SONGS I LOVE:
Train arrive, sixteen coaches long/ Train arrive, sixteen coaches long/ Well that long black train got my baby and gone/ Train train, comin' 'round, 'round the bend/ Train train, comin' 'round the bend/ Well it took my baby, but it never will again (no, not again)/ Train train, comin' down, down the line/ Train train, comin' down the line/ Well it's bringin' my baby, 'cause she's mine all, all mine/ (She's mine, all, all mine)... by: Junior Parker n Sam Phillips 1953.
MERRY XMAS FOLKS AND FOR A HAPPIER TRAIN RIDE 2012! GIMME A BREAK!
Image: Google
Lyrics: You Tube
14 comments:
train ain't mine ... everything belongs to the King!
Mine will come when I retire and have a corner full of miniature trains!
Hey, hey. Why you dislike the King so much?
I also got no train set but because of this hoo-ha about our MRT trains I will be getting a Xmas present for myself; a full train set running through the whole length and breadth of my hall with smoke, whistles and clanging bells.
So there! Don't you like Elvis' 'Mystery Train'?
Comment above was taken from Erwin Maisch's Facebook.
Thanks Erwin for your views. It's an interesting comment you made.
In a part of Canada where I used to live, the police patrol car siren never stopped screaming daily.
And nobody complained.
Must think of a song... Know any?
Sign of a typical 'bloggoholic''. Any news item can trigger off a blog post. Welcome to the club brother!
Not true Chun See. Then I won't be writing about 60s music but about the latest and hottest newspiece in town most times.
I wrote this one because it affected me somewhat since I take this line when I don't drive and because I have been listening to Elvis' 'Mystery Train' lately after writing about Dixieland jazz and listening to 'Dixieland Rock' again. These songs are vintage Elvis.
I guess the coincidence triggered off the urge to write a posting.
Thank you Chun See. I like that newly coined word "bloggoholic" as in alcoholic, but never get drunk from too much blogging though ;)
Oh, oh... so James Seah is the one, not me!
I am a musicoholic though. That I admit. So addicted to music that I get intoxicated everyday.
I can listen to 'Mystery Train' a million times and not get tired.
Just listen to Larry Lai's Theme Song for 'Spinaround' on Rediffusion in the 60s.
Brings back so much memories. Do you remember?
Hi Andy,
Many thanks.
I'm afraid it was not 'HIT AND MISS' as this tune has been in my music collection.
So it may have been another programme I got confused with.
Cheers,
Bob
Andy: In a part of Canada where I used to live, the police patrol car siren never stopped screaming daily.
And nobody complained.
Must think of a song... Know any?
Answer: I Shot the Sheriff???
Chances are, our youths would take every opportunity to unleash their creativity overseas! lol
New message (20.12.11) taken from Julai Tan's posting:
Hi all! I plan to get in touch with him again soon. Sorry I missed all of your messages here.
Please get in touch with me? Google for my fullname, there are several websites belonging to me and write me a message there.
I don't want to post my email address here in case of spam and bots.
Thank you for all your generous compliments.
If Wozniak were to travel back in time... in the 60s, Singapore, he would probably have a different opinion.
That's the reason why I seem to be the only youngster around digging on your nostalgic thrash.
I had a great time in my youth during the 90s in Singapore.
After much digging, I feel that Singapore could have been more fun compare to my time ... or even now. (these days I hear a lot of unhappiness in Singapore).
There was something more compelling about Singapore back then.
Something more than its convenience, tall buildings and state of the arts facilities.
It was an environment that gave a sense of originality even though many things were influenced by the west.
Its people recreated stuff and made it their own. It was a time when creative people composed their own songs and many had to learn to play/buy music the hard way.
They had a niche market and were loved/hated by a large audience.
(We have a large crowd now ... just that everyone is bombarded with too much information... (especially from the Korean pop invasion).
We are producing kids who will no longer get to play guli, chapteh, teng-teng, catch spiders and climb trees anymore. We have become "Gundus"! Haha.
The above article, from France, is actually a reply to Steve Wozniak's take about Singapore (from penn-olson.com) when he visited the island recently:
"A stab in the heart for Singapore nationalists. Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak isn’t a fan of Singapore when it comes to creative thinking.
Speaking to BBC, Wozniak questions where are the creative souls in Singapore. Here’s an excerpt from his interview:
When you’re very structured almost like a religion… Uniforms, uniforms, uniforms… everybody is the same.
Look at structured societies like Singapore where bad behavior isn’t tolerated. You are extremely punished.
Where are the creative people? Where are the great artists? Where are the great musicians? Where are the great singers?
Where are the great writers? Where are the athletes? All the creative elements seems to disappear.
My reply to both:
Give us some time Steve. We're still very young.
It takes time for a society and nation to evolve and develop.
As for the note from France, you need to come home sooner, if you are Singaporean, and help establish a more interesting and open-minded mass-media company.
Meantime, let's listen to more Singapop 60s and learn from them. We are all still very creative you know and our youths are definitely just as good if not better today.
Check out Stephanie Sun, Olivia Ong, Jimmy Yeh, and the other pop stars who are making it big overseas. If you compare the size of Singapore and the size of these singers' popularity; they're awesome!
World class? What about Jimmy Choo (shoes) and Ashley Isham (clothes design)? Hey they dress royalty and the top international stars of today. Aren't they world class Steve?
I rest my case. Comment anyone?
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