Old Hong Kong 許冠傑《鐵塔凌雲》

[Angel321323]

好細個睇「 雙星報喜」 已聽呢首歌，聽咗咁多年，仍然覺得咁好聽，仍然感動！佢唱出遊子­思鄉嘅心情，歌詞好靚，冇番咁上下中文或文學修養，係寫唔出嘅！­歷久不衰，真係經典！

[william19941112]

哈哈

1:12赤柱, 幅相右上角個堆大石

我去年中五學校旅行都仲係度^^

[syleung91]

@liahma123 社會變商業化了, 流動性低了, 機會少了; 有時不是年輕人不想捱苦, 而是肯捱苦, 肯付出努力的, 都不再確保有回報。

[azn88hunni]

Nostalgia for your parents' hometown is a very strange and painful feeling. I've never been to Hong Kong except as a tourist but my parents' fond recollections of their childhoods there make me feel as if I have an intimate connection to the place myself. Beautiful pictures and song!

[fuckyouprc]

@liahma123 因為而家政府有錢LO。雖然我都好憎D綜援人士

[LG4761]

假如香港變威尼斯，生活係咪反而會更好先？

[hotin1108]

唔好用以前香港同現在香港比

跟本無得比

以前個政府係唔係依家個政府?

以前地產霸權,超市霸權有冇依家咁嚴重啊?

以前有冇領匯?

以前人口多定依家人口多?

我絕對覺得依家捱得重辛苦啊

[0628kan]

@hotin1108 絕對認同!

[Kenny2HK]

支持阿SAM, 呢首歌充分反映出當時香港人對本土既歸屬感.

[pk70ce01]

香港冇架啦 個政府咁0n9

[pk70ce01]

同而家好唔同

[manfung000]

需然我唔係好大十幾歲,但係我都有好大感觸



[jacky2113]

回歸後一切都變了.

[mc5818]

This is a great place to live - HK. No place like HK. Cannot wait to go back to HK and live.

[msshirley128]

以前d野好平,人唔愁無野做,呢家的香港唔知似咩好

[agar0s]

@msshirley128 平就唔算話好平,,,實有野做就岩既,,,鬼叫比阿公收番咩唉`

[johnfhm]

那時還未有地產霸權

[chinwoman]

當年初到加國，電視上不時播這首歌，因港府要建新機場，求才若渴­，慫恿人回流，使我這個新移民更感抑鬱。轉眼廿年，我已回流、反­回流、反反回流，來來回回數次，現在的我早已沒勁兒，只在日漸步­向大去之期！

[JazzLassie6020]

I never knew this time but I can see why my parents loved it so much =)

[beavertown2006]

英治時期多麼好，

共產狗正打把。

[honlam34]

鐵塔凌雲

TV「雙星報喜」插曲

曲：許冠傑　詞：許冠文

鐵塔凌雲 / 望不見歡欣人面 / 富士聳峙 / 聽不見遊人歡笑 / 自由神像 / 在遠方迷霧 / 山長水遠未入其懷抱 / 檀島灘岸點點燐光 / 豈能及漁燈在彼邦 / 俯首低望何時何方何模樣 / 回音輕傳此時此處此模樣 / 何須多見復多求 / 且唱一曲歸途上 / 此時此處此模樣 / 此模樣

[william19941112]

2:29 張相係1810年影既 但係最早的相機係1839年先問世....

何來1810年= ="

[TaikoChirai]

@william19941112 還有那個為何變了跑台

[0628kan]

咁既香港先至靚!!!

唔係全個香港都起晒高樓大廈就叫靚!!!

[MrLeetaikwai]

this is a song of Hong Kong!

[flowxu]

if his songs reveal the truth of life, and we are brought to tears, is this tears of wisdom, or sadness ? if sadness, it is not truth. truth of life should be wisdom.

[JonathanAUify]

以前香港少高樓大廈比現在靚好多

[michaellai0216]

@JonathanAUify 你想要4個位o既恆指 定高樓大廈?

[fionapyl]

@liahma123 totally agree with you

[calivay]

Sam sings the songs of life, no borders, no nation, no time; just a working man trying to survive this fate we call life. His songs might be funny, sad, or longing, but it carries the truth; a truth that can bring a grown man to tears in silence. Once again, in this economic turmoil, his songs are more prevalent than ever. I hope all his songs are digitally saved for the future generations.

