A number of you have suggested other songs in response to the first "A 1970s Musical Playlist" posted. So here comes another set of songs that will hopefully transport you mentally back to the 70s ...
We begin with Terry Jacks with his eternal words from "Seasons in the Sun". I like the fact that the videoclip depicts an older Jacks singing and playing the guitar, against the backdrop of a screen showing him in 1973 when the song was first released. Nice to know we're not the only ones getting on in years.
Some of us suspect that this next song was actually sung at one of the concert performances put up by the Form 5 classes of 1976. Perhaps it was done by the Form 5Sc choir, whose photo you saw in a previous post. The performers are Roger Whittaker and Chet Atkins, and the song is "The Last Farewell". Enjoy ...
For many of the martial arts crazy guys of 1976, this has to be a memorable song. One could say at the time it was almost the anthem of Chinese martial arts. I particularly enjoy this video too ...
Undoubtedly one of my all time favourite songs ...
Well, that's it for another edition of a 1970's Musical Playlist. Hope you enjoyed it ...
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Another wonderful selection of songs. Really captures the musical pulse of our time. Good work Web Jaga.
ReplyDeleteListening to the last farewell reminded me that was the song we sang at the concert! Wow...
ReplyDeleteanyone disagree?
ho ho ho ho....everbody was Kung Fu fighting.....wow, what a song! what memories...man oh man...
ReplyDeletemy ,my my...web jaga...you are truly manificent! end with morning has broken...wow...
ReplyDeleteThanks for helping with the sweet memories.
i defintely prefer terry jacks over westlife for seasons in sun. but then i am someone nearly 50. haha.
ReplyDeleteGlad you liked the music, CLK. Happy reminiscing.
ReplyDeleteThis is totally out of topic but I would like to see if anyone from '76 can tell me the answer to this puzzle cos I am stumped!
ReplyDelete3 MEN GO INTO A MOTEL. THE MAN BEHIND THE DESK SAID THE ROOM IS $30, SO EACH MAN PAID $10 AND WENT TO THE ROOM. A WHILE LATER THE MAN BEHIND THE DESK REALIZED THE ROOM WAS ONLY $25, SO HE SENT THE BELLBOY TO THE 3 GUYS' ROOM WITH $5.
ON THE WAY, THE BELLBOY COULDN'T FIGURE OUT HOW TO SPLIT $5 EVENLY BETWEEN 3 MEN, SO HE GAVE EACH MAN A $1 AND KEPT THE OTHER $2 FOR HIMSELF. THIS MEANT THAT THE 3 MEN EACH PAID $9 FOR THE ROOM, WHICH IS A TOTAL OF $27, ADD THE $2 THAT THE BELLBOY KEPT = $29.
WHERE IS THE OTHER DOLLAR?
Posting Number 100 coming up, Web Jaga?
ReplyDeleteGeorge, George, George... You know very well that I can only count to 21 and that's with some difficulty. But this is elementary.....
ReplyDeleteHow much did the 3 men pay? Answer = $9 x 3 = $27.
Where did the money end up? Answer = Motel owner $25 plus Bellboy $2. Total = $27.
The initial $30 paid is just a red herring.
Dammit, KC, you make it sound so easy. Guess that explains why I was always propping up the bottom half of our class ... LOL.
ReplyDeleteAnd it explains why you and HBC are always up there in the stratosphere, since bloody primary 1. btw, where is that guy? Too busy to drop us a line or no one told him about the blog?
ReplyDeleteHey, George
ReplyDeleteTry this easy one: How do you put a giraffe into a refrigerator?
Secondly: How do you put an elephant into a refrigerator?
OK, John, I been thinking for the past 3 hours. I give up. KC, you the brains. How do you put a giraffe and an elephant into a refrigerator? ;-)
ReplyDeleteAiyo, Georgie boy! You don't get out much, do you? Lawyers make things unecessarily complicated, and confuse everyone including themselves.
ReplyDeleteIt's easy and straightforward wah ...
Ans 1. Open the fridge door, put the giraffe in, close the fridge door.
Ans 2. Open the fridge door, take out the giraffe, put in the elephant, close the fridge door.
LOL ... ROTFLMAO ...
Eh..... where got fridge so big one, leh? The ones made in Malaysia cannot put giraffe and elephant, lah ... even though everyone knows we are Malaysia Boleh ......... !!!!
ReplyDeleteGL talking like lawyer again. Always bring up the tiny detail & bring up objection leh !!! Overruled. Hehehe.
ReplyDeleteHi...George
ReplyDeleteHahaha. The first question tests how you tend to do simple things in an overly complicated way.
The second one tests your ability to think through the repercussions of your actions.
Well, here goes two more for you to ponder:
1. The lion king is hosting an animal conference, all the animal attend except one. Which animal did not attend?
2. There is a river you must cross but it is inhibited by crocodiles. How do you manage it?
Darn it, the puzzles are harder to solve than legal problems. Need time to think about it. You others reading it are free to take a crack at it on my behalf ... LOL.
ReplyDeleteGeorge, I would have said "go to Africa, catch the damn things, chop them up, put the pieces in a blender, and then put the giraffe and elephant juice into the fridge". It may take a week to do not to mention a dozen blenders.
ReplyDeleteHowever, I asked my good friend, Google, what the answers are and he said go have a look at http://www.ecademy.com/node.php?id=58318 - he's never wrong.
