I receive many anonymous letters in the mail, and they usually write positive reviews about the blog. Here's one short note written on 27th August 2023. Thank you, my friend, whoever you are...
Hi Andy,
Glad to have stumbled onto your post and reading yours and others’ wonderful stories reminiscing of the old times!
I love songs from the sixties. When traveling in North American cities, I would still look for old diners with booth tables and some wall jukeboxes.
In late sixties of Singapore, I occasionally hung out with a group of Mandarin and Hainanese speaking friends at the Ambassador Hotel roof top nightclub. They called the club manager ‘Boon’. I was told that the nightclub owner was a lady, probably one of those experienced entertainers from Shanghai.
Frequently we encountered a ‘guest-singer’. He usually sang popular English songs with Mandarin lyrics. He did Ray Peterson’s ‘Tell Laura I love Her’. I don’t remember the whole lyrics, only this part:
“… 日日我在想念, 夜夜我在想念… [Every day I miss you, every night I miss you...] "Tell Laura not to cry…”
27/08/23.
Comments are always welcome.
5 comments:
Tell Laura in Mandarin simply unthinkable and don’t sound nice. In my opinion more like squeezing the words into the tune Rvhng
Heard it in English this morning.
Thanks Oliver. Quite a coincidence. And it's still popular today.
Songs and singers of yesteryears have left us with deep delight and sweet memories. Ahhhh those were the days of friendship, love and life and the deep affection for living.
Thank you Cedric. Always appreciate your comments from lovely, old Perth. You've always been a musician but a pilot too. A rare combination indeed; like your personality. Cheers.
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