The Slipped Disc daily comfort zone (95): Smoky side of Vera
mainShe was such a public singer that the intimate, nightclub side of Vera Lynn tends to get overlooked.
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I did not know she died today, thanks for posting this lovely tune. I like the flute/nightingale opening and closing. She lived a good long life!
An inspiring lady, in life and in song.
Thank you for celebrating her here.
It is true: “I read it first on Slipped Disk.”
It must have been a helluva big nightclub to accommodate a full size studio orchestra! I’m not sure what’s ‘smokey’ about her style here either……Anyway, it is a great song beautifully sung.
A very distinctively different rendering of a popular song. A very bold voice, well under control. Lovely! Hearing her for the first time.
Am going to look for more on YT.
Wow, all these years later, we remember and are reminded of the wonders of this singer and her songs. Indeed what a blessing is music in life. Thank you Vera.
What a great song, and Dame Vera simply nails it!
I’ll always love her.
Let’s also give credit to the arranger of this much recorded song. and perhaps also the conductor. Someone who was listening to Tony Bennett I’d wager.
Hardly likely, as Vera Lynn made this recording in 1940 when Tony Bennett was a mere lad of 14. As far as I can tell he didn’t get around to recording the song until a half century later in 1992 and to my ears it sounds nothing like Vera Lynn’s. I suspect the bandleader and possibly the arranger for Vera Lynn was Bert Ambrose, whose band she sang with from 1937 to 1941.