Wu Diqing, the Voice of China in the 80s that should not be forgotten - Record Sharing No. 80

Around 1985, Zhou Feng, Zhang Xing, Zhang Qiang and Wu Diqing, the most popular pop stars in the mainland at that time, covered or adapted Hong Kong, Taiwan, European and American pop songs, opening the door for mainland fans to like pop music. Zhang Xing, Zhou Feng and Zhang Qiang have been shared earlier, and this issue shares Wu Diqing's first solo album released in 1985.

Wu Diqing, a native of Wenzhou. Since childhood, he liked music, and when he became an adult, he first worked in a scissor factory in Wenzhou, and then entered the Wenzhou Song and Dance Troupe to become a musician. During this period, he learned a lot of Hong Kong and Taiwan songs and foreign folk songs, and was put on the stage by the song and dance troupe, which became very popular.

In 1983, Wu Diqing was borrowed to the Zhejiang Provincial Song and Dance Troupe. According to his recollection, this year he went to Shanghai to learn from Fan Chengwu, the famous conductor of the Shanghai Song and Dance Troupe, who was also a Wenzhou native. Fan Lao affirmed his singing style and encouraged him to stick to his own path. Therefore, Wu Diqing made a desperate bet, left the provincial song and dance troupe, and went south to Shenzhen to work as a singer in the song hall that arose at that time, becoming the first generation of professional pop singers in China.

At that time, the song hall was full of songs, and many songs had to be prepared to cope with the singing of the song hall. Thanks to the accumulation of dozens of songs, he was able to cope with it. At that time, he mainly covered Liu Wenzheng's songs, and his singing style was very popular, and he was also called "Mainland Liu Wenzheng".

1985 was an important turning point in his singing career. Fan Chengwu invited him to Shanghai to participate in the performance. For the first time, Wu Diqing stood on a large stage, holding an electric guitar and singing his favorite songs. That night, he sang a number of songs of different styles, such as "Melan Melan I Love You", "Monica" and "Love in late autumn", which set off the climax of the party.

After the performance, the Shanghai branch of China Singing found him and helped him record this box of albums, and the name used at that time was still Shenzhen singer "Wu Diqing". As soon as the tape was released, it set off a sales boom, which was greatly loved by young people in the mainland at that time, such as "Meilan Meilan I love you", "electric toy" and "She is there" were all very popular cover songs at that time, which were widely circulated in the mainland.

It can be said that Wu Diqing's box album, together with Zhou Feng, Zhang Xing, And Zhang Qiang's tapes at that time, witnessed the mainland pop music trend that began in 1984, they are the common memory of people who came in the 80s, and they are also the youth marks of many post-70s friends.

Unlike Zhou Feng, Zhang Xing and Zhang Qiang's first proprietary cover songs, adaptations, and originals, Wu Diqing is a box of full cover albums. 14 songs, 11 cover songs by Taiwanese singers, 3 covers of Hong Kong Cantonese songs with Chinese. Some of the songs changed the original song title, which was also a method often used in the mainland at that time when covering songs. The most interesting thing is that the Three Cover Songs of A-Side Tan Yonglin, Zhang Guorong and Lin Zixiang, in addition to modifying individual words, almost copied the Cantonese lyrics of the original song and covered them in Mandarin.

The orchestrators and soundtracks are AkJian, Zheng Fang and Pan Guoxing, accompanied by Fan Chengwu's Shanghai Song and Dance Troupe Orchestra. Compared with the "Zhang Xing Solo Album" published by the Shanghai Branch of China Singing, I think that Wu Diqing's box does not have too many surprises and brilliance in terms of arrangement, soundtrack and accompaniment, and it is not as good as The Zhang Xing album conducted by Hu Yongyan.

As for Wu Diqing's singing, now that I listen to it again, I have a different feeling, after all, it is difficult for us to return to the listening environment and state of mind at that time. But no matter what, thank you for these good voices that accompanied us through our youth, and it was their cover songs that gave us the opportunity to be exposed to so many beautiful pop songs at that time. Their good voices should not be forgotten by the times, because they are an era in themselves.

Speaking of the album, I divided it into 4 parts to share with you according to the different cover songs. It focuses on the original songwriters and original singers of the cover songs, who are the memories of the times that should not be forgotten.

