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Memories of the Solar Eclipse (1955) and the ‘ Vadakaha Sudiya’ song Thanks to “Senaka’ for sharing the following……  The memories of the solar eclipse of 1955 and the song that burst out of the event having a laugh at ourselves for drinking ‘ Vadakaha ‘ are worthy of revisiting.  There were several renowned singers C.T. Fernando, Wally Bastian, Desmond de Silva, who made the song popular.  Desmond Kelly stands out for taking the song overseas particularly to Australia.   He renamed it and called the song ‘ The Drink ‘   In 1960, Des Kelly was the top star in a concert that was staged at the Royal College Hall ( Feb. 1960).  It was called ‘ Starlight Cavalcade ‘.  The person who sold the ticket to me was none other Indika Gunawardana, Dinesh’s brother.  He came home and left a Book of Tickets for me to sell to others.  Each ticket was priced at Rs. 4.00 ...