October 18, 2002, was a slightly darker day for many people who like music. On this day, Rowan, a hall-of-fame singer in Hong Kong, China, died of illness at the age of 57.
As one of the representatives of the Hong Kong pop music scene from the 1970s to the 1980s, Rowan's achievements in music are obvious to all, especially in film and television, and he has left us with many popular classic melodies. Today, let's re-enter Rowan and learn about the classic film and television songs he sang in those years.
Theme song of the TV series "Under the Lion Rock": Under the Lion Mountain
The TV series "Under the Lion Rock" broadcast in 1979 may not have been seen by many viewers, but the theme song of the same name of the play must be familiar to everyone. The song was written by Huang Xia and composed by Gu Jiahui, and was included in Rowan's 1979 album Good Songs for You.
The song begins with "Meet Under the Lion Rock", unfolds with the individual situation of "there is joy in life, and there are often tears", and ends with "writing the immortal Famous Sentence of Xiangjiang with hard work", telling the personal fate of immigrants who have come to Hong Kong to take root in the Hong Kong area and rebuild their foundations. After the song came out, it resonated widely with Hong Kong, which was still in the entrepreneurial stage, and also boosted the morale of Hong Kong citizens.
TV series "Legend of the Eagle Shooter" songs: "Iron Blood Dan Heart", "Life is Meaningful", "Hello in the World", "Man Jiang Hong", "Peach Blossom", "A Thousand Sorrows Remember Old Feelings"
Although "Under the Lion Rock" has extraordinary significance, for most mainland audiences, the real beginning of understanding of Rowan must start from the Jin Yong martial arts drama "The Legend of the Eagle Shooter" broadcast in 1983.
In this play, Rowan can be said to be in full swing, and with another hall-level singer Zhen Ni arranged all eight songs in the play, And Rowan participated in the singing of six of the songs, which are the theme songs "Iron Blood Dan Heart", "Life is Meaningful", "The World Is Always Hello" and the interludes "Man Jiang Hong", "Peach Blossom", and "A Thousand Sorrows Remember Old Feelings".
These six songs, there are duets with Zhen Ni, there are also Rowan's own solo songs, such as the magnificent melody of "Iron Blood Dan Heart", and there are also low-pitched dialogues between couples such as "Peach Blossom", each capital is tireless to listen to. Even to this day, these songs still have a very strong vitality, whenever you walk into the KTV, you may hear the next room howling the melody of "chasing grass and desert in all directions".
Theme song of the TV series "Little Li Flying Knife": "Little Li Flying Knife"
For this song, I think everyone will not be unfamiliar, after all, Jiao Enjun's version of "Little Li Flying Knife" is the childhood memories of many friends, and this theme song of the same name was also widely sung by everyone in that year.
But you may not know that this song was actually released as early as 1978, and when it was the theme song of Jiao Enjun's version of "Little Li Flying Knife", it was the third time it appeared as the theme song of film and television works. Previously, this song had been used as the theme song of the 1978 ZhuJiang version of the TVB TV series "Little Li Flying Knife" and the 1979 Hong Kong Nanqiang Pictures version of the movie "Little Li Flying Knife" to meet the audience.
"It is rare to have a good skill, and the love pass can never be broken", a simple lyric, let the audience see the fate of the life of the amorous and chivalrous martial arts classic Li Xunhuan. With this song, Rowan became popular throughout Southeast Asia and the World Chinese Community, and he stayed on the top of the major song charts for 15 weeks.
Theme song of the TV series "Lotus Battle": "Jianghu Road"
If you think that Rowan's song radiation is limited to Hong Kong, you are very wrong. In the 1994 Singapore TV series "Lotus Battle", Rowan once again exerted his strength and presented the audience with two songs, "Jianghu Road" and "Looking Back at Red Dust".
Compared with "Looking Back at the Red Dust", the audience must be more familiar with the song "Jianghu Road". When we were young, whenever we heard the melody of "no complaints, no regrets, I walk my way, I can't walk the end of the world", we knew that Bai Yuchuan and Shen Chong, the characters in the play, were going to meet with everyone. So we obediently sat in front of the TV with a small bench, waiting for a once-a-day date with the characters in the play.
What other classic film and television songs have you thought of that Rowan has sung? You are welcome to leave a message to add.
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