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) - (新加坡六十年代安迪的流行音乐影响力)
THANKS TO THE FOLLOWING WHO LIKE THIS SONG FROM ARETHA FRANKLIN:
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LIM TIN LEONG
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COLIN COLIN
HIROSHI DEGUCHI
FREDA HANUM
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Hiroshi Deguchi
ReplyDeleteI didn't know the song had such a long history and been sung by many top singers and players. It was about 20 years ago when I first listened to the song performed by The Dallas Boys at Cliff Richard' Oh Boy Show held at Wembley and loved it very much. Your blog made me a lot of trip to many other singers, some of them were played in 1930s. It was a wonderful and enjoyable trip. Thank you, Andy. For singing me.
Andy Young
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WOW!!!
Compared to you and your experiences my friend, I am really in the backyard. Thanks so very much. You are so expressive and your music adventures are so varied. I am as happy to have helped you revive your memories, Hiroshi. 🙂
Sounds like CABARET.
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ReplyDeleteA jazz piece indeed.
40s, 50s.
It's a great song and used by UOB Bank for its recent advertisement on TV. Been for many months now. I really love it, a memorable song indeed. Sinatra sang it too with other pop singers from those years.
ReplyDeleteDid the FRANK SINATRA version in BANGKOK with a big band in 1969.
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All I remember is me jamming with some fantastic Indonesian musicians.
ReplyDeleteLearnt a lot from the band leader and he was so advanced...
Great Guy...Respect!
The song is familiar but I don't remember it being sung by a female.
ReplyDeleteAretha Franklin is such a famed singer though.
Yes Jimmy.
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Plenty of SENIORS out there. And I thought we were alone.
Thanks again for your very informative comment.
Yes indeed!! Sung by Judy Garland in 1943. I have been performing it quite often for my seniors. Good tempo for those feeling down.
ReplyDeleteAmazing how the seniors react to the bet. I often add the sound of gypsy violins from my keyboards and I just sing and let myself go.
Thanks for sharing Cedric.
ReplyDeleteYou're a very experienced and superb musician I know.
Would love to hear you sing and play one day.
THANKS TO THE FOLLOWING WHO LIKE THE VIDEO/STORY MESS UP
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Lovely song. You shared other versions previously plus the UOB ad which used this song.
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Old TIN PAN ALLEY song sung by numerous singers. A medium swing tempo tune well suited for big band arrangements, but till suitable for a small group backing. Guess Aretha is one of them.
ReplyDeletePlayed this quite often during my early professional years at gigs with vocalists and cabaret floor shows, etc.
This song would be in the repertoire of STANDARDS for professional musicians in the 40s to 60s. Probably less so for pop/rock musicians. But it depends from what country you are in. Rock n Rollers from the US, UK and Australia would have grown up with these songs from an earlier era.
These early swing era songs are part of the roots for the evolution of today's pop music That is the reason as examples, LINDA RONSTADT could record an album of STANDARDS with NELSON RIDDLE, ROD STEWART as well and currently today BILLIE EILISH.
I really love this song.
ReplyDeleteWas still a kid and this piano teacher next door.
She used to go tinkling with her running fingers!
Then she'd end with a bang.
Stumbled across this version from this amazing box-set Brother Andy. Wore my headphones and listened to it. It’s one of those songs that gives you goosebumps. Such a beautiful smooth voice, such a singer and one of the brightest movie stars of the Hollywood’s Golden Era to even nail this somewhat different but classy melody. An amazing artist indeed who left us too soon..
ReplyDeleteJudy Garland - Zing, Went the Strings of My Heart
👍❤️🥰…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hu4A9arj9OU
Andy Young
ReplyDeleteFred Ching hi!!! Wow you've got the original! Fred, you're a wonderment. Your pop stars and hit songs stretch from the 40s onwards to present day and this song has Garland the original artiste. Then came the Trammps, Sinatra and others...
Again thanks for helping to push the blog forward with your natural exuberance and language. CHEERS.
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It'll be great to get some feedback about the song ZING or singers from readers who actually live in the West. For us here in Singapore, the influence in pop music comes from social media and the vinyl records, cassettes tapes and CDs that we buy. Musicians too, especially those who are professionals in their trade, will provide some information... Thanks.
Andy Young
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