Singapore scene in the 50's.
A 'Milk Bar' Or 'Restaurant' in town.
In the US they are 'sodas'.
Th3ee songs by a guy called, Guy Mitchell, that combine to create a neat love theme.
In 1950's Singapore, when there were well-known drink shops selling cold, sweet, fizzy beverage and coffee, tea and ice-cream like A&W, Magnolia Snack Bars and Ice Cream Parlours, the U.S. had what they called, soda shops selling the same.
A song, weaving around these items, became an instant hit when teens those years heard it. Sippin' Soda, simple and sophisticated topped the charts with Guy Mitchell describing his instance with:
The prettiest girl I ever saw
Was sippin' soda through a straw
I asked her what she sat there for
Just sippin' soda through a straw
So they became friends and he described the happy ending with the young lady:
I held her hand and she held mine
We sipped and sipped and sipped some more
This is the end, there is no more
Of sippin' soda through a straw.
We knew the chorus well.
Sippin' Soda by Guy Mitchell.
YouTube Video by Gray Eyes123
So you win some or lose some. After a few dates you say your goodbyes and stay...
Guy Mitchell
...at home listening to the radio.
Remembering those years in the mid-fifties, when I was only a teen and listening on my dad's radio, a song kept me glued to the loudspeaker. What else was there to do? 😆
Fascinated, I faintly heard the title, but it was one of the first few songs that I loved and kept singing it all these years. Yes, a swinging song but it did keep my blues away...
Guy Mitchell: "Singing The Blues"
on The Ed Sullivan Show.
YouTube from: The Ed Sullivan Show.
So, if you had a girlfriend then and she left you later, there is also a song to get you by:
Guy Mitchell: Heartaches By The Number.
YouTube Video By: John1948FiveE
That's how teens and those in their 20s, 30s and 40s pass some of their free time in the 1950's and beyond folks. No mobile phones though.
[Updated Posting]
4 comments:
Milk bars were certainly the meeting place of old. Capitol Theatre had a Magnolia Milkshake bar and Tay Ban Guan was the milk bar of Katong. A&W had their spot opposite the National University on Bukit Timah/Dunean Road. These places had jukeboxes and we spent many a great time living it up.
Thanks Cedric for your constant support and informative comment. I’m sure there are still many seniors and even youths who are reading this blog; learning from your contributions.
Was still too young to remember clearly but my mum used to take me to the Capitol Milk Bar after buying my white school shoes from Bata which is next to the cinema. We had very yummy ice cream.
It was part of the social activities we indulged in. We spent a lot of time taking the buses and went to milk bars in town, especially at Orchard Road. I can still imagine the A&W, Magnolia ones as shown in the photos on your blog.
Post a Comment