[kl9977gmail]

classic HK

[brothersixteen]

Sam is one the best songwriter anywhere. His lyrics are so incredibly beautiful. His voice is just fabulous. Although I am not from HK, I very much agree with others that his songs conjure an image of HK of that time, just amazingly poetic. Great video..

[fooldathasnoeye3]

this song always bring a smile on my face

[ssp4ca]

以前的香港是令人多懷念,究竟是我老了,還是這都是那個消失了的­香港的餘韻,....who know

[khyywu]

雖然我是90後，但我還是很喜歡這首歌。唉! 真的希望我可以回到八十年代的香港! 

[helloAn7]

@khyywu

冇錯...以前既香港純樸好多...

我係90年生, 但係都好憧憬舊香港...

依家唔同晒啦..

[ringoyuen]

2:15 -(1963黃大仙) 圖片有誤, 地點應為翠屏道村(雞寮), 右上角可見聯合醫院, 而聯合醫院約建成於70年代初.

[umbdude]

Awesome pictures.

[mrblurblur2003]

I love Hong Kong. I love Bruce Lee, jackie Chan, Sam Hui, Ti Lung, Lo Lieh the swordsman.

[27250887]

成日話知識型社會..雖然學位係增加..你估個個真係岩讀大學架­咩

有d人天生唔係讀書材料.點迫都冇用

現在人工都好低..大陸人地都高左好多...應該部份廠家回流就­岩

現在好多中年人都係返工廠..做d飲食工場...

以前就話可以剪線頭..現在剪手指就有..

[Sheldonw1119]

Awesome post. These pics are before my time but it's still home nonetheless. Thanks.

[Bouncybon]

A good slideshow - thanks! Not all the postcards are old. One of them shows the Sheraton Hotel which I remember was opened about 1973. There's a shot of boys in tight white shorts getting on a bus. That style ended by about 1978.

[nooyawkfun]

Thank you for posting this video and thank you for the memories!

[tsltan]

hong kong golden period was around 80's. my childhood (actually, most of us) was so much influenced by everything from hk. unlike nowadays, Taiwanese or mainland has slowly replaced the hk's status. nevertheless, i love hk, always. from Kuala Lumpur.

[kapkaplui]

@tsltan Yup, China n Taiwanese entertainment hav a different taste than Hong Kong. Sadly my love for them were stuck with 80s and 90s. And from KL too here.

[AlexSDU]

@tsltan

Oh yes, the 80's.

Remember how almost all toys have "Made in Hong Kong" engraved underneath the toys? And their quality much better compared to today's toys.

Those were the days.

[greentreephotography]

I heard this song at a Canadian University at student christmas dinner by two amatures. Good melody combined with good pics, it flashs back some good memories. This song is a mix of eastern and western styles.

[CnChenn]

always the mainland's fault... lol (I support HK too)

[rustynail246]

I don't miss living in HK, I left there in the 70's and I am glad that I did. The things I miss are friends and relatives, of course friends are long gone. A few relatives remains. I stumble across this old song that I remember, but you know, I don't unstand half of what it's trying to say. Nice pictures though.

[look17111]

@rustynail246

I stumbled across this song also. I was born there in the late 60s. We left to Los Angeles in the 70s as well. I was just old enough to remember bit and pieces of this song because it was played on the radio so much back then. I would love to know what the words means. I do remember a couple of those places in central district. The song and the picture combined almost made me cry. It was bit and pieces of my early childhood.

[larryholou]

Miss the old Hong Kong: less crowed, less rude mainland people, less traffic, less politic show, cleaner air, sense of a neighborhood... After relocated back here for 3 years, I'm tired about this new Hong Kong, and leaving this place once i called home. Sad...

[zimmerg3]

Home Sweet Home. The older I get, the more I appreciate the feelings expressed in this song. But do I have the courage to put down what I have accomplished on foreign land and go home? Afraid not.

[look17111]

@zimmerg3 Funny you say that. many of the older folks I know who are going home to various parts of mexico or other parts of the US where they are from after they retire. Why not us? People simply go home. I have 20+ years to go but I am not about to leave my family behind and retire in HK. It has across my mind. Every time I visit there, It puts a huge smile on my face. My wife is so ABC who couldn't care less. I was only a little boy when we left for "Gold Mountain".

