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Expert: Bong Santos - 7/14/2008


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Hi Bong!

Do you have a copy of the song "On My Own Again"?  I'm not sure if that was the title, though.  The opening lyrics were

On my own again
On this desert island
so far away from home. . .

I hope i got it right.  Btw, who sang it?  If i remember it right, the singer went here promoting the song.  Anyway, i really love that beautiful song.  I hope you have a copy of it.

Thanks a lot in advance and More Power!!!

paolo

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Dear Paolo,

That would be the song SO FAR AWAY FROM HOME by DAVID NEWMAN. You are right, he went here in 1983 to promote his album, the same year another artist with a hit song also went here to promote his song, DOUG PHILLIPS with YOU AND ME.

E-mail me at bong_santos_jbl11@yahoo.com for your other inquiry.

Maraming salamat po!!

BONG M. SANTOS
Manila, Philippines

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I can answer just about everything from the 80`s, rock, pop, trivias, artist infos, Billboard chart positions, albums, etc. But songs that became hit in the Philippines and OPM songs are my expertise. I grew on 80`s music and still listening to 80`s music as it is the best era in music history for me. My friends call me the walking encyclopedia of 80`s music. I got books & collections of CDs, all from the 80`s.

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Let's just say music is my life and my source is a lifetime of knowledge about 80's music and then some.

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Bachelor of Arts in Mass Communications Major in Broadcast

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