ecember, 2013, is going Maldives, and India. Black to be a month loaded They started their careers Velvet Dwith celebrations. separately but met at the Kotte We have Desmond’s 50 years Church choir, when Yohan in music concert, and that is asked Honorine to join his something everyone is looking acoustic band. Later, they forward to. joined Debbie and the Fireflies, Sandra Jackson and Replay and that was in1986. 6, from Melbourne, Australia, In June, 1988, they were will be in town, and Sandra, we married and, soon after, began Star Track Album hear, will be celebrating her to perform as a duo - Yohan birthday on December 30th. and Honorine - at the Taj And then we have the 31st Samudra, six days a week. So night happenings! 2013 is extra special as they cel- In fact, the celebrations ebrate 25 years together - in begin on Sunday, December 1st. music and marriage. Yohan and Honorine, the Their celebration concert

Tuesday November 26th, 2013 Tuesday duo, with voices that blend in harmony, have been entertaining audi- ences of all ages, for over 25 years - performing at 5-star venues, in Colombo, and also mak- ing their presence felt at venues in Australia, Dubai, Doha, Seychelles, South Korea, the will be held this Sunday, December 1st, 2013, at the Bishop’s College auditori- um, and they will have for company their band, Black Velvet. The other featured artistes are their daugh- ters Samantha and Melissa, as well as Sohan, Mirage, Sweet Inspiration Timber (Shyami,Marcia,Yasmin), Honorine and Rav David , St Thomas’ Yohan Kotte Choir and Anushan Pitbull (feat. Ke$ha) and his dance troupe Ke$ha: move) Clifford Richards will It’s going down, I’m yelling You better dance (you better be the evening’s host. timber dance) You better move, you better Let’s make a night you won’t dance remember Let’s make a night you won’t I’ll be the one you won’t for- remember get (you won’t forget) I’ll be the one you won’t for- get Pitbull: Look up in the sky, it’s a bird, Pitbull: it’s a plane The bigger they are, the No, it’s just me, ain’t a damn harder they fall thing changed This biggity boys are diggity Live in hotels, swing on out plane I have ‘em like Miley Cyrus, Left to say, money ain’t a clothes off thing Twerking on their bras and Club jumping like it going thongs, timber down, bowl it Crazy town, booty up, timber Order me another round, That’s the way we like the homie war, timber We about to climb, wild, I’m stickier than an oil spill ‘cause it’s about to go down She say she won’t, but I bet she will, timber (Repeat Verse Three)

Swing your partner round Ke$ha: and round It’s going down, I’m yelling End of the night, it’s going timber down You better move, you better One more shot, another dance round Let’s make a night you won’t End of the night, it’s going remember down I’ll be the one you won’t for- Seen 'N' Heard Swing your partner round get and round HEARD…this duo can be extremely danger- End of the night, it’s going It’s going down, I’m yelling ous. down timber They give the impression that they can be One more shot, another You better move, you better trusted, and very good and helpful friends. round dance However, if they can’t get you under their End of the night, it’s going Let’s make a night you won’t total control, they turn very vicious. down remember Quite a few have suffered at their hands, and I’ll be the one you won’t for- now, unscrupulously, they are making life dif- (Repeat Verse One) get ficult for another close associate. It’s going down (it’s going * Sent by: Michelle Perera Pen Pals down), I’m yelling timber of Moratuwa You better move (you better Corrine and Burn = Name: Angel. = Age: 20. = Gender: Female. Corrine’s plus factor = Address: 7, Faye St, Reservoir, VIC 3073, Top 5 Songs of All Time Australia. Singer Corrine Almedia is always on the Corrine was in London last month (October, = Hobbies/Interests: Music, cooking, exer- move – in other words, she is very much an ‘in 2013), for a performance, and also travelled, cising, trying new things, art-related things 1. John Lennon - “Imagine” sexual suggestiveness and attacks (drawing, painting, sewing), travelling, dancing, (1971) on commercialism. It was the song demand’ singer. with the group, Marians, to Bangladesh, for a Sri gardening, eating vegan, basketball, swimming John Lennon himself stated that that turned the Rolling Stones into She is big in the scene here and equally pop- Lankan dance. and the beach “Imagine” is as good as anything superstars. ular with Sri Lankans, now domiciled abroad. Her next overseas destination is Canada – on (Kind of pen pal I am looking for: I don’t really he wrote with the Beatles. The 4. Judy Garland - “Over the The plus factor, where Corrine is concerned, December 3rd, 2013. have any preferences and will talk to anyone) = song remains one of the most Rainbow” (1939) is her ability to tackle a wide variety of songs, For the third consecutive year, Corrine and If you are