2022 Retro Literary Youth Fake Breakup Playlist (James Brother Version)
Humanity has long invented the composite expression form of "poetry" . Abstract melody interprets meaning through lyrics, and the unfinished meaning of words is transformed into continuous and entangled emotions through sound. Listeners are more willing to encode their own feelings and thoughts into the gaps between poems and songs, suppressing them and turning them into personal memories of the times.
🎧 This time the playlist controlling DJ is: @James哥( James)
(Introduce 5 classic Cantonese and English songs, and write down the reasons for recommendation)
I once read his article introducing the theme song of the French movie "La Boum": Reality (1980) , and then I saw the childish Sophie Marceau in the movie screen. Wow, that was really too late. Participate in the age of pure love! (Sorry for my shameless pretense).
In short, I decided at that time that I wanted to invite Brother James to recommend classic songs to young people under the age of 29.9 who had no time to participate but should not miss them. I was curious about how young (feeling) citizens would feel when they hear these songs. , inviting them to write down their impressions after listening.
📀Leslie Cheung: Monica (1984)
Reasons for recommendation :
Leslie Cheung is the favorite male singer of netizens
"Monica" is Leslie Cheung's famous work. With this song, he won the annual "Top Ten Chinese Golden Songs" and "Top Ten Golden Songs" for the first time. The lyrics are the true love story of the lyricist Peter Lai, and he even wrote it in a fast song. Song of lost love.
🎧The "Monica" MV is a classic. The filming location is now unrecognizable. The dancers performed well and matched with his brother's unique dance moves. Leslie Cheung sang this award-winning song live in the "Golden Song Awards Ceremony". At that time, the lineup of dancers was at its peak, wearing The scene of wearing colorful dance clothes and waving cheerleading balls has become the collective memory of fans.
@job女Jenniferfeelings after listening to the scream🎵
What should I do? I only have one thought after watching the MV. Leslie Cheung is so handsome and I’m going crazy! The looks of Monica and her backup dancers are so exaggerated and fashionable, especially the leopard print one.
Enthusiastic citizens @Youyuhe Thoughts after listening🎵
"Monica" is an avant-garde melody and very magical song. The disco style that was popular at the time has been replaced with a psychedelic music style and the movements of the dancers. It is very similar to the process of men pursuing women's courtship in early Hong Kong films. But the whole thing brings out the popular costumes of the time, giving people a strong memory that they will never forget after watching the song and MV once. Even now, Monica has the nonsensical, psychedelic and avant-garde feel of a Taiwanese independent band.
💿Beyond: I like you (1987)
Reasons for recommendation :
Beyond is the favorite music group of netizens
"Like You" is a work written by the late singer Wong Ka Kui to his ex-girlfriend. He composed the music and lyrics himself.
One of the lyrics of "Like You", " It's hard to be free when you are in love with her ," became the wrong word case of the century and aroused heated discussions.
🎧Although "Like You" did not win any music awards that year, it is a classic in the eyes of many fans. Deng Ziqi's cover of "Like You" was very popular, but it could not surpass the original song.
Enthusiastic citizens @Motonokia Thoughts after listening🎵
When you listen to "Like You", are you doing it for yourself or for Ka Kui? You can't find yourself within yourself, so you let the sound of the xylophone serve as a guide, pulling a mess of chaotic thoughts into a river. But what you didn't expect is that Jiaju was still young when he wrote this song, probably even younger than you are now. His head is full of unreasonable thoughts, and I'm afraid he's still far behind you. So if you like you, I just let the singing sound make a hole in your head, insert the positive and negative electrodes into the skull, and energize it in just three minutes, hoping to turn the liquid in your head into hydrogen and oxygen.
Enthusiastic citizens @Youyuhe Thoughts after listening🎵
The musical prelude and Beyond's singing style present an atmosphere of loneliness. Even if you don't understand Cantonese, you can feel the bitterness of the emotion.
📀Priscilla Chan: Night Machine (1989)
Reasons for recommendation :
Priscilla Chan is the favorite female singer of netizens
"Night Machine" is a German adaptation of a song , which was rare in the Hong Kong music scene at that time.