[wc200709]

@liahma123 果時肯做就唔使餓死,我都幫過啊媽攞大堆牛仔衫褲返屋企,齊齊剪­線頭,請問宜家可以去邊度攞?

[Jonwucf]

@wc200709 老老實實宜家肯做會餓死咩?之不過宜家D人嫌辛苦,嫌低下唔肯做­.冇線頭剪­=冇工做?

[wc200709]

@Jonwucf 唔嫌辛苦,唔嫌低下, 咩都肯做 =有工做 ?

[Jonwucf]

@wc200709 呢個當然! 宜家香港真係有手有腳乜都肯做會餓死?其實香港係有工做(當然好­唔揾好揾,舒唔舒服係另一回事) 只不過係D人嫌辛苦唔肯做

[wc200709]

@Jonwucf 非也, 老闆。 榮譽學士加兩個碩士,20 年經驗, 4 年找不到老闆請, 唔嫌辛苦,唔嫌低下, 咩都肯做, 可以立即返工, 請問老闆你可以聘用嗎?

[onionc]

@Jonwucf 唔係唔好搵, 係連份人工扣埋車錢連基本生活都唔夠既時候, 做黎不如唔好做. 而家仲要係大把呢類人

好多商人日日嘈最低工資會令佢地做唔住, 又要炒人要執粒... 其實如果你要靠壓榨工人工資先可以生存既話, 根本就已經唔適合存在

[sopaweng]

耻毛样？ 此模样？

[noisesionoise]

long live hong kong!

[delsol635]

感謝你帶我重回兒時香港,再一次重拾兒時的快樂時光.

[alyschan]

Hong Kong is a land with many faces and beautiful memories =)

[alyschan]

Hong Kong is a land with many faces and beautiful memories =)

[contractki11er]

such a unique city, wish that it didn't have to go through all thoes political problems.

[MuKo18]

You don't like that Hong Kong became chinese again?

[BROWNSHlT]

damn, i wish i could go to hong kong

[aurshop]

哇，60年代香港就这么繁荣啦

开眼了

[KuragiKohaku]

OMG I miss Hong Kong so much. I wish it never went back to China! WHYYYY didn't the British just sign Hong Kong FOREVER??

[albertwk1111]

Very good song, very good instruments played. Very good slide show. Like a poem!!

[simdin]

好懷念以前 ge 香港呀...!!

[muntc71]

old memories of hong kong

[asdnhk]

very gorgeous, thx

[rman595]

很多舊香港的珍貴照片，多謝！

[nelsontsui2003]

Amazing! How can you find so many old pic of Hong Kong? Good job. Thanks!!!

[mrhappysad]

Great paring of imagery and music. I absolutely love this. Thank you.

[liahma123]

people say "a picture means a thousand words" a good old song means a miilion words .i am lying on couch and enjoy the memories brought back by listening to this song.thank you tube.....thank you sam hui.!!!!!!

[noisesionoise]

@liahma123 woow it was deep

[wood413]

When I return to Hong kong for the first time after 16 years in USA, as the plane approaching HK airport, this song was playing in my head. Thanks for the memories.

[TOMMYBOY6969]

Amazing pictures of old Hong Kong, its how i remembered it 'cause i moved away since 73. You even have a picture of my school :) Great job...

[marxmarx2007]

Excellent! I was born in Hong Kong and spent 30 years there before I moved to another country. It is a lovely place and thanks for the old pictures of old Hong Kong which stirred up a lot of my memories.

[dravidwake]

Wonderful old pics of Hong Kong. I spent 21 of my best years in the place.

[ri7liu]

2:29  1810? its impossible!

[simazhongda]

one who write song bases on life experience like michael is reli a ppl person while one who write song based on sales are rubbish and should be throw inside a MMA cage ..

[beavertown2006]

Fantasticly amazing! Thanks!

[chuhangchun]

Song and photos, very impressive!

[dvdhaha]

Don't know what to tell you guys,thats how i grew up with, the place ,the timing all in my memories,my part life ,my life ,I love your postings.

[STANLEYLKH]

before is beautier than now...

[ayu2046]

i love Hong Kong

[cg57]

Thank you for the glimpse to old Hong Kong. Although I don't understand chinese, I feel the song to be beautiful.