keen to make friends with read- powerful and poignant requests in “Over the Rainbow” was written ers of this page, send us your name, age, gender, and that gives her a huge advantage over most the group, Burn, will usher in the New Year at address, hobbies/interests, school/occupation, song to imagine a peaceful world. specifically for the movie, The others. the Colombo Swimming Club. It reached the top 10 in both the Wizard Of Oz by Harold Arlen and and e-mail address (if any). Write to Ivan Alvis, C/o “Star Track”, The US and the UK upon initial release. E.Y. Harburg. Judy Garland singing And, of course, she is a live wire on stage; Says Corrine: “I love doing this scene she has a dynamic stage personality and a lot of because the atmosphere is fantastic, lovely Island, 223, Bloemendhal Road, Colombo 13. Or 2. Bruce Springsteen - “Born the song was originally deleted mail the required details to: to Run” (1975) from the movie, but insistence from oomph when she moves into action. crowd, and good food.” [email protected] Bruce Springsteen has stated Harold Arlen and executive produc- that he wrote “Born to Run” as a er, Arthur Freed, lobbied to get it last-ditch effort to become a true back in the film. The version from star. His first two albums had been the Wizard of Oz remains the best critically acclaimed but didn’t sell known recording, but other cover particularly well. The song is versions, particularly the one by essentially a passionate, heroic Hawaiian musician, Israel love letter to a girl named Wendy. Kamakawiwo’ole, are well known. The imagery in the song is power- The “Songs of the Century” list ful with “kids huddled on the beach compiled by the Recording in a mist” and “highways jammed Industry Association of America with broken heroes.” The song, and the National Endowment for ariah Carey has opened up about her big deal. This will be nothing’. along with the rest of the album the Arts listed “Over the Rainbow” stint as a judge on American Idol, jok- “But it wasn’t that. It was like going to Born to Run did help make Bruce as #1 based. Ming that sitting beside pop rival, Nicki work every day in hell with Satan.” Springsteen into a star. He 5. Beatles - “Yesterday” Minaj, was like “working with Satan”. Carey was quick to cover her tracks and appeared on the covers of Time (1965) The ‘’ hitmaker joined the popular U.S. tal- added, “I’m just playing. It didn’t affect me and Newsweek and the album hit The Guinness Book of Records ent show last year (2012) and served as a judge that much (but) I was disappointed.” #3 on the charts. Neither of his claims no song has inspired more and mentor to young hopefuls, alongside Nicki She insists her time on the show wasn’t first two albums had placed inside cover versions than “Yesterday.” It Minaj, Keith Urban and producer, Randy completely wasted, because she did enjoy the top 50. The song itself reached is a melancholy ballad, recorded #23 on the pop singles chart in the with simply the voice of Paul Jackson. watching Idol’s young hopefuls blossom. US. McCartney, over a string quartet. It She admits she went into the show thinking She added, “You know what I loved? I loved 3. Rolling Stones - “(I Can’t details the aftermath of a relation- it would be a lot of fun, but it quickly became the contestants. And some of them that were Get No) Satisfaction” (1965) ship gone sour. However, when a disaster when she fell out with Minaj during so good - and also really good people, you The Rolling Stones topped the something so simple is done so the auditions. could tell - it was disappointing when the US pop singles chart for the first perfectly it becomes a classic. The Detailing the nightmare experience for the judges would, for political reasons, not put time with this song. It has all of the other Beatles members were at first time, since her departure from the show people through.” components of a classic Rolling first adamantly against including in June (2013), she said, “Honestly, I hated it. I While Carey is busy promoting her new sin- Stones hit including an arresting the song on a Beatles album thought it was going to be a three-person gle, The Art of Letting Go, Urban is returning guitar introduction from Keith because the sound was so differ- panel. They gave me a nice dangling monetary to the judges’ table with Harry Connick, Jr. Richards, as well as classic preen- ent from their other work. They did moment, and I was just like, ‘Ok, Randy and Jennifer Lopez for the upcoming 14th sea- ing vocals from Mick Jagger. The veto its release as a single at Jackson, will be there; I’ve known him forever. son of American Idol. song was recorded at the Chess home in the UK. In the US the He used to play bass for me. Like, this isn’t a Studios in Chicago. “(I Can’t Get song was a #1 hit. A 1999 BBC No) Satisfaction” was seen as sub- poll voted “Yesterday” the Best Mariah Carey versive and threatening due to its Song of the 20th Century.