Home, Truly: A History Of Singapore National Songs

The book covers the history of Singapore National songs, starting with the search for folk songs that could be considered a National song. It follows the history of Majulah Singapura written by Zubir Said, which was officially adopted as Singapore's national anthem in 1959. The book traces the first three official National Day Parade songs written by Hugh Harrison in 1985 to 1987. This was followed by the Sing Singapore competition which gave rise to Dick Lee's winning song, Home. The book ...