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We Live In Singapura!

August 28th, 2006 · Comments

Ladies and Gentlemen, The SONG!

Written by Edmund Tan and performed by moi.

We Live In Singapura

Sang Nila, Utama
Saw a lion, alamak
Name the village Singapura, then run very far

Years later, ang mor came
Stamford Raffles was his name
Posed for statues very nice, we kenna colonize

(instru)

Singapura very strong
Big guns all, pointing wrong
Japanese, came on bikes, invade us from our backside

War is over, ang mor back
Singaporeans no respect
Commies come, make a fuss, Singapore independance!

CHORUS
I live in Singapura
It’s not perfect living
But at least it’s interesting
I live in Singapura
Though it’s kind of crazy
We win other country

David Marshall, Lim Yew Hock
National Anthem starts to rock
Yusof Ishak the big man, guess who’s PM?

Malaysia say, come join me
Two of us be same country
Then not happy, Then make PM cry

PM Lee lead country
Build jurong and HDB
Made the country clean and green, opposition cannot win

JB Jeya no more funds,
Chee Soon Juan won’t eat his buns
Lim How Doong, what a goon, ‘Don’t talk cock’ in parliament

CHORUS
I live in Singapura
It’s not perfect living
But at least it’s interesting
I live in Singapura
Though its kind of crazy
We win other country

Kick out from Malaysia Cup
Michael Faye pain in the butt
S-League, Tea Dancing, Ah Bengs love Modern Talking

McDonalds Hello Kitty
Everyone drink Bubble tea
Crushing cockroach Margaret Chan, James Lye is VR Man

(instru)

Reclaimation, Tuas Causeway
Malaysian water buay ho sei
Mahathir’s friend Datuk Anwar, Mathathir says he’s chow Ah Qua

NDP, aunties rush
Everyone it’s fun to flush
Bubble gums are all banned, ask your friends buy from thailand

CHORUS
I live in Singapura
It’s not perfect living
But at least it’s interesting
I live in Singapura
Though its kind of crazy
We win other country

Driving car, not funny
Bid on cars with C-O-E
E-R-P, Road Tax, PARF until I want to barf

Why our locals have to pay?
Foreign talent are okay
Housing estate upgrade
by contractors who go pok kai

IMF must follow
Want to protest, go indoors
M-R-T not so fast
Newater they laugh at us

I live in Singapura
It’s not perfect living
But at least it’s in-teresting
I live in Singapura
Though its kind of crazy
We win other country

Baby bonus, maid levy
Singtel Shares give out for free
Jack Neo, Kit Chan, sexy pastor Ho Yeow Sun

Beckham parties with models
Has affair but no one knows
S-league, go world cup, can come true if they don’t suck

Mahathir then Abdullah
Bar top dancing at the bars
Budget airlines start to pa (ie fight) Stop speaking Singlish lah

Gay is okay says PM
SM Lee becomes MM
PM Lee the same name, here we go all over again.

WE LIVE IN SINGAPURA!

There you go. Some of the words may not rhyme but aiyah, MAI HIAM!

SINGAPOREANS THE CHOSEN PEOPLE

PS. ARE YOU ALL TUNING IN TO MY MORNING SHOW on POWER 98?? 7am to 10am weekdays.

Tags: Announcements · Comedy · Music

  • Marvin
    HAHAHA
    YOu should get some one to sing it and post it as a Podcast...
    ARe u having a stand up comedy show anytime soon??
  • I was just about to gave the same idea.But i think nobody sings it better then you~~Anyway will be tuning in to your radio show from tomorrow onwards ^_^
  • OMG I need this lyric badly!

    Where can I get it as my ringtone ah???
  • Daphne
    so funny the lyrics!!
  • hahaaa! can be best NDP video! =D
    youtube link:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PN0sz9JGNMg
  • Ah leong ah,

    You sang some parts differently leh.. here is what I've heard (last 2nd part)


    Driving car not funny
    Bid on cars with COE
    E-R-P, road tax
    PARF until I want to barf

    Why our locals have to pay?
    Foreign talent are okay
    Causing estate upgrade
    by contractors who go pok kai

    IMF must follow
    Want to protest, go indoors
    M-R-T not so fast
    Newater they laugh at us
  • Oh man, release the single man. I so want to put it as my ringtone.
  • CJW
    Aiyah... go watch the video at Kelvin Wong blog or MrBrownShow.. hossan having all the moves like MTV like that also!!

    Very nicely done, Hossan.. I have you close to me in my Ipod already! :)
  • esther
    excellent work as usual. way to go.
  • Visiting
    Just thinking that some of the parts as they were actually sung, (or as I hear them, maybe i hearing got problem lah) seem more meaningful and interesting.

    eg.