Priscilla Chan won the "Top Ten Chinese Golden Songs" for her two songs "Qian Qian Que Song" and "Night Machine", which brought her music career to the top.
🎧 "Night Flight" is a song tailor-made for Priscilla Chan's farewell to the music scene. It is also a portrayal of her emotions . Aaron Kwok, who was still not popular at the time, is the male protagonist of the "Night Flight" MV.
Enthusiastic citizens @林宇 Thoughts after listening🎵
My first impression is that it’s a really retro song. It’s older than me. Because it’s a Cantonese song, I read the lyrics several times before I understood it. I think the phrase “I have him in my dreams is very subtle” is quite interesting. , seems to imply that although the sorrow of separation is thick at this time, the long night will eventually pass.
@JoannaXDDD Thoughts after listening🎵
I like the original version of "So Viele Lieder Sind In Mir" sung by a West German female singer. Although I don't understand the lyrics, I think it's kind of chic. The night flight is so boring! (either lyrics or singing style) Listening to this song on a rainy day is too painful 😂 (Isn’t this a too crooked feeling?), now I have no idea about women’s voices XDDD
💿Benny Chan: Ripples (1982)
Reasons for recommendation :
"Ripples" was composed by the late singer-songwriter Chen Baiqiang himself. It has a beautiful melody and a very catchy intro, which made fans fall in love with it at first listen.
"Ripples" is Chen Baiqiang's second award-winning hit.
🎧 There is a touching love story behind this song: Weng Jingjing revealed that "Ripples" was a love song given to her by Danny back then, and the words "quiet" and "hundred" are hidden in the lyrics.
The lyrics of "Ripples" contained some mistakes, which caused heated discussions among fans.
Enthusiastic citizens @Youyuhe Thoughts after listening🎵
In the love song, I heard Chen Baiqiang cry. I think the rendering power of the song is very powerful👍. The singer's way of interpretation is a sincere and gentle narrative, but full of emotion but slowly expressed, like a person telling his life in front of you. Especially with the soundtrack of cello and piano at the end, the listener enters the world of the song and is let go. One feels sadness and the heartache of loss.
📀Anita Mui: Chi’s Doubt (1983)
Reasons for recommendation :
Anita Mui won the annual "Top Ten Chinese Golden Songs" and "Top Ten Golden Songs" for the first time with "Red Doubt".
This song is the theme song of the Hong Kong version of the Japanese TV series "Blood", which was also a sensation in Hong Kong and mainland China.
🎧 "Chi's Doubt" is outstanding both in terms of lyrics and singing skills . Part of the lyrics are also very applicable to describing Hong Kong today . Many singers have covered "Red Doubt", but no one can surpass the original.
Enthusiastic citizens @ Sesame Cat Thoughts after listening🎵
The magnetic female singer sings endless vicissitudes and deep feelings with her unique voice.
Enthusiastic citizens @Youyuhe Thoughts after listening🎵
It is similar to the popularity of Taiwanese songs in Taiwan. The song narrates a woman's sad talk about life in the city. Just the prelude and Anita Mui's accent make people feel like they are outdoors in a port-side tavern, looking at the sea with a bottle in hand. The ebb and flow of the waves and the sigh and understanding of the world.
Enthusiastic citizens @混士化Reflections after listening🎵
I have to say that because I am not from that era and I don’t even know Anita Mui, I didn’t have much emotion when I first heard this song. I just thought it was ordinary. Isn’t it just a normal love song? However, I still have to praise Anita Mui's singing skills first, she really praises her. Okay, let’s get to the point. I listened to it several times, but I still didn't understand what the song title "Red's Doubt" meant, so I looked up some information and was surprised to find that the lyrics were so powerful. It seemed to be an "inside plot"! Even if you tell me that the lyrics are not alluding to anything, I still can't go back when I hear this song again, I will still think of Hong Kong. Sure enough, as time goes by, love, hatred, and even sadness arise... All I can say is come on!
