Looking back, the warm songs we have heard together in those years
In the blink of an eye, the 70s and 80s of the last century have left us. It was an era of great cultural prosperity, and countless outstanding literary and artistic workers emerged, who left a strong mark in the hearts of a generation with their moving singing voices.
Among them, the most unforgettable are the four most famous male and female vocal duos at the time: Mou Xuanfu and Suo Baoli, Ye Mao and Liao Sha, Wang Jieshi and Xie Lisi, and Zhang Zhenfu and Geng Lianfeng.
Time flies, many of the members of these groups have passed away, and the other half left behind is also gazing at the bits and pieces of the past. But the warm singing they left behind over the years still reverberates in the ears of generations today.
Countless people can't help but immerse themselves in the best memories in the depths of their hearts when they are familiar with the prelude together. Those catchy melodies have witnessed a rapidly changing era, and also reflect the footprints of those years like water.
This is the magic of music and time, which never ends. They bring those lost years back to life, making people can't help but reminisce and remember.
Perhaps it is this power that has made them immortal.
Mu Xuanfu and Suo Baoli: The golden boy and girl on the stage, but they hate each of them offstage
Speaking of the well-known male and female duet groups in those years, the first one that comes to mind must be the "golden boy and girl" of Mu Xuanfu and Suo Baoli. A Spring Festival Gala performance in 1983 made the two famous in one fell swoop, especially the extremely beautiful "Husband and Wife Return Home", which is still vaguely in their ears.
In the eyes of the audience back then, they were undoubtedly a pair made in heaven.
However, in their little-known privates, they each drink endless hatred.
Mu Xuanfu's childhood was still warm, but the first half of Suo Baoli's life was bumpy. Her biological mother did not hesitate to sacrifice her life to give birth to her, but her father ruthlessly abandoned her because of the existence of this "wife killer".
The young Sobaoli had to rely on the cold eyes of the third aunt. It wasn't until she was a girl that she knew that she was not born to her third aunt, and at this moment she was grief-stricken.
Thanks to the stage giving Sobaoli the opportunity to rewrite her life, she did not lose herself in the pain. After the two became famous, they each got married, and they never crossed paths again.
It wasn't until the news of Suo Baoli's death came in 2015 that Mu Xuanfu woke up like a dream. Once upon a time, a song juxtaposed their names, but now fate is cruelly divided.
Remembering the past, Mu Xuanfu couldn't help crying.
On the stage, they are a pair of all eyes, but who knows how bleak their inner world is? Huang Liang woke up from a dream, and they were still drinking the bitter hatred in the audience.
When I think back to each other many years later, it's just a quick glance.
Ye Mao and Liao Sha: Walking hand in hand for 30 years has finally become a fragmented memory
When it comes to model couples who are in love, the first thing we think of must be Ye Mao and Liao Sha. The two are not only partners of bosom friends and confidants, but also childhood sweethearts who have grown into partners who grow old together.
For more than 30 years, they have been inseparable and inseparable, adding countless brilliant colors to each other's lives.
Especially the theme songs and interludes sung for people's favorite classic TV series, which condensed their feelings for more than 30 years. Whether it is the "Red Bean Song" made for "Dream of Red Mansions" or the "Bottomless Boat Song" sung for "Journey to the West", those catchy melodies have been seamlessly integrated with the plot and have become classics that are difficult to give up.
Just when Ye Mao and Liao Sha's careers and families had entered a stable and beautiful state, Ye Mao suddenly left this world forever on that cold winter day in 2019, leaving Liao Sha alone in pain and memories. The death of her husband seems to have made her lose the other half of her life, the source of inspiration for her creation, and she has become a broken soul.
The grief of that winter still touches the hearts of countless people today. At that time, we also suddenly realized that those familiar melodies in our memories will only be left for Liao Sha to hum alone in the future.
Thirty years of disillusionment in an instant. The green silk has turned white, and the road of walking hand in hand has finally become a broken memory.
Wang Jieshi and Xie Lisi: After 40 years of working together, only loneliness remains
From 1978 to the present, Wang Jieshi and Xie Lisi have witnessed the changes of Chinese pop music with their 40 years of cooperation. They started from the original cover of Taiwanese campus folk songs, and then became their own school and original style, and those sensational songs are still haunting in people's hearts today.
At work, the two have a tacit understanding, and they also have an inexplicable attachment in the spiritual world, even if they are not lovers - Wang Jieshi and Xie Lisi each have their own families.
But fate was too cruel to them, first taking away the two most beloved daughters one after another, and then ruthlessly taking away Cheris herself.
In her long singing career, Cheris has brushed shoulders with death several times. At the age of 50, she had a cerebral infarction and could only toddle, and after finally recovering, she was hit by the death of her family.
The departure of her daughter almost broke down, but fortunately, Wang Jieshi was always by her side. He understands her inner fragility and always gives support and encouragement to help her pick up again.
In this way, they have been working together for 40 years. In the end, fate left Wang Jieshi alone to face those bits and pieces of memories about Xie Lisi.
The deceased have no return date, and the people and things that have been with them for 40 years are all left with the loneliness of blending into the sunset.
Zhang Zhenfu and Geng Lianfeng: Unswerving loyalty is the warmest song of the people
Speaking of loyalty, the first one is reminiscent of the duo of Zhang Zhenfu and Geng Lianfeng. Zhang Zhenfu had ups and downs in his life, brushed shoulders with death several times, and suffered from illness himself.
But for the sake of the people, he has never given up his enthusiasm and dedication to the singing career, and has always only wanted to dedicate more moving singing voices.
Even after learning that he was terminally ill, he did not flinch in the slightest. When he was entangled in illness, he still gritted his teeth and supported himself, completing one wonderful performance after another for the people.
That loud and soulful singing voice is his most sincere and loyal heart to the people. Even in the last moments of his life, he did not live up to this vow.
In 2000, Zhang Zhenfu still failed to overcome the disease and passed away, but his sonorous and powerful singing voice has been integrated with this land. Whenever people hear those familiar melodies in the vast sea of people, they can't help but think of him and sincerely remember his selfless life.
Geng Lianfeng would also shed silent tears at such a time. She witnessed the final transformation of her partner's life, and more deeply appreciated his unswerving loyalty.
This loyalty has become the warmest and most steadfast force in the hearts of the people, and will be sung forever in another form.
Epilogue: Their singing echoes forever
The male and female duet groups that emerged in the 70s and 80s of the last century are undoubtedly the most beautiful footnotes in the history of Chinese music. They have blazed a trail of the transition from imitation to innovation, and in the process have reached unprecedented heights.
Throughout their lives, we see not only the great success of their careers, but also the ups and downs of their own fate - some people die young, some people see the pain of parting, the only thing that remains unchanged is their outstanding achievements and the eternal mellow singing.
Time has passed, and many of the members of these groups have passed away one after another, and the one left behind is also gazing at the past in the fading afterglow. But those classic hits are forever frozen in history.
Whenever the familiar prelude is together, people can't help but hum along softly, sincerely remembering the time that has passed.
This is what they have left us: an eternal sound that condenses the essence of time. It carries the memories and emotions of a generation, witnesses those changing times, and will reverberate forever in another form.