Star Track Album

Seen 'N' HeardHEARD…what an ugly ‘explosion’ it

has turned out to be!Quoting Joyce Mayer, ‘Patience is not

simply the ability to wait - it's how webehave while we're waiting.’

In this instance, however, his patienceturned out to be atrocious and, it nowseems, he has lost a good thing going.

In his case, it’s typical of that saying:“Bite the hand that feeds you.”

Pen Pals* NAME: April O’Brien.* AGE: 17.* GENDER: Female.* ADDRESS: 10, Abbey Road, Blackrock,

Ireland.* HOBBIES / INTERESTS: I love meet-

ing new people, swimming and shoppingonline.

(Kind of pen pal I’m looking for: Someonewho doesn’t mind me blabbing on! Andsomeone who loves meeting and getting toknow people, as much as I do).

* Write to; Ivan Alvis, C/o “Star Track,”The Island, 223, Bloemendhal Road,Colombo 13. Or mail the required details to:jetliner02@yahoo.com

6 Tuesday June 2nd, 2015

Write to; Ivan Alvis, C/o “Star Track,” The Island, 223,Bloemendhal Road, Colombo 13. Or mail the required

details to:jetliner02@yahoo.com

I got bills I gotta paySo I'm gon' work, work, work every dayI got mouths I gotta feedSo I'm gon' make sure everybody eatsI got bills

All these bills pile up my deskThey looking like a mountain (Everest!)All the little kids run aroundI can hear their stomachs growl (grrr!)It's a full moon outAnd my girl just keep on howlin' (ooh, ooh)She said she gonna leave meIf I don't come home with fifty thousand (fifty thousand!)

God damn, god damn, god damn, god damnOh man, oh man, oh man, oh manGod damn, oh man, god damn, oh man

(Repeat Verse One)

Woke up and I bumped my headStubbed my toe on the edge of the bedOpened the fridge and the food all goneNeighbor damn dog done crapped on my lawnHopped in the car and the car won't startIt's too damn hot but I still gotta walkBehind an old lady in the grocery linePraying that my card don't get declined

(Repeat Verse Three and One)

Bringin' everybody trouble

And my shoes, my shoesI said my shoes!Ain't got no sole

I got bills I gotta paySo I'm gon' work, work, work every dayI got mouths I gotta feedSo I'm gon' make sure everybody eats

(Repeat Verse One)

(Mama got bills! Yo' daddy got bills! Yo' sister got bills! Yo' auntiegot bills!)I got bills.(Uncle got bills! Everybody got bills! Everybody got bills!)

* Sent by: Kylie (Pretty Girl) of Colombo

Engelbert Humperdinck believes that the

Eurovision Song Contest is “unfair” and

biased against the United Kingdom. He

accused the Eurovision organisers of construct-

ing the event in such a way as to ensure that the

UK entrant stands little chance of winning.

The 79-year-old singer was a guest on a chat

show, just a few days after the annual continen-

tal singing competition which saw the UK put in

yet another poor showing, with duo, Electro

Velvet, finishing with just five points and fourth

from bottom..

Humperdinck himself represented the UK in

the competition, in 2012, when it was hosted in

Azerbaijan, and finished second from last with a

total of just twelve points. When asked about his

experience, he said “It wasn't fair. It wasn't fair,

and it's all to do with politics. Look what hap-

pened this time.”

The crooner believes that, because he per-

formed first out of the 25 entrants that year, he

was effectively forgotten by the time that voting

commenced a few hours later and that affected

his chances of winning. He reckons that the

competition may be regularly set up in this fash-

ion so that Britain is one of the first performers.

The last time the UK won the competition was

in 1997, when Katrina & The Waves performed

‘Love Shine A Light,’ though many pointed out at

the time that the group’s singer, Katrina

Leskanich, was American-born.

Eurovision is regularly criticised for its voting

patterns, with countries of geographical proximi-

ty, or those that share cultural and historical ties,

frequently voting for each other, regardless of

the quality of the actual song.

