 Genius Meanings
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Vera Lynn (Ft. Alexander Armstrong) – (There’ll Be Bluebirds Over) The White Cliffs of Dover
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Written in 1941 by Walter Kent (composition) and Nat Burton (lyrics) as a war song to lift the moral of the Allies, this song was popularised by Vera Lynn and Glen Miller.
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Florence + the Machine – White Cliffs of Dover
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[Chorus] / 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 / Tomorrow / When the
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Vera Lynn – The White Cliffs of Dover
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[Verse 1] / There'll be bluebirds over / The white cliffs of Dover / Tomorrow, just you wait and see / [Verse 2] / There'll be love and laughter / And peace ever after / Tomorrow
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The Blue Jays (Blues) – White Cliffs of Dover
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[Chorus] / There'll be bluebirds over / The white cliffs of Dover / Tomorrow, just you wait and see / [Verse 1] / I'll never forget the people I met / Braving those angry skies / I
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The Righteous Brothers – The White Cliffs of Dover
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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
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Vera Lynn – For Sweethearts Everywhere
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There'll be joy when darkness clears / With the dawn of peaceful years / In a world that's free from sorrow / Smiles will greet a new tomorrow / Blue birds will soon be singing
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Vera Lynn – Half As Much / Isle of Innisfree / You Belong to Me
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If you love me half as much as I love you / You wouldn't worry me half as much as you do / I know that I would never feel this blue / If you only loved me half as much as I love
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Vera Lynn – Wish Me Luck as You Wave Me Goodbye
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Wish me luck as you wave me goodbye / Cheerio, here I go on my way / Wish me luck as you wave me goodbye / With a cheer, not a tear, make it gay / Give me a smile, I can keep for a
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Vera Lynn – Faraway Places
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Faraway places / With strange soundin' names / Faraway over the sea / Those faraway places / With the strange soundin' names / Are callin', callin' me / Goin' to China / Or maybe
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Vera Lynn – If You Love Me (Really Love Me)
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[Verse 1] / If the sun should tumble from the sky / If the sea should suddenly run dry / If you love me, really love me / Let it happen, I won't care / [Verse 2] / If it seems that
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Vera Lynn – Over the Hill
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You will find me waiting there / Over the hill / All your troubles you can share / Over the hill / And at times when things go wrong / If they make the road seem long / There's a
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Vera Lynn – It's a Lovely Day Tomorrow
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It's a lovely day tomorrow / Tomorrow is a lovely day / Come and feast your tear-dimmed eyes / On tomorrow's clear blue skies / If today your heart is weary / If ev'ry little thing
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Vera Lynn – When I Grow Too Old to Dream
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When I grow too old to dream / I’ll have you to remember / When I grow too old to dream / Your love will live in my heart / So kiss me my sweet / And so let us part / And when I
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Vera Lynn – From the Time You Say Goodbye (The Parting Song)
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From the time you say goodbye / From the time you say cheerio / Will you take a handshake true / For your journey as you go? / Leave a prayer within your heart / That the time will
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Vera Lynn – My Son, My Son
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My son, my son / My son, my son / You're everything to me / My son, my son / You're all I hoped you'd be / My son, my son / My only pride and joy / God bless and keep you safe / My
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Vera Lynn – When You Hear Big Ben
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[Verse 1] / When you hear Big Ben, you're home again / Home, dear, where you belong / Though you're far away each night and day / You'll cry when you hear his song / [Bridge] / He
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Vera Lynn – I’m in the Mood for Love
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[Verse 1] / I'm in the mood for love / Simply because you're near me / Funny, but when you're near me / I'm in the mood for love / [Verse 2] / Heaven is in your eyes / Bright as
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Vera Lynn – I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles
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[Verse 1] / I'm dreaming dreams / I'm scheming schemes / I'm building castles high / They're born anew / Their days are few / Just like a sweet butterfly / And as the daylight is
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Vera Lynn – The Love Bug Will Bite You
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[Verse] / Listen all you people, you'd better beware / Love's an epidemic and it's in the air / It's a thing that gets you, even though you're very smart / So take some good advice
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Vera Lynn – Up the Wooden Hill to Bedfordshire
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Up the wooden hill to Bedfordshire / Heading for the land of dreams / When I look back to those happy childhood days / Like yesterday it seems / It was grand my mother held my hand
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Vera Lynn – Travellin' Home
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I’m travelling home, travelling home / Far have I roamed from the places I love / Winds that have blown me on my way / Blow me right back to harbour / Distant horizons speak from
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Vera Lynn – Who Are We
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Who are we to doubt the things we see, a rose, a leaf, a tree / And who are they to dare to say our love can never be / Ask yourself or ask the friendly dove why bluebirds mate
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Vera Lynn – Harbour Lights
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One evening long ago / A big ship was leaving / One evening long ago / Lover's were greaving / A crimsom sun went down / The lights began to glow / Across the harbour / One evening
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Vera Lynn – The Loveliest Night of the Year
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When you are in love / It's the loveliest night of the year / Stars twinkle above / And you almost can touch them from here / Words fall into rhyme / Anytime you are holding me
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Vera Lynn – I'll Never Smile Again
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I'll never smile again, until I smile at you / I'll never laugh again, what good would it do? / For tears would fill my eyes, My heart would realize / That our romance is through
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Vera Lynn – Long Ago (And Far Away)
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[Verse 1] / Long ago and far away / I dreamed a dream one day / And now that dream is here beside me / [Verse 2] / Long the skies were overcast / But now the clouds have passed
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Vera Lynn – Close to You
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The 1943 song received a revamp in Vera Lynn 100 with music played by The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra. The album is a compilation of her best-known songs, released in
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Vera Lynn – Someone's Rocking My Dreamboat
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Someone's rocking my dreamboat / Someone's invading my dream / We were sailing along, so peaceful and calm / Suddenly, something went wrong / Someone's rocking my dreamboat
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Vera Lynn – When the Lights Go On Again
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When the lights go on again all over the world / And the boys are home again all over the world / And rain or snow is all that may fall from the skies above / A kiss won't mean "
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Vera Lynn – Sailing
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I am sailing / I am sailing / Home again / 'Cross the sea / I am sailing / Stormy waters / To be near you / To be free / I am flying / I am flying / Like a bird / 'Cross the sky
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Vera Lynn – When You Wish Upon a Star
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When a star is born / They possess a gift or two / One of them is this / They have the power to make a wish come true / When you wish upon a star / Makes no difference who you are
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Vera Lynn – Wishing (Will Make It So)
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Wishing will make it so / Just keep on wishing and care will go / Dreamers tell us dreams come true / It's no mistake / Wishing are the dreams we dream when we're awake / The
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Vera Lynn – Goodnight Children Everywhere
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Sleepy little eyes in a sleepy little head / Sleepy time is drawing near / In a little while, you'll be tucked up in your bed / Here's a song for baby, dear / Goodnight, children
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