Vera (song)

"Vera" is a song by the English rock band Pink Floyd which appears on their 1979 double 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

 * 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.