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(新加坡六十年代安迪的流行音乐影响力), SUDI MAMPIR !
1 'And too many moonlight kisses, seem to cool in the warmth of the sun.'
2 'Once on a tree-top tall, a li'l bird, sang out the sweetest song, I've ever heard.'
3 'Though Summer turned to Winter and the present disappears, the laughter we were glad to share will echo through the years.'
4 'But when you're cryin', you bring on the rain.'
5 'Deepening shadows gather splendour, when day is done.'
6 'Mortals have dreams, of love's perfect schemes, but they don't realise that love can sometimes bring...'
7 'Standing on the jetty as the steamer moves away, flower of Malaya I cannot stay.'
8 'When you hold me in your loving arms, I can feel you giving all your charms.'
9 'Do you remember the names we had for each other.'
10 'You feel my emptiness, you feel my loneliness.'
The Silver Strings with Mike and Herb
'Let Em Come'. YouTube Video by Audie Ng.
'Rose Rose I Love You' with the Shanghai Sisters. The original recording was by Frankie Laine and was a big hit in the 50's. 'Standing on the jetty as the steamer moves away, flower of Malaya I cannot stay.' THANKS to Shanghai Sisters group at - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2F4FiTm-YDk&t=26s
Ralph McTell: Streets of London Video: wildfiremedia.
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[This article has been updated from 29th December, 2012. Perhaps we could give away some, if we have a little to spare...]
Used as a teaching aid in a Singapore school textbook some years ago, this international pop anthem about the street poor was first recorded in 1969. It is the third time I am posting *Streets of London on this blog. I would probably post it again in another year to remind us of the squalor, deprivation and loneliness of many homeless people in this world today. Some things never change.
When you are sipping that glass of champagne and slurping the caviar, tucking into succulent chicken rice and downing it with Tiger or just watching the ushering in of New Year 2021 on TV please remember the very poor who need our help.
I am not being hypocritical but perhaps just two Singapore dollars placed in the hands of someone who needs the money is sufficient. Or more if you wish. Depends on how much your heart (not head) is willing to give. Don't force yourself. If you can't, don't.
Watch the above video to the end because it's different from the others available on You Tube. wildfiremedia who produced the clip had an interview with Ralph McTell on the streets of London.
The streets of London today - 2020 and now. We have the poor in charity homes in Singapore. Do help them if you have some to spare.
Streets of London is written by Ralph McTell, first recorded for his 1969 album Spiral Staircase but not released in the United Kingdom as a single until 1974. It was his greatest commercial success, reaching number two in the UK singles chart, at one point selling 90,000 copies a day. As McTell explains on the video it could be any street in any big city in the world. He was inspired by an older song called, Poor People of Paris (1954) made good by Les Baxter and Orchestra. I remember this one, do you?
Over two hundred artists have made covers of this song including Cliff Richard, Blackmore's Night, Mary Hopkin, Raffi, Sam Hui, Sinéad O'Connor, Schooner Fare, Anti-Nowhere League, Roger Whittaker, Cleo Laine, Cat Stevens Oskar Weise/Tom Brner, Tommy Korberg and Liam Clancy. Its popularity was also the subject of a comedy sketch on BBC show Big Train. McTell celebrated his 70th birthday with a concert at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, London, on 7 December 2014 (video clip below). Read more from wikepedia..
Ralph McTell with John Williams 70th Streets Of London Live. On YouTube since 2016. Video from the man himself. Thank you sir.
1956 HITS ARCHIVE: The Poor People Of Paris - Russ Morgan. Video by the45prof.
