Visions
I decided to record an oldie tonight by Cliff Richard, one of my dad’s favorite singers. He was England’s answer to America’s Elvis Presley in the 50s. Born to Anglo-Indian Parents in Lucknow, India in 1940, he is one of my favorite singers too. I dedicate this song to my dear Father 
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Here is the link to the MP3.
Visions of you in shades of blue
Smoking, shifting, lazily drifting
My darling, I miss you so
Time goes by, no wonder my
Senses go reeling, your eyes so appealing
I see the whole night through
When will we meet again, when when when
When will we meet again, when when when
I remember the days, beautiful days,
Tenderly gleaming, my whole life seeming
To start, and end with you.
Cliff Richard’s songs are nice to hear in the 60s. His Summer Holiday is wonderful to remember even today. Have you listened it? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FdJCtqegd8A Please try if you can, it will be very nice!
Yea I have most of his songs from the era. Summer holiday is one of my dad’s favorite songs too.
True that Cliff Richards is an Anglo – Indian who was born in Lucknow. In Lucknow he belonged to the area which is very close to Hazrathgung, the place was called the Maqbara Ahata. Once he became famous after going to England, he just denied beeing a Anglo – Indian and stated that India was not his Birth Place.
This Anglo – Indian who people make such a lot of fuss about should not have his name in the books of the Anglo – Indian Community.
I have never heard that so can’t comment. Nevertheless whatever the case is, he’s a great musician 🙂
Yes, it’s true about Cliff Richard avoiding his Anglo-Indian roots.
He has stated that his parents were English people who were stationed in India during the 1930s-40s..he disclaims any Indian blood ties at all.
I actually met Cliff’s mum on several occasions in London during the early 1980s and she was truly Anglo-Indian..very Burmese looking.
So much for his form of Christianity which abhors LIES.
But even Engelbert Humperdinck says he’s of ‘Latino’ blood and claims that his hair colour is infact BLONDE!
Can’t understand why they are so ashamed of being Anglo-Indian.
Want to know about a REAL great Anglo-Indian musician?
Listen to the late Amancio D’Silva’s CD “Integration”.
Superb jazz guitarist with an Indian flair to his playing –He was quite famous in the UK …plus he never disputed his roots!
–John Mayer (no, not the USA pop star) was another musician from the 1960’s who became famous for his “Indo-Jazz Fusion”.
Mayer was a percussionist.
Ike Isaacs was another Anglo-Indian guitarist who became a legend in Australia, UK and USA.
These artists were far more talented than both Cliff & Engelbert and always kept ties with their roots.
Thanks for sharing the info Peter. Personally, I don’t really care much for it. It’s just the music that matters 🙂
I too have been interested in music but not the personalities, because these pop singers belong to the whole world and not confined to any particular countries. Cliff Richard and Engelbert Humperdinck are well established pop singers of the whole world and are still appreciated by their fans and others everywhere.