Vera_(song)

Vera (song)

Vera (song)

1979 song by Pink Floyd

For other uses, see Vera.

"Vera" is a song by the English rock band Pink Floyd which appears on their 1979 double album, The Wall.[1][2]

Quick Facts Song by Pink Floyd, from the album The Wall ...

Title

The title is a reference to Vera Lynn, a British singer who came to prominence during World War II with her popular song "We'll Meet Again".

The song's intro features a collage of superimposed audio excerpts from the 1969 film Battle of Britain. Among the used clips are a piece of dialogue ("Where the hell are you, Simon?"), a BBC broadcast and battle sound effects.

Personnel

with:

Personnel per Fitch and Mahon.[3]

Further reading

  • Fitch, Vernon. The Pink Floyd Encyclopedia (3rd edition), 2005. ISBN 1-894959-24-8.

See also

References

  1. [1]
    Strong, Martin C. (2004). The Great Rock Discography (7th ed.). Edinburgh: Canongate Books. p. 1177. ISBN 1-84195-551-5.
  2. [2]
    Mabbett, Andy (1995). The Complete Guide to the Music of Pink Floyd. London: Omnibus Press. ISBN 0-7119-4301-X.
  3. [3]
    Fitch, Vernon and Mahon, Richard, Comfortably Numb — A History of The Wall 1978–1981, 2006, p. 96.


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