    IR locals have to pay

    Lim how doong, what a noob

    were other changes such as "SM Lee go be MM" deliberate and this is just the original script?
  • hossan you rock!!! =) n i tink u r great on radio too! keep it up man! the one and only hossan frm singapore :p



    your fan, harry :)
  • Awesome video! I love it. Kudos to both Edmund and you.
  • xe
    might want to take a look at this. http://musiconthenet.blogspot.com/2006/10/i-liv...
  • tc
    Yea I think I'm like the only person outside of Singapore to actually see the performance...
  • Songwriters Guild Association
    Congratulations, this song has won the SGA-SEA TalentQuest 2006 Commendation Award.

    You shall be contacted shortly through our representative office in Malaysia shortly for further information.

    Thank you.


    Dr. Richard Owyoung, Ph.D., Th.M.
    Honorary President
    SGA-SEA (M) Sdn Bhd
  • Leticia
    Hate to be a total groupie but have been a huge (in more ways than one) fan of yours since I was like a kid (or maybe a teen). Has it been that long? I think my virgin Hossan experience was that sitcom you acted in as a sales assistant in a departmental store with Gurmit and Vernetta.

    Anyhow, I thought it was very apt for you to use the tune for Billy Joel's "We didn't start the fire" because the context/content of both songs are very similar. Plus, I love the Billy Joel song ever since I saw him perform it live at the Grammy's. Great history lesson, especially for someone born in the 80's. Laughed my ass off when I watched your rendition of it. Insightful lyrics that were spot-on.

    And unfortunately I only get to listen to your show with Maggie for only 15 minutes every morning when I get ready for work.

    Saw you once at Amoy Market waiting for someone. Considered but decided against saying hi. Didn't want to seem like stalkerish/groupy-ish. Have image to upkeep.

    Keep up the great work - both underground and public.

    Cheers!
  • angel
    b4 i watched urs, i was not that interested in my sg history module...hahaha...
    nice one! :P
  • Kambodia
    What is a VR man?

    Nevertheless, nice work!
  • 711eatcarrotcake
    JB Jeya no more funds,
    Chee Soon Juan won’t eat his buns
    Lim How Doong, what a goon, ‘Don’t talk cock’ in parliament
    Michael Faye
    Crushing cockroach Margaret Chan, James Lye is VR Man


    Can someone explain who are these people,i am a primary school child.
  • Ben
    Hi...

    My name is Ben, I'm 24 and from the UK, where I live with my Singaporean wife, Ifa. Since I married a Singaporean girl, I have done my best to learn more about the country's history, but found a lot of twists of the truth and cover-ups. I've never before come across any book or person who actually tells it like it is. We were in Singapore last month visiting my in-laws, and I saw your performance on the You Tube site. What can I say? Pure talent! Haven't been entertained like that for a long time! You're witty, intelligent, well-informed and, if I may say so, rather brave to "tell it like it is", in SINGAPORE! Hossan Leong - I take my hat off to you. Now before I go, you do realise people will be expecting a follow up song, don't you?
  • am a singaporean and proud to be one

    greetings from down under...keep up ur great work xD
  • Cassandra
    711eatcarrotcake, you can start here and look up the other names on the Wikipedia sight. I guess Chee Soon Juan not eating his buns is a reference to his hunger strikes and other political protests.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chee_Soon_Juan
  • Tricia
    That's the kind of honesty we lack in Singapore media. Well done!
  • zhiqi
    catchy tune plus oh-so-funny lyrics! and, i caught dim sum dollies, was good: )can't wait for your very own stand up comedy.
  • max
    LOL!!!!!!!!!1 This is so damn funny! I watched the mv its so funny!! Nice one man!
  • Darren
    very funny hor
  • Darren
    well done i'm gonna tell all my friends
  • i love it. it is sooooooo hilarious
  • RoTiPrAta4EveR
    Hi! This song is like, the BEST!! Its lyrics are perfectly true. Keep up the great work! :D
    (Psst! i DO ask my friends to buy bubblegum in Thailand but i think the stuff from Malaysia is better!)
  • RoTiPrAta4EveR
    By The Way: Is that award thing up there real??
    This song is LEGENDARY!!! All the kids in my sister's school are singing this everyday! i have to say, this song will change the lives of many school children.
  • Summer
    BRAVO !!!! :)
  • Summer
    BRAVO !!!! :)

    Clapsss........
  • Is it possible for you to leave a complete explaination on everything in the song?
  • so!,so!,so! shock and so nice
  • fanny
    I like it very much.It reflects Singapore's history and some typical singaporeans
  • yourass
    haha.....shiok man
  • jun wei
    u rok man...awsome........love ur song
  • russ
    haha tat is so funny man u rock keep it up man
  • 'ello..
    I love ur songs!!
  • darryl
    it rocks especially at michael faye pain in the butt my friends love that
  • darryl
    it rocks especially at michael faye pain in the butt my friends love that swee ah!
  • OMG!!! Darn funny!!!! Gd job man!
  • Casey
    rocks man
  • bryan
    cool
  • wangkekyong
    i thing you should go to channel 5 and sing at 9pm
  • Caleb
    wat is the original song ah?
  • njkchkfubvfjkbv
    wat an irriganal song
  • khjy
    song valy nice leh buthen how u create dis website 1 ar if u wan2 tell me email me at [madamchickenhead@hotmail.com] k?
  • Sheryll
    What can I say, it's great, fun and extremely hilarious. Good for singing along with and especially great for homesickness. Just to let you know, I sang parts of it to some Singaporean friends in Shanghai:)
  • snowy
    hey hey, wrong lyrics there..
    it's