[hkbaby1985]

I migrated to the US 6 yrs ago. As time goes on, I more and more understand and feel this song.....even though I'm used to the US now.

[pflau1]

This song is not about HK though, it's about the States, Parais, Japan, and other overseas locations. But I love the song anyway.

[goldwing8888]

The tacit theme of this song is about Hong Kong. In particular, the reference was that after travelling to other places such as Paris, the United States, etc, Hong Kong is still the best. While one might or might agree with the sentiment, the person who wrote the lyrics, Michael Hui, has clearly explained that on one of his talks.

[DoWong]

Very Good Old Song ...Thanks

[dragon106]

well im going there tomorrow

[cbcrleung]

Thanks for the upload. Fantastic!

[nyfatkeungusa]

Excellent music for this slide show ,Thanks for sharing

[simazhongda]

although im not from hong kong but it seems weird i like his songs alot .. and always think back when i was listening to this song .. i wonder why ..

[chucky0404]

Everytime I feel so touched when I hear the music that is represented Hong Kong life.

[Rogapol]

What ever happened to Tiger Balm Gardens and where was it? I remember it as a kid in HK, have the slides, but have no idea where it is now.

[alancwwong]

it was demolished. i lived next to the Garden before. I miss the old HK..

[alancwwong]

the address was Tai Hang Road, Causeway Bay.

[Rogapol]

Thanks for that. I guess it's turned into a block of flats or a shopping centre!

[alancwwong]

i remember the Garden was not totally demolished. some parts of it still exist. let me check it when i go back to HK next month.ha..

[alheych]

HK looked the best in the 1970s and 1980s in my opinion. When the outline of the mountains were still visible from the opposite.

[wanderinggoose]

I came to HK since the 80s on a regular basis for work. Agree about the skies. Such a pitty today.

Anyway I still liked the place enough to have made it my home since the early 21st century. Even if today again is a foggy, hazy, polluted day.

Longing for one of the very few clear days...

[bankone]

thank you very much. Excellent music for this slide show

[vanessaseed]

loved this trip down memory lane!

[australianman1234]

Support Sam Hui forever!His songs made me very comfortable,the lyrics is meaningful!

[aznboieiji]

i honestly love hongkong!!! i left footprints to many places, i'm not currently in hong kong, but my heart is! hong kong is always always my home! i love you, hong kong.

[arriesone]

Brought back great memories from my time there in early 70's....must be so different now, I know I wouldn't recognise it..

[Vlum88]

Thank you so much for putting up this slideshow. Well done!

[luckystar787878]

I LOVE HONG KONG!!

[maklun918]

thx..................

[AndyRulz84]

Looking at these pictures makes me wish I could go back to the old Hong Kong, back when there was still the Star Ferry, as well as a lot of other historic landmarks, a wider harbour, less high-rise buildings, less crowds...

[fiberjen]

that is a really ignorant statement, the brits might not had the best of intentions, yet they inplanted the concept of law and a free society, the two most valuable foundation of HK!

[eenuniekenaam]

wtf...without the brits there would be no hong kong. HK is the only place where cantonese is official next to english and mandarin. In guangdong the mandarin are taking over everything. HK must never become mandarin!

[defghui]

@eenuniekenaam its too late man. after 97, the mainlanders start moving down, education is on the decline. everyone is starting to make stupid decisions and common sense is out the window. its a lost cause, get out while you can

[baiNEKO]

@defghui And go where? Rather than run and hide, stay and fight! Improve your homeland from the ground up, brother!  It's the only way for humanity.

[kl9977gmail]

@defghui new HK is starting to falling apart like America...

[defghui]

@kl9977gmail yea man, us govt seems to only do things to annoy each other.

[kyan2000]

@eenuniekenaam you want to bet ? mandarin will be the preferred language in hk sooner or later. I moved to the San Francisco bay area 27 years ago from hk and I witnessed the similar change for chineses here.

[hokman1]

1900 nathan road... lol

[cycmd]

Hone Kong is the best!!

[gracewong9999]

@cycmd in the past (b4 97), so Hong Kong was the best !

[cycmd]

@gracewong9999

Yes, you are right absolutely. It should be: HK was the best!

That is too sad. Thank you for reminding me.

[tableforii]

an excellent collection of old hong kong photos