The woman dressed in traditional clothing is supposed to represent old ways and traditions (maybe 2nd millennium), whereas the man in the spacesuit is supposed to represent the future and all the things that are yet to come (3rd millennium). The marriage scene is supposed to represent a 'marriage' between the old and new, accepting the future without abandoning the past. The spacesuit is also seen earlier in what appears to be a museum exhibit. In the marriage scene, people seem to be confused and surprised to see the man in the spacesuit with the woman. I'm assuming that this to make a statement that the future is not something distant from us; the future is here and ready. One last observation I find is that the way that the spacesuit is masked could mean how the future is still unknown to us, but we should be ready for it. Sometimes you never know how much meaning there could be in a simple music video.
i have nothing against the more recent ndp songs but i honestly very much prefer all these older ndp songs. Home, Together, Where I Belong and all the other classics. they are REAL classics. 10years down the road, they will still be those legendary ndp songs. and i sure hope 10years down the road, all these classics will still be sung during ndp and during national day celebrations in schools.
i m from jps, anyone still rmb every wed, there will be a lady comin to our school and she will put almost all ndp songs and those p1,p3 and p5 students will sit in the hall and sing along. Haha. Those were the days.
first heard this when i was 8. this is truly one of our best ndp video. evelyn tan's voice is so smoothing and dreamz fm expressed the spirit of singaporeans. Singapore is very different today, the ideals of the past seem to be fading, complains and unhappiness just seem to accumulate. the video reminds me of the happier times when i felt that i belong to Singapore, and people were striving for their best in each of their role and content (even proud) of what they have. may the past be our hope for a better tomorrow as a nation (:
wan tinwai you're wrong about the second half. looking at the world, at the US, at everything. you should still feel very happy about being Singaporean or belong to singapore. at least we have police officers we don't need to be afraid of. people here, even the penniless, are still very proud of what they have and we do strive hard for the best.we still protect the porcelain rice ball given to us so long ago, with our all. About the unhappiness stuff, you believe some studies and surveys? it may even feel that way at times, but cant you see how thats not true? during our worst episode of haze, it was singaporeans who helped others giving out free drinks and masks. again at LKYs death, our compassion for each other shone brightly once more. normal people, not just business stuff made the wait in the long queue much more bearable with drinks umbrellas and what not. again at the sabah quake. our happiness is still evident, otherwise well be like the USA with race wars. since you were 8 when this song came out, you must have a lot of experience in life on such matters,no doubt. however comparing singapore to the past is not realistic. with time and technolgy, we change. its very possible to see us lookoing out for each other online. however, it can be seen in reaL life too. just have to look for it.
Thanks for your comment. It is interesting to see a different point of view and insights. Indeed, in terms of quality of life rankings, Singapore ranks at the top of all international benchmarks. But happiness, when compared to others, gives us a false sense of superiority. I am not saying that I am not proud of being Singaporean. I am, and I appreciate everything our forefathers have done in developing our nation and the shiny accomplishments we have accumulated over the past decades. But sense of belonging is also about feeling comfortable to not just participate in the community, but also in the political process. It can range from getting involved in the grassroots or writing opinion pieces on newspaper. I am not even touching on the topic of freedom of expression here; instead, it is the increasing hostility and negativity between supporters of opposing parties that worry me. It could potentially hinder constructive politics from continuing, with political candidates focussing on 'trashing' each other. Prudent policy debates and careful analysis may be sidelined. Yes, we are changing in every possible ways. Change is constant, but there are intangibles that should remain in our core. If not the question of "Who we are?" would be laughable. I disagree that reflecting on the past is unrealistic. Since young, my parents have taught me that improvement is measured against one's self, rather than against others. It is through this that we developed self-motivation and fulfilment in life.
Reading your comment in 2024 and still 100% agree man.😢 We have lost the ability to create really good NDP songs, and the ability to debate constructively in a civilised manner.
I label this song as Auld Lang Syne u know? Here are the reason(s) 1. It was end of the 20th century and 90s decade 2. It was late Ong Teng Cheong's last NDP as President. My friend has given birth to a baby boy named after him.
