Hong Kong had long been a British colony. Western cultural influences started early and seeped into people’s daily life as early as the 1920s.
Cultural influences from the West took an upward turn in the 1950s, firstly through films. During the time when Wong Jum-sum grew up, the number of Western films on show every year was never less than 200. The West was also prominent in radio broadcast. Thanks to the work of progressive radio show hosts like Aileen Woods and Uncle Ray, a whole generation came to be exposed to all styles and genres of Western pop music. They helped to nurture a world where one could embrace simultaneously the diverse sound and sentiments of Frank Sinatra, Elvis Presley and Benny Goodman. A new collective outlook was thus embodied in the skin and bone of the baby boomer generation.
Composers and Lyricists:
Carmen Taylor,
Arthur Truscott
Performers: Giancarlo and
His Italian Combo
Pepito mi Corazon,
Pepito de mis amores.
Cantame asi,
cantame asi,
con amor.
Pepito eres mi vida,
mi carino,
mi querido.
Nunca he comprendido
nunca he comprendido.
Porque me intereso en ti.
Quiere me,
quiere me.
Meceme entre tus brazos.
Pepito mi Corazon,
no me ningues tu carino
*lyrics incomplete
