1940 VERA LYNN 78 GOODNIGHT CHILDREN EVERYWHERE/ OVER THE RAINBOW DECCA F7339 E
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1940 CLASSIC VERA LYNNE 78
GOODNIGHT CHILDREN EVERYWHERE
b/w OVER THE RAINBOW
Born in London in 1917, Vera Lynn started her singing career as a young girl and became one of the most famous voices of World War II. She hosted a BBC radio show called "Sincerely Yours" from 1939, and her morale-boosting songs were a favourite among all British servicemen. Vera's most popular song was "We'll Meet Again", however she also put Dover firmly on the cultural map with her spirit-lifting ballad "There'll be Blue Birds over the White Cliffs of Dover", a song which is known the world over. In 1976, Vera Lynn was made a Dame.
Most London children were evacuated to the countryside after the Second World War began in earnest--Vera Lynn recorded this morale-boosting song early in 1940 for the dispersed kids (and their parents back in the city).
There's more than a passing semblance to "The Best Things in Life are Free" in the tune's opening bars.
GOODNIGHT CHILDREN, EVERYWHERE
Goodnight children everywhere,
Your mummy thinks of you tonight
Lay your head upon your pillow
Don't be a kid or a weeping willow.
Close your eyes and say a prayer
and surely you can find a kiss to spare
Though you are far away
She's with you night and day
Goodnight children, everywhere...
RECORD DETAILS:
VERA LYNN
WITH ARTHUR YOUNG
UK DECCA F 7339 10" 78 rpm SHELLAC
CONDITION - RECORD = EX/E+
A CLASSIC WAR TIME 78
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