Rocky Teoh

November 23, 2006

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Rocky Teoh, better known as one of Malaysia’s best Elvis Presley impersonator acts, was from Taiping. Rocky Teoh & The Fabulous Falcons played a packed audience in Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand from 1965 to 1967.

In 1965, Rocky released his first EP which he dedicated to his childhood girlfriend who later became his wife. Jacqueline went to No.1 in the local radio charts. The song was based on an original Chinese popular tune “Yeh lai siang”. Rocky’s other memorable hits include Selina and Thinking of you.

Rocky Teoh recorded with various bands around Taiping such as The Voltaires (“Jacqueline”), The Castinos, The Mirages, Los Indians and others. The Fabulous Falcons were from Ipoh: Christopher Choong (lead), Thomas Ham (rhythm), Tommy Ong (bass), Tony Lee (drums).

(SELINA)
Selina my true love
Your charm has captured my heart
Your eyes are like stars above
Your lips are tender and sweet
May be you’ll be my girl
And love me like I do
For the love I’ll bring to you
Makes you the queen of my heart
Guess of all the girls I’ve known before
Never thrill me like you do
So now I pledge my whole heart to you
With bending knees at your command
Someday you’ll be my bride
And children we will share
Boys for you and girls for me
Happy as lovers should be

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Jacqueline and Rocky were married

(JACQUELINE)
Tonight, tonight is just the night
For the moon is shining so bright
We shouldn’t miss such a night
Like this my dear Jacqueline
Because its the right time for love
Hello, hello my dear
I’m speaking to you through the phone
Because I’m all so alone
Counting the stars above
Won’t you please listen to me
Jacqueline, Jacqueline my love
Don’t you know I love you most of all
Well surrender now, be mine tonight
Give me the thrill of your love

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Valentine & The Phantoms

November 23, 2006

Valentine

Valentine & The Phantoms were formed in 1963. Valentine was from Gurun, Kedah, Malaysia. The Phantoms were from Seremban, Negeri Sembilan. They were pioneering, being the first band to record on an international label (Philips) from Malaysia. Roselyn was a one-hit wonder for the band. It was another case of the “B” side which turned up to be the “better” song. Valentine also recorded with The Sapphires.


Valentine & The Phantoms: Valentine Patrick (vocal), Albert Sua (lead), John Anthony (rhythm), Harold Lawrence (bass), Aloysius Danker (drums).

Valentine & The Phantoms: I’ll let you know, Roselyn
Valentine & The Sapphires: See you in dreamland, This can’t be home, Leaves leave, Scene after scene

(ROSELYN)
My darling, Roselyn
Why did you go away?
You told me that you loved me
You said that I’ll be the one for you
But darling, guess I was wrong
My heart longed
To see you again
Oh Roselyn, can’t you hear my plea?
My darling, can’t you ever see that I want
You back again?
*Dear, can’t you see?
That I still love you so
My darling, Roselyn
I prayed that you come back to me
And now that you’re gone my world is dark
With emptiness surrounded me
So darling, come back to me

(Spoken)
My darling, Roselyn
I will never forget the moments we shared together
Let bygone be bygone, dear
And always remember, I love you
And I always will, my darling, Roselyn

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Girvin Sisters (Elizabeth and Marilyn)

November 23, 2006

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They will always be fondly remembered as the the “bow-woo” girls in The Quests’ all-time favorite song, “Don’t play that song (you lied)”. Elizabeth and Marilyn were also singers in their own right.

Elizabeth and Marilyn with The Dukes: My drummer boy, Dream up a dream, Without you, L’Edera.

(L’EDERA)
Son qui, tra le tue braccia ancor
avvinta come l’edera.
Son qui, respiro il tuo respir
son l’edera legata al tuo cuor.
Sono folle di te e questa gioventù
in un supremo anelito
voglio offrirti con l’anima
senza nulla mai chiedere.

Così, mi sentirai così
avvinta come l’edera
perchè, in ogni mio respir,
tu senta palpitare il mio cuor.
Finchè luce ed amor sul mondo splenderan
finchè m’è dato vivere
a te mi legherò
a te consacrerò
la vita.

Son l’edera per te
son l’edera legata a te

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