MCCY investigating unauthorised versions of ‘Count on Me, Singapore’

MCCY investigating unauthorised versions of ‘Count on Me, Singapore’

SINGAPORE — The Ministry for Culture, Community and Youth (MCCY) on Friday (12 March) said it is investigating unauthorised versions of "Count on Me, Singapore" for potential copyright infringements.

In a Facebook post, the ministry wrote that it is aware of such versions of the 1986 National Day Parade tune, "one of our beloved national songs", being circulated online.

"We are investigating the matter for potential copyright infringements," it added. "We thank Singaporeans for coming forward to express your sense of ownership and pride over this song."

This comes after a version, "Count On Me, India", posted on YouTube last year, came to attention in the past few days. The rendition replaces the word "Singapore" with "India' or "Mother India". The video has since been taken down.

"Count On Me, Singapore" was performed by local singer Clement Chow and composed by Canadian songwriter Hugh Harrison, who also wrote "Stand Up for Singapore" and "We are Singapore".

MCCY正在调查未经授权的“新加坡依靠我”版本

文化，社区和青年部（MCCY）周五（3月12日）表示，它正在调查未经授权的“新加坡依靠我”版本，因为它们可能侵犯版权。

该部在Facebook上写道，它知道1986年国庆阅兵式的这种版本，“我们心爱的民族歌曲之一”正在网上发行。

它补充说：“我们正在调查潜在的版权侵权事件。” “我们感谢新加坡人挺身而出，表达您对这首歌的主人翁感和自豪感。”

去年几天以来，YouTube上发布了一个名为“印度的依靠”的版本。录像带将“新加坡”一词替换为“印度”或“印度母亲”，此视频已被删除。

“依靠我，新加坡”由当地歌手Clement Chow演唱，由加拿大词曲作者休·哈里森（Hugh Harrison）创作，他还撰写了“为新加坡站起来”和“我们是新加坡”。