How do Taiwanese people develop the “Hong Kong flavor”?
Beginning in 1982, " Chu Liuxiang " achieved astonishing ratings in Taiwan, which was still under martial law at the time. At that time, Hong Kong's cultural industry (Hong Kong films, Hong Kong dramas, Cantonese pop music) gradually flourished and was exported overseas. As Taiwan announced the lifting of martial law in 1987 As a result, Cantonese culture has become even more popular in Taiwan. Just think about the generation born in the 1980s, until the handover of Hong Kong in 1997. From childhood to adulthood, in the past two decades, we have witnessed how many classic Hong Kong stars were admired. There are too many to list, and they have become the common hearts of "this generation". memory.
After the recent anti-extradition movement, Hong Kong actor Anthony Wong, the gold medal-winning actor, intends to settle in Taiwan and play a healing masseur in the Public Television TV series "Paradise on the Fourth Floor" (2021). " This generation " who regarded Anthony Wong as their idol when they were young would be excited to be part of the crew and be able to make a film with the idol they were familiar with when they were young.
🧡💛Let’s listen to classic English love songs from the 1980s~
💿Barbra Streisand: Woman in Love (1980)
Reasons for recommendation :
"Woman in Love" is known as the most successful song by American singer Barbra Streisand. It topped the US Billboard pop chart for three consecutive weeks that year.
This song was composed by Barry Gibb, a member of the famous British group Bee Gees, and written by Robin Gibb.
🎧 Although the English lyrics of "Woman in Love" are simple, the meaning expressed is not easy to understand and can be interpreted differently. Many Hong Kong and Taiwanese singers, including Jenny Jenny, Sammi Cheng, SHE and Huang Yingying, have also covered this song, but no one can surpass the original singer.
Enthusiastic citizens @Youyuhe Thoughts after listening🎵
I really like Barbra's high notes, which show a woman falling in love and unable to extricate herself. The chorus in the back section makes the song more layered, and then pushes the emotion to a higher level, strongly expressing the woman's desire and need for love.
📀Richard Sanderson: Reality (1980)
Reasons for recommendation :
British singer Richard Sanderson became popular in Europe and Asia with this song, and "Reality" became the top of the pop charts in 15 countries around the world.
This song is the theme song of the French movie "La Boum" (La Boum), and it is also the debut of French movie star Sophie Marcean. She became an instant hit with this movie and became famous internationally.
🎧The lyrics of "Reality" are like a poem, with many rhyming words in it. The lyrics "Dreams are my reality" and "real fantasy" both use the rhetorical technique of "paradox" to describe the feeling of love between fantasy and reality in a wonderful way.
Enthusiastic citizens @林宇 Thoughts after listening🎵
Another old song OwO Actually, I rarely listen to songs from the 1980s, so it’s really difficult to express my thoughts. But I quite like the lyrics. At first I thought it was a story of love at first sight, but when I sang "Dreams are my reality", "I try to live in
dreams", "I dream of loving in the night", and found out that it seems to be actually talking about unrequited love, and even whether the girl who appeared in the dream really exists ("If you do exist Honey don't resist") makes me wonder. The more I listen to it, the more uncertain I become. Rather than talking about love, I think this is a song about longing for love.
💿Lionel Richie: Hello (1984)
Reasons for recommendation :
"Hello" is the first hit song by African-American singer-songwriter Lionel Richie. He composed the lyrics and lyrics alone. It topped the US Billboard pop chart for six consecutive weeks that year.
At that time, many male fans used "Hello" as a love song to successfully propose to their lovers.
"Hello, is it me you're looking for?" has become an immortal lyric.
🎧The "Hello" MV is a classic. Actor Laura Carrington plays a blind man. She sculpted a work of art based on Lionel Richie's head.
