Frances Yip Lai-yee (born 1947) is a Hong Kong English pop and C… Read Full Bio ↴葉麗儀
Frances Yip Lai-yee (born 1947) is a Hong Kong English pop and Cantopop singer. She is best known for performing many of the theme songs for television series produced by TVB in the 1980s and early 1990s.
Born in 1947, Yip is of Hakka ancestry, and is the youngest of 5 siblings. She grew up in a rural area in Hong Kong, and studied in St. Clare's Girls' School, an English Catholic school.
Her first singing job was in 1969 when she won a talent contest called Sharp's Night Four Lights Competition on Hong Kong television where she met the composer, Joseph Koo. Koo used Yip to sing commercial jingles while she was working as a secretary in HSBC, one was the jingles was a song about savings account for HSBC. Her first record, Bu Liao Qing (Love Without End) was recorded in the same year. She recorded predominantly English covers of Mandarin songs and Mandarin songs then.
In 1972, Yip and Joseph Koo went to Japan's World Singing gathering in Nippon Budokan. In 1973, Yip was working for Cathay Pacific as an Ambassador of Hong Kong under Hong Kong Tourism Board for a year, and her album, Discovery, was based on her experiences travelling. Discovery was sung in nine different languages to represent the 9 major destinations for Cathay Pacific then, and the album inspired a London talent agent to find her. She signed onto EMI records and lived in London for two years.[3]It was a worldwide contract, meaning she can have one English album released in 6 different languages in different areas of the world. Since then, she had renewed her two-year contract until now.
Yip hit international fame with her signature tune, The Bund from the TVB drama of the same title.[4] After she recorded The Bund, she returned to Hong Kong.
In her 45-year career, Yip has released more than 80 albums, mostly of songs in American English, Indonesian, Thai, Malay, Mexican Spanish, Japanese, Tagalog, Hong Kong Cantonese, and Taiwanese Mandarin. She has performed on television, and in films, concerts and cabarets in more than 30 countries on five continents. Her linguistic skills, with unique interpretations of lyrics in English, Cantonese and Mandarin, as well as several other Asian languages, have led to a fan base across a wide range of cultures and countries.
Yip has worked with the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, the Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra, the Macau Chinese Orchestra, the Singapore Chinese Orchestra, the Youth Orchestra from the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts, Singapore Symphony Orchestra and Thammasat University Philharmonic Orchestra in Bangkok as well as large orchestras in Kuala Lumpur.
Yip achieved worldwide recognition when she was selected by the Hong Kong government to be a co-presenter at the British Farewell Ceremony to mark the transfer of sovereignty in Hong Kong. The event on June 30, 1997, was watched by a television audience estimated at 120 million, in more than 80 countries worldwide.
In 2012, Yip recorded her first Christian album, Grace and Glory Psalm 84.
Yip is fluent in Chinese (Hong Kong Cantonese and Taiwanese Mandarin) and English. She often spends time in Sydney where her son and grandchildren live.
She was diagnosed with breast cancer in 1996, but was considered free of cancer in 2002. To celebrate eight years of being cancer-free, in 2010, she held a charity concert in Kuala Lumpur to benefit cancer research and treatment.
Since 2013, she and her husband have lived in the rural suburbs of Sydney, Australia with their son and grandson. They have Australian citizenship, and also own rental properties in England. She occasionally returns to Hong Kong to perform and make TV appearances.
Love Will Keep Us Together
Frances Yip Lyrics
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Love will keep us together
Think of me babe, whenever
Some sweet-talking girl comes along, singing her song
Don't mess around, you've just got to be strong, just stop
'Cause I really love you, stop
I'll be thinking of you
Look in my heart and let love keep us together
You
You belong to me now
Ain't gonna set you free now
When those girl start hanging around talking me down
Hear with your heart and you won't hear a sound, just stop (stop)
'Cause I really love you, stop (stop)
I'll be thinking of you
Look in my heart and let love keep us together
Whatever
Young and beautiful
But someday your looks will be gone
When the others turn you off
Who'll be turning you on?
