Singapore: NCC PDS Performs to Adam Lambert's "If I Had You"
Filed Under (If I Had You ) by Admin on Sunday, August 21, 2011
Posted at : Sunday, August 21, 2011
From Rakiongm:
"NCC PDS Performance. Basically, NCC stands for National Cadet Corp and PDS stands for Precision Drill Squad. This video was taken at Singapore, Tampines 1. No, i wasn't performing but i was record this for my friend. Top right corner, that's my friend."
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OMG. That was pretty amazing! I wonder how many hours of practice went into that routine.
This completely cracks me up. I bet Adam never imagined this!
Adam singing "all we need in this world is some love" and a group of cadets with rifles doing a drill routine. Does anyone else besides me see the irony in this?
But that being said, they did a job! Everyone seems to want to cover, dance or choreograph to Adam songs these days!!!!! And that is all good. :)
Sister
Fabulous to hear Adams music in other countries! Yay Singapore! ... Adamluv
KOOL!!!They were great!
@ sister I too did see the irony in this, with Adam all about peace, and there are these rifles.Oh well, at least his music is being heard in all types of venues around the world.
I thought it was very cool. I wonder if Adam sees all these performances across the world of his songs. Does anyone let him know? His music gets used A LOT!
DRG
Great! I love anybody covering any of Adam's songs. Such an honor!
"So I got my boots on, got the right amount of leather..." and that's just about all that pertains to this performance of IIHY. But they did a great job and I love to hear Adam's voice any where for any reason at any time.
That's funny... No wait... what? "black color liner", "love", "right 'mount of leather", does it really make sense? Uh!!??
Loved it, but must admit it was a bizzare choice of song lyrics for the occasion, tho the beat is good.
Still its all good isnt it?
Jadam.
News:
If you have the OVAT (Ovation) TV channel, they are re-running "So You Think You Can Dance" from 2009 and tonight @ 9:00 - 11:00 pm EST is the finale where Adam performs. KLM
And look, they're not even worried they'll turn gay! This would NEVER happen in the US.
Love the way the outside world embraces Adam.
Anon 4:43 - good one!
Some music just comes and goes and some stay forever in our hearts and minds. Adam Lambert will have staying power! 4:43pm I think he is embraced here more than we realize. The negative few have the loudest mouths; we just have to keep up the support and some day that will go away. With his voice and talent a few homopobes aren't going to matter mark my word.
That's why we don't need to worry about Adams success.....
International fans are always on the go for Adam!!! Yes!!!
For those of you always putting down the USA, maybe you'd like it better somewhere else. You are correct, 5:26, it is a negative few.
The song choice may be odd but it's all good for our boy.
It sad to read that U.S. isn't protecting their own treasure..... Adam is one of the best that they have right now and we are still optimistic when the second album is release.
The irony didn't escape me, but my view of this is the transformative effect of Adam on all things martial. Not only are the cadet corps not practicing shooting (they can't be loaded rifles), they are giving us great performance martial art choreography. Might we infer: Make love, not war? atm
I loved this....and the music didn't seem so out of place to me. Since I was raised on military bases in the 1940's Sunday afternoon marching and drills on the parade ground was a must. Thanks to Glenn Miller's Army band introducing swing and jazz arrangements to the Army the parades were "hot". The favorite always played was Miller's "St.Louis Blues March." (It was stripper music) "St. Louis Woman, boom pa boom pa boom pa boom...
With all her diamond rings, boom pa boom pa boom pa boom...
Led that man of mine around by her apron strings,
If it weren't for powder and store bought hair..
That man of mine, he wouldn't go nowhere" etc.