    IR Locals have to pay
    Foreign talents are okay
    Housing estates upgrade by
    contractors who go pok kai!
  • Potty
    Hey... isn't this sung to the tune of Billy Joel's We Didn't Start The Fire? ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pKu2QaytmrM&... )

    I was just really bored and decided to go listen to some 80s music and I was wondering why a song sounded so familiar! Cool, I never knew... :)
  • khifzon!
    i'm khifzon,indonesian

    Great Song,huh!

    2 thumbs up for u!i love this song,i've never heard a man explain about his country in the way like this!!!

    n i proud of myself...bcause i've memorized this song.!hha,
  • jewelme98
    supposed to b L-R-T not M-R-T
    n u forgot to put the chorus part also
  • denise
    Why did PM Lee cry?
  • Jin Siew
    nice song
  • suchda
    where can i find vids of vr man. i wanna c how shit it was
  • eerational
    oh boy this song really rocks. totally sums up singapore! would be great if you released a studio version/mp3. i would so buy it. :)
  • Hi. nice singing. juz wanted to know more about this song... like when it was made......for a project. email your ans to me at groovyfunkygirlshanisse@hotmail.com thks
  • jojo
    a very funny song
  • Kok
    Lol,here is what i heard

    Sang Nila, Utama
    Saw a lion, alamak
    Name the village Singapura, then run very far

    Years later, ang mor came
    Stamford Raffles was his name
    Posed for statues very nice, we kenna colonize

    (instru)

    Singapura very strong
    Big guns all, pointing wrong
    Japanese, came on bikes, invade us from our backside

    War is over, ang mor back
    Singaporeans no respect
    Commies come, make a fuss, Singapore independance!

    CHORUS
    I live in Singapura
    It’s not perfect living
    But at least it’s interesting
    I live in Singapura
    Though it’s kind of crazy
    We win other country

    David Marshall, Lim Yew Hock
    National Anthem starts to rock
    Yusof Ishak the big man, guess who’s PM?

    Malaysia say, come join me
    Two of us be same country
    Then not happy, Then make PM cry

    PM Lee lead country
    Build jurong and HDB
    Made the country clean and green, opposition cannot win

    JB Jeya no more funds,
    Chee Soon Juan won’t eat his buns
    Lim How Doong, what a goon, ‘Don’t talk cock’ in parliament

    CHORUS
    I live in Singapura
    It’s not perfect living
    But at least it’s interesting
    I live in Singapura
    Though its kind of crazy
    We win other country

    Kick out from Malaysia Cup
    Michael Faye pain in the butt
    S-League, Tea Dancing, Ah Bengs love Modern Talking

    McDonalds Hello Kitty
    Everyone drink Bubble tea
    Crushing cockroach Margaret Chan, James Lye is VR Man

    (instru)

    Reclaimation, Tuas Causeway
    Malaysian water buay ho sei
    Mahathir’s friend Datuk Anwar, Mathathir says he’s chow Ah Qua

    NDP, aunties rush
    Everyone it’s fun to flush
    Bubble gums are all banned, ask your friends buy from thailand

    CHORUS
    I live in Singapura
    It’s not perfect living
    But at least it’s interesting
    I live in Singapura
    Though its kind of crazy
    We win other country

    Driving car, not funny
    Bid on cars with C-O-E
    E-R-P, Road Tax, PARF until I want to barf

    IR locals have to pay
    Foreign talent are okay
    Housing estate upgrade
    by contractors who go pok kai

    IMF must smile more
    Want to protest, go indoors
    L-R-T not so fast
    Newater they laugh at us

    I live in Singapura
    It’s not perfect living
    But at least it’s interesting
    I live in Singapura
    Though its kind of crazy
    We win other country

    Baby bonus, maid levy
    Singtel Shares give out for free
    Jack Neo, Kit Chan, sexy pastor Ho Yeow Sun

    Beckham parties with models
    Has affair but no one knows
    S-league, go world cup, can come true if they don’t suck

    Mahathir then Abdullah
    Bar top dancing at the bars
    Budget airlines start to PAK! Stop speaking Singlish lah

    Gay is okay says PM
    SM Lee becomes MM
    PM Lee the same name, here we go all over again.

    WE LIVE IN SINGAPURA!WOOH!
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  • Hahahahahahahahaahahahah.......!
    It is C****!
  • ^_^
    Nice song!!
  • can euu explain thh lyrics ? fer maii history pro. uhh [:
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