This whole MV is a Simpsons episode predicting the future Singapore then (Singapore now). We have not sent anyone to outee space yet, but we have indeed become very hi tech
Let us be together aspire to achieve No matter what, no matter when, working hand in hand Let us go the distance, reach for goals that shine Creating our future, with everyone in mind Together we make a difference, one voice, one destiny We remain undivided, our hearts in harmony Together we make a difference, our friends, our families We will share a special dream, together we feel the Singapore heartbeat Let us find in our strides, new strength to go on by Nothing is ever easy, we have to hold on and strive Let us never be afraid, if we have to change our ways Through the years, we'll always stay, one in every way We will share a special dream Together we feel the Singapore heartbeat Singapore heartbeat
One of the best NDP songs. Was 10 years old then. Childhood in 90s is the BEST. GOOD OLD DAYS. I FUCKING MISS THE OLD SINGAPORE :( NDP songs after 2005 are like shit.
The fact that this song is produced as a reply to the 1996 Summer Olympics theme song: Gloria Estefan's "Reach" was daring and bold, and it doesn't dissappoint. Released 1 year after the horrific and accidental live broadcast of Indonesians beheading ethnic minorities live on Singapore TV on the 10pm news on Channel 5; and Malaysia at the peak of its neo Nazism then, "Together" and the NDP that year showed Singapore small, racially harmonious but not integrated. Nevertheless, the celebrations and choice to embrace diversity, is something that ultimately paved the way for today, and sets Singapore apart from Hong Kong in a way that the latter's residents will never truly understand.
Hm. I'd say only "We Are Singapore", "Count on me Singapore", "Stand up for Singapore" and "Home" can be considered classics at the moment. The others just aren't...um. Patriotic enough. Or played as often (yet!).
![[HD] Kit Chan - Home (National Day Parade - August 9, 2010)](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/O7g-PUjbusQ/mqdefault.jpg)
This still remains one of my fav singapore ndp songs today🔥✨️💛😊😊
Dreamz FM songs all got standards one
The woman dressed in traditional clothing is supposed to represent old ways and traditions (maybe 2nd millennium), whereas the man in the spacesuit is supposed to represent the future and all the things that are yet to come (3rd millennium).
The marriage scene is supposed to represent a 'marriage' between the old and new, accepting the future without abandoning the past.
The spacesuit is also seen earlier in what appears to be a museum exhibit. In the marriage scene, people seem to be confused and surprised to see the man in the spacesuit with the woman. I'm assuming that this to make a statement that the future is not something distant from us; the future is here and ready.
One last observation I find is that the way that the spacesuit is masked could mean how the future is still unknown to us, but we should be ready for it.
Sometimes you never know how much meaning there could be in a simple music video.
Good analysis you got there!!
Lovely analysis! Didn't think of it this deeply Haha
i have nothing against the more recent ndp songs but i honestly very much prefer all these older ndp songs. Home, Together, Where I Belong and all the other classics. they are REAL classics. 10years down the road, they will still be those legendary ndp songs. and i sure hope 10years down the road, all these classics will still be sung during ndp and during national day celebrations in schools.
hello 10 years later
not so recent any more
Yikes this comment aged like milk
Of course they will be!
Happy 25th anniversary to this MV.
The best NDP song ever. That year when i was in primary 5. Oh man, Time flies!!
Vic Johnny lol i was 1 Yr old
HOW old r u now
I was 6 yo but I loved this song!
Ikr one of the best NDP songs
@@MsNurkay how I wish I could go back to 1999
1998 - 2005 ndp songs is so much more better than recent years ~
1:31 the man passed him a cloth to wipe his tears but instead he used it to wipe the window
goofy ahh music video
i m from jps, anyone still rmb every wed, there will be a lady comin to our school and she will put almost all ndp songs and those p1,p3 and p5 students will sit in the hall and sing along. Haha. Those were the days.
Song again played this year for the COVID 19 outbreak
The Road Ahead is better than this song
first heard this when i was 8. this is truly one of our best ndp video. evelyn tan's voice is so smoothing and dreamz fm expressed the spirit of singaporeans. Singapore is very different today, the ideals of the past seem to be fading, complains and unhappiness just seem to accumulate. the video reminds me of the happier times when i felt that i belong to Singapore, and people were striving for their best in each of their role and content (even proud) of what they have.
may the past be our hope for a better tomorrow as a nation (:
wan tinwai you're wrong about the second half. looking at the world, at the US, at everything. you should still feel very happy about being Singaporean or belong to singapore. at least we have police officers we don't need to be afraid of. people here, even the penniless, are still very proud of what they have and we do strive hard for the best.we still protect the porcelain rice ball given to us so long ago, with our all. About the unhappiness stuff, you believe some studies and surveys? it may even feel that way at times, but cant you see how thats not true? during our worst episode of haze, it was singaporeans who helped others giving out free drinks and masks. again at LKYs death, our compassion for each other shone brightly once more. normal people, not just business stuff made the wait in the long queue much more bearable with drinks umbrellas and what not. again at the sabah quake. our happiness is still evident, otherwise well be like the USA with race wars. since you were 8 when this song came out, you must have a lot of experience in life on such matters,no doubt. however comparing singapore to the past is not realistic. with time and technolgy, we change. its very possible to see us lookoing out for each other online. however, it can be seen in reaL life too. just have to look for it.
