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The famous singer Guo Song is not only a musical genius, but also has contributed to the development of Northeast folk songs.
However, in his later years, Guo Song was sued for a song and has since been involved in a lawsuit, and finally died at the age of 85 with regret.
What's going on here?
[▶> his death caused a sensation <◀]
"Ah, what about Langhe...... The Ussuri River is long and long, and the blue water of the river has waves......"
Has this lyric ever echoed in everyone's mind? It is a song that has been sung for more than half a century, "Ussuri Boat Song".
In 1963, Guo Song was officially sung for the first time on the Beijing stage, which caused a huge sensation, and since then "Ussuri Boat Song" has become popular all over the country.
People also know that in the northeast, there is a Hezhe tribe who lives on fishing and hunting.
However, Guo Song didn't expect it at this time, because this song ushered in a "backstabbing", which also made his later years overshadowed by grief and indignation.
On May 19, 2016, in the 305 Hospital of the People's Liberation Army in Beijing, Guo Song completed his 85-year life journey and unfortunately passed away due to illness and left this world.
And his death also caused a great sensation, and at his farewell ceremony, many musicians and actors from the entertainment industry came to mourn, and they came from all over the country to send off the old artist.
Among them, there are the well-known Phoenix Legend, Yu Junjian, Li Jie, Wang Zhengzheng and others, which is enough to see Guo Song's status in the art world.
In the farewell room of the hospital, Guo Song's friends and fans from all over the world said their final goodbyes to his body in the singing of "Ussuri Boat Song".
The old artist Zhang Feng, who met Guo Song, even though he was over 80 years old, also rushed to the scene in person, they had known each other for more than 60 years, and the death of her old friend made her sad.
In addition to the people who rushed to the scene to express their reluctance to Guo Song's death, some artists who could not come to the scene for various reasons also choked up on the phone.
And the reason why everyone is so reluctant to Guo Song's death has a lot to do with his achievements in this life and his dedication to Northeast folk songs......
[▶> his life has won numerous awards<◀]
In the fifties and sixties of the last century, Guo Song's singing voice was highly recognizable, and his dedication to the promotion of Northeast folk songs was also full of respect.
Especially some older people have a deep impression of him, and his singing with a northeastern vernacular style also makes people feel very cordial.
In fact, Guo Song's relationship with music has a lot to do with his family.
In 1931, Guo Song was born in a poor family in Shenyang, at that time he was still called Guo Zengfa, when he was young, his father and brother were very fond of opera, which also inspired Guo Song's artistic cells.
When he was in middle school, Guo Song's musical talent was already obvious, and he often participated in some literary and artistic activities.
Later, because of Guo Song's friend Hong Jun, he completely embarked on the road of art, and on the stage of singing "Ode to the Yellow River", Guo Song became famous with his loud voice.
He also changed his name to Guo Song, and since then Guo Song has composed many classic songs in the style of Northeast folk songs.
In 1953, Guo Song, who was only 22 years old, was recognized by many old-timers, and he relied on the song "Lost Ring" to shine at the National Music Week, which caused a sensation.
In addition, there are songs such as "New Merchant" and "The More You Go", which are also loved by ordinary people, all because these songs sing about the lives of ordinary people.
What made him completely resounding throughout the country was the "Ussuri Boat Song", which was selected by UNESCO, and he also won the first gold record with this song.
However, Cheng also "Ussuri Boat Song", defeated also "Ussuri Boat Song".
Guo Song got into a lawsuit because of this song, and he passed away with this regret in his later years......
[▶> got into a lawsuit over a song<◀]
When the streets and alleys came that "the Ussuri River is long and long, and the blue river makes waves", Guo Song also ushered in trouble when he became famous.
Guo Song never thought that he would be sued in court because he had sung "Ussuri Boat Song" for half his life.
In 2002, Guo Songhe was sued by the Hezhe people, who believed that the song was inseparable from the Hezhe folk song, and that the Hezhe people should enjoy the copyright.
And the fuse of this incident was because of a sentence in 99, when at the Nanning International Folk Song Art Festival, the host said that Guo Song's song was not a Hezhe folk song, but just a song he created.
It was this remark that provoked the anger of the Hezhe people, so they filed a lawsuit in court.
This incident caused a lot of controversy, Guo Song's original intention was actually to imagine the world to promote Chinese folk songs, and it was indeed to praise the Hezhe people.
But because of an unintentional word, the Hezhe people misunderstood.
In the end, under the acceptance of the court, Guo Song lost the lawsuit, and the court believed that Guo Song's song was very similar to the previous songs "Thinking of Love" and "The Hunting Brother is Back".
Therefore, they determined that "Ussuri Boat Song" was not composed by Guo Song, but was only adapted from those two songs.
This incident became the regret of Guo Song's life, although the Internet was not very developed at that time, it still had a certain impact on him.
He said that even on the day of his death, he would not feel at ease.
So, did such a big regret end up being reversed?
[▶ Although > has left, the singing is still <◀]
Actually, no, this matter had always been a pimple in Guo Song's heart before he left.
When he passed away in 2016, he had been hospitalized for 5 years due to various diseases, and perhaps in these five years, he remembered countless times that he once stood on the stage and sang "Ussuri Boat Song" with high spirits.
The veteran artist Zhang Feng also proved this, she said that she often talked to Guo Song on the phone, and Guo Song would hum a few words on the phone from time to time, and that dispute lawsuit did have a great impact on Guo Song.
Zhang Feng said that Guo Song is really inseparable from music, and he has loved music all his life.
It is true that Guo Song has been making his own efforts for the promotion of northern folk songs throughout his life, and many people in the entertainment industry also have a very high evaluation of him.
At that time, in people's inherent impression, many people thought that Northeast folk songs were two-person turns, and they couldn't get on the elegant hall.
If it weren't for Guo Song's continuous insistence in this field, he adapted one classic song after another, bringing singing into the lives of ordinary people, and reflecting the lives of ordinary people in singing.
Although he is gone, the song he left behind is still alive and well, and his role model has also provided motivation for many future generations.
This is the case with tenor singer Liu Hegang, who held the Northeast Folk Song Art Exhibition in 22 years, and he was affirmed by Guo Song more than 20 years ago, which also became the driving force for him to go on.
Now that the folk songs of the Northeast are also developing, perhaps Guo Song can also be relieved under Jiuquan.
Resources:
The official account of Northeast Network: Folk singer Guo Song died of illness and "Ussuri Boat Song" became a lifelong regret
Beijing Times: Singer Guo Song's memorial service was held, and Yu Junjian and others were present to say goodbye
China News Network: Guo Song lost the first instance of the "Ussuri Boat Song" case, and the media called for the protection of folk songs
China.com: The famous singer Guo Song died: A singing voice close to the people is gone