Director Yang Dechang's classic masterpiece in film history, "The Juvenile Murder Incident on Muling Street", I don't know if you have seen it? In the summer of 1991, I was 16 years old. Ignorant of the immature mind, I accidentally glimpsed my parents' youthful past from the movie, their youth and history met each other in a gray face, but turned around and caught up with the world's most healing and rebellious rock era at that time.
Many people know the Chinese name of this movie, but they don't know the English title of "A Brighter Summer Day". But those who have seen the film will understand that the English title is closely related to the music that occupies most of the film, and a brighter summer day is a lyric from Elvis Presley's "Are You Lonesome Tonight".
The little park gang in the movie practiced the group all day long, singing elvis songs. There is even a member of the group whose nickname is Called Elvis Presley. In the 1950s and 1960s, young people's favorite Western singer was Elvis Presley, and in fact, everywhere influenced by American culture, Elvis presley songs were popular.
After watching the movie that year, I saved up a few months of pocket money to buy a CD of "The Young Choir of Mulling Street" (a soundtrack of the film released by a virtual orchestra based on the film, mainly elvis presley songs). For the first time, I found that the songs of my parents when they were young could also impress me. But it is not until I am older that I understand that music has no boundaries, and time has lost its meaning here.
And the superstars who have made these songs have been crossing age limits and influencing generations of young people. Do you know? 40 years after his death, Elvis presley still contributes $600 million a year to his hometown of Memphis. His former home is the place with the most visits per year after the White House.
Do you all love Elvis Presley? Why? Because he represents a frivolous youth with rebellion, youth, and fierce love, and he is really too handsome and too bad.
This is especially important for boys and girls of any age.
It seems that only in the Chinese quarter where Chinese is spoken, Elvis Presley is called "Elvis Presley." The title comes from a combination of his two English nicknames: Hillbilly Cat and the King of Western Bop. The former was a derogatory nickname for his early debut, because he came from the southern countryside of the United States, had neither family nor wealth, so he was called hillbilly cat (countryman boy, cat means boy in American slang). The latter is the name after the red color.
I don't know who it was, but I took out the keywords "cat" and "king" and merged them, and since then in the Chinese world, Elvis Presley is Elvis Presley. Combing the iconic airplane head, sideburns, melancholy eyes, thick sexy lips, unique hip shaking leg dance steps, inward and external stage charm, such a distinct image makes the title "Elvis Presley" seem tailor-made.
Many young people's impressions of Elvis Presley come from movies or dramas, such as "Forrest Gump" once humorously ridiculed Elvis Presley's dance steps, inspired by Forrest Gump's legs wearing orthosis at that time. When he took the stage with this dance step, Forrest Gump's mother covered Forrest Gump's eyes to prevent him from seeing, because she felt that it was too inappropriate, and fled the scene in a hurry. This scene was the voice of the majority of parents at that time, who thought that Elvis Presley destroyed customs and customs, and it was difficult to climb the elegant hall, but it could not stop this music revolution that impacted tradition in the name of rock and roll.
The exaggerated live performance style and hip twisting and shaking movements directly reflect the characteristics of "rebellion". Until then, American country songs were quite conservative, and Elvis Presley was like a new participant who broke the silence, making the young soul boil up at once.
A large number of parents wrote to the television station to protest, saying that they did not want their children to follow suit. So much so that later the camera only photographed his upper body and did not dare to shoot his lower body, especially the way he twisted his hips and shook his legs. But you know, the more forbidden something is, the easier it is to be sought after. The more we ruin customs, the more we (young people) love ah~!
John. Lennon once said, "Before Elvis Presley, we had nothing. This sentence indirectly affirms Elvis Presley's place in the rock and roll world. But in fact, Elvis Presley is actually a singer who has never written his own works and is very rudimentary in terms of instrumental playing skills. His contribution is not because rock 'n' roll began with him, but because he flexibly blended country music, black blues, and rock and roll into a unique style with a distinct personality.
As the saying goes, standing on the wind outlet, pigs can also fly. What if it was a handsome guy standing on the cusp?
Looking back at the process of Elvis Presley's popularity, you will find that many conditions must be in place to become a superstar. He must be talented and enthusiastic about acting and singing; he must have coincided with the age of the popularity of television in American society, so that every young man who turns on the television is accurately attracted to his charm; he must have just the foundation of singing white country songs, but sing the free and uninhibited soul of black blues songs; most importantly, he must have just a good skin bag.
For all these reasons, Elvis Presley's popularity became an inevitability, and he even represented the classic American story of the success of a white boy from a poor village.
From his songs to his people, he has given the young people of today great hope and motivation.
At that time, the Korean War and the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union had caused a shortage of soldiers in the United States army, and in order to replenish the army, all young people of the right age in the United States would receive a letter of application from the military. On December 20, 1957, the then 22-year-old Elvis also received a conscription notice from the U.S. Army. That year was when he was at his reddest.
After his conscription, he was first trained in the United States and then sent to the German border to become a scout in a reconnaissance company.
In 1960, at the end of his service, Elvis retired to the United States. Not only were his fans enthusiastic, but many of his parents and audiences changed their minds about him because of his patriotic behavior of enlisting in the military. His acting career was not only not broken by two years of service, but also became a model for American youth.
From ruining customs to setting an example, this transition really shouldn't be too fast. But the love of young people also improved rapidly, and in the next 60s, the Western world was occupied by a band called the Beatles.
Who are the most imitated singers in the world? If Elvis Presley ranks second, no one dares to say first. Too many people rush to imitate Elvis Presley, and every year to his death day, it is a wave of imitation around the world. His fans would flock to his hometown from all over the United States for an Elvis Presley convention.
But the same sideburns, yours is no Elvis presley.
The young Elvis Presley privately loved to dress up was not flashy, and even a bit of a yuppie casual. The logo's tight low-cut top, flared pants, and airplane head represented The appearance of Elvis Presley on the stage at that time, but when he really walked into his closet, he found that the original dark suit suit, black leather jacket, and simple and fitted shirt were his favorite dresses in private. Especially in the 50s, Elvis Presley, singing country rock, was simply handsome to a new height. And such a him, on the contrary, is something that no one can imitate.
On August 16, 1977, Elvis died suddenly at the age of 42.
Those who die in their prime will never get old, because you don't have the opportunity to see his old age when he is no longer beautiful. Perhaps for Elvis presley fans, this is the best portrayal.
About when exactly rock 'n' roll was born? Experts and scholars have always debated, but the authoritative mainstream music magazine Rolling Stone gave an answer to this question, saying: "On July 5, 1954, a legend began: in the recording studio of the Memphis Sun Records, 19-year-old American truck driver Elvis Presley recorded his first and most important single in his life, "That's Alright". This is the day rock 'n' roll was born. ”
I don't know if that's the best answer, but for Elvis presley fans, it's the best answer.