tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3574244939174327228.post4402824587133148537..comments2024-03-28T15:38:54.673+08:00Comments on .: Blast From The Past: Pop 50's Unfamiliar TodayANDY: Pop Music Not Pills. ©http://www.blogger.com/profile/10946638825812052608noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3574244939174327228.post-62795421966621769222021-02-28T17:22:33.168+08:002021-02-28T17:22:33.168+08:00Thanks guys for such engaging chats on 50's so...Thanks guys for such engaging chats on 50's songs which many on FB are not that familiar with. It doesn't mean we are old but we're just more MASAK than the rest. Just wondering if we go back further to songs like, DARK MOON and HOUSE OF BAMBOO and the instrumental PETIT FLEUR, etc. Same period. Anyone familiar...ANDY: Pop Music Not Pills. ©https://www.blogger.com/profile/10946638825812052608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3574244939174327228.post-87801323533393588772021-02-28T17:14:56.928+08:002021-02-28T17:14:56.928+08:00Here's a whole list of songs none of my FB fri...Here's a whole list of songs none of my FB friends would know. Check them out.<br /> <br />Francis Anthony Rozells<br />Andy Young i happen to know most of them being an ol' man n a musician to boot... cheers.<br /> <br />Francis Anthony Rozells<br />My contribution... Mocking Bird Hill...<br /><br />Andy Young<br />HI Francis, A true blue musician yes, old man, no. We go on a journey and we're here and now. No age indication or road sign but just our natural self. Can I catch you on MESSENGER if you write to me, thanks.<br /><br />Andy Young<br />Francis Anthony Rozells MOCKING BIRD HILL. Oh, Les Paul and Mary Ford with one of the best duet pieces in music history. His guitar is now copied for all to buy. Thanks for the memories.<br /><br />Michael Lee<br />Hi Andy another song I remember as a kid was https://youtu.be/jYiXyZwgPB8<br />Traditional American Song - Oh Susanna<br />FACEBOOK CHATSnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3574244939174327228.post-89555384622310694532021-02-28T13:38:41.407+08:002021-02-28T13:38:41.407+08:00andy young
Here's a whole list of songs none o...andy young<br />Here's a whole list of songs none of my FB friends would know. Check them out.<br /> <br />Stephen Han<br />I hear of the songs mentioned in you list.I wish to add Guy Mitchell,Frankie Laine,Jane Morgan and Eddie Fisher etc .Remember these songs namely Truly Fair,Fasination,High Noon and Oh My Papa?<br /><br />Koh Daisy<br />Remember those songs mentioned by Stephen too and from your oldie oldie list ... Hana Kosan, Lay Down Your Arms... me little girl then...also a couple of songs by Frank Sinatra / Dean Martin... it goes “I got a bunch of bananas and a bottle of gin...” … See More<br /> <br />Michael Lee<br />Stephen Han One song that really rings a bell is Oh My Papa which I first heard at a Christmas party in the 50s, a song that I can't erase from my memory.<br /> <br />Michael Lee<br />Hi Andy, I began my musical journey in 1955, so am familiar with many of the songs. My passion in music encompass many genders from North to South and East to West, traditional, classical to Heavy metal and those in between. Have a nice Sunday.<br /><br />Andy Young<br />Thank you DAISY, STEPHEN n MICHAEL. I guess we are young enough to know these songs. Daisy songs are [1] HANAKU SAN by MIYOSHI UMEKI, [2] LAY DOWN YOUR ARMS - ANNE SHELTON, [3] A BUNCH OF BANANAS - ROSEMARY CLOONEY [4] MONEY BURNS A HOLE IN MY POCKET -… See More<br /> <br />Koh Daisy<br />Thanks Andy...recall 1 more song from the 50s ...”sweet 16 goes to church just to see the boys...”<br />something like that ...my neighbour used to sing it.<br /> <br />Andy Young<br />Yes, that's with LONNIE DONEGAN called, PUTTING ON THE STYLE - 'screams and laughs and giggles at every little noise...' I remember it as a SKIFFLE song using a stick, one karung-guni string and large wooden box as bass. Thanks Daisy, you are a reminde… See More<br /> <br />Koh Daisy<br />Oh yes remember those lines ... we used to sing along with the music along the five-foot way in Joo Chiat.