Vera (song) explained

Vera
Artist:	Pink Floyd
Album:	The Wall
Published:	Pink Floyd Music Publishers Ltd
Released:	30 November 1979 (UK) 8 December 1979 (US)
Recorded:	April–November 1979
Genre:	Art rock
Length:	1:35
Label:	Harvest (UK) Columbia (US)
Producer:	Bob Ezrin, David Gilmour, James Guthrie and Roger Waters

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

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

• Roger Waters – vocals, acoustic guitar
• David Gilmour – acoustic guitar, bass guitar
• Richard Wright – Prophet-5 synthesiser

with:

• New York Symphony Orchestra

Personnel per Fitch and Mahon.^[3]

Further reading

• Fitch, Vernon. The Pink Floyd Encyclopedia (3rd edition), 2005. .

See also

• List of anti-war songs

Notes and References

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