I love singing…and I like dropping by karaoke pubs – the decent ones and those where not everybody will be singing nothing but Chinese songs! And those “boxes” that seem very popular these days are definitely not for me – I insist on having a captive audience! LOL!!! I would not say, however, that I’m a great singer but it is something that I enjoy doing every opportunity that I get.
Lately, I prefer to sing fun songs that people can sing along to and have a great time together, instead of sitting there impatiently waiting for you to finish sooner so that it will be their turn next. Well, I find some of the songs by the late P. Ramlee especially entertaining…
Some of you must have seen his movies that are screened repeatedly on virtually every Malaysian tv channel and now, you can get to see them in the mornings on satellite tv. The comedies are very good and you can watch them over and over again especially the “BujangLapok” series, and still be tickled here and there, unlike the not-so-funny Malay moviesand shows of today…
Why, they even have a musical on his life story and every year, they have P. Ramlee sound-alike singing competitions all over the country up to national level.
So what are some of his songs that I like to sing? I don’t mind a couple of his slower ones like Getaran Jiwa or Jeritan Batinku but I prefer the bouncy and comical Madu Tiga, Bila mama pakai celana, Dengar ini cerita…or even Aci Aci buka pintu. If you’ve never heard of P. Ramlee or his songs ever before, you can click the links to watch the videos on youtube and see whether you like them or not.
I don’t know about you but I think the man is a legend – or in Malay, lagenda…
P.S.:
I remember a teacher-friend requesting this Sheila Majid’s song “Lagenda” for me on TraxxFm on my retirement. Boy, was I flattered! LOL!!!
...STILL CRAZY AFTER ALL THESE YEARS! 