He put a phrase on the promotion of Cantonese pop music culture, "It is both a hero who creates the times and a hero who creates the times".
His album was once "sold to grab", and he was also the first musician to win the title of "God of Song".
He is revered in the Hong Kong music scene as the "God of Song", "King of Hong Kong Song", "The Ancestor of Hong Kong Pop Music" and "The Originator of Cantonese Songs".
Hui Guanjie, Asam is the pioneer of modern Cantonese pop songs, he created the Hong Kong oral interpretation method to usher in a new era of Local Songs in Hong Kong, played a decisive role in the promotion and development of Cantonese songs, and he is also a pioneer of self-composing and self-singing in the Hong Kong music scene.
Before the 1970s, Hong Kong society generally regarded local Austrian pop songs as vulgar culture, at that time Hong Kong was still dominated by Western English songs and Chinese songs mainly from Taiwan, And Hui Guanjie, who graduated from the University of Hong Kong, did not shy away from popularity, singing a number of songs in Cantonese that reflected the current situation of society.
The protagonist of this article, "Tower Over the Clouds", describes a feeling of home and country.
In 1972, the eldest brother Xu Guanwen (the four xu brothers, their parents named "Wenwu Yingjie", the name shows that the parents have high hopes for them. They were born in Guangzhou, and then moved to Hong Kong) At the time of Hong Kong turmoil and career obstruction, they traveled to Ouxi, if they had some understanding, they felt that the Survival of the Chinese was difficult, and after returning to Hong Kong, they wrote an English poem, which was later translated as Chinese, and handed it over to his younger brother Hui Guanjie to compose and sing. As soon as this song was launched, it caused a sensation throughout Hong Kong, and in the context of the times at that time, it aroused the attention of many Hong Kong people to their hometowns. Therefore, "Tower Over the Clouds" is known as a Hong Kong song.
The four brothers of the Xu clan, namely Xu Guanwen, Xu Guanwu, Xu Guanying and Xu Guanjie
Towers over the clouds Can't see the faces of the rejoicing people
Fuji shrugged and couldn't hear the tourists laughing
Statue of Liberty in the mist in the distance
The mountains and rivers are far from being in its embrace
Sandalwood beach shores dotted with phosphorescence
How can it be that the fishing lamp is in the other state
Cantonese pop songs to open the mountain, the more you listen to the more enduring, it is really very flavorful, no experience can not appreciate the mood, young good times, many years later, who still understands whom?
The words list the Eiffel Tower, Mt. Fuji, The Statue of Liberty, Honolulu Beach, etc., these famous foreign resorts, in the eyes of the author, but covered with gray and dark colors, no joy, less laughter, heavy fog, wind and rain trek. I can't help but ask in my heart, when will I be liberated? Where is the Promised Land? After thinking about it, Mr. Hui concluded that it was here at this time, and there was no need to seek outwards to arouse the attention to the homeland of Hong Kong. This is the Hong Kong version of "Where you stand is your home; how you are, your home is what you are; what you are, the country is what it is; if you are light, there will be no more darkness."
Bow down and ask when, where, and what it looks like
Echo whispers this is what it looks like here at this point
Why see more and ask more
And sing a song on the way home
This song "Tower Over the Clouds" has also touched countless Hong Kong people. Like "Under the Lion Rock" in Hong Kong today, it has the same meaning. Asam is an outstanding musician, and his songs are by no means limited to ideological significance. In terms of composition, he is good at skillfully combining hong Kong's local folk minor tunes with mainstream Western music, and in terms of lyrics, Asam likes to express simple emotions with plain and philosophical words. In terms of interpretation, Xu Guanjie is a standard folk singing voice, without any embellishment, any technique of singing is not only beautiful, but also simple and natural and comfortable.
After this song, everyone also found that the original Cantonese songs can also be so beautiful. Since then, Cantonese songs have been re-examined, tearing off the label of "vulgar songs".
The praise of "Tower Over the Clouds" occupies a special position in the Hong Kong music scene, known as Hong Kong songs, and it is also Hui Guanjie's first Cantonese pop song, which has become a landmark era song representing Hong Kong culture. Tan Yonglin, Xu Xiaofeng, Andy Lau, Lin Yilian, Zhong Zhentao and others have also covered this song. However, in Principal Tan's heart, there is only one idol from beginning to end, that is, the song god Xu Guanjie. It proves that superstars are also fans.
Tam Wing Lin and idol Hui Guanjie
Hui Guanjie has a very high status in the Hong Kong pop music industry, with an epoch-making milestone legend and an eternal god of song. It has also been respected and recognized by many superstars, including Luo Wen, Zhen Ni, Xu Xiaofeng, Tam Wing Lin, Cheung Kwok Wing, Mui Yan Fang, Jacky Cheung, Chan Bai Qiang and others, who can be called the big brother of the music scene, because he is the originator of the Change of Hong Kong Cantonese pop music, according to his generation, he is the chief first Celestial Superstar.
At this point, under the influence of Hui Guanjie, Hong Kong entered the era of Cantonese song popularity.