Thanks for your comment. It is interesting to see a different point of view and insights.
Indeed, in terms of quality of life rankings, Singapore ranks at the top of all international benchmarks. But happiness, when compared to others, gives us a false sense of superiority. I am not saying that I am not proud of being Singaporean. I am, and I appreciate everything our forefathers have done in developing our nation and the shiny accomplishments we have accumulated over the past decades. But sense of belonging is also about feeling comfortable to not just participate in the community, but also in the political process. It can range from getting involved in the grassroots or writing opinion pieces on newspaper. I am not even touching on the topic of freedom of expression here; instead, it is the increasing hostility and negativity between supporters of opposing parties that worry me. It could potentially hinder constructive politics from continuing, with political candidates focussing on 'trashing' each other. Prudent policy debates and careful analysis may be sidelined.
Yes, we are changing in every possible ways. Change is constant, but there are intangibles that should remain in our core. If not the question of "Who we are?" would be laughable. I disagree that reflecting on the past is unrealistic. Since young, my parents have taught me that improvement is measured against one's self, rather than against others. It is through this that we developed self-motivation and fulfilment in life.
Reading your comment in 2024 and still 100% agree man.😢 We have lost the ability to create really good NDP songs, and the ability to debate constructively in a civilised manner.
Ken Lim, please make the NDP songs for Singapore again. It has always been good with you as the composer as music director..
I dont know why but i suddenly just started crying while watching the video...
Me too.. Right in the feels...
I label this song as Auld Lang Syne u know?
Here are the reason(s)
1. It was end of the 20th century and 90s decade
2. It was late Ong Teng Cheong's last NDP as President. My friend has given birth to a baby boy named after him.
This is an inspirational song, I too at the 3rd quarter of the song, I get a little teary.
missed the old Singapore ?
If the baby not cry then he will die
I was 3 years old when this song was played for ndp. How did I manage to remember this song? So much déjà vu.
OMG this was 12 years ago! MISS the old days... NDP songs back then are SO MUCH better! I love this mv~~~
evelyn's voice is so sweet (: and the song is so inspiring and upbeat1€
The old ndp songs is still the best.. The current ones is omfg!
25 years has passed? Cannot believe how time flies!
How I wish I could go back to 1999 and Evelyn Tan has 1 of the best voice
Holy crap! The part about the wedding through the computer (pressing enter to perform “I do”) is so prescient - predicted COVID 😄 VIRTUAL ZOOM WEDDING
This whole MV is a Simpsons episode predicting the future Singapore then (Singapore now). We have not sent anyone to outee space yet, but we have indeed become very hi tech
I was just born in 1999... Together is better than In a Heartbeat!
Me too tell me about it. Hi5
One of my favourite NDP Songs
SINGAPORE IS 46 NOW!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY SINGAPORE!!!!
We made it to 55, my fellow Singaporean 👍
I know the touching feeling.whenever i heard national song in my school i feel like crying too.especially song from 1998 to 2003.cus we love Singapore
this is my NO.1 favourite NDP song
This song was before I was born...
Time passes damn fast... I cant believe that Singapore is going to be 44 years old...
My best NDP song is this song with mixed English & Chinese verson.
2019 Reporting In
2024 and still listening
Let us be together aspire to achieve
No matter what, no matter when, working hand in hand
Let us go the distance, reach for goals that shine
Creating our future, with everyone in mind
Together we make a difference, one voice, one destiny
We remain undivided, our hearts in harmony
Together we make a difference, our friends, our families
We will share a special dream, together we feel the Singapore heartbeat
Let us find in our strides, new strength to go on by
Nothing is ever easy, we have to hold on and strive
Let us never be afraid, if we have to change our ways
Through the years, we'll always stay, one in every way
We will share a special dream
Together we feel the Singapore heartbeat
Singapore heartbeat
NDP 2011 was tear jerking in my opinion, now that I looked back on it 2 years later.
an amazing song and beautiful lyrics... that huge difference we see in Singapore and Malaysia ... 1999 then and Malaysia 2021...
my fav NDP song.
10 years.. 10 years!
