing Stanford Pines in the Fearamid.
* References to the song are made in the song "[[Vera (song)|Vera]]" by [[Pink Floyd]]. The song is also named after her.
* The song was sung by [[Alfie Boe]] and [[Katherine Jenkins]] during the final performance at [[VE Day 70: A Party to Remember]] at [[Horse Guards Parade]] in [[London]] in 2015.<ref name="standard2">{{cite news|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/ve-day-70th-anniversary-concert-katherine-jenkins-pixie-lott-and-status-quo-lead-party-10239026.html|title=VE Day Concert Katherine Jenkins, Pixie Lott, Status Quo Lead Party|author=de Peyer, Robin|website=Standard.co.uk|date= 9 May 2015|access-date= 15 September 2020}}</ref>
* On the film ''[[Kong: Skull Island]]'', [[John C. Reilly]]'s character starts singing the song to a picture of his wife whom he has not seen in decades, as he is on the way to be rescued. Vera Lynn's version then starts playing and is also featured in the soundtrack album.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/music/artists/meet-vera-lynns-song-inspired-everyone-kubrick-queen/|title=We'll Meet Again: how Vera Lynn's song inspired everyone from Kubrick to the Queen |work=[[The Daily Telegraph]]|author= Fane Saunders, Tristram|date =18 June 2020|access-date = 15 September 2020}}</ref>
* In the ending of the [[1964 in film|1964]] [[Stanley Kubrick]] flick "[[Dr. Strangelove|Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb]]", the song is played as nuclear bombs go off.<ref>{{Citation |title=Various - Dr. Strangelove... Music From The Films Of Stanley Kubrick |url=https://www.discogs.com/master/359103-Various-Dr-Strangelove-Music-From-The-Films-Of-Stanley-Kubrick |language=en |access-date=2022-07-18}}</ref>
* In the final episode to the animated series "[[Freakazoid!]]", "Normadeus", the episode ends with the entire cast coming out in a group rendition of the song.<ref>{{Citation |title="Freakazoid!" Normadeus (TV Episode 1997) - IMDb |url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0582658/soundtrack/ |access-date=2022-07-18}}</ref>
* The song can be heard during the end credits of The futurama episode "A Big Piece of Garbage" from season 1 of the show.<ref>{{Citation |title="Futurama" A Big Piece of Garbage (TV Episode 1999) - IMDb |url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0584423/soundtrack/ |access-date=2022-07-18}}</ref> Some say this is a reference to the ending of [[Dr. Strangelove]].
* In episode 4 of the [[Stranger Things (season 3)|third season]] of the [[Netflix]] [[Netflix original series|original series]] "[[Stranger Things]]" this song can be heard in the final moments of the episode over some dialogue and as the credits roll. <ref>{{Citation |title="Stranger Things" Chapter Four: The Sauna Test (TV Episode 2019) - IMDb |url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt7911884/soundtrack/ |access-date=2022-07-18}}</ref>
* During the beginning of episode 1 [[Gotham (season 5)|season 5]] of "[[Gotham (TV series)|Gotham]]", "Year Zero". the song can be heard played on a record player.<ref>{{Citation |title="Gotham" Legend of the Dark Knight: Year Zero (TV Episode 2019) - IMDb |url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt8413446/soundtrack/ |access-date=2022-07-18}}</ref>
* In the 2019 series "[[Why Women Kill]]" the episode ends with the song being played.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Every song from S2E3 - Why Women Kill, "Lady in the Lake" |url=https://www.what-song.com/Tvshow/100480/Why-Women-Kill/e/120424 |access-date=2022-07-18 |website=WhatSong |language=en}}</ref>
* In the trailer for the [[2022 in film|2022]] revival of [[Jackass (franchise)|Jackass]], "[[Jackass Forever|Jackass forever]]" the [[Johnny Cash|Johnny cash]] version of the song is played.<ref>{{Citation |title=jackass forever {{!}} Official Trailer (2022 Movie) |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FNq-QT2Jpng |language=en |access-date=2022-07-18}}</ref>
* The song appears in the [[2019 in film|2019]] Robin Bissell [[List of directorial debuts|feature debut]] "[[The Best of Enemies (2019 film)|The best of enemies]]", when [[C. P. Ellis]]' kid is moved to a single room at the [[Mental institution|mental insitution]] in which the kid resides.<ref>{{Citation |title=The Best of Enemies (2019) - IMDb |url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4807408/soundtrack/ |access-date=2022-07-18}}</ref>
* The forsaken ending of [[Call of Duty|Call of duty]]: [[Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War|Black ops Cold war]] [[Black Ops Zombies|Zombies mode]], plays this song as a part of the ending cutscene.<ref>{{Citation |title="FORSAKEN" EASTER EGG ENDING CUTSCENE (Cold War Zombies Ending) |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4gmSvV1vdH4 |language=en |access-date=2022-07-18}}</ref>
* In the [[Far Cry 5|fifth installment]] of the [[Far Cry|far cry series]], the protagonist aims to take down a cult-like movement spearheaded by a man named Joseph Seed<ref>{{Citation |title=Far Cry 5 |date=2022-07-02 |url=https://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Far_Cry_5&oldid=1096190187 |work=Wikipedia |language=en |access-date=2022-07-18}}</ref>. At the end of the game, if the player picks the so called "nuclear ending" a cutscene will play alongside the song.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Radio Song and Soundtrack List for Far Cry 5 |url=https://www.shacknews.com/article/104154/radio-song-and-soundtrack-list-for-far-cry-5 |access-date=2022-07-18 |website=Shacknews |language=en}}</ref>
* In the american crime/drama "[[Castle]]" season 6 episode 9 "Disciple", the song can be heard on a tape left for the series main character Castle.<ref>{{Citation |title="Castle" Disciple (TV Episode 2013) - IMDb |url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3258212/soundtrack/ |access-date=2022-07-18}}</ref>



