"Vera" is a song by Pink Floyd which appears on their 1979 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 David Gilmour – acoustic guitar, bass guitar Richard Wright – Prophet-5 synthesiser with: New York Symphony Orchestra Personnel per Fitch and Mahon. Further reading Fitch, Vernon. The Pink Floyd Encyclopedia (3rd edition), 2005. . See also List of anti-war songs References 1979 songs Pink Floyd songs Songs written by Roger Waters Song recordings produced by Bob Ezrin Song recordings produced by David Gilmour Song recordings produced by Roger Waters Anti-war songs Songs about World War II Songs about musicians Cultural depictions of British women Cultural depictions of pop musicians Cultural depictions of folk musicians