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.
Why would he deny being Anglo-Indian if it were true? From biographies that I’ve read, his ancestry has been researched and there is no mention of Indian blood. One of his maternal ancesters was Portuguese which could account for the dark colouring. His grandmothers second husband was Anglo Indian. If he does have Anglo Indian ancestors, maybe he isn’t aware of them otherwise I’m sure that he would say. He doesn’t seem to be the type of person who would lie about it.
John;
Trust me on this one ..i have met Cliffs mother on two occasions.
She WAS typically Anglo-Indian! If Cliff couldn’t tell this then , well, all i can say is he tried to cover it up.
She lived in Finchley and was visiting a friend of mine back in 1986 in Forest Hill , SE London.
I don’t see, personally, what the fuss is about in being A/I but MOST A/I s in the West keep their identity hidden or make excuses for it. Some say they are Maltese, Portugese etc..
One of the latest instances of this was in actor Alistair McGowans family.
Alistair didn’t even know his father had direct Indian blood until he’d died. Kept it secret.
The whole story is on youtube in a an episode of “‘Who Do You Think You Are?”.
Once again i will have to say this in answer to your question…MOST Anglo-Indians, once they’ve moved to the West, keep their racial identity hidden.
Actually that whole episode of “‘Who do you think you are?”‘ featuring Alistair McGowan really explains what i am trying to say on here…It remains the PERFECT explanation of why A/Is cover their tracks with deception.
Alistair remains shell shocked throughout it and has a very sad look, as if he’d been told he was related to Adolf Hitler or something.
The embarrassment and shame of being connected to INDIA is evident.
If he’d been told he had Afro-Carribean links he would’ve been happier.
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This is wat i keep on thnkng .. 😛 when when will we meet again :p awsum song \m/
@ Deepanshu..bhai guru logon se milo not mere mortals like me.