Aaa-Chaa England (Anil Barathi Version of Bill Forbes 60s Classic)

This is Anil Barathi's rendition of the classic 60s hit Aaa-Chaa England by Bill forbes, aka Kal Kahn.

Bill Forbes was born in Sri Lanka, then Ceylon in 1938 to English parents. At the tender age of 17, he left for England and settled in London's Victoria doing clerical work. During the late 50s he regularly appeared singing at the 'Bread Breakfast' coffee bar in Tottenham Court Road, trying to make his dream come true as a famous singer.

During September 1958 he signed up with the BBC's 'Oh Boy' series and bacame a household name in a short space of time. He signed a recording contract in 1959 with Columbia Records, which produced eight singles of which 'Too Young' reached No.29 in the UK charts. His biggest success was however, in Ceylon, his homeland where 'Too Young' reaching No. 1 in the Sri Lankan charts knocking off Cliff Richards's 'Living Doll'. Aaa-Chaa England still is a hit in the Sri Lankan music circuits, especially amongst the SLBC fans and South East Asian listeners.

In the late 60s he appeared in a variety of night clubs. He settled for a quiet life after a throat operation of which he never recovered. He is today happily retired and living in England's Huddersfield with his family.

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[MrAnucam]

I like this song

[goonewj]

@MrAnucam

Thanks!

[Dealingmafia]

Also us anglo-indians sing songs like this.

[goonewj]

@Dealingmafia

Thank You!!

[thishanc]

I heard this song before . It was on a non stop CD done by Rajiv Sebastien. It s a nice baila treat. Thanks for sharing with everyone.

[goonewj]

Thanks for the comment. Original was by Bill some 40+ years ago, which you will find under 'spinout007' s channel.!!!

[goonewj]

Thank you Aruna. This song is still popular on the SLBC English Commercial service. Infact, heard it in last December during holidays too!! Bill Forbes is a product of Sri Lanka shot to fame in the BBC during the late 50s and 60s.

[guitarmanaruna]

I've heard this song over the radio long time back...didn't know who sang it. A really beautiful song. This version is also beautiful. Nice job with visual mixing...!!

Thanks for sharing..!!

[goonewj]

Thank you Palitha for the comment. Yes, you are right, I used to enjoy this as a kid listening to SLBC (CBC then) on family choice. Jim Reeves is still big in SL, and remember used to listen to ' The Jim Reeves Quarter'.

[palithabatu]

I Remember listening to this song as a kid, on my fathers record player, also he had a vast collections of Jim Reeve's records too.

You have done a wonderful job, with fine mixing.

Thanks for posting.

Anil Bhaarathi sang a duet for the film Damayanthi with Indrani "Paaya karuna daya gune" in 70's, the song was a cover version of the english song "There's a song I like to sing"

if I remember correct?