"We'll Meet Again" is a 1939 song made famous by British singer Vera Lynn with music written by Ross Parker and words by Hughie Charles. 1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Dame Vera Lynn, DBE, OBE (born March 20, 1917) is an English singer whose career flourished during World War II, when she was nicknamed The Forces Sweetheart. She is best known for the popular songs Well Meet Again, written by Ross Parker and Hughie Charles, and The White Cliffs...

The song is one of the most famous songs of the Second World War era, and resonated with soldiers going off to fight and their families and sweethearts. The assertion that "we'll meet again" is optimistic, as many soldiers of course did not survive to see their loved ones again. Indeed, the meeting place at some unspecified time in the future would have seen by many who lost loved ones to be heaven. Mushroom cloud from the nuclear explosion over Nagasaki rising 18 km into the air. ... Heaven is an afterlife concept found in many religions or spiritual philosophies. ...

The song gave its name to the 1943 musical film We'll Meet Again in which Vera Lynn played the lead role. Lynn's recording is featured in Stanley Kubrick's 1964 movie Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb, and was also used in the closing scenes of the 1986 BBC television serial The Singing Detective. See also: 1942 in music, other events of 1943, 1944 in music and the list of years in music. // Events January 1, 1943 - Frank Sinatra appears at The Paramount causing a mob scene of hysterical bobby-soxers to flood Times Square and blocking midtown New York City traffic for hours... The musical film is a film genre in which several songs sung by the characters are interwoven into the narrative. ... Stanley Kubrick (July 26, 1928 – March 7, 1999) was an American film director and producer, generally considered one of the most innovative and influential filmmakers of cinema history. ... 1964 (MCMLXIV) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1964 calendar). ... For the hit 1987 single by Depeche Mode, see the album Music for the Masses Film poster for Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb is a 1964 satirical film directed by Stanley Kubrick. ... 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The British Broadcasting Corporation, invariably known as the BBC (and also informally known as the Beeb or Auntie) is the largest broadcasting corporation in the world, employing 26,000 staff in the UK alone and with a budget of £4 billion. ... The Singing Detective The Singing Detective was a 1986 BBC television miniseries, written by Dennis Potter and starring Michael Gambon. ...

The song is sung by the cast of Freakazoid!, at the end of the final episode of the series. In order to meet Wikipedias quality standards, this articles trivia section requires cleanup. ...

Pink Floyd's Roger Waters makes reference to this song and the performer in "Vera," a song from the Pink Floyd album The Wall: "Does anybody here remember Vera Lynn?/Remember how she said that we would meet again some sunny day?" Pink Floyd are an English rock band noted for psychedelic rock music, philosophical lyrics, classical rock compositions, sonic experimentation, innovative cover art, and elaborate live shows. ... George Roger Waters (born September 6, 1943) is an English rock musician; singer, guitarist, bassist, songwriter, and composer. ... Vera is a song on Pink Floyds album, The Wall. ... The Wall is a 1979 rock opera concept album by Pink Floyd. ...

This song is regularly used in the English football league, and is often sung to teams getting relegated. A recent example of this was in the Tyne-wear derby, where the Newcastle United fans sang it to relegated rivals Sunderland[1]. The Tyne-Wear derby is the name of the football local derby between Newcastle United and Sunderland. ... For the Australian soccer club see Newcastle United (Australia). ... Sunderland Association Football Club (Sunderland AFC or SAFC) is an English Premiership football club, based at the newly-built Stadium of Light in Sunderland, on the River Wear in the North-East of England. ...

Much sweeter, the supporters of Exeter City have proudly sung the unofficial club anthem 'We'll Score Again' for some 15 years. The tune and lyrics and pretty much the same, with the crucial change of Meet to Score and the heart-felt line, "They'll be happy to know, while we wait for a goal, we'll keep singing the song...". Exeter City's long running fanzine - now edited by Devonian satirist Tim Long - is also called 'We'll Score Again'.

The American folk rock band The Byrds used the song as the closing track on their debut album Mr. Tambourine Man (1965). Bob Dylans folk-rock album, Blonde on Blonde Folk-rock is a musical genre, combining elements of folk music and rock music. ... The Byrds (formed in Los Angeles, California, in 1964) were an American rock band. ... Mr. ...

Johnny Cash covered this song on the last album that was released when he was alive, his 2002 American IV: The Man Comes Around. It is the last track on the album. Johnny Cash (born J.R. Cash, February 26, 1932 – September 12, 2003) was an influential American country and rock and roll singer and songwriter. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ...

The epsiode of Futurama titled A Big Piece of Garbage features the song being played over the end credits in a reference to the end of Dr. Strangelove. Futurama is an American animated sitcom created by Matt Groening (creator of The Simpsons) and David X. Cohen for the Fox Network. ... A Big Piece of Garbage is episode 8 in season 1 of Futurama. ...

The song was also featured in the 2006 film "Severance" at the end of the film and over the final credits, it was sung by Ed Harcourt.

External links

• We'll Meet Again Lyrics and Midi