Keith Richards' Rockin' Rollin' 'Run Rudolf Run' Christmas Gift Idea For Yuletide Tree

The Rolling Stones' KEITH RICHARDS recording of Run Rudolph Run (Marvin Brodie, John D. Marks) - 1979 UK limited edition 7" vinyl single, also includes The Harder They Come, picture sleeve. Richards plays Chuck Berry's 1958 song and is a great fan of the African-American rock and roll icon.

Keith Richards Christmas contribution is Chuck Berry's, "Run Rudolf Run"... Richards is one of the original members of the Rolling Stones. As active as ever, he is all dressed up, looks good and the vinyl recording is a great Christmas gift idea. Can you get a copy?

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(2) Our Father Who Art In Heaven: Esther Chan Remembering 70s Christmas In Asian Cities

Esther Chan, still as popular as ever, appeared on September 27th, 2008 in Hong Kong:

The Lord's Prayer.

Chorus: Our father, who art in heaven /Hallowed be thy name /Thy kingdom come /Thy will be done /On earth as it is in heaven (repeat)/Give us this day our daily bread

/Forgive us our trespasses /As we forgive them who trespass against us /Forgive us our trespasses /- Chorus - /Our Lord lead us not into temptation /But save us from evil /And the kingdom, the power /And the glory forever /Will be Yours - Chorus 4x -

Composition: Arnold Strals. Production: Vic Cristobel.

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(1) Esther Chan With: Sister Janet Mead's: "The Lord's Prayer" (1974) Hong Kong Pop X'mas

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The days before Christmas is the best time for blogger to present this lovely song.

The Singer: 

One of the prettiest lady singers in Hong Kong in the mid 70s is Esther Chan. She is an exceptionally talented person with tight vocals, clear diction, a powerful but yet beautiful voice that is able to interpret a music version of, The Lord's Prayer. Comparatively, she's as handsome as Zoe Saldana, the on screen persona of Neytiri in Avatar, James Cameron's latest adventure into the unknown.

Chen Yi De has been singing since the late 60s and according to a blog, she is still appearing in nightclubs in Hong Kong up to 2007. Coming from Guangdong in China, she was never interested in music as a youth but developed a love for it later in her life.

The Songs: 

In 1974 Chan published her first single EMI album. Side A has a cover of Sister Janet Mead's version of Arnold Strals, The Lord's Prayer and Side B is Leon Russell's work, This Masquerade (CHK 1512 EMI HK Ltd - 1974). With more than adequate sales of the single she subsequently released her first LP with EMI in 1975, Happy To See You Again, produced by well-known Filipino music man Victor Cristobal, who has promoted many singers in Hong Kong.

Side One: 

has The Lord's Prayer, Without You, Send A Little Love, My Way, Leave Me Alone, Ruby Red Dress, It's Kinda Like A Sad Old Movie, I Believe In Music, 

Side Two:

has: Friends, Hit The Road Jack, This Masquerade, It's Nice To Be With You,
Becoming, Let Me Try Again (try to listen to this last song).

According to a comment on the blog, Esther Chan, with George Lam, was supposed to have organised a fund raising concert on 27, September, 2007 at the Convention Center, Wah Yan College Hong Kong. It would have been her first stage appearance after 30 years.

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You Tube. Side Bar: justiniong1120, June 23rd, 2009. 

Thank you!

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Music Influence From India 'Awara' 1951 Movie

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As a young person in the 50s, blogger used to go to the Queen's Cinema (Geylang Road) or Garrick Cinema (Geylang Serai) in the eastern part of Singapore to watch Indian movies. Awaara is one of them and the theme song remains...

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Awaara means Tramp (shades of Charles Chaplin) and is a 1951 Indian film acted, directed and produced by Raj Kapoor (one of the greatest movie stars in the 50s and 60s).

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*The song Awara Hoon (I am a Tramp) sung by Mukesh with lyrics by Shailendra, became hugely popular across the Indian subcontinent, as well as in Russia, Romania, Turkey and China. The film was nominated for the Grand Prize at the Cannes Film Festival in 1953.

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*In 2005, Indiatimes Movies ranked the movie amongst the "Top 25 Must See Bollywood Films". Time Magazine listed it at number one on its list of "10 Indian Films to Treasure". It grossed over Rs. 12 million. This record was beaten the next year by Aan (another great movie that blogger has seen).

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Music from the great Indian country was a strong influence on Singapore 60s too as many Malay pop songs from Singapore and Malaya were inspired by these melodies.

Reviews on You Tube:

Awaara Hoon Ya Gardish Mein Hoon Aasmaan Ka Tara Mukesh Awara 1951        Shankar Jaikishan Shailendra

1. "Absolutely brilliant. Shankar-Jaikishan at their best. Pity modern music is western influenced and doesn't sound at all Indian."

2. "No words for this awesome film. Old is gold."

3. "When I hear this song I cry so much. It was my mom's favorite song. She use to sing it to us in bed 30 years ago! I was 6 years old. God bless your soul mom I miss you so much."

(In posting this movie, I am also wondering how popular Tamil movies and songs are in the US and other parts of the world because the fan base for Tamil songs in Singapore is quite large since about a quarter of the population speak the language.)

*Information: Wikipedia.

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Singapore A-Go-Go With Local Artistes On CD

This CD (image) is presently being sold on the international market too. Pop songs selected from our local music scene in the 60s and 70s featuring garage, rock, soul, beat, and "strange girl grooves taken from rare Malaysian 45s" are featured on this particular compilation.

The article explains that the tunes blend American, European rock and pop sounds with "more traditional sounds of Asia and the Malaysian peninsula - many with female vocals, and catchy and groovy" tunes. The article also describes that "the percussion and organ sounds are especially fantastic, with wailing and echoing grooves galore."

The songs become more familiar as each title and artiste name is provided. They include, Each And Every Flower by Grace Lee & The Stylers, Good Luck In The New Year by Linda Yong & The Silvertones, Mimi Cat by Chew Yan & The Stylers, "Mountain Lady" by Charlie Electric Guitar Band's South Of Japan, "Spring Wind Kisses My Face" by Chen Jie And Golden Melody Band. There are 22 tracks in all.

It is interesting news as the revival of Singapore 60s music is going places. Blogger loves a copy.

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