This karaoke joint has been in business for a few months now…
…and everytime I pass by the place, the one-time monster hit of the group called Search would come to mind. I remember the torturous hours at the Spice Bazaar karaoke pub here when all the Amy-wannabes would screech the whole night through sounding like they were being strangled by ghosts (dicekik hantu) or something.
I did not think the song was that great until I came across this revamped version some years later…
The guy conducting the orchestra looks like THE Johari Salleh – some of you may know him from his days with RTM.
Before this, the only Malay rock songs that I liked were “Kamelia” and “Sejuta Wajah” by the Godfather of Rock, Ramli Sarip who was with a band called Sweet Charity at the time…and I also loved Gersang’s “Suratan Takdir” and “Masih ku terasa” (featuring Man Bai who went solo eventually and is best known for his very popular “Kau Ilhamku“). But it was not until “Isabella” that Malay rock songs really made it big in the local music scene.
Then, all kinds of rock groups appeared, crawling out of the woodworks – one of them being Wings with the then very slim and good looking Awie. One of their best known hits would, of course, be “Sejati“. Others include Iklim with “Suci dalam debu” and Spring and their “Sampai Hati“. Maybe some of you have your own personal favourites from that era?
Lately, I have been out of touch with the Malay music scene. Though there have been some songs that I love, I don’t think any of them belongs to this rock genre. I wonder if the Malay pop rock as I knew it at the time, is still alive and kicking….
Oh gosh! Talking about all those Malay songs is making me crave for some sumptuous Malay breakfast. I think I’ll just hop over after this to Peter’s Cafe in Sungai Antu for that old lady’s nasi lemak special…
Yum! Yum!…..LOL!!!
...STILL CRAZY AFTER ALL THESE YEARS! 