Enthusiastic citizens @Motonokia Thoughts after listening🎵
He played a trick of changing the key of Am to A. This is a common technique, but you didn't realize it. Perhaps I have left the youthful years when music was my career, and I have long since allowed myself to be moved by music, but this is just what I think about in my head, and it feels embarrassing to say it out loud. Unexpectedly, now, those Sus4, Sus7, and Major 7 suddenly come to mind, and in the blink of an eye you are thrown into the time when you used to play jazz chords. To learn guitar, please go to Teacher Xiao Ke (a man who studied at Tsinghua University for eight years to play guitar). Next time you meet him, please ask him for me, did you get your diploma?
💿George Benson: Nothing's Gonna Change My Love for You (1985)
Reasons for recommendation:
The African American singer George Benson's performance was outstanding, and the fans were intoxicated by his beautiful singing voice. This song was not a big hit at the time, but it has become a classic in the minds of many music fans.
🎧 This is a love song written by an internet owner to express his love to his girlfriend (now his wife). The title of the song is to the point, the lyrics are to the point, and it is very suitable for expressing love. The melody of the song is very pleasant and catchy.
Enthusiastic citizens @Youyuhe Thoughts after listening🎵
This classic song is one of the representative English songs of my childhood for me. The song no longer only talks about love, but also about family affection, friendship, and the narration of a person's lifelong love and loyalty to another person. It is also the most memorable love song among many love songs, and it is still so popular even today.
(Obviously the singing version is very soulful, but some people love the original and special MTV version)
@job女JenniferThinking after hearing this 🎵
I chose this song simply because Fang Datong’s version is good enough. I know I'm rude, but it's really hard to imagine that Benson spent almost four minutes standing on the plane next to a half-faced white woman lip-locking. If I were the woman or the driver, I would really be unable to hold back my laughter. But the song is very romantic. If my boyfriend sings it well to me, I can get married on the spot. 🥰
📀 Wham!: Careless Whisper (1984)
Reasons for recommendation :
"Careless Whisper" is the first song of the British group Wham!. The song was composed by lead singer George Michael and lyrics by group member Andrew Ridgeley.
"Careless Whisper" has many repeated performances of famous saxophone songs, which left a deep impression on fans. The song was a hit that year and topped the pop charts in nearly 25 countries around the world.
🎧At that time, three Hong Kong singers competed to adapt this song, causing triplets. Among them, Anita Mui and Cai Guoquan's Cantonese version was very popular.
Enthusiastic citizens @ Sesame Cat Thoughts after listening🎵
As soon as the saxophone sounds in the opening credits, the familiar melody and sexy voice that everyone knows brings the audience into an intoxicating dance party.
Enthusiastic citizens @混士化Reflections after listening🎵
I have heard this song. It starts with the classic saxophone tune, but I can no longer enjoy the beauty normally. Is it true that I have been "poisoned" by Youtubers too much? (often used as a sound effect) But there is still no denying that George Michael's singing is very emotional, and the lyrics also perfectly describe the male protagonist's state of mind from a first-person perspective... Well, maybe the male protagonist regrets it and really likes the main palace, but... he still can't control his private parts and is still a scumbag. By the way, in the MV, when the girlfriend of the palace sees another "girlfriend", her expression is of surprise. But the picture that comes to my mind is a bloody eight o'clock scene of two girlfriends fighting...
❑ Editor’s postscript:
Why do people like to make wish lists?
Like taking a roll call, are you afraid of missing something? I have forgotten the most important ten songs, ten books, ten movies, ten memories... When I was at my weakest and most stuck, I was pulled back by the Catcher in the Rye on the edge of the cliff. A handful...
A generation will eventually pass away, but the spirit is entrusted to the works of art, surviving on behalf of people, and passing on the feelings to the beautiful people.
💕Special thanks to the young citizens for their enthusiastic feedback🎵
❑ Further reading:
Excerpted from the text: Hong Kong star Du Wenze, who has settled in Taiwan for a year and has just been promoted to "Real Taiwanese", issued his own NFT "Lee DAO" on February 10, with a limited edition of 6,600 pieces. The total auction amount exceeded 140 million within two hours. New Taiwan Dollar. Although the NFT is just an avatar, Du Wenze gives the holder a lot of additional rights. Not only can he have the right to vote in the selection of the girl group, but he can also participate in various major business decisions.
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