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 | | Rock was popular in Singapore by the 1960s, and that decade produced legendary bands like The Quests, who had huge hits like "Shanty", "Don't Play That Song", "Jesamine" and "Mr Rainbow"; as well as other pop-rock bands includingThe Thunderbirds, The Trailers and October Cherries. |
 | | Singapore's pop scene began in 1960, when the Blue Diamonds performed, and really launched after Cliff Richard and the Shadows arrived a year later, thus launching the beat boom. |
 | | Writtern as part of Singapore's nation-building efforts, they either incorporate local folk songs (such as "Chan Mali Chan"), contemporary songs ("The Magic Is You"), or were locally composed specifically for this purpose ("We are Singapore", "Stand up for Singapore"). |
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