In 1965, Wong Jum-sum hosted a cultural programme called ‘Youth Club’ on Rediffusion TV. For this, he resurrected his stage name Wong Jim, thus putting the latter into public lexicon for the first time. Subsequently he used Wong Jim’s name to act, create lyrics, compose songs, write columns, encountering many ‘first-time landmarks’ in his life.
In this section, we have selected five such ‘first-time’ music exercises by young Wong Jim. All of them were created in the turbulent 1960s. As Wong himself probably knew, these were unmistakably exploratory, immature works. But because they were immature, they displayed a directness that bore the honest imprint of a young mind and an untried time.
In his later years, Wong said he treasured his youth. He enjoyed being monkey-like – always naughty, sometimes naïve, perennially playful, forever young. In this sense these Wong Jim exercises are irreplaceable records of a monkey-like character and an era that set free the monkey in all of us.
Love's Riddle (1972)
The first song-plus-lyrics Wong Jim ever wrote. The song, sung in Mandarin, was created in 1965, but only saw daylight in a record in 1972. The singer, Wa Wa, came from a renowned singers family and joined the music industry when in her teens. She married Wong Jim in 1967.
The first song-plus-lyrics Wong Jim ever wrote. The song, sung in Mandarin, was created in 1965, but only saw daylight in a record in 1972. The singer, Wa Wa, came from a renowned singers family and joined the music industry when in her teens. She married Wong Jim in 1967.
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作曲：黃霑
作詞：黃霑
主唱：華娃
我和你偶然的相遇
為什麼會生情意
難道人生真是一個謎？
沒有人知道謎底？
說不盡無限的心事
解不明無盡情意
只因為人生本是一個謎
沒有人知道謎底？
明明是不能也不應該愛你
心中偏不願這樣便忘記
旣然是天意要我倆相遇
為什麼分？
為什麼要離？
此後那無限的心事
還能對何人說起
從此我一生永遠有個謎
謎底是我愛你！
此後那無限的心事
還能對何人說起
從此我一生永遠有個謎
謎底是我愛你！
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