While not known particularly as a nation of creative arts, Singapore has a few iconic national day songs in its arsenal.
Catchy, melodious and easy to sing along to, Count On Me, Singapore is one of such songs.
But did you know that Singaporeans aren’t the only ones to love this song by Clement Chow?
People in India Turned ‘Count on Me S’pore’ into ‘Count on Me India’ With Almost Same Lyrics
Apparently, the patriotic song has been plagiarised almost completely and turned into a song about India.
And why do we say, almost completely?
Because the only thing that changed about the song is the mention of Singapore.
All the “Singapore” words in the song were cleverly changed to “India”.
The title of the plagiarised song was also amended to We Can Achieve.
Here, you can listen to it for yourself below:
A Popular Song in India
If you’ve ever wondered if our national songs are only loved by our nation, you can wonder no more because We Can Achieve is a really popular song.
There are many versions of the plagiarised song on YouTube, with many covers made in the past year.
Not A New Thing
Turns out, We Can Achieve isn’t a new thing.
The earliest version of the song seemed to have existed since 2016, with one woman using the lyrics as a tool to practise English.
Back then, the plagiarised song wasn’t as popular and it wasn’t known what made it popular this time around.
Reactions
Given how Count On Me, Singapore has been played at every NDP, Singaporeans aren’t exactly impressed with the blatant plagiarisation.
While we do get where they’re coming from, the best way to pacify yourself now is this:
Imitation is the best form of flattery.
The song was written in 1986, a time when Singapore was going through rapid economic transformation.
It was imperative, then, that Singaporeans are brought together and given a sense of belonging after the separation from Malaysia.
For those interested, we also have a list of 10 iconic National Day songs that every Singaporean, no matter young or old, can identify with.
You can check it out here.
Image: YouTube / Lyrics Freak
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