I will, I will, I will
I will be there to share forever
Love will keep us together
I said it before and I'll say it again while others pretend
I need you now and I'll need you then, just stop (stop)
'Cause I really love you, stop (stop)
I'll be thinking of you
Look in my heart and let love keep us together
Whatever, ba-ba-ba-ba-ba, whatever
I will, I will, I will, I will
You better stop
'Cause I really love you, stop (stop)
I'll be thinking of you
Look in my heart and let love keep us together
Whatever, ba-ba-ba-ba-ba, whatever
I will, I will, I will, I will
Frances Yip's song "Love Will Keep Us Together" is a love song that centers around the idea that love is what brings people together and keeps them together in the face of outside temptation or criticism. The song encourages the listener's partner to be strong in the face of potential temptation, and reminds them that they belong together. The song's refrain, "Love will keep us together," reinforces the idea that love can overcome any obstacle.
The first verse of the song speaks to the possibility that outside forces may try to undermine the relationship, but the second verse encourages the listener's partner to trust in their heart, and not to listen to the negative voices that surround them. The bridge of the song speaks to the idea that looks can be deceiving, and that true love is based on more than just physical attraction.
Overall, the song celebrates the strength and resilience of true love, and how it can weather any storm as long as both partners are willing to be true to themselves and to each other.
Line by Line Meaning
Love
Love is the reason we are together
Love will keep us together
Our love will help us stay connected and overcome any challenges
Think of me babe, whenever
Remember me whenever you are facing difficult situations
Some sweet-talking girl comes along, singing her song
When someone tries to entice you with flattering words
Don't mess around, you've just got to be strong, just stop
Don't fall for their tricks, you need to be strong and put an end to it
'Cause I really love you, stop
I love you and don't want to lose you
I'll be thinking of you
I will always be there for you in my thoughts
Look in my heart and let love keep us together
Our love will keep us together into the future
You belong to me now
You are mine and I won't let anyone take you away
Ain't gonna set you free now
You are not going anywhere, I won't let you leave
When those girl start hanging around talking me down
If other girls start putting me down
Hear with your heart and you won't hear a sound, just stop (stop)
Listen to your heart and you will know the truth, ignore them and stay with me
'Cause I really love you, stop (stop)
I love you so much, don't let anyone else sway you
Whatever
No matter what happens
Young and beautiful
When you are young and attractive
But someday your looks will be gone
Eventually, you won't be as youthful and attractive
When the others turn you off
When other people are no longer interested in you
Who'll be turning you on?
Who will be attracted to you then?
I will, I will, I will
I will always be there for you, even when you are no longer young and attractive
I will be there to share forever
I will always be by your side, for the rest of our lives
Love will keep us together
Our love will endure and help us stay together
I said it before and I'll say it again while others pretend
I have told you this before and will continue to say it, even as others are insincere
I need you now and I'll need you then, just stop (stop)
I need you now and will need you in the future, so don't let anyone come between us
'Cause I really love you, stop (stop)
I love you so deeply and want to stay with you
Whatever, ba-ba-ba-ba-ba, whatever
Again, no matter what happens
You better stop
You had better listen to me and stay with me
I'll be thinking of you
I will always be thinking about you
Look in my heart and let love keep us together
Our love will help us stay together and overcome any obstacles
Whatever, ba-ba-ba-ba-ba, whatever
Once again, no matter what happens
I will, I will, I will, I will
I will always be there for you, no matter what
Contributed by Katherine N. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
NW
on Shang Hai Tan
I assume this "translation" was a joke. OP literally just made everything up. Not a single line is even REMOTELY right. I got a good laugh out of it though.
Kek Joo
on Shang Hai Tan
I just happened to see your translated lyrics. I am afraid they are absolutely incorrect. The song speaks of the rise and ebbing of the tides and likens the experiences of love and hate/revenge to the changing tides. There is no mention of buildings (long pang long lau means the tide/current rises and ebbs). Shi hei shi sau is not it’s black, it’s majestic but whether it is joy or whether it is sorrow. Etc etc. This is very in line with the themes of the drama and movie versions which has this song as its theme song. This is a melancholic song and not one prompting SH as a tourist attraction toon
Janet Lim Swee Kim
on Bengawan Solo (Indonesia)
Very beautiful , you , love to listen to your song, thank you Mdm. Yip.
Janet Lim Swee Kim
on Bengawan Solo (Indonesia)
Many thanks Yip Lai Yee mdm.