Lam sought out Liang on Facebook to ask for permission to cover his songs.
Singaporean singer-composer and xinyao pioneer Liang Wern Fook with Hong Kong singer-songwriter Chet Lam , who will be releasing an album covering 10 of Liang's works on Sept 30.
City Of Longing includes well-known songs written by Liang, such as Singapore Pie , named Singapore Pie 3.0 with new lyrics. The line-up also has Worries , originally sung by Kit Chan, and Every Time I Wake Up , originally sung by Andy Lau.“I often listened to songs like Worries, Every Time I Wake Up and The Feeling Of Thinking Of You play on the radio at the time. The first time I heard The Feeling Of Thinking Of You, it was the Alex To version,” he recalled.
He sought out Liang on Facebook and asked for his permission to cover his songs. Liang swiftly agreed.
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