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: Don Raye,
Peter Fadden
Vocalist: Patti Page
I love to dance with you
Tell me you love it too
When we are close like this
Even our hearts can kiss
How can my mind behave
Holding you cheek to cheek
I won’t deny it
My thoughts run riot
Thinking what I can’t speak
I hold you close and see myself reflected in your eyes
I feel inside as tho’ I’m fill with fireflies
My imagination tells me what your touch implies
Should I even try to wonder why
I love to dance with you
Tell me you love it too
When we are close like this
Even our hearts can kiss
I’ll dance through life with you
If you allow me too
If you don’t know why
Please let me show why
Thinking what I can speak
I hold you close and see myself reflected in your eyes
I feel inside as tho’ I’m fill with fireflies
My imagination tells me what your touch implies
Should I even try to wonder why
I love to dance with you
Tell me you love it too
When we are close like this
Even our hearts can kiss
How can my mind behave
Holding you cheek to cheek
I won’t deny it
My thoughts run riot
I love to dance with you
I love to dance with you
I love to dance with you