==References==
==References==

Revision as of 03:11, 19 July 2022

For other uses, see We'll Meet Again (disambiguation).

"We'll Meet Again"
Sheet music cover
Song by Vera Lynn
Released1939
LabelMichael Ross Limited
Songwriter(s)Ross Parker, Hughie Charles
Producer(s)Norman Keen

"We'll Meet Again" is a 1939 song by English singer Vera Lynn with music and lyrics composed and written by English songwriters Ross Parker and Hughie Charles. The song is one of the most famous of the Second World War era, and resonated with soldiers going off to fight as well as their families and loved ones.

The song was published by Michael Ross Limited, whose directors included Louis Carris, Ross Parker and Norman Keen. Keen, an English pianist also collaborated with Parker and Hughie Charles on "We'll Meet Again" and many other songs published by the company, including "There'll Always Be an England" and "I'm In Love For The Last Time". The song's original recording featured Lynn accompanied by Arthur Young on Novachord (an early synthesizer), while a rerecording in 1953 featured a more lavish instrumentation and a chorus of British Armed Forces personnel.[1][2][3]

The song gave its name to the 1943 musical film We'll Meet Again in which Lynn played the lead role (see 1943 in music). Lynn's 1953 recording is featured in the final scene of Stanley Kubrick's 1964 film Dr. Strangelove – with a bitter irony, as the song accompanies a nuclear holocaust that wipes out humanity. It was also used in the closing scenes of the 1986 BBC television serial The Singing Detective. British director John Schlesinger used the song in his 1979 World War II film Yanks, which is about British citizens and American soldiers during the military buildup in the UK as the Allies prepare for the Normandy landings.

During the Cold War, Lynn's recording was included in the package of music and programmes held in 20 underground radio stations of the BBC's Wartime Broadcasting Service (WTBS), designed to provide public information and morale-boosting broadcasts for 100 days after a nuclear attack.[4] The song reached number 29 on the U.S. charts. Lynn sang the song in London on the 60th anniversary of VE Day in 2005.

