Malam minggu

This black and white video is probably from the early 80's, probably recorded off an RTM broadcast. It features Sweet September, a group best known for their cheeky song "Nak Kahwin Duit Tak Ada". A tune not unfamiliar to avid listeners of 'retro' Malay radio stations such as Sinar and RMKL (now KL.FM).

What I like about this video is how simple it is. A stand microphone and what looks like a giant muruku serves as its only props, and the performance is recorded in what might as well be a stuffy underlit warehouse. Not much else in the way of camera effects, and no flashy dance moves. Just the songs, the performers; the basics.

A relic of our simpler, humbler past? You know, when we didn't have that much money to throw around?