Singapore 60s Music Blog Reaches 4 Million Views On 1st May 2025.

4M+ VIEWS ON 1st MAY 2025.

AND SINCE 1st SEPTEMBER 2025

IT HAS 4.3 MILLION VIEWS.

Thanks To Folks Who Responded. 

Comments Are Listed According To Time And Dates Received:

Danny Koh:

Congratulations Andy on a very interesting and informative blog.

👏👏👏👏👏👍

Jimmy Chng:

Hooray! Congratulations on reaching this milestone,cheeres!

Vernon Cornelius:

Congratulations!

Patrick Teng:

Congratulations Andy, you are a local bred true son and hero of Singapore 👍

I am so proud of you.

Michael Lee:

BLOG VIEWS WILL REACH 4 MILLION WITHIN THE HOUR OR TWO!!????

Yip Dick:

You are a definite Millionaire Andy !!😍💜❤️💯

YOU SUPER.

Terence Lee:

AWESOME JOB!

Winston Koh

Wonderful well done Bro. Andy & Congratulations!! 👍👍🇸🇬🎊

Koh Daisy:

Congratulations keep going Andy 👏👏👏

AWESOME JOB!

Dr. Phil Chan:

Congratulations, Andrew!

Rumini:

👌

John Lim:

👍

Jimmy Yap:

Andy, heartiest congratulations! I am so proud you have me featured in a few articles on your blog.

Eddie Eng:

Congratulations!

Lim Kuan Min:

👏👏👏👍

Richard Rajoo:

Good! Yes! Great!

Ivor Lesslar:

Congratulations!

Irene Yap:

Congratulations Andy! Awesome!!

And thanks to the same good folks and others below:

John Klass

Somkid Lakhawat

Patrick Teng

Juliana Lim

Freda Hanum

John Cher

Yip Dick

Angela Leow

Hiroshi Deguchi

Rose Khoo

Ann Rowena Lim

Andy Young

Jennie Law

Roop Singh

Alphonso Soosay

Winston Koh

Stephen Han

Peter Cheong

Ser Kiong Tan

Alphonso Soosay:

Congratulations Andy Young. You Did It Your Way With Your Ideas. Singaporean’s Should Be Proud Of Your Achievements. 👏👏👏.

SL Tan:

Congratulations, Andy! Your labour of love is paying off. Looking forward to see it hit the 5 millionth view mark.

Hiroshi Deguchi:

Congratulations, for your accomplishment.

Zane:

Congratulations!

Freda Hanum:

Wow congrats Andy. 👍

John Cher:

Thank you Andy. You re too kind. I am no where near you in terms of readership. You're the man my friend. I have much to learn from you... cheers!!

Angela Leow:

Congrats!

Many thanks to all the above friends, readers and contributing writers who sent in their comments and well-wishing. It's tiring sometimes but fun.

Comments are welcome!

And more are coming in!

The First of May: Sarah Brightman.

YouTube Video by: Tim Lim.

Singapore has its Parliamentary Elections too on 3rd May, 2025.

Auspicious times and occasions indeed!

Check the earlier site below to find out this music blog's status on the World Wide Web [www]:

https://singapore60smusic.blogspot.com/2022/06/andy-60s-music-blog-recognised.html

Good Friday: Singapore 7th April, 2023

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Good Friday

7th April, 2023

Singapore.

Wishing All Readers, Friends, 

Contributing Blog Writers,

A Blessed Good Friday.

'I Don't Know How To Love Him' 

Sarah Brightman

YouTube Video from:

TheWordInOtherWords

I don't know how to love him

What to do, how to move him

I've been changed, yes really changed

In these past few days

When I've seen myself

I seem like someone else

I don't know how to take this

I don't see why he moves me

He's a man, he's just a man

And I've had so many men before

In very many ways

He's just one more

Should I bring him down?

Should I scream and shout?

Should I speak of love?

Let my feelings out?

I never thought I'd come to this

What's it all about?

Don't you think it's rather funny?

I should be in this position

I'm the one who's always been

So calm, so cool

No lover's fool

Running every show

He scares me so

I never thought I'd come to this

What's it all about?

Yet, if he said he loved me

I'd be lost, I'd be frightened

I couldn't cope, just couldn't cope

I'd turn my head, I'd back away

I wouldn't want to know

He scares me so

I want him so

I love him so

Songwriters: Tim Rice / Andrew Lloyd Webber

I Don't Know How to Love Him (Jesus Christ Superstar, 1971) lyrics © Universal/mca Music Ltd.

This poster is a Freda Hanum creation,

which she does on her own accord for her 

FB friends. She is a member of the pop 60s ladies 

group, The Teepees. Thanks so much Freda!

Andrea Bocelli, Sarah Brightman [Italy 2007] Time To Say Goodbye: Con te partiro: "Time to say goodbye, To countries I never saw and shared with you, Now yes, I shall see them I’ll go with you, Go on ships across seas which I know, don’t exist anymore, It’s time to say goodbye."

