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"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, resonating with servicemen going off to fight as well as their families and loved ones.
We'll Meet Again is a 1943 British musical film directed by Philip Brandon and starring Vera Lynn. [2] The plot is loosely based on the life of its star, otherwise known as Britain's " Forces' Sweetheart ".
The nostalgic lyrics ("We'll meet again, don't know where, don't know when, but I know we'll meet again some sunny day") were very popular during the war and made the song one of its emblematic hits. [28] Amongst her other well-known wartime hits was "The White Cliffs of Dover", with words by Nat Burton, music by Walter Kent. [29]
"Again" is a popular song with music by Lionel Newman and words by Dorcas Cochran. It first appeared in the film Road House ( 1948 ), sung by Ida Lupino . [ 1 ] An instrumental rendition was used in the movie Pickup on South Street ( 1953 ).
Throughout her career Garland recorded numerous soundtracks for her films, as well as studio recordings for Decca, Columbia and Capitol Records. In addition to these soundtrack and studio recordings, Garland would also perform numerous songs on her 1963–1964 CBS television series, The Judy Garland Show , with an array of famous guest performers.
He and Hughie Charles (his collaborator on "There'll Always Be an England" and "We'll Meet Again") continued to write patriotic songs such as "The Navy's Here" during the war. [ 9 ] Ross Parker wrote the original songs for several stage shows performed by The Crazy Gang at the Victoria Palace Theatre , London, in the early 1950s, including ...
44. Too well loved to ever be forgotten. 45. Treasured in my heart you’ll stay, until we meet again someday. 46. You will forever stay alive in my memories and my heart. 47. Until we meet again. 48.
The song "We'll Meet Again" was written by Ross Parker and Hughie Charles in September 1939 and recorded in October the same year, in the Decca Records version with Arthur Young and Very Lynn heard in this YouTube video. As a result of Germany's attack on Poland, England and France declared war on Germany the 3rd of September 1939.