When I wrote an article earlier on the 1st April 2025 regarding the passing away of Johnny Tillotson, good friend and blog reader Chew HH sent me the above picture and mentioned that he met the pop singer at a dinner in the hotel.
When I asked him for details he provided them as always; a quiet and pleasant friend, he is. As the handshakes were going round the table and cameras were popping flash bulbs [we had no smart phones then], the little girl started crying. So there you have the photograph above, frozen in time since its appearance about 40 plus years ago.
Our famous singer could have sung many hits for the baby: Earth Angel, Send Me The Pillow, Dreamy Eyes, Heartaches By The Number, Princess Princess, Cling To Me... but I thought the one below could be an appropriate one.
Thank you HH and Rest In Peace Johnny Tillotson...
"Princess, Princess, Princess, my love, Princess, Princess, you're a dream, Cutest girl I've ever seen, You were sent from up above, To hold my hand and give me love. Princess, Princess, when you kiss, You're so sweet, I can't resist, You make all my dreams come true, Princess, I'm in love with you..."
The little baby is now a lovely, lovely lady. You should know how old she is now.
A big thank you again to HH.
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I was in Primary School When I Heard Songs By the Late
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My Late Cousin
Ms Irene Chan, Was A Fan, Bought His Records 'cause She Loves Those Sentiment Songs.
I Grew Up Listening To Those 60's Songs, Until I Left SG To Work On board 3 Tankers n A Cargo Ship. By Then, With A New Profession Music Was No Longer My Primary Concern.
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Love the combined title hits by Tillotson to form a message to the baby girl. Here's another one, "Send me the pillow that you dream on earth angel. You're such a beautiful princess with dreamy eyes. Cling to me because without you I get heartaches by the number. If you refuse, I'll get tears on my pillow."
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ReplyDeleteAndy Young Pure class, no filthy lyrics, still feeling fresh listening in 2025. Another song comes to mind, Brother Andy. I last watched Johnny Tillotson in Singapore at Suntec Exhibition and Convention Centre in 2003. This remains one of the best-known song of Johnny’s Catalog.
Greetings to all.. I’m currently in Seoul, Korea - holiday with family now. Enjoying our time with grandson
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ReplyDeleteHi Fred, thanks for the response. True! No 'filthy lyrics'. Just 'pure class'. Total agreement. He was one of those exceptionally talented and straight singers. No gimmicks; just his voice and the music accompaniment.
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