1960年第一屆星島業餘歌唱比賽，三十人進入決賽，其中包括因為怕輸而改名黃霑的黃湛森。

比賽分成國語時代曲和歐西歌曲兩組，沒有粵語的組別。整個比賽由初賽開始，吸引了過千人參加，是城中大事。參賽者自選的招牌飲歌，反映了1960年流行聲音的向背。

那一年，黃湛森在歐西歌曲組進入最後十五名後慘被淘汰，成終生憾事。老友詹小屏二話不說，以詹小屏的聲，唱Patti Page的歌，順利奪得冠軍。

國語時代曲組得冠軍的張海韻，學古典音樂出身，唱梁樂音作的《賣糖歌》，用古典技法，唱流行之音，唱出了時代曲站在時代街角的風釆。

然後所有歌手，不論歐西國語，一起向前，行入一個叫做六十年代的新世界。

Down the Trail of Achin' Hearts (1951)

Composers: Jimmy Kennedy,
　　　　　 Nat Simon
Lyricists: Jimmy Kennedy,
　　　　Nat Simon
Vocalist: Patti Page

You told me I was your darlin'
You kept me hangin' around
Somebody else is your darlin'
So lonesome and blue I'll be found

Down the trail of achin' hearts
Where nobody's hidin' their tears
You sent me there where sadness starts
Down the trail of achin' hearts

Once I was passing your window
Under the light of a star
Somebody else played my love song
And played it on my old guitar

Down the trail of achin' hearts
Where nobody's hidin' their tears
You sent me there where sadness starts
Down the trail of achin' hearts

After you've had all your darlin's
Maybe you'll be on the shelf
One of these days, little darlin'
Now you may be down there yourself

Down the trail of achin' hearts
Where nobody's hidin' their tears
You sent me there where sadness starts
Down the trail of achin' hearts