"Vera" is a song by Pink Floyd on the album The Wall. Vera Lynn is an English singer whose career flourished during World War II. She was nicknamed "The Forces' Sweetheart" and the song she is most known for is "We'll Meet Again" - one of the most famous songs of the Second World War era. The assertion that "we'll meet again" is optimistic, as many soldiers did not survive to see their loved ones again. The meeting place, at some unspecified time in the future, would have been seen by many who lost loved ones to be heaven.
The lyric "Vera, what has become of you?" suggests that Vera Lynn herself, like her promise, vanished. It suggests a loss of innocence and hope.
Vera Lynn also had a hit with "The Little Boy that Santa Claus Forgot", a song about a boy — like Roger Waters — without a father. The reference is ironic, as Roger Waters, or his fictional character Pink, would not meet his father who was lost in the war. Her recording of "The Little Boy that Santa Claus Forgot" is the opening music that we hear at the beginning of the movie version of The Wall and aptly sets the theme of the film.
I can only hope that wars can be ended, families reunited and every little boy can have a Christmas with a Santa Claus.
Here's the news The Dogg has been waiting for, Roger Waters’ manager has confirmed that Roger is looking at touring The Wall in 2010 & 2011. Currently eight cities are penciled in, but going by past experience this could well be expanded at a later date.
Nick Mason has not ruled out playing on the possible tour and when specifically asked about Roger's plans to tour The Wall next year he said he has not been officially approached to play and ruled out playing the entire tour, but he did not rule out guest appearances.
The last time that The Wall was performed was at the Berlin Wall. Roger Waters had previously stated in July 1989 that the only way he was to resurrect a live performance of The Wall was "if the Berlin Wall came down.”
Four months later the wall came down.
The resulting show had a sell-out crowd of over 250,000 people and before the performance started the gates were opened which enabled another 100,000 people to watch. The concert was broadcast to fifty-two countries as well as being released on CD and video.
Here is a recent David Frost interview with Roger Waters where he talks about The Wall, Pink Floyd, Syd Barrett, his possible tour plans and making The Wall relevant to today.
