Expert: Bong Santos - 10/24/2006

Question
hello..Sir Bong...im looking for some songs in the 80s but can't find any info bout it...(1.)the only line i can remember is " hungry hearts of modern girls"...it's a dance tune...with all researching exerted...i came out with HUNGRY HEARTS by Jim Player..but im not sure...(2.)another song is from a movie i cant remember anymore but im sure its from the 80s...the only line i can remember is "when i hold you i'll never let u go and i'll be with you everywhere you go"...sung by a male....(3.)...the line goes "but if you leave me there's no tomorrow only yesterday"....(4.) the lines goes..."do re mi, do re mi chacha, whats the title? and lastly ...do you happen to have the soundtrack of the 1985 movie FAST FORWARD?...thanks

Answer
Dear Vincent,

I'm not really sure you gave me the right lyrics or clues. The clues don't point me to an exact answer but some unsure answers that I hope were the right ones.

The first one sounds like MODERN LOVE by DAVID BOWIE from his 1983 album LET'S DANCE. I will include the lyrics here so please check it out. The lyrics also resembled MODERN GIRL by SLEATER-KINNEY but that was just from 2005. Here's MODERN LOVE:

MODERN LOVE / DAVID BOWIE

I dont want to go out
I wont stay in
Get things done

I catch a paper boy
But things dont really change
Im standing in the wind
But I never wave bye-bye

But I try, I try

Theres no sign of life
Its just the power to charm
Im lying in the rain
But I never wave bye-bye

But I try, I try

Never gonna fall for
Modern love - walks beside me
Modern love - walks on by
Modern love - gets me to the church on time
Church on time - terrifies me
Church on time - makes me party
Church on time - puts my trust in God and man
God and man - no confessions
God and man - no religion
God and man - dont believe in modern love

Its not really work
Its just the power to charm
Im still standing in the wind
But I never wave bye bye

But I try, I try

Never gonna fall for
Modern love - walks beside me
Modern love - walks on by
Modern love - gets me to the church on time
Church on time - terrifies me
Church on time - makes me party
Church on time - puts my trust in God and man
God and man - no confessions
God and man - no religion
God and man - dont believe in modern love
Modern love - walks beside me
Modern love - walks on by
Modern love - gets me to the church on time
Church on time - terrifies me
Church on time - makes me party
Church on time - puts my trust in God and man
God and man - no confessions
God and man - no religion
God and man - I dont believe in modern love

Modern love, modern love, modern love, modern love, modern love, modern love
Modern love, modern love, modern love, modern love, modern love, modern love

Modern love - modern love, walks beside me
Modern love - modern love, walks on by
Modern love - modern love, walks beside me
Modern love - modern love, walks on by
Never gonna fall for
Never gonna fall for

The second song I totally cannot recognize, need to hear it.

The third one is BUT IF YOU LEAVE ME by JUNIOR from 1978. I already featured him a couple of months ago when I was asked about him. ANTONIO MORALES BARRETTO, JR. in real life, he used to be a frequent Manila visitor, even made a movie with VILMA SANTOS, sung the original YAKAP later revived by LA LOPEZ.

The fourth one reminds me of CHA CHA CHA by KEY LARGO, not sure though.

Regarding the FAST FORWARD soundtrack, I wish I had a copy of it cause I am dying to hear LONG AS WE BELIEVE by SIEDAH GARRETT & DAVID SWANSON.

If I didn't gave you the right answers, you can always send an audio clip through a link where I can listen your voice (humming it) from Real Player. Some of my letter senders do that.

Maraming salamat po!

BONG M. SANTOS
Manila, Philippines