Ep51: Six degrees of separation: The Beatles' Singapore story
- Author
- The Fast Colors, Chris Toh, Kevin Mathews
- Published
- Fri 18 Nov 2022
- Episode Link
- https://redcircle.com/shows/8539dfbe-f06f-4e1a-bc19-5419fd354561/episodes/0aff2d97-a8ea-4622-976c-7d9522d1bcce
It's 1964, and The Beatles are here in Singapore! They were on the way back to the UK after their Australia and New Zealand tour. Although their stopover was only 55 minutes long, they planned a meet-and-greet with fans. But 3,000 of them stormed the VIP area, so that event was cancelled. Once the plane refuelled, the Beatles went on their way.
But there's more to the Beatles' Singapore story than that. And Kevin and Chris explore how Fab Four touched the Lion City's music scene. For example, did you know that ...
... there are issued-only-in-Singapore Beatles albums and EPs somewhere out there?
... John Lennon once visited Golden Mile Complex?
... The Thunderbirds and The Quests had minor hits with Beatles covers?
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