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:
Fred Wise,
Ben Weisman,
Kay Twomey,
Bert Kaempfert
Chinese lyricist: Unknown
Vocalist: Mona Fong 方逸華
Can’t see you I Love you
Please don’t break my hear in two
That’s not hard to do
‘Cause I don’t have a wooden heart
And if you say goodbye
Then I know that I would cry
Maybe I would die
‘cause I don’t have a wooden heart
There’s no strings upon this love of mine
It was always you from the start
Treat me nice Treat me good
Treat me like you really should
‘cause I’m not made of wood
And I don’t have a wooden heart
你不要又對我說再見
不要把我扔在一旁
你長在我心上
你的情意不能忘
我為你早晚想
祇為我不是硬心腸
