Singapore 60s Music Blog Reaches 4.2 Million Readers In July 2025

BLOG REACHES 4.2 MILLION ON 13.7.2025. 

THANKS TO ALL INTERNATIONAL, SINGAPORE 

READERS, BLOG WRITERS AND FRIENDS.

TRIBUTE TO FRIENDS WHO HAVE

CONTRIBUTED SIGNIFICANTLY.

 [NOT IN ANY ORDER]

Alan Thompson [England/UK]

Dr. Steven Farram [U of Darwin/Australia.]

Henri Gann [California/USA]

Michael Bangar [Singapore]

Horace Wee [Singapore]

Late CY Lin [Singapore]

Jimmy Chng [Singapore]

Stephen Han [Singapore]

Happy Tay [Vancouver/Canada]

Freda Hanum [KL/Malaysia]

Chow Wen Hing [Singapore]

Late Yusnor Ef [Singapore]

Irene Yap [Singapore]

Also appreciate other friends who have contributed 

their own music stories to make this blog a success...

When you're down and troubled

And you need a helping hand

And nothing, oh, nothing is going right...

'You've Got A Friend' - Carole King.

YouTube Video by Carole King.

60s Music Guitarist Merlin Lim ['Philips' Vinyl Recording Artiste] Had Pet ChowChow Sailing With Him

Writer Merlin Lim in Shanghai, when 

he explored the 7 Seas as a sailor boy.

The Young Sailor Boy from Singapore

 And The Abandoned Chow Chow From Hong Kong.

A True Story From 60s Musician Merlin Lim.

While Staying In the Kampong, Yes Our Family Had Dogs. 

There Was One At the Next House Used As A Store Room. This Dog Was Very Friendly With Everyone. It Was Not Suitable As A Guard Dog But He Was There Because Of His Size, To Act As A Deterrent, Hoping To Fool Any Intruder.

There Was Another When I Was A Seaman On Board A Ship. While in Hong Kong, With Boats Loading And Unloading Cargoes Alongside Our Vessel We Found A Dog On Board Our Ship The Next Morning. Someone Had Abandoned What Resembled A Chow Chow, And Disappeared. 

While On Board The Ship, Yes Our Crew Nursed A Dog.

The Doggie Was In Bad Shape. We, the Crew, Took Care And Nursed Him Back To Health. So The Doggie Sailed With Us From Hong Kong To Singapore, The Straits of Malacca, Indian Ocean, On To East Africa, i.e. in Kenya And Tanzania, Eden And Up To the Red Sea, Then Back To Singapore. 

The Background Beach Scene, Reminded Me Of The Six Crew Members From Our Anchor Ship When We Paddled Our Dinghy To Shore, Including One Guy With Doggie Swimming Alongside. We Had Fun.

While On The Way Home, Yes Our Family Adopted The Dog.

Before Our Trip Back To Shanghai, I Took It Back Home, Because No One On Board Wanted To Take Responsibility. I Had To Take It Home First Because If It Bit A Chinese Worker While In Shanghai Or Anywhere Else, We Would All Be In Trouble. But Thanks To The Doggie It Took A Liking And Stayed Close To My Father. So The Chow Chow, Born In Hong Kong 😊, Became My Father's Protector, While I Continued On My Journey Across The Seas...

I Remember When Dad Was In Bed, Doggie Would Be At Dad's Feet And When Mum Was Around It Would Growl To Protect Dad. A Very Protective And Loyal Pet It Became...

Author: Merlin Lim, who writes 

as well as he plays the guitar.

'Sailing' By Christopher Cross [1979]

YouTube Video from: Rhino.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MEO6gYCFbr0

NB:

I Started Working On Board Ship Doing On The Job Training With Zero Knowledge. Somehow, For Those Old Seafarers, That Was Good, Because I Didn't Have To Carry Some Of Those Useless Excess Baggage So It Was Easier To Teach Me.

I Worked My Way From OJT, To Sailor; Quarter Master And Boatswain, All the Time Having Tremendous Respect For Those Old Seafarers. They Had the Experience And  Knowledge And I, The Youthfulness To Present Their Ideas Into A Safe Working Environment. The Camaraderie Worked Very Well. All's Well That Ends Well. 

