The medley of Roger Waters’ “Vera” (from Pink Floyd’s landmark 1979 album, The Wall) and the World War II standard “We’ll Meet Again” is not as odd a pairing as it might initially seem. The Vera in Waters’ song is Vera Lynn, who recorded “We’ll Meet Again” in the 1940s. Stigers finally made the conn...
Does anybody here remember Vera Lynn?
Remember how she said that
We would meet again
Some sunny day?
Vera, Vera
What has become of you
Does anybody else in here
Feel the way I do?
So will you please say "Hello" to the folks that I know
Tell them I won't be long
They'll be happy to know that as you saw me go
I was singing this song
We'll meet again
Don't know where, don't know when
But I know we'll meet again some sunny day
Keep smiling through
Just like you always do
'Til the blue skiеs drive the dark clouds far away
Vera / We’ll Meet Again was written by Roger Waters & Vera Lynn.
Vera / We’ll Meet Again was produced by Curtis Stigers & John Sneider.