Unconsciously, the "Household Name Cantonese Song" series has been put down by me for almost a month, I don't know if everyone misses it? In the previous articles, I have taken stock of classic Cantonese songs such as "Iron Blood Dan Heart", "Glorious Years", "Thousand and One Songs", "It Seems that the Old Man Came" and so on, and from the communication with everyone, I have also received infinite happiness. Judging from everyone's reactions, netizens are quite interested in this series of articles, and today, Rose will follow everyone's opinions and recommend four well-known Cantonese songs for everyone again, I hope you can like it.
IV. "Who's the Big Hero"
Seeing this song, perhaps many netizens may wonder: Is this not the theme song of "East becomes West"? It's Chinese, how can it be in it?
It's not surprising that you think so, after all, many of us are familiar with this song, we all know it through "East becomes West", and most of them are watching the Chinese version, so it is no wonder that you have this doubt.
The birth of "Who is the Big Hero" must start from "East becomes West" and push forward for more than ten years. In 1976, a generation of talented people Huang Xia composed this song, and became the theme song of the 1976 Hong Kong Jiashi TV series "The Legend of the Eagle Hero", and its original singer was called Lin Mu. Later, Jiashi remade the first version of the "Divine Eagle Man" TV series, which became the theme song of the play after being adapted and processed, and the name of the song was "Divine Eagle and Shooting Eagle", which was sung by Guan Zhengjie, Wei Xiuxian and Mai Yun. However, to say that the audience is most familiar with it, it is definitely the version sung by Jacky Cheung in "East becomes West", and there are also two versions of Cantonese and Chinese, but what remains unchanged is that no matter which version, it is very good.
The influence of "Who's the Big Hero" to "East becomes West" does not end. In 2011, the famous director Liu Zhenwei directed the movie "East into West 2011", Zhong Zhentao and Tan Weiwei sang the song again, but the quality of the film was a bit unflattering.
III. "Under the Lion Rock"
Seeing this song, we miss the two deceased people more and more, Huang Xia and Rowan.
The influence of this song in Hong Kong is unparalleled, and it is also known as the "city song". The song is composed by Huang Xia, the composer is Gu Jiahui, who is as famous as Huang Xia, and the singer is also not small, and is the godfather of Hong Kong music, Luo Wen.
In 1973, Radio Television Hong Kong began airing Under the Lion Rock, a cinematic series. The length of the series exceeded 200 episodes, and it lasted for 21 years until 1994, so it can be said that millions of families in Hong Kong are familiar with this drama. And its theme song, is also well known, the melody of the song is popular, lyrical Hong Kong ordinary citizens adversity self-improvement inspirational story, so it has the reputation of "city song".
Now listening to "Under the Lion Rock", we can deeply feel the "Lion Rock Spirit" of the Hong Kong people, and lion mountain has long become a symbol of the Hong Kong spirit.
2. "Drifting Snow"
Since 1992, when I first heard Chen Huixian sing this song "Drifting Snow", I fell in love with this song.
But then again, Chen Huixian is not the original singer of this song. The song is a cover of "The Journey of Flowers" by Yuko Hara, keyboardist of the Nanten Group Of Stars Orchestra in Japan, and its lyrics and music are all written by Yuko Hara's husband, Yoshiyuki Kuwata, the lead singer and guitarist of the Nanten Group.
Let's leave aside the other versions and just talk about the Cantonese version sung by Chan Wai-hsien. At that time, Chen Huixian had just ended her six-year relationship, and her fans felt that Chen Huixian's emotional singing was telling her own story, and it just so happened that the city where Chen Huixian studied in the United States was also known as "Syracuse", so many people thought that Chen Huixian sang was her feeling of falling in love and loneliness in the snowy city. Therefore, Chen Huixian found Jian Ning and wrote this classic "Drifting Snow".
"Drifting Snow" can be said to be a very classic Cantonese song, when tasting the song, we can feel the helplessness that we have just prepared to unleash our emotions, but suddenly stopped in the momentary indulgence, which makes people sigh.
I. "Boys Should Be Self-Reliant"
If you haven't even heard this song, it's time to make up for it. Today, this song is not only a special song of Huang Feihong, but also a spiritual food that inspires countless boys to stride forward.
Like other songs, this song has Chinese and Cantonese versions. The singer of the Chinese version is a generation of kung fu superstar Jackie Chan, while the Cantonese version of the singer is Lin Zixiang, a powerful singer in the Hong Kong music scene. To be honest, this is very good whether it is Chinese or cantonese version, but in terms of influence and singing skills, it is obviously Lin Zixiang's big brother who is better.
The song "Boys Should Strengthen Themselves" is adapted from the ancient song "General Order", and its lyricist is still Huang Xia. Later, this song became the theme song of the Hong Kong movie "Wong Fei Hung's Ambition" and "Wong Fei Hung's Second Boy When Self-Reliance" starring Jet Li, and the audience remembered the plot of the movie while also remembering this passionate song. Nowadays, as long as the name "Huang Feihong" is mentioned, people instinctively think of "Boys Should Be Self-Reliant", a song that has become a special song for Huang Feihong.
The above are the four Cantonese songs recommended by Rose for everyone in this issue, I don't know how you feel after watching it? If you have any good suggestions and opinions, you are welcome to pay attention to likes and shares, and Rose will also communicate with everyone in the message area.
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