There's this little observation on the site - "According to Anderson Consulting Worldwide, around 90% of the professionals they tested got all questions wrong, but many preschoolers got several correct answers. Anderson Consulting says this conclusively disproves the theory that most professionals have the brains of a four-year-old." - sorry, dunno what that means.
I think it means that we're not only not Smarter than a Fifth Grader, we're not even smarter than 4-year olds.
ReplyDeleteAh ha, John, with the able assistance of KC and his friend google, we now have the answer to your puzzle. The elephant didn't turn up cos he had been chopped up and blended by Panjang from Perth. From Panjang's account [he sounds like a serial killer to me], he also got rid of his kin the giraffe - similarly diced and blended .... yueech! Thank goodness all that came from an accountant who really has no business cutting anyone up. Now if the gory fantasy had come from a heart surgeon ..... well, you won't want your heart surgeon to have that kind of fantasy would you?
ReplyDeleteWhat about crossing the river inhabited by crocodiles? You gonna chop and blend em too, GL?
ReplyDeleteI cheated. I went to KC's friend and found the answer. The crocs are busy at that party drinking themselves silly - just like what I figure we all gonna be doing at the REUNION.
ReplyDeleteHere's a couple more:
ReplyDelete1. The maker doesn't want it; the buyer doesn't use it; and the user doesn't even see it. What is it?
2. Why are 1990 American dollar bills worth more than 1989 American dollar bills?
Regards
1. Kua Cha.
ReplyDelete2. Ku lui bo lang ai liau.
Here's something someone sent me. I want to share it with you all. Now that we are parents ourselves, the story gives food for thought ... especially about what really matters to us. And to remind us not to sweat the small stuff.
ReplyDeleteA mother passing by her son's bedroom was astonished to see the bed was nicely made, and everything was picked up. Then, she saw an envelope, propped up prominently on the pillow. It was addressed, 'Mum'. With the worst premonition, she opened the envelope and read the letter, with trembling hands.
'Dear, Mum.
It is with great regret and sorrow that I'm writing you. I had to elope with my new girlfriend, because I wanted to avoid a scene with Dad and you.
I've been finding real passion with Stacy, and she is so nice, but I knew you would not approve of her, because of all her piercings, tattoos, her tight Motorcycle clothes, and because she is so much older than I am.
But it's not only the passion, Mum. She's pregnant. Stacy said that we will be very happy. She owns a trailer in the woods, and has a stack of firewood for the whole winter.
We share a dream of having many more children. Stacy has opened my eyes to the fact that marijuana doesn't really hurt anyone. We'll be growing it for ourselves, and trading it with the other people in the commune, for all the cocaine and ecstasy we want.
In the meantime, we'll pray that science will find a cure for AIDS, so Stacy can get better. She sure deserves it!!
Don't worry Mum, I'm 15, and I know how to take care of myself. Someday, I'm sure we'll be back to visit, so you can get to know your many grandchildren.
Love, your son, Johnny
“P.S. Mum, none of the above is true. I'm
over at Jason's house.
I just wanted to remind you that there are worse things in life than the school report that's on my desk”
I love you! Call when it is safe for me to come home.
Hi....first of all, the answers to my quiz posted earlier. Anon 10:49 was right on the first one, which is a coffin. The second answer is quite simple really (only when you realise where the statement is leading), it is not the year but the quantity, so 1990 dollars is 1 more than 1989. !!!!!. lol
ReplyDeletehow's all this related to the musical playlists of 70s?
ReplyDeleteThey are not related, Anon. But I don't think our WJ is so strict lah. We had nowhere else to stick them. Just wanted to share some amusing things with the visitors. You will find that the comments on this blog sometimes stray off topic and can be quite varied - after all, isn't variety the spice of life? :-)
ReplyDeleteYup, somehow after a while these comments tend to have a life of their own. The postings are simply a trigger for conversation. No intention to control ( I couldn't even if I wanted to! ) :-)
ReplyDeleteHey, George
ReplyDeleteDo you think (about the school report) that anyone of us ever thought of this idea back in our school days? I remember that I had a bad report once and I had the cane from my dad, it did the trick though because he never seen my report card ever again. LOL. Personally I do not think the Malaysians kids would dream up of such a tale to write and if they do, they must have watch a lot of US or British tv and their parents can read as well!!. In fact the schools should have parent/teacher meetings (like they do here in England) to discuss the school report towards the end of each term.
Once I "amended" my failed red mark on my Report Card to escape the rottan from the old man. Unfortunately I was found out, and got rottan-ing from both school and home sides. It was the once and only time I tried that :-(
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed listening to Seasons in the sun. What a terrific reminder of the 70s! Thanks, James.
ReplyDeleteAnd thanks too, to George, for regularly sending Grace, Judy and myself prompts to check out new posts.
Hi Betty,
ReplyDeleteJust FYI, Chin Ai is in Kuching.
How many of u whowere in that SJS choir can still sing the words of "The Last Farewell" ? Maybe u can do a videoclip of yourself singing part of the song & send to WJ ... if enough of u do that, maybe he can join them together to "re-create" our choir. Maybe we'll even sound better 30+ years later. Hahaha!
ReplyDeleteWhenever I feel down or need some perking up, I always come to these two Music playlists, put on my headphones and enjoy myself listening to the tunes that made the 70s so special. I urge you to try it for yourself.
ReplyDeleteSyabas WJ! More music pls!