Lynn Fontanne - A Poem: The White Cliffs Of Dover flac album

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A Poem: The White Cliffs Of Dover ‎(3xShellac, 12", 3 R). RCA Victor. The White Cliffs Of Dover ‎(3xShellac, 12").

Album: We'll Meet Again (1940). Get the Sheet Music License This Song. The lyricist Nat Burton cobbled together the words, which were inspired by a poem by Alice Duer Miller and Walter Kent, and borrowed the tune from "Over The Rainbow. Dover is an English port town and is famous for its white cliffs. Vera Lynn celebrated her 100th birthday on March 20, 2017. To celebrate the occasion, the centurion singer's label Decca had her image projected onto Dover's famous white cliffs. More songs from Vera Lynn. More songs with names of cities in the title. More songs inspired by poems. More songs with colors in the title.

The White Cliffs of Dover, part of the North Downs formation, is the name given to the region of English coastline facing the Strait of Dover and France. The cliff face, which reaches a height of 350 feet (110 m), owes its striking appearance to its composition of chalk accented by streaks of black flint. The cliffs, on both sides of the town of Dover in Kent, stretch for eight miles (13 km). A section of coastline encompassing the cliffs was purchased by the National Trust in 2016.

(There'll Be Bluebirds Over) The White Cliffs of Dover" is a popular World War II song composed in 1941 by Walter Kent to lyrics by Nat Burton. Made famous in Vera Lynn's 1942 version, it was one of Lynn's best-known recordings and among the most popular World War II tunes. The song was written about a year after the Royal Air Force and German aircraft had been fighting over southern England, including the white cliffs of Dover, in the Battle of Britain

Perhaps inspired by the poem or simply eager to cash in on its popularity, Walter Kent and Nat Burton wrote the song (There’ll Be Bluebirds Over) The White Cliffs of Dover in 1941, and it was an immediate hit with plenty of radio airplay. Easily one of the most recognizable songs of the war, it was frequently covered by artists of the period such as Sammy Kaye, Jimmy Dorsey, and the Glenn Miller Orchestra; Vera Lynn, The Forces Sweetheart, also often sang it on her BBC radio program Sincerely Yours ( Vera Lynn ). CBS. The White Cliffs of Dover. Treasury Star Parade.

There'll be bluebirds over The white cliffs of Dover, Tomorrow, just you wait and see. I'll never forget the people I met Braving those angry sky's I remember well as the shadows fell The light of hope in thier eyes And though I'm far away I still can hear them say Sun's up For when the dawn comes up There'll be bluebirds over The white cliffs of Dover, Tomorrow, just you wait and. see. There'll be love and laughter And peace ever after. Write about your feelings and thoughts about The White Cliffs Of Dover. Know what this song is about? Does it mean anything special hidden between the lines to you?