David Arumugam
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- Опубліковано 4 бер 2024
- Dato’ Thiagarajan is better known as David Arumugam, one of the founding members of the legendary Malaysian band, Alleycats.
The band rose to prominence in the 70s and grew in reputation with their chart-making hits right up to the 2000s. Alleycats was unique in that it was a multi-ethnic band singing in Malay, a direction that was envisioned and steadfastly adhered to by David and his younger brother Logan.
In their heyday, their broad fan base saw packed-out stadiums made up of every spectrum of Malaysian and Southeast Asian society. Alleycats’ hits have become classics that still play
over the airwaves today. David sang and played percussion for the band.
David and Loga’s love for music was inherited. Their mother, a former radio announcer and Carnatic classical singer would often bring them along to her performances and the brothers’s love for music soon grew, naming their band Alleycats because the alley behind the brothers’ house in Penang was filled with strays.
The band soon signed on with Philips Polygram Records with their first record being Terimakasih in 1979. Since then, the band has recorded 26 albums produced by various music legends including M. Nasir, Eddy Marzuki and Eric Yeoh. Their music career spawned a number of classics including Andainya Aku Pergi Dulu, Suara Kekasih, Setahun Sudah Berlalu, and Sampaikan Salam Cintaku. The band signed with Universal Music from the year 2000.
David’s signature ‘Terimakasih’ concert signoff with the ‘sih’ stretched, have become the stuff of legend, entering into the daily lexicon for some and finding new audiences who use it on Tik Tok.
David was conferred the Darjah Indera Mahkota Pahang (DIMP) award which carries the title of Dato in conjunction with the Sultan of Pahang's 78th birthday on 24 October 2008. That same year, he was awarded Johan Setia Mahkota Malaysia (J.S.M) of which only 800 living recipients are conferred annually.
David is a very humble guy. I first met him or rather watched him perform in Carmen Inn at the Hilton I think. Can't really remember, as it was in 1970. My friends and I drove there with a friend's Volkswagen and decided to go to that club, not knowing The Alley Cats were playing there. And I will never forget the song they played - Jezamine. They were amazing. Then I met David in Singapore as he was walking up the stairs leading to Brannigans. WE talked a bit and he said that was his last night there. Met him again in PJ at a pub and also near State New Town. I was close to the late Terry and his family who stayed in Bangsar. Also with The Strollers. I also knew Francis Danker of The Memories who played at the Rooftop at Ampang Park. And Jimmy of The Wildtimers. Fond memories.
Hi the video had stopped...at 25 minutes. Thank you anyway. David, a simple guy. Loga, his late brother will always be remembered.
All the best..i likekit
Carmen's Inn is in Merlin Hotel..those days we used to smoke pot opposite the hotel padang b4 going inside the disco..they used to play Deep Purple songs alot..those were the good old days...😢
❤TQ..
Very good interview. Dato David is speaking english, why do you need english subtitle? It makes sense if the subtitle was in bahasa malaysia for the malay viewers. Just a suggestion..
Nowadays very common we see written word by word what a person speaks. There are reasons for that.
Not as subtitles.
malay viewers do excellent english also, no prob
He was know as the 'spiderman' because he seemed to have many arms. It was hard to get through this goalkeeper. He was and is the best so far, along with the likes of Moktar (Supermoth) Dahari as striker, Soh Chin Aun as central defender, Santokh Singh as midfielder and the many others. That was the best Malaysian team ever! Love and respect. ❤❤
My dear friend, I think you’ve got the wrong person. The person you’re referring to is a footballer, a goalkeeper R.Arumugam who is also known as spiderman. He passed away in 1988. The person in the video is Dato David Arumugam a singer from the band Alleycats. 😁
yup absolutely.. this dato' david is a singer.. not A. arumugam that keeper of Harimau Malaya. 🤩
this is Alley Cats singer not a goalkeeper.. 🤩✌️
#both of them got same name and also the legend ♥️✌️.. 🙏🙏
How are you my old friend?
Mr.bengguan, you are changing the story this is not the spider story 😂 this is about the cat, the best alleycat in malaysia😂
The video stops at around 25:00
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Your subtitles are not correct.
Annoying subtitles 🤯
Has he suffered a stroke cause his speech is slurred
It seems that yr breathing is quite unfluent!! Take care bro. Less cigarettes if u 'r😝😅. I was a teenager when yr music boom‼️Means most of u all r 70+!! M I right?? Thanks so much in lightning my younger days especially a song called "a K stars" 🤔😇😝😂🤣(seribu bintang) ‼️🤓