1. Cover Cantonese songs

A3 "Love in late autumn"

A cover of the principal's song of the same name, included on his 1984 album Roots of Love. The principal version is also an adaptation of the song, adapted from the "friend" of Korean singer Cho Yong-bi, composed by Korean musician Lee Ho-joon, and lyrics by Lin Min-jae in Cantonese.

A4 "Monica"

A cover of Cheung Kwok Wing's "Monica" from his 1984 Leslie album. The older brother version is also an adaptation of the song, adapted from japanese singer Koji Yoshikawa's "モニカ", composed by the Japanese group Nobody group, and lyrics written in Cantonese by Peter Lai.

A6 "Basha Luhua"

A cover of Lin Zixiang's song of the same name, included on his 1984 album Love to Fever. Ah Lam's also an adaptation of the song, adapted from the 1963 Basa Nova song "Blame It On The Bossa Nova" sung by American singer Eydie Gorme, with lyrics in Cantonese by Zheng Guojiang.

2. Cover liu Wenzheng (some of the songs are not first sung by Liu Wenzheng, but with Wu Diqing's cover singing style and the familiar memories of most fans in the mainland, they are unified into Liu Wenzheng, especially his records during the Tony Agency period)

A1 "Merlin Melan I Love You"

Covered from Liu Wenzheng's song of the same name, included in his 1981 album "But on the Heart", lyrics by Liu Jiachang.

A5 "If I Say"

A cover from Liu Wenzheng's "Love", included in his 1980 "Ame Ami" album, composed by Chen Chong, lyrics by Lin Huangkun.

A7 "Yellow Rose"

Covered from Liu Wenzheng's "Yellow Rose", included in his 1979 "Orchid Grass" album, composed by Ji Linan and lyrics by Xiao Yan.

B2 "Don't Say Goodbye"

Covered from Liu Wenzheng's song of the same name, included in his 1980 "Ame Ami" album, composed by Lee Tae-hsiang and lyrics by Sanmao.

B3 "Send you a don't forget me"

Covered from Liu Wenzheng's song of the same name, it was included on his 1981 album The Essence of Western Translations. Liu Wenzheng's original song is adapted from the American singer Lobo's "Stoney", Chinese fill in the word Rain Ren Xiu, this "Rain Man Xiu" does not know whose pen name, there are friends who know please leave a message to help me solve the puzzle.

B4 "Electric Toy"

Covered from Liu Wenzheng's song of the same name, included in his 1980 Ame Ami album, lyrics by Wang Menglin. Neither this song nor "Ame Ami" was first sung by Liu Wenzheng, and Wang Menglin sang both songs on his debut album released in 1979. In addition, the song "Scene in the Rain", which is also very familiar to mainland fans, was also composed and sung by Wang Menglin.

B6, "Green First Love"

A cover of Liu Wenzheng's song of the same name, included on his 1980 "Autumn Cicada" album. Liu Wenzheng's original song was adapted from Miyuki Nakajima's "みにくいあひるの子", Chinese filler word Duli.

Third, cover song Gao Lingfeng

B1、 "Love is deeper than the sea"

A cover from Gao Lingfeng's "Love You Are Deeper Than the Sea", included in his 1979 "Disco Album". Gao Lingfeng's original song was adapted from "I Was Made For Dancin" sung by American singer Leif Garrett in 1978.

B7, "Go Home"

A cover from Gao Lingfeng's "When the Sunset Goes Down" on his 1979 self-titled album. Gao Lingfeng's original song is based on the Disco song "Gotta Go Home" sung by the disco group Boney M. in the 70s.

4. Other cover songs

A2, "Where is she"

Covered from Peter Chen's "Also Love Songs", included on his 1982 album of the same name, Peter Chen wrote the song.

B5, precious

Covered from Liu Jiachang's "Cherish My Love", lyrics by Liu Jiachang, he and Lin Shurong sang together. I'm not sure if this song is the first of theirs, I hope that friends who know can leave a message to help me solve the puzzle. Wu Diqing's cover version is sung with Zhang Qing, a female singer of the Shanghai Light Music Troupe.

Finally, let's talk about the album version of my collection, and the same as the 67th issue of the shared zhang line, tape and vinyl records are received, the cover of the tape preservation is general, but the sound quality is not bad, usually want to listen, most of them are playing tape, vinyl, or save some use.