Poster for The Happy Ghost (1984)
Sandy Lamb
1. There are two female Hong Kong singers called "Sandy Lam":
Sandy Lam Yik-Lin (林憶蓮) and Sandy Lamb San-San (林珊珊).
"Lam" and "Lamb" transliterate the same last name: "林".
The singer for Preview for Love ("戀愛預告") is the latter: Sandy Lamb San-San.
2. Preview for Love originally came out in 1982 and then became the subtheme song for the 1984 Hong Kong movie The Happy Ghost ("開心鬼").
Sandy Lamb was one of the three female leads for this movie.
The song was composed by another well-known Hong Kong singer Danny Chan.
According to Hong Kong Movie Database, the three weeks theatrical run of The Happy Ghost (1984) netted a respectable HK$17.4 million.
3. Sandy Lamb comes from an artistic family.
Her maternal uncle is the well-known Hong Kong action actor Ti Lung.
Sandy is the oldest of four siblings.
Both her younger brothers are actor-singer, radio DJ, and TV host.
The "retired" singer Cass Phang is married to the elder of her brother Jan Lamb.
Sandy Lamb was active as a singer, actor and radio DJ for a few years in the 1980s.
In the 1990s, she became senior executive in various record companies and talent management companies.
In recent years, she again does some radio hosting and acting.
4. Preview for Love by Sandy Lamb is a very sweet love song:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cB-Gu84RXJI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y7oOmSZ0coQ
5. A 1999 karaoke version:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z9wi_BPJa4U
6. A new interpretation and arrangement in 2011:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NE0g_8rlTyU
7. Sandy Lamb as a guest in a 1988 Danny Chan concert.
First of two songs that started at the 2:00 mark:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JI6dfAPW7Q4
8. Preview for Love by its composer Danny Chan:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GtKoYxThpOU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yxSrcrYJ4e8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7dIbcv1aIwo
9. Preview for Love has been covered by many singers:
Lily Chan:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VGIYljtjfQs
Hins Cheung (first of two songs):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1HUZD3AdQc
Ellen Loo:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=enOikj6DEPI
and many more in YouTube.
10. Piano covers:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kRNtQvpq5hU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YpSB2FqaOj0
11. An instruments cover:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Pdv_0rJvxM
12. The Lyrics in Traditional Chinese:
戀愛預告 -- 林珊珊
愛神也有苦惱
問他可知道
看看我的心
似是醉了櫻桃
人如熟了櫻桃
* 愛情常向窗邊低訴
恨他不知道
但願今夕在情人夢裡
寫下癡心記號
窗外天空每朵白雲
滿寫醉人曲譜
夜空星星向月兒說
甜蜜是這戀愛預告
Repeat *
窗外天空每朵白雲
滿寫醉人曲譜
夜空星星向月兒說
甜蜜是這戀愛預告
13. The Lyrics in Simplified Chinese:
恋爱预告 -- 林珊珊
爱神也有苦恼
问他可知道
看看我的心
似是醉了樱桃
人如熟了樱桃
* 爱情常向窗边低诉
恨他不知道
但愿今夕在情人梦里
写下痴心记号
窗外天空每朵白云
满写醉人曲谱
夜空星星向月儿说
甜蜜是这恋爱预告
Repeat *
窗外天空每朵白云
满写醉人曲谱
夜空星星向月儿说
甜蜜是这恋爱预告
14. Names, Words and Phrases:
Cass Phang (Traditional Chinese: 彭羚; Simplified Chinese: 彭羚).
Danny Chan (Traditional: 陳百強; Simplified: 陈百强).
Ellen Loo (Traditional: 盧凱彤; Simplified: 卢凯彤).
Hins Cheung (Traditional: 張敬軒; Simplified: 张敬轩).
Jan Lamb (Traditional: 林海峰; Simplified: 林海峰).
Lily Chan (Traditional: 陳潔麗; Simplified: 陈洁丽).
Sandy Lam Yik-Lin (Traditional: 林憶蓮; Simplified: 林忆莲).
Sandy Lamb San-San (Traditional: 林珊珊; Simplified: 林珊珊).
Ti Lung (Traditional: 狄龍; Simplified: 狄龙).
References:
"Sandy Lamb", imdb,
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1800366/
(accessed 2014-06-08).
"The Happy Ghost", Hong Kong Movie Database,
http://hkmdb.com/db/movies/view.mhtml?id=6597&display_set=big5
(accessed 2014-06-08).
"林珊珊", Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopedia,
http://zh.wikipedia.org/zh-hk/%E6%9E%97%E7%8F%8A%E7%8F%8A
(accessed 2014-06-08).
"開心鬼", Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopedia,
http://zh.wikipedia.org/zh-hk/%E9%96%8B%E5%BF%83%E9%AC%BC
(accessed 2014-06-08).
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