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War and music

Thursday, September 17th, 2009

Dame Vera Lynn, at 92, topped the UK album chart last weekend, becoming the oldest artist ever to snag the top spot, according to this article by the BBC. Lynn is famous for her radio program in which she sent messages to and performed in honor of British troops serving in World War II.

“We’ll Meet Again – The Very Best of Vera Lynn,” released to mark the 70th anniversary of the start of the war, knocked the Arctic Monkeys off the top spot and staved off re-releases by the Beatles.

Lynn’s assent to the number 1 spot reaffirms the belief that the UK is serious in its honor of those who served during the war, and that the Arctic Monkeys suck.

Meanwhile, in America, part-time professional wrestler Toby Keith will be honored as the … wait, is this right? Really? Okay. … Toby Keith is receiving a Songwriter-Artist of the Decade Award at the Nashville Songwriters Association International’s Songwriter Achievement Awards.

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Keith, of course, penned the post-9/11 anthem “Courtesy of the Red White and Blue,” in which he declared, “And you’ll be sorry that you messed with The U.S. of A. / ‘Cause we’ll put a boot in your ass – it’s the American way.”

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