How Roger Waters Got Vera Lynn's Voice for 'Vera' on The Wall

Yes, Roger Waters did get permission. He contacted Vera Lynn’s management and explained the concept of The Wall—a story about a traumatized rock star isolated by his own emotional walls. Lynn agreed after hearing that the song would honor the wartime generation, not mock it. She allowed Waters to use the opening line from her 1939 recording of “We’ll Meet Again.”

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