Help with "Vietnamese New Wave" tape track id's

[stachemaster]

Hi everyone -

thanks for keeping such a great resource alive.
I come to you with some "Vietnamese New Wave" id's today. If anyone has any info on this phenomenon, i would love to hear it.
Somehow Italodisco, Synthpop, German HI-NRG and Eurodance artists from the mid-80s who had some success in Europe were cherished in Vietnam/Vietnamese communities in the US, through the trading of bootleg series tapes.

I found one such Viet. NW tape labelled "New Wave #16" by label Soundesigner in a thrift shop in Richmond, VA. The cover was mismatched, belonging to another tape, New Wave #48, and I couldn't resist the Nagel-esque embossed artwork. Purchased it for $0.25 and it made an enjoyable listen for the drive home.

Ten tracks in all, smashed together to fit the 1hr long tape. ANY info is appreciated. Anyone know of collections or listings of such bootlegs? How did this music get over to southeast asia/ southeast asian americans?

Any fans of synthpop, synthesized handclaps, arpeggios, or synth horns should check this tape out.

The lyrics i could figure out and the links to song samples are below. Thanks!

A1. Kelly Brown - Only You Can (Make Me Feel)
I'm almost certain this is the correct id, but please confirm this. I only found out through a lyrics search which landed me in the dm forums and on some greek pop forum.

Only you, only you make me feel brand new
Only you, only you make my dreams come true

chorus
You can make me feel
I can make you feel
So Good, So Good So Good
I can make you feel
You can make me feel
So Good, So Good So Good

A2. And if you lose your way? - Unknown

starts with some chant like lyrics, "what you gonna do when the djs stop..."

bridge:
And if you lose your way, I will lead you
And if are so hungry, I will feed you

A3. What Did I Do? - Unknown Female Vocalist

"You didnt find your way back home last night..."

chorus:
What did i do? Did I hurt you?
What did i say to turn you away?
I Call out in vain - nothing is the saaaaame

A4. Girl on the Phone - Unknown Male

Inside I'm gonna hear you call I feel the magic of your mystery
I never close my eyes at night I wanna see you stand in front of me
Its not the pleasure of my own... Im falling
and all the time i wait to get you're calling (?unsure)
-you always spin me round and round

chorus:
Whos the girl on the phone, never telling me her name
Please call me, do - I wanna hear your voice again
Oh girl on the phone, got a million dreams about you
Please call me, do - Never get it up.

A5. Woman for a Night - Unknown Male
[some really camp lyrics here]

I love the bounce and the bang and the body of the beat
I love the bells and her boobies (?!?) as shes walking down the street
Seems like heaven so far
She makes me feel WUNDERBAR

chorus:
Woman for a night
Do it, and feel alright
Lady let me in
Take me and you win

B1. I Remember Last Summer - Unknown Male/Female

male:
I remember last summer
I remember last "seeea-son"
I remember that you were asking...

female:
I remember all the ..................... in my heart
I remember all the good times had, lying on the beach

B2. Call my name - Unknown Female

When no one is there to give a helping hand
& you can feel the need for someone who understands
when you can find the key to things that you demand

Scratch my name on the wall, use my name when you call
when you're down you have no fear
where there is hurt, yeah, i'll be there.

chorus
Call my name, just get a message through
call my name, & ill be there for you

B3. Van Van Vida - Unknown Males

Last night i dreamed with you again
I "filled" (Feeled) you were mine, for a "maaaaau-ment"
my dreams go by when sunrise arrive
& i feel sad without your love

i want "Jew" (you), jew want me
& all my world is you
why you gone "of" my life
please come back to me

van van vida (vina?) oh oh whoa oooooh
van van vida (vina?) uh oh oh ooooh

B4. Whoa oh oh - Unknown Male
major synth work in this one

I want to take you by the hand
you know you try to understand
everything is what you find,
waiting for the morning light

oooooh oh oh (whoa oh oh) x4

B5. A Night To Remember - Unknown Harmony

Give me a night to remember
give me a chance to forget (oh oh oh)
give me a night when the feeling is right
and you dare me again and again

Thanks in advance!

[tahoang]

B1. I Remember Last Summer - Wish Key
B2. Scratch my name - Lian Ross

[shives]

A3 - Sarah Jean - What Did I Do
A4 - Jim Player - Girl On The Phone (YouTube - JIM PLAYER - Girl On The Phone ©1985)
A5 - Kay Franzes - Take Me And You'll Win (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mnrx4CTZp3k)

[stachemaster]

Thanks so much guys!

how you came across this buried discussion i don't know - but i'm very grateful!

[__Pulse__]

A1 = Kelly Brown - Only You Can (You Make Me Feel)
B3 = David Lyme - Bambina

[puppet_master]

Hello,

I'm glad to make my way to this forum.

I have the same situation with a tape that I get from my father, there is the song "A Night To Remember" among others, like Giorgio Moroder's "Baby Blue" but i can't find any reference to the rest of it, on the web.

There are song that have lyrics like:
"it's a night crash..." "there's no turn back..."
"i was born..." "never ending love..."
"you and me..." "for me you are the only guy..."
"i wake up in the morning... " "my head is still on fire..." "hey eileen..."
"hold me in your arms again..." === this one i think is Fancy.
"touch in the night..." i think this is Silent Circle.

i need the name of the album...


Can you send me a list of all your favorites song from that time?

I can help you with other songs, can you, or any body help me plz?

[lesusan]

I have the same problem identifying an unknown song from a female singer. Please help if you know the artist. Thank you very much!
I believe the title is: It might be you
Chorus: It might be you
Holding on, waiting to take a chance
Before it's gone
Someone in love with me, maybe tonight
It might be you

[shives]

The song in question is "It Might Be You" by Cheryl Hardy, on the B-side of "It Takes a Lifetime" from 1985 on Papagayo records. The other track on the 12" "One Night Stand" is great too.

Hope this helps.

Here is It Takes a Lifetime from youtube:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wENxfxV3oW4

[t.o.t.s.]

I had a Vietnamese friend in Junior High that turned me onto a lot of New Wave and I have a couple of the "New Wave #??" tapes sitting around still and a few other mix tapes he made for me. It was only a few years ago I discovered that a number of the songs were done by Modern Talking. I'll dig them out and see if I can add more ot the thread later tonight...

[Konstantinos]

I have seen those tapes in a friend's house,i remember he had 2 or 3.First time i heard there Dj's project - vision of love + Black Denim - you are the one.Great tracks!!

[phansys]

Hi!
B4 is HAPPY MOON by Mike Rogers
You can find some lyrics on http://retrospective.com.ar
enjoy it!!! :icon_biggrin:

[furiousfive]

Does anyone know where I can get the song It Might Be You" by Cheryl Hardy?

Thanks!