Humperdinck is most famous for his 1967 hit,

‘Release Me,’ which, notoriously, kept The

Beatles’ double A-sided single, ‘Strawberry

Fields Forever / Penny Lane,’ from the Number 1

spot. He also had another million-selling single

that year with ‘The Last Waltz.’

Sweden’s Mans Zelmerlow won this year’s

contest with 365 points.

Corrine & Co. have been signed on toplay every Thursday night, at the LongBar, Water’s Edge, commencing this

Thursday, June 4th (2015).Corrine says she is happy to do this scene

as it would give her group more exposure.The band was well received by the Sri

Lankans, Down Under, during their shorttour, recently, where they performed inMelbourne and Sydney.

And, come end December, 2015, Corrine &Co. will team up with another big name, inthe scene here, to give 31st night revellers theloveliest night of the year!

TOTP PopShot Chart

World Singles Chart

6. Sugar –

Maroon 5.

7. Love Me LikeYou Do – EllieGoulding.

LunchMoney LewisBills

with Ivan Alvis

9. Hold My Hand –Jess Glynne.

1. See You Again –Wiz Khalifa andCharlie Puth.

2 See You Again– Wiz Khalifa andCharlie Puth.

Weekly scene for Corrine & Co.

7. Lean On –

Major Lazer,

Snake & MO.

4. Uptown Funk– Mark Ronson,feat. Bruno Mars.

3. Cheerleader

(Felix Jaehn

Remix) - OMI

5. Want To WantMe - Jason Derulo

8. I Really LikeYou – Carly RaeJepsen

1. Cheerleader(Felix Jaehn Remix)– Omi

5. Where AreYou Now – Skrillex

and Diplo/JustinBieber.

8. Lean On -Major Lazer, feat.DJ Snake andMØ

3. Bills –LunchmoneyLewis

6. Runaway(U & I) -Galantis

these days, especially afterthe band’s recent successfuloverseas tour which also sawthem perform in London andItaly.

All these gigs are a part oftheir ‘Around the World in 25Years’ theme.

The singer, who revivesthe hits of the late ClarenceWijewardene, almost to per-fection, has mega plans forhis local fans.

He told The Island’s “StarTrack” that what he hasplanned to implement, in theform of a musical concert,for his Sri Lankan followers,will be totally different, andnovel, in many ways.

“We spent a lot of what-ever free time we had, onour recent overseas tour, dis-cussing and planning outhow we should present our25 years celebration concertfor our local fans.”

Rajiv went on to say thatwhat they discussed, and

planned out, will be put intoaction, on Sunday, July 26th(2015).

The Nelum Pokuna audito-rium, in Colombo 7, will bethe venue for this block-buster happening.

The concert will featureseveral well-known localartistes, and names men-tioned include Desmond deSilva, Sunil Perera, Corrine,A.E. Manoharan, AnnesleyMalawana, Mariazelle,Indrani Perera, and manymore.

According to Rajiv, he iskeen to revive the music thatwas big during the 25 yearsRajiv & The Clan were in exis-tence.

The legendary, Desmond,he said, will include, in hisrepertoire, many of theEnglish songs that he wasknown for, decades ago.

Yes, it’s certainly going tobe a starry-starry night formusic lovers.

They say it’s going to be one ofthe biggest concerts ever –Rajiv & The Clan, in action.

And the musical extravaganza is inconnection with the guys celebrat-ing 25 years in the music scene.

Rajiv is very much in the news

Corrine & Co.

Engelbert believes Eurovision is unfair

Engelbert Humperdinck

Rajiv SebastianRajiv & the Clan

Rajiv & The Clan 25 years ago!

2. Aozora No

Shita, Kimi No

Tonari - Arash

9. Shut Up +

Dance – Walk

The Moon

10. Hey, Mama -David Guetta, feat.Nicki Minaj andAfrojack

4. Bad Blood –

Taylor Swift, feat.

Kendrick Lamar

10.Nicki Minaj

and Afrojack