The 40's were not prudish, jazz and swing were king!.........JAK
I tried to post this on aol.It said "it was posted",but it didn't "take" am on Firefox now..Again,I posted some urls under the "A L Bed" thread @ 6:56 & &7:37am.The second post( 7:37am) may take you directly to the flecking records voting page,but if it doesn't,it may say"go to the home page" the other 2 are musician of the mo.( even Tommy Joe has come up some( on the second page)( also Adam passed MJ) the other url is for AIOTM..Adam & Allison have gained some today..Tess4Adam,hope you're feeling better.Adamfan711
If I Had You, has been on the SG song chart for over 10 weeks at #1. These are secondary school students; many who later venture abroad may not return. So there is a concern. The 'You' in IIHY represents Singapore, more so a girl/boy relationship, also highly possible as these are 14-15-year-olds. The teacher is most likely trying to drum up the message of love for Singapore, I think. These cadets do their own choreography (not so experienced); if only Adam was there, he would have made it kick-ass; even building on an idea like this. I like the rifle twirling, should have exploited that a bit further, and a bit more body movements. I know they can, these are disco teenagers on weekends. Anyway nothing, yes nothing can go wrong with an Adam song and presence! Thanks Admin!
So Proud, Singaporean.
-Lam my
Great video! Adam's songs are perfect for anything, Never could understand why this song wasn't a bigger hit. It's one of the best songs ever. Should be double platinum by now.
that's what I call precision.
JAK, back in high school our marching band was considered a military marching band and we used to play the song to which you were referring and I believe the title on our sheet music read "The St. Louis Blues Mambo". It was always a big hit!
Please credit me for finding this. I found it on Youtube and I posted that to twitter this morning (: "Kathryn17: National Cadet Corp Precision Drill Squad performance to IIHY by Adam Lambert in Singapore!! So cute!"
ty Kathryn, great find!!
Forgot to congratulate the Singapore cadets and the videographer...Congratulations!! I wonder how many of them are Singapore Glamberts or have attended his concerts. Adam will come here to perform again, very very sure, you know why...Adam said so himself when he was here for the F1 concert. :)
So Proud, Singaporean
-Lam my
Hi! Kathryn17, yes you sure made a unique find, wouldn't have thought Adam invaded our schools too!
Thank you so very much for posting the video, yea, so cute!
-Lam my...Singapore
unbelievable talent, these guys may not have emotions but their synchronized movements were amazing.
Out of topic
I read another article about Adam's new pendant. Pennyroyal wants to raise $75,000 by selling this pendant. If they reach this goal total amount of Adam charities donations will hit $1,000,000
HAPPY AL:)
Amazing! Adam just keeps ruling the entire world, and this time in beautiful Singapore.
Congrats too for them all and the friend in the top right hand corner! Everyday it's exciting to see where else Adam has conquered. He WILL take the universe!
@HAPPY AL
$75,000 seems more reasonable than selling $1 mil in pendants. Thanks for the update.
Sister
Dear9:39, you must be Rakiongm then. You should seriously think about being a professional videographer. Good quality video, I'd say. Congratulations!
-Lam my...Singapore
Someone send this to Adam. He has to get a kick out of this. Worldwide love!
When my son graduated from boot camp @ Great Lakes USA .. my hubby & I went for the ceremony ... and to my JOY & Surprise ... my son was a part of the USN PDT. They were Amazing & I couldn't stop smiling the whole time. His squad was so good .. polished & the maneuvers were much more intricate & faster paced ... much like these kids ... my son said they worked their butts off to get it just right & you could tell ... it was PERFECT!!
@Adamfan711 ..
Thank you once again for your kind concern. Not great but we all have our own problems ... some worse than others ... my BFF JESUS will help me ... of this I am SURE!! .. Love 'n Light
tess4ADAM
Dear10:24, really...the cadets' video sent to Adam...Wonderful! This will most likely tickle him a bit!
-Lam my
Hurray for Singapore cadets!!!
for performing to Adam's song very well not because he's "gay" but because they love the beat of adams song!!!
if this is done here in USA, Oh boy! it'll be headline news that all's into a gay singer's song:(
Happy for Adam that he's a World Rock Star like Simon predicted!!!Yay!!!