Author: Merlin Lim.

[This story, as in all original stories on this blog, has been rightfully copyrighted.] 

During his guitar days...

Little Ship: The Blue Diamonds.

YouTube Video by: bbb1972.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KEXc-ou0tA8&list=RDKEXc-ou0tA8&start_radio=1

While Reading His Story, Yes, I Thank Merlin For This Dog Post.

"Sailing, 

Takes me away to where I've always heard it could be

Just a dream and the wind to carry me

Soon I will be free..."

Christopher Cross

Thanks Merlin for the inspiration you gave. Life is NEVER all music and nothing else. Your sailing period was truly an achievement. Not many Singaporean musicians could have done what you did and still stand today to tell your Salty Doggie Tale Of Joy...

Comments are welcome! 

Merlin Lim, retired today, was an adventurous sailor boy, 

a successful recording artiste and a contributing author for this blog.

This posting has been forwarded to 6th July, 2025.

January To June, Not Much Peace In Tune. Now It's July, Sun's High In The Sky!

Since January 2025 till today, 1st July, half the year has gone by. Enjoy your life as much as you can in this very turbulent, crazy and difficult world. But try to keep your peace; not easy though...

January To June, 

Not Much Peace In Tune. 

Now It's July, 

Sun's High In The Sky!

Enjoy while you may,

It's not ours to say.

Simon and Garfunkel: 'Leaves That Are Green'. 

YouTube Video by: kylecrazyford.

"And the leaves that are green turn to brown..."

I was twenty-one years when I wrote this song

I'm twenty-two now, but I won't be for long

Time hurries on

And the leaves that are green turn to brown

And they wither with the wind

And they crumble in your hand...

[From a 1965 album by Paul Simon. Later added with Art Garfunkel and instruments. The A side is 'Homeward Bound'.]

Everyone Wants To Rule The World. History Has Revealed, No Country or Dynasty Remains At the Top n Powerful Forever. Time Changes, Situation Changes. It's This Mentality: What You Can Do, I Can Do Better n It's A Matter Of Time. To Test A Person's Greatness, Give Them Power. With Power, Corruption Arises. 

The Real Sad Part Is, Nothing's Done To Help Bring Peace n Happiness To The World; Only Weapons Of Mass Destruction. It's Always One Up Against the Other. Not Working Collectively For the Good Of All Beings. 

Author: Merlin Lim [Musician].

More Music, More Peace In A Drastically Divided And Uncertain World, Especially With Old Music:

Yes, never stop sending those 60s music stories...

A rare combination that never happened but it could have

if they had met. Elvis and Bruce, peaceful people who just

 wanted a happy and strong world through music and self-defence.

While Bruce was a martial-arts master, Elvis was a follower but

both excelled in their own field.

Images: AI generated; except 'old music' poster from Google.

60s Music Dog Songs by Pet Shop Boys, Byrds, Monkees, Stones, Cat Stevens, Little Richard n Elvis

There was a request for dog songs and since there was one previously, this post is an obligation but it's a short one. We could do cats next time?

You've heard of Hound Dog by Elvis but you haven't heard of It's a Dog's Life by the King. And Little Richard too with his song, A Dog That Can't Wag It's Own Tail. 

Check out some songs here about our Bow, Wows! and their singers like The Stones, Monkees, Cat Stevens and The Byrds. I am sure you only know a few of these songs about man's best friend. Fifteen songs are a lot of woof, woof...

A Dog's Life: Elvis Presley

YouTube Video by: ElvisDayByDay.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJPybmxIQkQ

How Much Is That Doggie In The Window: Patti Page.

(How Much Is) That Doggie In The Window – Patti Page [1952]

I Love My Dog by Yusuf/Cat Stevens [1966]

Walking the Dog by The Rolling Stones 1964]

Cliff Richard and his wild one.

Hound Dog by Elvis Presley [1952]

Hound Dog by Elvis Presley [1952]

A Dog's Life – Elvis Presley [1966]

Old Blue – The Byrds [1969]

Rover - Jethro Tull

I Want a Dog – Pet Shop Boys [1988]

Rover – Jethro Tull [1978]

Me And You And A Dog Named Boo – Lobo [1971]

'Poor Dog [Who Can't Wag His Own Tail]'

Little Richard

YouTube Video by: Jahbuzzz

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aR0gmaOix5c

I Love My Dog - Cat Stevens [1966]

I Wanna Be Your Dog - The Stooges [1969]

Poor Dog Who Can't Wag His Own Tail - Little Richard [1966]

Do you know who this singer is? 

