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In her msg yesterday, t Queen drew on the famous comforting words of WW2 singer Dame Vera Lynn: We'll Meet Again. You may not know that a new version of her song was released 20 March 2020, to celebrate her 103rd birthday. https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=71&v=K07LKIsDUII&feature=emb_logo
2. If you'd like to know more about the March re-release of Dame Vera Lynn's WW2 classic We'll Meet Again, here you go: https://www.irishnews.com/magazine/entertainment/2020/03/20/news/dame-vera-lynn-calls-for-moments-of-joy-as-she-celebrates-103rd-birthday-1872584/
3. And if you want a very personal version of Dame Vera Lynn's classic, here's an uplifting performance from 30 March 2020, from Rex & Selina Taylor in Derbyshire. You get a clear sense of the hope this song offered in a previous era of uncertainty. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-england-derbyshire-52099691/coronavirus-couple-sings-we-ll-meet-again-to-family
4. For those new to the song We'll Meet Again, here's a history: "World War II was not just about combat on the battlefield, but about the battles fought by the families that remained behind....Vera Lynn’s hit served as a morale booster." https://www.thevintagenews.com/2017/06/09/well-meet-again-sung-by-vera-lynn-now-100-captured-the-feelings-of-many-couples-in-ww2/
5. And if you want to reflect on the sense of connection the song (still) inspires (in the human body), just watch the audience swaying & joining in, in this 2018 performance on Britain's Got Talent.
6(end). I'll end this thread with this reflective American piece, from 30 March, comparing WW2 & coronavirus: "This time, the troops are the doctors, nurses and medical personnel risking their own health to treat the sick." https://eu.freep.com/story/entertainment/movies/julie-hinds/2020/03/29/fair-compare-coronavirus-pandemic-world-war-ii/2916429001/
