Hong Kong Stories...by Hans Ebert
- Hans Ebert
- Sep 7, 2022
- 1 min read
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Samuel became Sam and started something
I termed in Billboard Canto Rock
When Canto Rock became soft and mellow
It was quickly renamed Canto Pop
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Jimmy’s Kitchen was where many of us went
especially for their Madras Chicken Curry
Suddenly there was a McDonald’s on Paterson Street
if we needed a Big Mac and fries in a hurry
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In 1964, the Beatles performed at the Princess Theatre with Jimmy Nicol on drums
Some of us were still at KGV not knowing what else there was to come
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Uncle Ray has been there and met them all
Knew Matt Monro when he was Terry Parsons
Hollywood quickly came to check things out
The stars stayed at the Hong Kong Hilton
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Director Wong Kar-wai took the Chungking Express
He brought singer Faye Wong for the ride
Maggie Cheung and Tony Leung starred in
“In The Mood For Love” and showed his romantic side
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