😀😀😀 “Putting on the agony putting on the style...that’s what the young boys are doing all the while...” hahaha<br /> ·<br />Andy Young<br /><br />Gracie Teo<br />Michael Lee<br />Ho Victor<br />Chow Wen Hing<br />Koh Daisy<br />Rose Khoo THANKS TO ALL FOR LIKING POST AND PROVIDING COMMENTS. GRACIE, THANKS FOR SHARING.FACEBOOK CHATSnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3574244939174327228.post-58409481203859125552016-04-12T11:06:42.203+08:002016-04-12T11:06:42.203+08:00Many of the songs presented came before Cliff Rich...Many of the songs presented came before Cliff Richard and The Shadows hit the shores of Singapore. This was the pre-60's era where we had local pop groups and bands like, The Gaylads, The Flamingos and The Three Bambinos appearing on stage.<br /><br />The Flamingos, like many combo bands, were the idols then, with all in full suits and ties, resplendent in either dark blue or black. A combo band would include a near full percussion like the conga drums, bongos, maracas and double bass. Most were non-electronic gadgets. <br /><br />The guitar were semi-solids with F holes on them and blowing instruments like the saxophone, clarinet (sometimes) and the inevitable trumpet.<br /><br />Imagine the piano that had to be lugged on stage before any show...chakap chakapnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3574244939174327228.post-8777526647687257642016-04-11T16:04:17.096+08:002016-04-11T16:04:17.096+08:00Dear Lin,
Didn't think this post would appeal...Dear Lin,<br /><br />Didn't think this post would appeal to you but I'm glad it did. So many songs spinning in our minds. I guess they become part of our psyche, just like the movies you were mentioning. <br /><br />More importantly, thank you for sharing your memories with us when you visit the blog. That is a memory in itself...<br />ANDY: Pop Music Not Pills. ©https://www.blogger.com/profile/10946638825812052608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3574244939174327228.post-88734953820764840002016-04-11T15:41:48.239+08:002016-04-11T15:41:48.239+08:00Andy,
Your latest post brings back lots of memor...Andy, <br /><br />Your latest post brings back lots of memories of a young schoolgirl brought up on a diet of English movies (my father worked in the cinema at the four RAF base camps) and English pop songs aired on the local radio waveband.<br /><br />I loved listening and singing along to Vera Lynn (she was the war veterans darling) - Bless them all; We'll meet again; When I grow too old to dream; Harbour lights; just to name a few.<br /><br />Rosemary Clooney, Patti Page (who can forget her hit - How much is the doggie in the window ?), Doris Day - Que sera,sera - a perennial favourite.<br /><br />Must say the one who made the most impression on this school girl was Eartha Kitt - very earthy (if there is such a description for a voice), sultry and soulful. And of course, the song - Under the bridges of Paris.<br /><br />Was I being partial to female singers? No. I was just like the young females today who go crazy over Lady Gaga, Madonna, Adele!CYLINnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3574244939174327228.post-3357520413425082902016-04-11T13:26:40.963+08:002016-04-11T13:26:40.963+08:00You are right sir. The big band music greats are i...You are right sir. The big band music greats are in tune with some of the singers I mentioned. Gene Krupa and Lionel Hampton were in the Benny Goodman team and Glen Miller and Tommy Dorsey heads of their own orchestras. <br /><br />I was still a secondary school boy when I listened to Benny Goodman and his fab drummer Gene Krupa, still keeping the band leaders vinyl record and CD. Love BGAHO. Swingers they were!<br /><br />Thanks for the educational response. Appreciate.ANDY: Pop Music Not Pills. ©https://www.blogger.com/profile/10946638825812052608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3574244939174327228.post-22253791070027835242016-04-11T12:57:59.741+08:002016-04-11T12:57:59.741+08:00Hi Andy