In April 2020, a charity duet with Katherine Jenkins, released in 2014, reached number 72 on the UK Singles Chart, with proceeds going to National Health Service charities. In May 2020 following the 75th Anniversary celebrations of VE Day, the solo version by Lynn also reached number 55 in the UK chart.[5]

Cultural impact

Un-noteworthy Appearances in film and other media

following is a list of appearances the song has had in media, that has since been deemed un-noteworthy.


References

  1. ^ "Cover versions of We'll Meet Again by Vera Lynn with Arthur Young on the Novachord". Secondhandsongs.com.
  2. ^ "Vera Lynn – We'll Meet Again / I'm Praying To St. Christopher". Discogs.com.
  3. ^ Savage, Mark. "We'll Meet Again: The story of Dame Vera Lynn's wartime classic". BBC. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
  4. ^ Hellen, Nicholas (11 July 1999). "Julie Andrews to sing to Brits during nuclear attack". The Sunday Times. London.
  5. ^ "Vera Lynn | full Official Chart History". Officialcharts.com.
  6. ^ "We'll Meet Again: The story of Dame Vera Lynn's wartime classic". BBC News. 18 June 2020. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
  7. ^ "May 4 and 5 2017 Amsterdam (Commemoration Day and Liberation Day)". Simplyamsterdam.nl. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
  8. ^ "The Queen's coronavirus address: 'We will meet again'". BBC News. 5 April 2020. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
  9. ^ Hewitt, Phil (24 April 2020). "Dame Vera Lynn promises UK theatre will thrive again "some sunny day" – VIDEO". Littlehampton Gazette. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  10. ^ a b "Katherine Jenkins and Dame Vera Lynn's "We'll Meet Again" reaches number one on iTunes charts". ITV. 16 April 2020. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  11. ^ Hudson, David. "WATCH: Drag queens perform powerful 'We'll Meet Again' to help elders". Queerty.com. Retrieved 24 February 2022.
  12. ^ "Stephen & Friends: "We'll Meet Again"". Thecolbertreport.cc.com. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
  13. ^ Thompson, Catherine (19 December 2014). "Here's Every Cameo In The Epic Finale Of 'The Colbert Report'". Talking Points Memo. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
  14. ^ de Peyer, Robin (9 May 2015). "VE Day Concert Katherine Jenkins, Pixie Lott, Status Quo Lead Party". Standard.co.uk. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
  15. ^ Fane Saunders, Tristram (18 June 2020). "We'll Meet Again: how Vera Lynn's song inspired everyone from Kubrick to the Queen". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
  16. ^ Various - Dr. Strangelove... Music From The Films Of Stanley Kubrick, retrieved 18 July 2022
  17. ^ "Freakazoid!" Normadeus (TV Episode 1997) - IMDb, retrieved 18 July 2022
  18. ^ "Futurama" A Big Piece of Garbage (TV Episode 1999) - IMDb, retrieved 18 July 2022
  19. ^ "Stranger Things" Chapter Four: The Sauna Test (TV Episode 2019) - IMDb, retrieved 18 July 2022
  20. ^ "Gotham" Legend of the Dark Knight: Year Zero (TV Episode 2019) - IMDb, retrieved 18 July 2022
  21. ^ "Every song from S2E3 - Why Women Kill, "Lady in the Lake"". WhatSong. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
  22. ^ jackass forever | Official Trailer (2022 Movie), retrieved 18 July 2022
  23. ^ The Best of Enemies (2019) - IMDb, retrieved 18 July 2022
  24. ^ "FORSAKEN" EASTER EGG ENDING CUTSCENE (Cold War Zombies Ending), retrieved 18 July 2022
  25. ^ "Far Cry 5", Wikipedia, 2 July 2022, retrieved 18 July 2022
  26. ^ "Radio Song and Soundtrack List for Far Cry 5". Shacknews. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
  27. ^ "Castle" Disciple (TV Episode 2013) - IMDb, retrieved 18 July 2022
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