First Of May - A Day of Reprieve for Labour - by Wen Hing

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''Bringing back bitter sweet memories'', says Wen Hing; this handsome gentleman writes so well and so quickly, I had to put up his comment about a previous posting [connection below] for everyone to read. And he wrote it only this morning. I know now your memories are so much sweeter. Many thanks Wen Hing...

''This is the album which helped me survive my adolescence... when Melody Fair painted a romantic and innocence in love, and how my life was really taking place In The Morning, and of course; how First Of May helped me to realise I’ve grown, lamenting about the time “when I was small, and Christmas trees were small..”, although I’d never really seen a Christmas tree before. 

That made the whole idea so magical, and and in my youthful hunger for acceptance and understanding I also wrote a song entitled “First of May”, for a misplaced relationship. So this album and in particular this song brings back real bittersweet memories. 

These days I rather think of this day as the 1st Day of May.... if that can somehow dull the senses somewhat. But it is what it is, and this is a day of reprieve for labor, both menial and emotional. Happy Labor Day!''

Wen Hing - Song Composer/Writer

SONGS - 

1] THE LUSTY MONTH OF MAY [2] MAYTIME 

[3] ONE MORNING IN MAY [4] IN THE MIDDLE OF MAY 

[5] APRIL SHOWERS BRING MAY FLOWERS [6] FIRST OF MAY.

Sarah Brightman - First of May

YouTube Video from Paul Brightman

More articles n songs about 1st May:

https://singapore60smusic.blogspot.com/2018/05/may-day-or-labour-day-pop-song-lyrics.html

https://singapore60smusic.blogspot.com/2010/05/first-of-may-puppy-inspired-song-not.html

Images by Sweetify and Chow Wen Hing.

Meaning Of Christmas: Jesus Born In Bethlehem

Christmas has been so commercialised that many people associate it with Santa Claus, Jingle Bells, reindeer and snow. I'm hoping that with this short reading below, more people will understand the true meaning of Christmas. This process is a long and harduous task but I shall try.

My own Holy Bible has always been the King James version. The words in this version flow with poetic flavour. Give it a chance.

A Reading
King James Bible: Matthew 2: 1-14.

"Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judaea in the days of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem, saying, Where is he that is born King of the Jews? for we have seen  his star in the east, and are come to worship him.

When Herod the king had heard these things, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him. And when he had gathered all the chief priests and scribes of the people together, he demanded of them where Christ should be born. 

And they said unto him, In Bethlehem of Judaea: for thus it is written by the prophet,  And thou Bethlehem, in the land of Juda, art not the least among the princes of Juda: for out of thee shall come a Governor, that shall rule my people Israel.

Then Herod, when he had privily called the wise men, inquired of them diligently what time the star appeared.  And he sent them to Bethlehem, and said, Go and search diligently for the young child; and when ye have found him, bring me word again, that I may come and worship him also.

When they had heard the king, they departed; and, lo, the star, which they saw in the east, went before them, till it came and stood over where the young child was.  When they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceeding great joy.

                                      Silent Night: Connie Francis

And when they were come into the house, they saw the young child with Mary his mother, and fell down, and worshipped him: and when they had opened their treasures, they presented unto him gifts; gold, and frankincense, and myrrh. And being warned of God in a dream that they should not return to Herod, they departed into their own country another way.

And when they were departed, behold, the angel of the Lord appeareth to Joseph in a dream, saying, Arise, and take the young child and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and be thou there until I bring thee word: for Herod will seek the young child to destroy him.  

When he arose, he took the young child and his mother by night, and departed into Egypt..."

A Peaceful Merry Christmas and New Year 2017 to all.

About the songs below, which are not the usual Christmas jingles we find, are filled with meaningful lyrics that tell about Christmas without the added frills.

When A Child Is Born - Sarah Brightman.

The original melody was  a tune from 1974 by Ciro Dammicco and based on  Le rose blu published in 1972. English  lyrics were written by Fred Jay (wrote hits for Boney M i.e. Rasputin and Ma Baker). 

No mention of Christmas but the theme of a looking forward to the birth of a particular child, suggests a reference to Jesus Christ's birth and a tiny star that lights up way up high may is the Star of Bethlehem. 

Sung by many artists, most successfully by Johnny Mathis in 1976. Also: Matt Monroe, Judy Collins, Boney M, Bing Crosby, Kamahl, Kenny Rogers, Sarah Brightman, Charlotte Church, Moody Blues, Willie Nelson El Divo.

Silent Night, Holy Night - Connie Francis.

The song was first performed in 1818 at St Nicholas parish church in a village in present-day Austria. A young priest, Father Joseph Mohr had already written the lyrics of the song "Stille Nacht" in 1816.  The melody was composed by France Xavier Gruber, schoolmaster and organist in another nearby village.

In 1859, priest John Freeman Young, then serving at Trinity Church, New York City, published the English translation that is most frequently sung today. Both lyrics and melody are in the public domain.  The carol has been translated into about 140 languages and the most popular version is by Bing Crosby.

You Tube: Silent Night - Connie Francis: Video by Bine P.

Images: Google.

Songs Information Edited: Wiki.