Hong Kong singer-songwriter Chet Lam is paying tribute to one of Singapore’s most well-known xinyao pioneers: Liang Wern Fook. The 48-year-old Lam will be releasing an album covering 10 of the Singaporean singer-composer’s works on Sept 30. City Of Longing...
Singaporean singer-composer and xinyao pioneer Liang Wern Fook with Hong Kong singer-songwriter Chet Lam , who will be releasing an album covering 10 of Liang's works on Sept 30.Hong Kong singer-songwriter Chet Lam is paying tribute to one of Singapore’s most well-known xinyao pioneers: Liang Wern Fook.
City Of Longing includes well-known songs written by Liang, such as Singapore Pie , named Singapore Pie 3.0 with new lyrics. The line-up also has Worries , originally sung by Kit Chan, and Every Time I Wake Up , originally sung by Andy Lau.“I often listened to songs like Worries, Every Time I Wake Up and The Feeling Of Thinking Of You play on the radio . The first time I heard The Feeling Of Thinking Of You, it was the Alex To version,” he recalled.
Lam said he started to learn more about xinyao through the internet during the Covid-19 pandemic when he did not have any work engagements. He realised many songs in the genre were written by Liang, which gave him the idea of recording a tribute album. Lam said he had simply picked what he felt like covering, and that Liang gave him some pointers after listening to his takes.
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