when we mention music from this era, my mi...Hi Andy<br />when we mention music from this era, my mind will turn to our mutual friend, James Choa, almost instantly. A few of James's favourites are; Walking My Baby Back Home, My Funny Valentine, and September In The Rain. These are the few that come to my mind immediately but James had a lot more under his sleeves!<br /><br />The few great artists I know of from this bygone era are; Gene Krupa, Lionel Hampton, Glen Miller and of course Tommy Dorsey. All of these are big band music greats! Modern singers who tried to bring back the sound of these big bands, with some success, are; Michael Buble as well as Rod Stewart. <br /><br />All the best Andy!<br /><br />Cheers!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00627468033353477649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3574244939174327228.post-54907717907476098172016-04-10T21:51:33.580+08:002016-04-10T21:51:33.580+08:00Thank you all for the immediate response, Victor a...Thank you all for the immediate response, Victor and Su G. for the honest reply. I guess you're both too young to know the selection but glad you appreciate and recognise Cole's, ALMOST LIKE BEING IN LOVE. <br /><br />But Yusnor and Chor Seng are familiar with most of them I think, especially Chor Seng who has provided a fabulous list of 50's hits. Thank you so much sir. It adds to my short one. ANDY: Pop Music Not Pills. ©https://www.blogger.com/profile/10946638825812052608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3574244939174327228.post-27482152079789378162016-04-10T21:42:39.814+08:002016-04-10T21:42:39.814+08:00Ha ha ha. So sorry. I don't know any of them! ...Ha ha ha. So sorry. I don't know any of them! I was only a kid in the 50's. Try me when you get to the 60's. I do know ALMOST LIKE FALLING IN LOVE but must be a newer version, certainly not the 1947 one...Su G.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3574244939174327228.post-63575412252171552862016-04-10T21:25:11.863+08:002016-04-10T21:25:11.863+08:00Dear Andy,
Thanks for the beautiful songs.Dear Andy,<br /><br />Thanks for the beautiful songs.YUSNOR EFnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3574244939174327228.post-3652835133903590252016-04-10T21:23:17.769+08:002016-04-10T21:23:17.769+08:00Hi Andy,
Thanks for the above posting.
Andy, I wo...Hi Andy,<br /><br />Thanks for the above posting.<br />Andy, I would like to share with you some of my long lost favourites songs of the 50s.<br /><br />No Other Love - Ronnie Hilton<br />Willie Can - The Beverley Sisters<br />No One But You - Billy Eskstine<br />Pa Paya Mama - Bonnie Lou<br />Just Out Of Reach - Bonnie Lou<br />Wake Up Irene - Mark Thomson<br />Now & Then There's A Fool Such As I - Hank Snow<br />The Wayward Wind - Gogi Grant<br />Petite Fleur (Little Flower) - Chris Barber Jazz Band<br />Slow Poke - Pee Wee King<br />The Three Bells - The Browns<br />Band Of Gold - Don Cherry<br />Mi Casa Su Casa - Perry Como<br />Wanted - Perry Como<br />With A Song In My Heart - Perry Como<br />Somebody Bad Stole De Wedding Bell - Georgia Gibbs<br />Wait For Me Darling - Georgia Gibbs<br />I Want You To Be My Baby - Georgia Gibbs<br />Kiss Me Another - Georgia Gibbs<br />I Get so Lonely (When I Dream About You) - The Four Knights<br />Honeycombe - Jimmie Rogers<br />The Happy Whistler - Don Robertson<br />White Silver Sands - Don Rondo<br />Tonight You Belong To Me - Patience & Prudence<br />He's Got The Whole World In His Hands - Laurie London<br />Mama El Baion - Luis Oliveira& His Bandodalua<br />Anna - Ray Bloch<br />My Own True Love - Margaret Whiting<br />On London Bridge - Jo Stafford<br /><br />Regards<br />MUN CHOR SENGnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3574244939174327228.post-89691080849209974952016-04-10T19:43:12.209+08:002016-04-10T19:43:12.209+08:00You are right, Andy. I have never heard the jazzy ...You are right, Andy. I have never heard the jazzy Almost Like Being In Love, whether sung by Natalie Cole or anyone else. Does that qualify me as being young? LOL.Victorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10339178864363140977noreply@blogger.com