Tess4Adam,here's sending you some prayers for better health((( Feel better,Jesus is a wonderful BFF)))Sorry,I missed you when you were on line.Adamfan711
Dear10:53, you've made a very accurate observation; that is, people here in Singapore don't care a damn who is singing a song; they just go for the song and the beat, exactly like what you said! In the case of Fever, it was #1 on the song charts for quite a number of weeks. We simply love Adam, those who have come to know him, like me, a diehard! Long live maestro Adam!
-Lam my
OT but here is a Ustream video from the Cherry's with Carmit Bachar:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ey8lZgnUfZc
daydreamin
excellent!!! quality is appricated all over the world!!!!!!!!! so is ADAM.
A hawt pic of Adam in the "bulging" white pants (pant, pant, pant)
http://twitpic.com/689mbt
daydreamin
Oooooh...daydreamin, that's hot and bulging!! Ya, this is the edited part of IIHY, why? What's so bad about it? He danced heaves and thrusts, in perfect synchronisation with Longinue. What a waste! If it had been left intact, maybe the song would have gotten even better sales and charting. That and the walking through the forest at the beginning of IIHY would have tied in well on the video, because he went there to dance and have a good time. Sigh...que sera sera.
-Lam my
Thamks daydreamin for the hot beautiful pic! How are you keeping? Missing your 2 boys? No wonder you have to resought to looking at GB! Lol. :)
-Lam my
Ironic much?? LOL!
OT
there´s a lot of fun on twitter about Adam missing again. They are trending #RumorsWhyAdamIsMissing and it is hilarious.
glamgran58: #RumorsWhyAdamIsMissing He's fallen off his medges and can't get up.
If you´re not on twitter, go to Adamtopia and read more tweets
http://atop.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=daily&action=display&thread=450&page=1
Eva
@Eva Those tweets are really funny. Adam must be getting a kick out of this. Maybe we'll here from him soon. He had a busy few days last weekend and there was Brookes wedding. Hope we hear some news on the new single, getting hard to wait!!! See what happens when we get bored?
Hi all,
I'm back..didya miss me?
Now having to play catch up on 12 days worth of threads...
@5:08AM
Yes we miss him, but this time we are not nagging and complaining about him not tweeting, like he OWES us. It´s a lot of teasing and in good fun. We know that it´s a lot of excitement in front of us and we can be patient (even if I´m pulling my hair in agony from time to time).
@HKfan, of course we missed you too :D.
Welcome back!
Eva
You cannot blame Adam, if you're bored. You need to get a life of your own, if all you can think is what Adam is doing 24/7 and does he work enough. He does. Many fans complained last album was rushed.
By the way, do you think Outlaws of Love is the new Mad World?
Yes HK fan and Eva too, missed you both only a little; too busy with Adam. At least I'm honest. :)
-Lam my
Just think, if those non-stop demanding fans would be Adam's muses. What would the music be like. Boring.
Welcome back HK fan and Eva...yes missed you both quite a bit, I was just kidding. :)
-Lam my
A great way to wage war. Have a drill competition to kick-ass music. Hey, the guys were great. Music pumping. We were more interested in precision than fighting. Loved the twirling, the forward thrusts. Wow! Love won! Adam moved into the strong-man-good-person world of universal goodness. Way to communicate thru Adam's super music.
@Lam my
Do you live in Singapore!?!?! Your post says, "here in Singapore". I have never been to Singapore. I hear it is a beautiful city! You must be very proud to see these cadets drill to one of Adam's songs! :)
@HK fan
I hope your trip was fantastic! Welcome back!
We seem to have a lot of posters missing lately...Kentucky Fan, Glitzylady, Ronnie, Sanni and others. I hope they haven't left permanently. Their presence is really missed around here.
Sister
@ HKfan
How many countries did you see...lucky girl?
