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Post by larryhauck on Jul 10, 2010 4:31:32 GMT
I love to watch the then just Vera Lynn on you tube singing We'll Meet Again. As a child I remember sitting in front of the radio in the U S and listening to all the WW2 music which of course included Vera.
As my dad was in the Navy in the South Pacific it's a very special memory for me. I think it's great the way the British and American troops are both pictured in the you tube version of the song. It shows a special kinship between the U K and the U S that I hope will last forever..
Then when I watch Hayley at Royal Albert Hall do Vera's song the memories of hearing Vera sing rush back and it really gets to me. You Brits could not have picked a better singer than Hayley to honor Dame Vera.What a treasure you have since Hayley has chosen your country to call her new home.
I'll be coming to your lovely country to see Hayley in the Battle of Britain concerts..What a thrill it will be for me to hear her sing some of those old songs that were an inspiration to so many so many years ago.
Larry
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Post by martindn on Mar 21, 2014 21:56:06 GMT
Dame Vera also has a new album coming out! She already holds the record for the oldest singer ever to top the album chart in the UK. Could she do it again?
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Post by Paddy on Mar 21, 2014 22:05:17 GMT
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Post by martindn on Mar 21, 2014 22:12:54 GMT
Ah well done Paddy. I couldn't remember its title, although I received an email about it.
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Post by Dave on Mar 22, 2014 0:09:27 GMT
Hi Martin D, Paddy and all, Dame Vera was interviewed briefly on BBC Radio Five Live on 20th March on the occasion of her 97th birthday, which I mentioned in the DVL Trust 'Charities' thread. She told us (or her daughter did) that she is releasing the new "Best Of" compilation album mentioned above, which includes some previously unissued material, on June 2nd this year, as follows ( from Amazon): The radio interview includes additional information from Dame Vera's daughter, who said: "There is a duet thing, which is new, which I can't talk about...". I have no other information about it but she mentioned that the record company were doing something that sounds very interesting. Hmmm... remembering that 'special' duet Universal Japan did with Hayley using another singer's archive recording, I wonder if... ? Probably not but you never know! Her daughter also mentioned proudly that Dame Vera became a professional singer at the age of 7! Anyway, here is the iPlayer link: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b03y3fsc at 54 minutes in. Cheers, Dave |
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Post by Richard on Mar 22, 2014 8:11:13 GMT
Hello folks!  As Martin D mentioned, those of you on Decca's mailing list should have received an email about Dame Vera's new album. If not, you can read it here: www.umusicemails.com/1648/8958_333278.htmlRichard  |
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Post by Richard on Apr 26, 2014 7:00:59 GMT
Don't get too excited folks!  Dame Vera Lynn's new duet is a doctored recording of "We'll Meet Again", but sadly it's with Katherine Jenkins, not Hayley.  I heard about this on Classic FM yesterday evening and found the article this morning. Richard |
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Post by Jillian on Apr 26, 2014 7:21:53 GMT
Definitely seems like 2014 is Katherine's year with Decca -- particularly as it seems that there's no new release for Hayley scheduled for any time soon.
That said, it doesn't particularly concern me. I've grown slightly apathetic to these mashed together 'name dropping' duets that Decca/Universal seem to favour so much.
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Post by martindn on Apr 26, 2014 19:54:51 GMT
Err... where did they get that from. The first UK singles music chart was in 1952 if I remember correctly.
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Post by Bamafan on Apr 26, 2014 20:13:51 GMT
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Post by Dave on Apr 26, 2014 23:38:29 GMT
Hi Martin D and Taylor! If Wikipedia says that, it is wrong. Sheet Music charts were published intermittently in the 1940s, even in the UK (much earlier in the US) but the records were lost. But they have been recovered, re-compiled and published in recent years and the first UK no. 1 is indeed... We'll Meet Again - Vera Lynn - in January 1940. Here is the proof: www.missingcharts.co.uk/ones.htmlBut you have to buy the book (THE BRITISH HIT SINGLES - January 1940 - October 1952) to get all the charts. The original compilation was a labour of love by one man and a small band of helpers which he thought would never see the light of day... but it did! The foreward at www.missingcharts.co.uk/foreword.html makes a fascinating read for chart geeks like me.  Pity about the Vera Lynn concocted duet though, it should have been Hayley as she's already done it, with We'll Meet Again at the Royal Albert Hall, and in view of her close association with the DVL Trust. Just proves that Decca care about one thing only: trying to make a few quid extra even when it's not the decent thing to do. Unless it was offered first to Hayley and she declined, or Dame Vera herself preferred KJ (unlikely), shame on them. Cheers, Dave |
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Post by Jillian on Apr 27, 2014 2:59:05 GMT
Hi Martin D and Taylor! Pity about the Vera Lynn concocted duet though, it should have been Hayley as she's already done it, with We'll Meet Again at the Royal Albert Hall, and in view of her close association with the DVL Trust. Just proves that Decca care about one thing only: trying to make a few quid extra even when it's not the decent thing to do. Unless it was offered first to Hayley and she declined, or Dame Vera herself preferred KJ (unlikely), shame on them. Cheers, Dave Hi Dave, I agree. It's why I don't have a lot of time for these "duets" -- just two artists stitched together because release schedules and popularity agendas prevail -- with any artistic considerations a secondary trifle. This is not a specific criticism of Katherine or this duet -- I mean, Hayley has been a party to a few of these - one very recently on the Japan release. I do find it disheartening because its so very obvious. A quick and forgettable dash to the checkout dollars. *rinse and repeat* On the other hand, Hayley's duets and shows with Jonathan Ansell showed what a real duet actually is - between artists with real onstage chemistry and complementing voices. |
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Post by Libby on Apr 27, 2014 3:35:24 GMT
I don't recall any of Hayley's duets being like this. The one for the recent Japan release was nothing of the sort. Sure, they probably recorded it separately, miles apart, but still... And Hayley did something similar with Minako Honda's recording, but that's because she is no longer living.
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Post by martindn on Apr 27, 2014 17:58:48 GMT
I actually like Inori. It doesn't seem forced at all, although you are probably right about it being the record company's idea. As is the association with the Japanese earthquake, an attempt to cash in on something topical, just like Hushabye was. But whatever we think about such shenanigans, Hayley isn't fazed by it, and always does her best to grab the opportunity and turn it into something memorable.
The duet with Bocelli, though I think was probably something Hayley wanted to do.
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Post by Sing on May 4, 2014 12:41:09 GMT
I've heard the duet, I have to say I thought it is quite good although I must admit I'm not really a fan of Katherine Jenkins, but parts were pretty good. I think Hayley's voice goes much better with Dame Vera's though, I think that would have been a better duet really.
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