SINGAPORE 60's: ANDY's POP MUSIC INFLUENCE IS A PERSONAL MUSIC, MEMORY TRAIL. BLOGGER DOES NOT OWN THE RIGHTS TO VIDEOS, AUDIO TRACKS AND IMAGES. THEY ARE UPLOADED FOR FUN, EDUCATIONAL, ILLUSTRATIVE PURPOSES AND HAVE BEEN CREDITED. BLOG IS NOT SPONSORED NOR ADVERTORIAL IN ANY WAY WHATSOEVER. INFORM BLOGGER OF COPYRIGHT ISSUES AND POST WILL BE DELETED IMMEDIATELY. DO NOT COPY THE POSTS; GET PERMISSION N CREDIT ME IF YOU DO. ANDY LIM LA (NOVEMBER, 2008) -
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Great to hear this track again, Brother Andy! Thank you for posting!😊
I remember bombarding myself with their albums all the way to *Singapore Changi Exhibition Centre in preparation of their concert seven years ago. Having never seen them live before, I was delighted to be attending this event and was really looking forward to the show after a long three-decade wait. Apart from complaints on social media about long wait for food, drinks and transportation, performance-wise, this iconic American band put on a top notch rocking show!
The setlist was classic, with the bulk of the songs coming from their debut album, Appetite For Destruction, and double release Use Your Illusion 1 and Use Your Illusion 2. Apart from singalong opportunities on their epic ballads, we finally get to hear Slash’s guitar introduction on, Sweet Child O’ Mine and the timeless riff still sounds fresh.
Although only core members Rose, Slash and McKagan were tight musically, the rest of them did not disappoint and held on despite less spotlight. Still remember, the night was filled with nostalgic memories and reminders of how far Guns N’ Roses has come.
Brother Andy, these were some of the best days in my life, and I’m still floating high in the air as I listened to some of those landmark albums again today especially this song. Cheers to all. ❤️👍🥰
Authorship and Collage:
Fred Ching.
*Guns N' Roses Concert.
25th February, 2017.
Changi Exhibition Centre.
Singapore.
Thanks to Fred Ching too for this awesome collage of the group.
Are you sure you are an Elvis fan? If you are then these scenes should not be a problem for you. Just name each song and the movie it was featured in. Write your answers under the Post a Comment page below:
[1] Yes, they were up in the cable-cars too. [1960]
Movie? Song?
[2] You got the wrong guy to fight with. [1958]
Movie? Song?
[3] Bears or cows, they don't matter with Elvis. [1957]
Movie? Song?
[4] Street food fit for a King? [1958]
Movie? Song?
[5] He does make them all... [1965]
Movie? Song?
[6] That's not fair. She's sleeping on our date... [1963] Movie? Song?
If you can't manage them, well, you're ain't no Elvis fan. Just joking. But no googling for answers... Take your time; the 6 correct answers will only appear in a week's time.
Singapore Soccer Song Sings Sixties Song To Sylvia...
Jimmy Chng, 60s percussionist and blog contributor says:
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"Two true blue and well known Singaporean personalities and 60s pop music.
As an ardent fan of our national football team during the heydays of the MalaysiaCup tournament, I attended every match played at our National stadium. Our then Singapore national team comprising stalwarts like Dollah Kassim, Mohd Nor, S. Rajagopal and Samad Alapitchay to name a few, and Quah Kim Song's dribbling skills and speed on the pitch were a delight to watch. Song played from 1969 to 1979 for the team.
Quah Kim Song. Syed Mutalib. Samad Allapitchay. Mohd Noh.
Dollah Kassim. S Rajagopal. Eric Paine. Edmund Wee:
The Singapore Lions. [From FB: Jose Raymond - 2018 August 14]
The upcoming marriage between Quah Kim Song and Sylvia Lim made the news recently. It was reported that Kim Song caught the attention of Sylvia when he sang a 60s pop song during a fundraising event organized by the Workers Party some 12 years back. And as reported in an 2015 interview with The New Paper, Quah sang, Don't Play That Song [You Lied], that won Sylvia's attention and thereafter, her heart."
Written by Jimmy Chng,
a percussionist with, 'The Decibels'
Watch this video!!!
Bruce Springsteen Version: 'Don't Play That Song'.
This posting has been revived from 9th April, 2017.
The Diplomatic Coup It is a diplomatic coup and it only took a little child to sing a popular melody, which is already a pop folk classic. When President Donald Trump welcomed President Xi Jinping to the US for their first meet in April 2017, the powerful pair, together with their wives and Mr Trump's family, were entertained to a rendition of Moh Li Hua (茉莉花), a Chinese classic that dates back to the 18th Century. Already with the poise and personality of her famous mother, five year old Arabella Kushner, Ivanka Trump's daughter, serenaded the group with more tact and gracefulness that her grand dad could ever do with his Twitter quips.
Mo Li Hua (Jasmine Flower) sung by Cai Qin: The song is one of the anthems of Chinese Pops: Video from Mehdi Benhenia. The Song Mo Li Hua or Jasmine Flower, another favourite song of my mother's (where I learnt most of my Chinese songs from) has been on the Chinese Hit Parade list for decades and known not only in China but all over the world. Covered by many artistes internationally, the song carried its worth when Westerners heard it as part of Pucini's famous opera, Turandot (1928), covered by Kenny G, loved by Jiang Zemin and has been performed in many opening ceremonies including the Beijing Summer Olympics in 2008. Lately Celine Dione learnt to sing it and there are many recordings both on You Tube, onring tones, mp3s, CD's and other media. A historic moment don't you think? A Chinese folk classic sung by a little American girl during the first meet of two great country heads.