He has a name that belongs to a mouse.

Fats Domino 

The Puppy Song - Harry Nilsson [1968]

Walk My Cat Named Dog - Norma Tanega [1966]

Gonna Buy Me A Dog - The Monkees. [1966]

His Master's Voice

Vinyl Record's Famous Logo

BLACK PINK: 

Rose, Jennie, Jisoo are all dog lovers 

except Lisa, who is a cat lover.

                             

Taylor Swift

Manny Said, guitarist, with his furry little doggie.

Ron Ho with Miki who drives along with him wherever...

In Winnipeg, with a great Canadian friend

David and his constant companion.

Amusing 50s, 60s Music Tickle! And a 2013 Remake!

Clockwise:

Rowan Atkinson, Bryan Hyland, 

Ray Stevens, Rosemary Clooney

There are many amusing songs from the 50s and 60s, so here are four of them with lyrics that I enjoy. Only a part of the song has been displayed for each one. You need to check the full lyrics from the Internet and it's worth the time. 

The first song is about the location of a baby's dimple;  the second is about the clicking of high heel shoes affecting some teens? And the third explains how Tarzan has guitar lessons. The fourth song is a newer version of 'Goodness Gracious Me', by Rowan Atkinson and company. Originally it was sung by Peter Sellars and Sophia Loren. It's funny, truly.

Watch. Comments are welcome...

Here they are: [1] cute, [2] amusing, [3] silly and [4] funny...

[1] 'Where will the dimple be?' 

Rosemary Clooney and the Mellowmen.

YouTube Video: Rosemary Clooney - Topic

"On the baby′s knuckle, on the baby's knee, 

Where will the baby′s dimple be?

Baby's cheek or baby's chin, 

Seems to me it′ll be a sin,

If it′s always covered by the safety-pin, 

Where will the dimple be? Where will it be?"

[1955: Bob Merrill, Paul Hoffman]

[2] 'Four Little Heels' 

[Clickety Clack Song]: Brian Hyland.

YouTube Video by: Bryan Hyland.

"Two little girls came walking down the avenue

Two little girls who had nothing to do

One wore yellow and the other wore black

And four little heels went clickety clack."

[1969: Lee Pockriss, Paul Vance]

[3] Gitarzan; Ray Stevens

YouTube Video by: raystevensmusic.

"He ordered Chet's guitar course COD

Makes A, E and he's workin' on B

Digs C and W and R and B and 

And me and a chimpanzee

Agree that one day soon he'll be a celebrity

Get it, get it, get it, get it, ow!

Gitarzan, he's a gitar man

He's all you can stand, give him a hand 

Gitarzan."

[1969: Ray Stevens, Bill Everette]

[4] 'Goodness Gracious Me': Rowan Atkinson, 

Pixie Lott, Nick Mohammed: 2013 remake.

YouTube Video by: Pixie Lott 

[The original version was by: 

Peter Sellers, Sophia Loren.]

Oh doctor I'm in trouble.

Well, goodness gracious me.

For every time a certain man

Is standing next to me.

Mmm?

A flush comes to my face

And my pulse begins to race,

It goes boom boody-boom boody-boom boody-boom

Boody-boom boody-boom boody-boom-boom-boom,

Oh!

Boom boody-boom boody-boom boody-boom!

Well, goodness gracious me. 

[1955: Lee and Herbert Kretzmer.

Remake: 2013]

Images: Google.

Music Quiz: Name The Songs From 60s Music Charts

Name the songs below. 

No Googling or AI help.

Bet you guys can't answer all...

😄

Good Luck!

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 You can send your answers through WA, FB or this connection. Answers won't be revealed until next week. So take your time!

Images: 

Have been imaginatively self-created, using the lyrics description, with WA/AI.

'Red Roses for a Blue Lady': Bobby Darin.

YouTube Video By: Bobby Darin.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_l0VB5P_J0Y