INDONESIANS are very romantic, just like my songs," said George Benson on stage as he wiped away his perspiration. He looked amazed when thousands of people in the audience sang along with his songs: In Your Eyes, Nothing Gonna Change My Love for You, Greatest Love of All, and Give Me the Night.

Benson's songs have been familiar to Indonesians for a long time. Long before there were so many performances by foreign musicians in Jakarta, hit songs b