in my teenage years, there was one singer whose songs i could never get tired of - i would listen to his songs over and over again, not at home but at my neighbour's place as they had this big - almost the size of a piano - hi-fi set which included a radio and a turn-table. it was really a rare item in any kampong house. most houses had, at that time, the box-like rediffusion - mentioned a few times in this blog - set for music and company.
the 33rpm record had a host of wonderful songs such as 'rainbow', 'we will make love', 'little one', 'wedding ring', 'my mother's eyes' and 'i still belong to you'. although they had other records, including some mandarin ones, i could only remember listening to russ hamilton's songs.
i remember when my two girls were little, i used to sing them this song, which russ hamilton wrote for his niece in canada, as a lullaby:
kiss your ma and kiss your pa
then you can pray to him afar
close your eyes, go to sleep, little one
you can dream of fairies, dear
and of nursery rhymes you hear
close your eyes, go to sleep, little one
if you're good from day to day
i'll bring you games to play
and i will come just to see you to sleep
you are mummy's pet you know
and your daddy loves you so
close your eyes, go to sleep, little one.
