Hi, I'm doing a project on the above title, and I need any statistics or background information that I can use regarding the popularity and success of Singapore Rock bands. This includes record sales, any possible international recognition etc. Help is greatly appreciated. Thanks.
Popularity and Success of Singapore Rock Music
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ACDC - Let There Be Rock
In the beginning,
Back in nineteen fifty-five
Man didn't know 'bout a rock 'n' roll show,
And all that jive
The white man had the schmaltz,
The black man had the blues
No one knew what they was gonna do,
But, Tchaikovsky had the news
He said, "Let there be sound,"
There was sound
"Let there be light,"
There was light
"Let there be drums,"
There was drums
"Let there be guitar,"
There was guitar
"Oh, let there be rock!"
And it came to pass,
That Rock 'N' Roll was born
All across the land, every rockin' band,
Was boilin' up a storm
And the guitar man got famous,
The businessman got rich
And in every bar, there was a superstar,
With a seven-year itch
There were fifteen million fingers,
Learnin' how to play
And you could hear those fingers pickin',
And this is what they had to say:
"Let there be light..."
"Sound..."
"Drums..."
"Guitar..."
"Oh, let there be rock!"
One night in a club called The Shakin' Hand,
There was a forty-two decibel rockin' band
And the music was good and the music was loud,
And the singer turned and he said to the crowd:
"Let there be rooooock!"
The power of Americanisation. How many of us Singaporeans are playing and listening to American music? Do we, Singaporeans, in the first place even have our own rock culture to start with? How do we define our own identity?
In the beginning,
Back in nineteen fifty-five
Man didn't know 'bout a rock 'n' roll show,
And all that jive
The white man had the schmaltz,
The black man had the blues
No one knew what they was gonna do,
But, Tchaikovsky had the news
He said, "Let there be sound,"
There was sound
"Let there be light,"
There was light
"Let there be drums,"
There was drums
"Let there be guitar,"
There was guitar
"Oh, let there be rock!"
And it came to pass,
That Rock 'N' Roll was born
All across the land, every rockin' band,
Was boilin' up a storm
And the guitar man got famous,
The businessman got rich
And in every bar, there was a superstar,
With a seven-year itch
There were fifteen million fingers,
Learnin' how to play
And you could hear those fingers pickin',
And this is what they had to say:
"Let there be light..."
"Sound..."
"Drums..."
"Guitar..."
"Oh, let there be rock!"
One night in a club called The Shakin' Hand,
There was a forty-two decibel rockin' band
And the music was good and the music was loud,
And the singer turned and he said to the crowd:
"Let there be rooooock!"
The power of Americanisation. How many of us Singaporeans are playing and listening to American music? Do we, Singaporeans, in the first place even have our own rock culture to start with? How do we define our own identity?
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