In The Mood, Glenn Miller: VE Day, Victory In Europe, Nazis Defeated, May 8, 1945

[appalachiablue]

World War II ended in Europe with the defeat of Germany 75 years ago, May 8, 1945.



- Glenn Miller, bandleader, c. 1942.

- National WW2 Museum, 'Major Glenn Miller, U.S. Army Air Forces' 2019

The Glenn Miller Orchestra was at the top of the charts when Miller gave it all up to support the war effort. This two part series will highlight Miller’s career and untimely disappearance. December 10, 2019

In 1942, Big Band music was at its height of popularity. As American servicemen began to leave for distant shores, the songs of Big Band orchestras became the soundtrack to a long and trying war. In 1942, few acts were as popular at home and abroad as The Glenn Miller Orchestra. Seventy-five years later, the Orchestra’s songs are still the soundtrack to the war for many. It’s practically impossible to visit a museum covering the war without hearing one of the band’s popular songs such as “In the Mood” or “Moonlight Serenade.” During the war, Glenn Miller’s music was more than just entertainment for Americans far from home, even after his tragic disappearance in 1944...

More, https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/articles/major-glenn-miller-us-army-air-forces

[elleng]

1. Good one,

but 75 years later, repugs threaten to crash us down.

[appalachiablue]

2. It's usually about 80 years until the next war

or political conflict, when the old men are gone or nobody listens. This stuff is right on time, but we can't be poisoned by it or hopeless. There has to be light.

[elleng]

3. Hope you're right, that

there has to be light.

[Demovictory9]

4. excellent

[mahatmakanejeeves]

5. This has already been said, but what an excellent choice.

Thank you so much.

Please enjoy the weekend, though the weather is going to be pretty crappy in DC and the surroundings.

[appalachiablue]

7. Will do, DC is always fine in spring, Happy VE Day.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

6. Almost unbelievably, still alive, Vera Lynn:

Vera Lynn - When The Lights Go On Again.
535,548 views•Mar 22, 2008

maz59
811 subscribers

A song of hope looking forward to the end of World War 2 and the Blackout, and soldiers returning home.
It's hard for those of us born later to fully understand the way the War affected everything.
My mom was evacuated to strangers in the countryside to be away from our city being bombed.
People went without foods we take for granted now...
and worst of all, many many lives of loved ones were lost or damaged.

The White Cliffs Of Dover - Vera Lynn
509,811 views•Feb 24, 2008

1900JME1959
2.06K subscribers

Therell 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 skies
I remember well as the shadows fell
The light of hope in their eyes
And though I'm far away
I still can hear them say
Bombs up...
But when the dawn comes up

Therell be bluebirds over
The white cliffs of Dover
Tomorrow
Just you wait and see

Therell be love and laughter
And peace ever after
Tomorrow
When the world is free

The shepherd will tend his sheep
The valley will bloom again
And Jimmy will go to sleep
In his own little room again

Therell be bluebirds over
The white cliffs of Dover
Tomorrow
Just you wait and see

Therell be bluebirds over
The white cliffs of Dover
Tomorrow
Just you wait and see..