Editor's Note
Since the founding of New China, many classic war-themed films have been produced, many of which are popular film songs, full of patriotic feelings, carry forward revolutionary heroism, infect and educate several generations, and have been sung to this day, such as "My Motherland", "Heroic Praise", "Chairman Mao's Words remembered", "Who Doesn't Say My Hometown Is Good", "Why Are Flowers So Red"...
WeChat of the Chinese military network will successively release a series of articles on "Interpretation of Classic War Movie Songs" to take you back to the classic songs that have been sung in those years.
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"The Great Wall of the South China Sea" is a 1976 film shot by Bayi Film Studio, directed by Li Jun and Hao Guang, screenwriters Liang Xin and Dong Xiaohua, starring Wang Xingang, Liu Xiaoqing, Shi Ren, Li Tingxiu and so on. Based on the play of the same name, the film tells the story of the military and civilians in a seaport in the early 1960s who fought against the enemy.
In the transplant adaptation of this play, scenes conducive to opera performances were arranged, such as shouting and pulling nets, fighting waves, fighting and capturing the enemy, etc., and the whole drama showed the untouchable majestic momentum of the Great Wall of Steel of the motherland.
There is such a clip in the film, the militia company commander District Yingcai and the militia Liangzi recalled the scene of being bullied by the fishing bully when they were young, when a female solo song sounded, the song was gentle and soft, like crying, very moving, this is the film interlude "Never Forget".
Lyrics of "Never Forget"
A pair of bitter melons that bear fruit on the bitter root
A pair of bitter babies soaked in the bitter sea
Chest to chest back to back to survive winter and summer
The wind blows and the waves blow together to grow up
A thousand pounds of burden to carry by two people
The seeds of hatred and hatred are rooted in two hearts
It's hard to work hard and it's hard to feed
Blood and sweat are oppressed and oppressed
As red as blood as deep hatred
A scar as long as a wound as wide
Deep hatred to remember it forever
The composer of "Never Forget" is Fu Gengchen, a famous military musician who has composed film interludes such as "Tunnel Warfare", "Lei Feng", and "Shining Red Star".
From 1961 to 1983, Fu Gengchen worked as a composer at bayi Film Studio, and his film songs such as "Tunnel Warfare", "Chairman Mao's Words remembered", "Lei Feng, Our Comrades-in-Arms", "Red Star Illuminates Me to Fight", "Shining Red Star", "Yingshan Red" and other film songs were once household names and familiar to everyone, and many people grew up singing these songs. The music and songs he composed have nourished the hearts of generations of people. In 2015, Fu Gengchen won the title of "Lifetime Achievement Music Artist" at the 10th Golden Bell Awards of Chinese Music.
People's Artist Fu Gengchen
After the song "Never Forget" was written that year, when choosing a singer, someone recommended Li Guyi. Li Guyi was originally a Hunan flower drum opera actor, and in 1974, he was transferred to the Central Orchestra as a soloist, but he was not famous at that time. Fu Gengchen also did not know Li Guyi, only knew that Li Guyi had acted in the stage drama movie "Patching the Pot", and was not sure whether Li Guyi could accurately interpret the connotation of this song. Therefore, he first went to the Central Orchestra and let Li Guyi try to sing. As a result, as soon as she sang, her professional sensitivity made Fu Gengchen feel that there was a door, Li Guyi's art felt very good, and in the process of Li Guyi singing, Fu Gengchen's request she could immediately reflect, which was very important for the artist. But at that time, Fu Gengchen was inconvenient to express his position, because before this, the singer of "Never Forget" had already been selected.
After returning to bayi factory, Fu Gengchen found Li Jun, the director of "The Great Wall of the South China Sea", and said about it, Li Jun, because he had cooperated with Fu Gengchen in the movie "Shining Red Star", he trusted him very much, and said, What do you think? Fu Gengchen said that I think Li Guyi is more suitable, because the original candidate was a bel canto singer...
In 1965, Li Guyi hunan flower drum play "Patching pot" stills
In this way, Li Guyi received a notice to record at bayi Factory, which was the first time Li Guyi sang for the film, the recording was very smooth, although the singing at that time was recorded at the same time, but it was only sung three or four times in the recording studio before passing. Li Guyi has acted in a play, and he will grasp the emotions, so he enters the play quickly.
Li Guyi's recording this time can be said to be a blockbuster, and the people present unanimously praised her for singing well, which was a great encouragement for Li Guyi, who was unknown at that time.
After the film was broadcast, the audience responded strongly. The singer not only has a pure and sweet voice, but also has a very measured singing skill, sincere feelings, and a rich voice. At that time, the audience did not know who sang it, and the name of the singer did not appear in the film, and many people were asking who was the person who sang the "bitter melon"?
This was the first feature film interlude sung by Li Guyi as a soloist, and it became famous in one fell swoop and was unobtrusive. After many years, Li Guyi often said, "I have to thank Fu Gengchen." Since then, Li Guyi has sung interludes and theme songs for more than 100 movies and TV series, and has dedicated excellent film songs such as "Little Flower", "Tear Stain", "Zhiyin", "Nostalgia", "Second Handshake", "Black Triangle", "Acacia Women's Guest House" for the majority of listeners, becoming the female singer who recorded the most film and television songs after the founding of New China.
At the beginning of 1980, the Central People's Radio held the "Fifteen Songs Loved by Listeners" selection activity, of which Li Guyi sang four songs: "Sister Finds Brother Tears", "The Spring Water of the Frontier is Clear and Pure", "White Feathers Send Affection", and "Velvet Flowers".
The song "Never Forget" shows that the working people do not forget the class suffering and resistance and struggle, but unlike the slogan works in the past, this song gives people a shock with its strong artistic appeal. Composer Fu Gengchen said: "We must not forget the history of the past, which is an important expression in my works. Lenin said that forgetting means betrayal, and we must not forget the deep suffering that the Chinese nation has endured. Today is the continuation of history, and we must inherit and carry forward the excellent things and the quintessential things in history. ”
Source: China Military Network WeChat Author: Xu Ping Editor: Li Xiang