50 S'pore songs to get you in the mood for S'pore's 50th birthday

Get some honey ready, you may be singing along to a few of these.

Martino Tan| August 09, 12:34 PM

As we celebrate Singapore's 50th birthday this year, what better way to do so than appreciating the tunes that tug at our heartstrings? You couldn't be more Singaporean when you can remember the lyrics and melody to many of these songs even if you have not sung them in years.

This list of songs is going to be eclectic and very rojak. Just like Singapore. Play the songs in the background while you go about your SG50 weekend!

1. Home - Kit Chan

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This is probably the only modern NDP song that many of us know and love.

2. Bless our Singapore - Corrinne May

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A new one from Corrinne <3. It was sung in many Catholic churches today, after they sang the Majulah Singapura.

3. The Great Singapore Workout

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A 16-minute song. *Flush flush pooot*

4. You are The One Singapore - JJ Lin

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*Proceeds to do the hand-waving action, swinging side to side*

5. I Still Love You

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The video became viral when Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong shared it a few years ago during the National Day period.

6. We will get there - Stefanie Sun

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You will find this song familiar and will be surprised that you forgot that it was an NDP song. Catchy though.

7. Zoe Tay - Boredphucks

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Here are the 28th SEA Games songs in Singapore:

8. Unbreakable - Tabitha Nauser

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9. Greatest - Daphne Khoo

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10. Ordinary - The Sam Willows

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11. 我的生活在这里 - Wu Jia Ming

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12. Sixty Five - Gentle Bones

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13. Lion City Kia - Shigga Shay

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14. 城里的夜光 - Mavis Hee

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Tofu Street!

15. Ai So Kan Mai - Boredphucks

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16. Shigga Morning - Shigga Shay

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17. Kopi-O - Eric Moo

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18. Why U So Like Dat? - Siva Choy

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Siva is now based happily in Perth.

19. Xiao Ren Wu De Xin Sheng - Eric Moo

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Why have we forgotten the wisdom in this song in recent years?

20. Xi Shui Chang Liu - Liang Wern Fook

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Such a good song that even PM Lee sang a line of it during last year's National Day Rally.

21. Munnaeru Vaalibaa

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The Tamil ND song that we always sing in school.

22. Together - Evelyn Tan & Dreamz FM

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23. One United People - Stefanie Sun

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24. We are Singapore

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The feels.

25. Count on Me Singapore

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More feels!

26. Di Tanjung Katong

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27. Singapore Town

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28. Where I Belong - Tanya Chua

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29. Fried Rice Paradise - Dick Lee

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30. What do you see - Electrico

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The song that spawned the next spoof:

31. Lekuasimi - mrBrown

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32. One People, One Nation, One Singapore

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Even more feels!

33. Stand Up for Singapore

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34. Duric Only 41 Better Than Zidane! - Singapore National Team Fan Chants

35. Dream Team 93

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The song that unites every local football fan.

36. I dream - Singapore Idol Taufik Batisah

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Singapore Idol!

37. Ah Boys to Men Official Theme Song

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Ah Boys to Men Idols! The lives of Tosh Zhang, Wang Wei Liang, Joshua Tan, Maxi Lim, and Noah Yap will never be the same after the movie's spectacular box office success.

38. "The Lion Men" Official Theme Song 我们的故事 - (Tosh / Weiliang / Bunz)

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39. NTUC May Day Rally 2015 - Solidarity Forever Song

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The Manchester United fans in Singapore also know this tune.

40. 麻雀衔竹枝 Ma Que Xian Zhu Zhi MV《我的朋友,我的同學,我愛過的一切》電影原聲帶 That Girl In Pinafore

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The Xinyao song was 'unbanned' in 2013 after 23 years. The ban was implemented because the song contains Cantonese lyrics.

41. The Unbeatables (双天至尊)

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Well we all tried to flick poker cards at each other because of this.

42.  The Unbeatables 2 Theme Song MV Montage - 《当爱插身而过》

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43. The Last Swordsman Theme Song - 《最后一个大侠》主题曲 - Beyond

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44. 1989 - 早安老师 

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Aiyoyo!

45. 关怀方式 - 陈汉炜

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46. 小人物的心声 吴佳明

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47. Under One Roof - Opening Theme

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"Mose Lim is Tan Ah Teck..."

48. Chan Mali Chan

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Oi oi!

49. Singai Naadu - Shabir

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One of the newest Tamil song after Munnaeru Vaalibaa. Sung and composed by Vasantham Idol Shabir Tabare Alam. Here is an exclusive feature by Shabir on how the song was nearly rejected by the NDP 2012 Organising Committee.

50. Our Singapore - Dick Lee

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Let's hope this last one catches on. Woo-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh~

 

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