That was my mother's response when she heard me scream in the middle of the living room while watching news. And my younger sister quickly concurred with her.

And you, of course, are not to be spared because...

THE NDP 2007 THEME SONGS ARE OUT!

This year, there's not one but TWO NDP theme songs. In preparation of what is to come in August, here are the lyrics so you can practice and prepare to sing on 9 August.

There’s No Place I’d Rather Be
Kit Chan

I’ve walked the streets of Cairo and Bombay.
I’ve seen the neon signs on old Broadway.
I’ve climbed the Eiffel Tower
The Great Wall in one hour
Experienced sweet and sour
But that’s okay.

Seen Hollywood, the sunsets in LA
The London Bridge, Big Ben, the Thames, UK.
I’ve crossed the River Kwai
Yet still I don’t know why.
I think of you each night and every day.

[CHORUS]
There’s no place I’d rather be
You’ll always be a part of me
And even though I’ve roamed the world
It’s still my home I long to see.

This is where my family
And my friends grew up with me.
So I’ll cross the skies and sail the seas
To be where I wanna be.

[CHORUS]

Cos there’s no place I’d rather be.

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Will You
Janani Sridhar, Asha Edmund, Emma Yong, Lily Anna Rahmat, Jai Wahab, Shabir Mohammed, Sebastian Tan, Gani Karim

Will you make this island
Amazing in all ways
Surprises every corner
Delightful nights and days

Will you take this country
And turn it from a place
To a home that greets you
With smiles on every face

Will you come on this brave journey
Will you help to make it real
Will you write us grand new stories
Songs that everyone will feel

[CHORUS]
So will you swim the current
Will you scale new heights
Will you make it happen
Will you let your dreams take flight

And will you make the difference
Will you seize the day
Will you live each moment
Will you dare to find new ways

Will you take this city
And turn it from a place
To a home that greets you
With smiles on every face

Will you come on this brave journey
Will you help to make it real
Will you write us grand new stories
Songs that everyone will feel

[CHORUS]

Dare to find (X3)
New ways

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Though I am not entirely impressed by the first song's music video which featured 2 P65 MPs (I hate politicising national celebrations - regardless of how ironic that sounded.) for no reason, and POSB (now does that really represent Singapore?) because it sponsored the video.

For more, visit the NDP 07@Marina Baywebsite.
For MTVs, There's No Place I'd Rather Be and Will You.