Thursday, January 21, 2021

THAT TIME AND THAT PLACE

Having spent a fairly large amount of time watching history being made yesterday on the internet, I also saw some other things. Elderly Georgian men jigging to the Levan Polka, Ivanka Trump rejected, Russian soldiers marching to the Bee Gees, the Marseillaise scene in Casa Blanca, Happy Like A honey Bee, Die Wacht Am Rhein, and plenty other inspiring shiznit.

And Frances Yip (葉麗儀) doing the opening theme to Shanghai Shoals (上海灘) with full orchestral accompaniment.

浪奔,浪流,萬里滔滔江水永不休 ...

[SOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PpVNdL9Wz_M.]


It is used to be the most popular song. Everyone watched the series, and later of course flocked to see Chow Yunfat in movies. To a certain extent, then, it's a signature of a time.



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