We are together from the beginning till the end, through the good and bad times.
i love the song
I like this better than Home ^^
First time listen English version
it's my first time listening to this song and i find it very nice:)
Can't believe is 2012 already!
Can't wait for NDP12
One of the best NDP songs. Was 10 years old then. Childhood in 90s is the BEST. GOOD OLD DAYS. I FUCKING MISS THE OLD SINGAPORE :(
NDP songs after 2005 are like shit.
Sad
Released when I was in P3. Best NDP song!
Can't believe it 13 yrs past... And now i am 13 ... Remember my family and i went 4 the parade...
Just now Evelyn tan when Keat Hong cc to see countdown fireworks
It returned yay!
This song rocks!
I was 4 years old that time when i heard this NDP song on 9th August 1999. I can make it sung to a tune of Auld Lang Syne.
Best Meaningful MTV For National Day Theme Song! =D
this song when I was in pri 4 haha... I still remember singing this during my pri sch years
i can't believe its been 10 yrs!
Hi, my 13 year old comment!
The is one of the best national song mv in sg
Loved this song. I wonder why there is no tv recording of NDP 1999..
I hope there is.. Then you can hear Auld Lang Syne played during the parade as it was the late Ong Teng Cheong's last NDP as President.
02:12 that was when the Space Shuttle was still in service. We have yet to even get to the ISS.
Singapore 🇸🇬
For Jaslyn Hau and my colleagues at AFPD.
Ahh the year i was born
5 years ago I comment saying "this song was the best" , Today I still thought the same !
Aimee Yue Same! it is my favourite ndp song ^^
when im 3years old and i love this song the most
one of the best!
Babies Age 0 - 1999 Born in 1999
Caucasian Man 29 - 1970
Malay Bald Man 30 - 1969
11 year old Boy - 1988
Construction Worker 27 - 1972
zomg i still prefer the 90s NDP songs. listen to this really make me feel strongly
I LOVE THIS SONG TTM,
this song was the best!
primary school.. good times
2024 anyone?
The best ndp song
It has been 12 years!
The fact that this song is produced as a reply to the 1996 Summer Olympics theme song: Gloria Estefan's "Reach" was daring and bold, and it doesn't dissappoint. Released 1 year after the horrific and accidental live broadcast of Indonesians beheading ethnic minorities live on Singapore TV on the 10pm news on Channel 5; and Malaysia at the peak of its neo Nazism then, "Together" and the NDP that year showed Singapore small, racially harmonious but not integrated. Nevertheless, the celebrations and choice to embrace diversity, is something that ultimately paved the way for today, and sets Singapore apart from Hong Kong in a way that the latter's residents will never truly understand.
happy 45th bday singapore !!
This song NDP during end 2023 this year 2024 countdown at cck
It's 8th August today! Tmr's National Day!!!!
I totally agree with you! :) My favourite song is Together.
Aces workout.... Anyone remember? 😁😂😁😂
miss those days where all of my schoolmates are singaporean
I feel you pal
That building at 0:23... Still part of the skyline, but surrounded by tons of hotels now.
Nostalgia max
HAHAHA THEY ARE USING COMIC SANS AT THE BEGINNING 😂😂
COOOL~~~
(P) 1999 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Kindergardeners at 1:08
*Confused screaming*
Edit: literally no one apart from me has commented in 2019
Edit 2: Wow people still watch this song! :)
Not Anymore
says who?
Hello
@Fenrir63 yea.... lol... I barely can face the fact that time passes so fast
omg i miss this song..anywhere i can get this?
I was Pri5 too.. Best song... lol
How did we go from this to the NDP 2013 song?
Just now never play NDP 1999 song
This compared to the 2013 ndp song, Woah that escalated quickly.
someone post the lyrics pls
i was like 1 year old ...
available in august 8th
Together feat by Evelyn Tan and Dreamz FM
You clearly haven't heard the 2013 one.
LOL the year i was born
chen yi yun shes my distance cousins :D her house is like WTF with a large dog at the back :D
The year me was born xD
@wj0102 Singapore's gonna be 46 now! :D
I wish Singapore will be like at 3:06
Hm.
I'd say only "We Are Singapore", "Count on me Singapore", "Stand up for Singapore" and "Home" can be considered classics at the moment. The others just aren't...um. Patriotic enough. Or played as often (yet!).
Good for you, kid. I envy you.
why the dislikes D:
Too Blurr
bro, posted TWO YEARS AGO read b4 comment. that is all.
i graduated in primary school for almost 10 years. =.='' WTF
a little cheesy... but this song is good! :D