He is the little king of Asia, he is the founder of Chinese style music, his singing has accompanied countless people through the green years, he is Jay Chou.
Speaking of Jay Chou's belief that no one knows, as the king of the Chinese music scene, his excellence is also non-committal. Among his many songs, each capital has a different charm, these songs have been well received since their release, and many people have covered them, including many foreign singers. Today, Miss Meow will talk to you about Zhou Dong's two songs that have been covered by foreign singers, and see if they are familiar to you?
The first song: "Sea of Flowers"
This song full of island style was released by Jay Chou in 2008, and the whole song is more tender in Jay Chou's "Zhou Style" singing. At the same time, when singing this song, Jay Chou sang in an island style, making the song unique.
Zhou Dong's songs have always been a very popular type of song, both at home and abroad. For this unique island style of "Sea of Flowers", two years after its release, it was covered by Japanese singer Takasuke Naka and included in his Chinese-language circle album "Sound Like an Instrument".
It is said that Nakataka will cover the song "Sea of Flowers" mainly because it was decided based on the voting results of regional fans on the "Hope Naka Takasuke cover song", which is enough to prove the popularity of this song in Japan.
When listening to the Japanese version of "Sea of Flowers" sung by Naka Takasuke, Miss Meow only felt that Naka's cover had no sense of violation, and he used his own way and singing method to fully display the emotions to be expressed in the song and the island country style contained in the song.
Second track: "East Wind Broken"
For thisnother Chinese-style song "East Wind Broken" after "Niangzi", it can be said that it is also a song loved by the public. In this song, the lyrics of the song Fang Wenshan quote the scriptures, making it the pioneering work of the Chinese style of "three ancient and three new" (ancient words, ancient culture, ancient melody, new singing method, new arrangement, new concept). The melodies in its songs blend classical folk music with modern pop music, with ancient rhymes.
Such an excellent piece of music is not only on fire in China, but also on fire abroad. In 2017, it was covered by the Japanese And Instrumental Orchestra. They continued the original lyrics of the song, adding Japanese-style arrangements and instruments to the style, and although the overall melody is a melody that we are familiar with, under the singing of the lead singer of the orchestra, it reveals a strong Japanese atmosphere, which can be regarded as another flavor!
After saying the Japanese version of "Dongfeng Broken", have you heard the English version of "Dongfeng Broken"?
The English version of this song can be said to have many versions, no matter which version, the unchanged melody, sung in English, gives people a different from the Japanese version and strong wind, not like the Zhou Dong version of romantic and Chinese style, more of a sense of exoticism.
Whether it is covered as a Japanese version or an English version, each has a different flavor, and each singer's emotional expression is different, we feel different from it, and no matter which way, it proves the popularity of Jay Chou's songs.
In Miss Meow's view, this is the real cultural output. Fang Wenshan hid the allusions and classic events of China's ancient times in the lyrics, and Jay Chou arranged the Chinese music in the song and sang the strong Chinese style with the most gentle and emotional voice. And when foreign friends cover songs, even if they use the language of their own country, the same thing in the melody and lyrics is the chinese culture, worthy of the Asian little king Zhou Dong!