When I first entered secondary school in 2006, I often chatted with students after class and exchanged their interests and hobbies. When it comes to the view of popular music, I can't help but sigh: this group of students who are six or seven years younger than me obviously has a generation gap - in terms of their preference for female singers, they favor girls such as SHE, Twins, Jolin Tsai, Li Yuchun, Sun Yanzi and so on; although I have also heard the songs of these female singers, there are many good songs, but I personally think that Faye Wong, Cai Qin and other people in the pop music world are still unshakable, because others may have good songs, but their songs are classic songs.
When she was young, Xu Xiaofeng was as beautiful as a flower
Xiao Feng's contemporaries - Teresa Teng
When it comes to the deceased Teresa Teng and Mui Yanfang, they say that they have heard their names, but their songs are much less; when it comes to Xu Xiaofeng, almost no one knows that this music diva who was once the same name as Teresa Teng and was Mei Yanfang's predecessor was gone.
No wonder they don't know that Xu Xiaofeng debuted in 1965, gradually sang popularity in the 70s and 80s, became popular in the Chinese music scene from 1982 to 1992, and then gradually faded out of the music scene, and in 1992 she held 43 farewell concerts, setting a record for the Hong Kong music scene. In 2005 and 2006, at the request of the majority of nostalgic fans, Xu Xiaofengcai opened 33 concerts in Hong Kong. For these post-90s children, it is reasonable not to hear the name of "Little Miss Feng". But I regret for them - "Fengsheng Jun is not born, Junsheng Feng is old" - less opportunity to listen to Xu Xiaofeng's heart song.
Xu Xiaofeng was on the CCTV Spring Festival Gala in 1989
If Faye Wong and Cai Qin are rare dazzling and long-term shining stars in today's pop music scene, then Xu Xiaofeng is the "evergreen tree" of the Chinese music scene from the 70s to the 90s, her private life has always been low-key and unknown, and there are very few scandals and revelations about her, and she rarely participates in movies and TV series. Her fame and reputation are purely based on her singing voice, in fact, this is enough - "Yu Yin" is not only "around the beam", but also around the hearts of one generation or even two generations!
In fact, I have only been in contact with her songs for five or six years, one day I was at home watching the classic program collection of CCTV's "Spring Festival Gala" over the years, and in the spring festival gala of 1989, I saw her singing "Bright Moon Thousand Miles to Send Love", she sat on the silver crescent props, a blue long skirt, light green scarf, fluffy curls, gorgeous and feminine. "The night is dark all around, and the crescent moon is like a hook. Reminiscing about the past is like a dream. Rediscover where to seek dreams. People walk thousands of miles away. I have not asked the heart to be sad, please greet the bright moon, and the people who miss it often shed tears. ......”
The song is gentle, but penetrating and infectious, thick and classical. Her affectionate style, her calm typhoon, and her unique voice full of tenderness made me really "shocked" for a while. At dinner, I talked to my uncle who went home to visit my relatives, and this fashionable young man in the late 80s told me that this was the dream lover of their generation, and in the era when Hong Kong and Taiwan music had just poured into the mainland, Xu Xiaofeng, Teresa Teng and the traditional singers of the mainland had a completely different style that strongly attracted them and caused a burst of "Xu Xiaofeng Fever" and "Teresa Teng Lijun Fever", they all affectionately called her "Little Sister Feng", and the uncle said, "You will not understand the kind of shock and enjoyment she gave us at that time". He sang the song with some intoxication.
From my public account, at that time, Miss Xiaofeng was so beautiful
I learned about Xu Xiaofeng, and then began to collect her songs, from tapes, records, CDs to videos, as if it were a treasure that was suddenly discovered, and I almost indulged in her singing.
I liked her on a blue stage, in the flickering lights, accompanied by brisk music, singing "Heart love" with a sympathetic and slightly shy eyebrow: "I want to sneak a look at him and pretend to appreciate a bottle of flowers." I can only sneak a look at him, as if I want to browse a painting, just afraid to give him the idea of laughing at me stupid..." I also appreciate her thin powder, dressed in a cheongsam, performing the song "Down the River", even if you can't understand the Cantonese lyrics, you can also appreciate the calm and casual and persistent mood of the song.
Especially looking at the Huangmei opera "Drama Phoenix" performed on the same stage with Teresa Teng, there is an urge to shed tears, this is a tune that is often heard as a child, I did not expect that they performed together, Xu Xiaofeng and Teresa Teng Lijun sang so eloquently, Xu Xiaofeng's anti-string live off is a white-faced student who loves a restaurant girl, plus Teresa Teng's sweetness and cleverness, this kind of diva-level strength performance is what many so-called big stars can look forward to today?
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Teresa Teng plays a restaurant girl
Xiao Feng rebelled against emperor Zhengde
Unforgettable is also the opera fragment "Carmen" that she sang, which was passionate and hot; the song "Don't be difficult", with unlimited affection and classical atmosphere... However, my favorite is the song "Wind and Rain Together" that she sang at the invitation of the Macao International Music Festival in 2008, she said, "This time I came to pursue your applause, because your enthusiastic light illuminated me", and then almost the whole audience sang the song "Wind and Rain together": "It seems to be laughter, it seems to be a hardship, how can we separate the false from the true?" There is no distinction between grievances and grievances, love and affection, bright back shadows have darkness, the past is not remembered, the past is ignored, there are many bitters and sweets in life, cherish this dynasty, and look forward to crossing hardships and misfortunes together in the future..." That is a grand gathering of singers and fans, she is so calm, so forgetful, how many spring, summer, autumn and winter have been sung, and sing for many years of sorrow and joy. I saw that many old and young fans in the audience sang with tears, and later learned that many people actually rushed from the mainland, Hong Kong, and Taiwan to listen to her singing.
Xiao Feng's last concert
Xiao Feng recently took a photo
In addition to the charm of her singing voice itself, this is inseparable from her noble artistic virtues. At a concert in 2006, she began to feel unwell after singing for an hour, so she decided to interrupt the concert of the day and promised the audience to sing to them another day. She felt that if she sang badly, it would be unfair to the audience who bought tickets to enter... She is so professional and dedicated, the real teacher has to be awe-inspiring, there are singers who respect her fans so much, there are so many fans who like her. Thinking of the "false singing" stars I have recently heard, I can't help but sigh.
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She liked this dress the most, and wore it many times when she sang
Every time I think of her songs, I can always think of her indifferent life and low-key personality. A woman's elegance and love of music are expressed to the extreme in a smile and a slap, and on the stage, her calm and steady typhoon are far better than the sensationalism of many singers today. It seems that as long as she stands on the stage, her elegance and indifference can interpret a life attitude to the fullest, and the audience is unconsciously infected, which is probably the most authentic and attractive place of a singer. I think that for this artist who is obsessed with singing, she has pursued this realm all her life - "song is life, life is like a song".
(I want to insert a song by Xiaofeng for everyone, but unfortunately I can't find the audio insertion button [cover your face])