Singapore 60s Pop Music.
NAOMI And The BOYS - "It's All Over" (1965)
This was the group's very first record, an EP. The song was written by Robert Suriya, the leader of the band.
The line-up on this record:
NAOMI SURIYA, vocalist
ROBERT SURIYA, lead guitarist
PETER RICHARDS, keyboardist
MOSES TAY, rhythm guitarist
HENRY RICHARDS, bass guitarist
JOE AHMAD, drummer
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(Comments from my archives):
OK, I will confess, I had a very huge crush on Naomi Suriya when I was a teenager. Not that I ever met her in person. Her voice just caught my attention the first time I heard "It's All Over" on Rediffusion. Then I saw the EP on display at the record store nearby Bras Basah Road, where I would walk by everyday on the way to and from school. One look at her pretty photo and I knew I just had to buy that EP.
I ended up owning several Naomi and The Boys vinyls. Come to think of it, I believe I had a more complete Naomi and The Boys collection than I had of The Quests and all the other Singapore groups that I followed. Lord knows how many school lunches I sacrificed for the love of this girl whom I had never even met.
Turned out that Naomi Suriya was a constant topic of conversation among the boys at my secondary school. Looking back, I knew many of my friends also had a big crush on Naomi, but I didn't care. In my heart, I knew she loved me the best and was only toying with the affections of the other brats.
When I left Singapore in 1968, having to leave all my precious vinyl records behind, I did not physically hear any Singapore 60s Pop Music for the next 35 years. But my favorite songs always stayed on my mind, they never ever left me. All the Singapore singers and bands who galvanized my teenage years with pride and joy, they were my only links to my happy childhood days. As the years rolled by, the Singapore memories stayed strong only because of these songs that were always playing in my head.
Who could ever forget the wailing voice of Naomi Suriya? That poor girl always seemed to get stuck with a no-good, lousy cheating bum of a boyfriend. Even the one boy whom she loved the most left Singapore and never came back. No wonder she's still singing her heart out today for the loss of that biggest love of her life.
Today, when I hear Naomi singing her sad songs, I cannot help but feel bad that I never even said goodbye to her when I left the island. I guess I must have really broken her heart, the poor girl.
But I still love you, Naomi Suriya, wherever you are today. I promise you that the love we shared (in my head) in Singapore when we were young will never die.
Joe Wu
July 20, 2008
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