The jasmine flower or mo li hua has about
200 species, grown for its fragrance.
Image: from The Star Online and Google. Video: Mehdi Benhenia.
Julie London had a quiet song called, 'November Twilight'.
She's known for her, 'Cry Me A River' big hit.
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Gone Till November,
November Has Come,
November,
November Boogie,
8th Of November
and
November Twilight
are pop songs about this month. It's November, my month because it's this time of the year when I was born but a long time ago. So it's my favourite season. There are some sweet songs about this cool, autumnal spell, definitely more than two dozens, but my post is about every named month on the calendar; so let's find out how many melodies there are.
This list is but a fraction:
June In January - Bing Crosby February Brings The Rain - Julie London Melancholy March - Julie London April Love - Pat Boone April In Portugal - Les Baxter
Pieces of April -
First Of May - Bee Gees
June Is Busting Out All Over - Rodgers/Hammerstein July Morning - Uriah Heep August, October - Robin Gibb September In The Rain - Frank Sinatra, Carole King September Morn - Neil Diamond
When October Goes - Barry Manilow
This October - Julie London November Twilight - Julie London November Rain - Guns n Roses I Can See The Sun In Late December - Stevie Wonder December Song - George Michael.
The cover of London's famous Long Play she recorded depicting months. Julie London woos Calendar months? On the same subject, Ms London had specially recorded a Long Play record in 1956 using all the names of the months for the titles of her songs. Unique indeed. Here they are: June in January February Brings The Rain Melancholy March
I'll Remember April
People Who Are Born In May Memphis In June
Sleigh Ride In July Time For August
September In The Rain
This October November Twilight Warm In December Thirteenth Month.
All calendar months were featured in many pop songs of the past. Most of them are still playing over the radio today. April Love, April In Portugal, First Of May, an instrumental Come September, were some of the top hits in Singapore. These particular songs were heard on radio, Rediffusion, in cabarets and hotel nightspots during the 60s and available on vinyl too. At that time most music was copied from the west and resurrected on vinyl with local artistes and bands singing and playing them. Then Neil Sedaka came, with one of his biggest hits and highlighted the calendar girl. The world and Singapore went wild. A nostalgic November to all.
CALENDAR GIRL (N.Sedaka/H.Greenfield).
Video by historycomestolife. Thank you.
I love, I love, I love my calendar girl
Yeah, sweet calendar girl
I love, I love, I love my calendar girl
Each and every day of the year
(January) You start the year off fine
(February) You're my little valentine
(March) I'm gonna march you down the aisle
(April) You're the Easter Bunny when you smile
Yeah, yeah, my heart's in a whirl
I love, I love, I love my little calendar girl
Every day (every day), every day (every day) of the year
(Every day of the year)
Cover of Julie London's record done in 1956, special indeed those years.
(May) Maybe if I ask your dad and mom
(June) They'll let me take you to the Junior Prom
(July) Like a firecracker all aglow
(August) When you're on the beach you steal the show
Yeah, yeah, my heart's in a whirl
I love, I love, I love my little calendar girl
Every day (every day), every day (every day) of the year
(Every day of the year) Yeah, yeah, my heart's in a whirl
I love, I love, I love my little calendar girl
Every day (every day), every day (every day) of the year.
November Twilight. Julie London.
YouTube, Thank you.
When Sagittarius appears and shoots his heart out,
Many articles have been published on this blog regarding Deepavali and Halloween celebrations and the songs they carry. Both festivities fall on the same day; i.e., October 31st this year [2024].
Kadhal Vaithu - Video Song | Deepavali | Jayam Ravi
| Bhavana | Yuvan Shankar Raja | Ayngaran
YouTube Video from: Ayngaran
Below are connections to these articles. Click each connection.
He was such an icon amongst jazz percussionists that Singapore music enthusiasts and music-makers accepted him as their idol way back in the 50's. He would be 115 years young if he were alive today. Even as a school-boy in secondary school, I listened to Gene Krupa in the late 50's when he was with Benny Goodman and their recording of the hit, Sing, Sing, Sing (1937)*. It is the legend that this piece gave birth to swing and it remains my favourite to this day. He also appeared himself in a movie, 'The Glen Miller Story' (1954), played beside Louis Armstrong and 'Basin Street Blues' became cult classic. Krupa was the man behind the drum kit set up as it became standard equipment for most drummers after him. Zildjian, the drum company, learnt a lot from Krupa. His compositions include, 'Some Like It Hot', 'Drummin' Man' and 'Drum Boogie' the enthusiast's ultimate drum dream.
Gene Krupa: 'Sing Sing Sing'
YouTube Video from: Brian Saunders.
He has a movie to his name, 'The Gene Krupa Story' starring Sal Mineo (who recorded, 'Mack The Knife'); a street after his name in New York [image] and was the first drummer to be in the corridors of the Modern Drummer Hall Of Fame.
In 1959 when this movie was shown in Singapore, a drumming competition was held to promote it. Louis Soliano who was one of the contestants won the trophy and dubbed The Gene Krupa of Singapore. Until today Louis is still among the top drummers in Singapore.
Mr Krupa recorded with his own orchestra, the famous song, On A Little Street In Singapore and was featured during the period called, The Radio Years [1940's].
Krupa shaped my love for drums. Danny Boy (The Silver Strings drummer) reveres Krupa too. Was Krupa better than Brian Bennett, Tony Meehan, Howie Johnson and Mel Taylor of guitar groups fame? It's a personal taste.
He was their biggest influence. Oh yes, and Buddy Rich...
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