Welcome back....JAK
@Sister
Still here : ) Just have been busy lately and was out of town too..(Was in Vancouver B.C. this weekend visiting some "Adam" friends..) Glad you missed me! Hoping to hear from Ronnie, Sanni, Kentucky Fan, and others..Will catch up later..off to work now!
@Glitzylady
:) Glad you are still here. Beautiful weekend to have been in Vancouver B.C.! I love Vancouver...and Victoria...and Banff...and...well, I guess I just love Canada! :)
See you later!
Sister
@HK - Yes, I did miss you! Welcome back. @Bing is still missing. Given up on @Glambrit IOW! ... Adamluv
hasn't anyone missed @ anon 11:37 lol
darn, I didn't plan the time just right for my dumb comment above. delete
This is SO sweet: Adam & Sauli at Brooke's wedding (sorry for the long link,don't know how to make it shorter). Found this on Twitter...
https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/302211_2274228864843_1522331605_2549981_7030800_o
They look so cute together. More pics on Twitter & IDF.
A sweet Adam&Sauli video Outlaws Of Love
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KWvTiRBBjHw&feature=player_embedded
Eva
@11:52AM
Thank you! Beautiful pic!
Eva
Twitter is going crazy with Brooke's wedding pics. Lots of Adam & Sauli pics, also Tommy & Liz and other guests. All very beautiful.
@Jak,
Had a great time, very tiring, lots of travelling. Went to Milan, did a whistle stop visit to Lake Como, went to Venice, via Verona (both beautiful), then Vienna.
Good to be back though in the land of Adam....
Dear9:17, I like your comment a lot, unique concept, especially, "A great way to wage war. Have a drill competition to kick-ass music." It indeed was an NCC (National Cadet Corp) drill/precision competition held for secondary schools in Singapore. Later I watched another group (Singapore Chinese Girls School) using If I Had You for the same competion. Whoa, I thought, 2 schools using the same IIHY song. I think it's the march beat, the boom, boom, beat and Adam's beautiful wails which make the hours-on-end practices a lot more palatable. Many of them may be Singapore Glamberts (conjecture) who are real crazy for Adam; they have already been tweeting about whether Adam is stopping over the 3rd round; even before Adam's first single is launched; can't keep up with them. They already tweeted to Adam whether purple glow sticks would do, the last one was blue. They have to make the orders; I think they should call themselves Singapore Crazy Glamberts. And the lyrics of IIHY lend themselves to various interpretations. 'You' in IIHY can stand for Singapore for the cadets' love for their country; then for the crazy Glamberts definitely 'You' stands for Adam and finally, for their own secret/not so secret admirers. :)
-Lam my
Sister, you are always there for me! Good old soul, you. But I know you are young and crazy! You must be pretty too! Yes I am a born, bred and cultured Singaporean, Chinese by race and birth, have lived here all my life, under the hot sun; no need to look for the sun like handsome Adam, in Outlaws of Love, oooh, beautiful song. I was really proud to see these cadets doing their thing. I could have understated about the precision they displayed in the video. It takes hours and hours for everybody to synchronise. I have seen this done in the hot sun, at times, whenever I pass by secondary schools. When Adam was performing Fever at the Padang, huge open field, he had a very large ubiquitous fan blowing at him from just below the stage. It was very hot both him and the weather. And all the girls were squealing and screaming; you know why... the fan was blowing up his thin brown sexy shirt revealing his yummy tummy!! I couldn't sit still infront of my computer either, laughing and laughing sexcitedly! At the end of the Fever performance, a girl practically screamed her lungs out...Adaaaaaaam !! :)
-Lam my
Poem dedicated to Singapore cadets, NCC Tampines 1, Rakiongm, Kathryn17 and Admin:
Singapore cadets
Really loved that
Precision skill
All in good will
-Lam my
Lam my, Singa-berta-porean! How exciting to know that you are half way around the world and right here at the same time!
Young, crazy and pretty you say? How in the world did you come to that conclusion? You are so funny...and really, really kind. :) At this point, I will just say thank you for all of those nice words (crazy is a compliment to me)...and if ever we meet then I will have to confess the truth beforehand! ;) LOL!!!
I love your description of Adam singing Fever at the Padang. "yummy tummy" indeed. I bet you were in front of your computer screaming "Adaaaaaaaam!!" sexcitedly, just like that young girl! LOL. I suspect you have a pretty wild and crazy side yourself! :)
Lam my, someday I hope to visit Singapore and feel the heat of the sun that you mention...and maybe even meet you! That would be so much fun.
Thank goodness for the internet where we can all come together from around the world to celebrate all things Adam. It will a global glittery explosion when Adam's new album comes out!
Oh, and love your poem.
Sister, young *ahem*, crazy, and pretty *ahem* LOL! :)
The fact you run around spraying people's hair with pink dye and glitter...well, isn't that crazy enough? Lol! Do you think you might some day get an Adam hug, like at one of his shows? Oooooh, I bet you won't wash that piece of attire, just so you can smell him every day!! Lol...:) Thank you for liking my poem and I also like the one dedicated to you...Cute cute cute.... :)
-Lam my
The performance was for a charity event to raise funds for children with cancer. All of us are from different schools, and we have one performer that already graduated from secondary school. There's no particular reason why we chose the song though, it wasn't because of the lyrics, in fact, we did think that the lyrics did not link to the event, but we decided to go ahead with it since the music is awesome anyway xD
Anyway, the rifles are dummy rifles, they aren't real =) PDS is a kind of fancy drill, meant for performances.
And yep, I was one of the performers =)
@Rubyfur!!!
How fun that you stopped by 24/7 to tell us about your cadet drill team and the selection of the song. Your team was awesome!!! Which one are you in the picture above????
Sister
@sister - she's the one 2nd from the left, last row :) Thanks for the praises, appreciate it :)
-Another performer
Are ALL the performers on this site!?!?! LOL! That's great!
@Another performer...so which one are you? :)
How long did you have to practice to get this routine right?
Sister
Sorry @.hasfis, I didn't see you signed in, so I called you @Another performer. Oops. :)
Sister
Wow, Sister, you simply walked right in and took over when I was sleeping!! Didn't I say already, in my 'Cute cute cute' poem...A hero no doubt! You even did better than me, you went direct to the performers!! Lol. :)
-Lam my
@Lam my
The performers just showed up. I think they were looking for YOU! :)
But how fun that they came here and identified themselves!
Sister
@Sister
But I could feel they identified very well with you; they must have read about your spraying people's hair pink and glittery! But these are a great lot of teenagers, performing for charity events etc. Secondary schools in Singapore are all out to get these helluva energetic youngsters to do their bit for society. Recently, a similar group quite like this age, came around my estate to collect newspapers for their recycling project. But you know what happened, I took a chunk of their collected old newspapers from them instead of giving; needed them at that time. LOL !! They didn't know how to react and what to say! I thanked them profusely! I am a bit weird, not the so-called normal anyway. :)
-Lam my
so proud, all those Gun`s, i really enjoy !
really.
2.13
This completely cracks me up. I bet Adam never imagined this!
wow!
i am sure:
I bet Adam never imagined this!
Hi guys thanks for the compliments... greatly appreciate it
-Yet another performer XD
Hi Brendan, I thought it was just another video that I was writing about but this one has come alive!! Goodness, meetiing actual persons on a video is awesome, gives it a 3-dimensional feel!! Welcome, which performer in the video are you? You all did a wonderful job! And all for charity! Excellent, A**! :)
-Lam my...Proud Singaporean!
Hasfis is the one in the centre, Brendan's the one off the stage on the left.
Hi Rubyfur, thank you so much for introducing your cadet friends in the video; and you are second from the left. Really fascinating for me to know you, Brendan and Hasfis in this way...it makes the video come alive!! The people here all love it!! Thanks! :)
-Lam my
where did you guys get the rifle ?
where did you guys get the rifle ?
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