Compared with Yan Su on the mainland, Huang Xia's identity in Hong Kong is more complicated. Yan Su is a lyricist and playwright, while Huang Xia is not only a lyricist, but also a host, writer and actor, who was known as the four talents of Hong Kong along with Jin Yong, Cai Lan and Ni Kuang. Relatively speaking, Huang Xia is a miscellaneous family with many achievements. Specific to lyrics and composition, the influence of Huang Xia's works in the Chinese circle should be above Yan Su.
Speaking of acting experience, Huang Xia debuted in the show business as a host, and a song he wrote became a later classic, and it was written for the legend of the music industry, Teresa Teng, called "Forget Him", Teresa Teng once sang in Cantonese.
In 1979, Huang wrote the theme song of the same name for the Hong Kong TV series "Under the Lion Mountain". Over the years, this song has not been exactly a song, it represents the spirit of Hong Kong people, and it has been often mentioned by many people over the years.
In 1982, Huang Participated in the lyrics of the song "My Chinese Heart". The song did not have much influence in Hong Kong that year, and then on the spring evening of the mainland in 1984, Zhang Mingmin sang this soulful and powerful song in a Zhongshan suit and around the neck, which became famous all over the world for a time and became a Chinese classic for many years, and can still impress the Chinese today.
Huang participated in and witnessed the golden age of Hong Kong films and TV series, and he was directly involved in the creation. The most influential tv drama is that in 1983, he and Gu Jiahui composed songs such as "Life is Meaningful", "Hello in the World", "Willing to Bear Love", "Four Machines" for the TVB martial arts drama "The Legend of the Eagle Hero", which has been sung to this day.
In 1987, Huang wrote a song for the film Ghost of a Woman. In 1990, he composed the theme song "A Laugh in the Sea" for the movie "Laughing at the River", and sang with Xu Guanjie and Zhang Weiwen. This ancient song has been widely sung since its birth, and many people believe that it represents the golden age of martial arts movies, and even forever associated with the hero Jin Yong.
The sea laughed and gushed the tide on both sides of the strait. Floating and sinking with the waves, only remember the present dynasty. The heavens laughed, and the tides of the world were pouring out. Who loses and who wins, God knows..."
Relatively speaking, the lyricist Yan Su's acting experience is not as rich as Huang Xia's, but his life experience is very tortuous and rich, so he has also become a representative figure of mainland musicians. He has written a series of popular songs such as "Qianmen Love Thought Big Bowl Of Tea", "Rap Facebook", "Dare to Ask Where the Road Is", "Hometown is Beijing", "Beijing's Bridge", "Seeing Flowers in the Fog" and so on, and because he has participated in the CCTV Spring Festival Gala behind the scenes for many years, he has brought joy to the National Audience for the New Year.
Compared with Huang Xia's lyrics, Yan Su's lyrics are more orthodox, good at expressing feelings from traditional Chinese culture, and the language is easy to understand, which is easy to resonate with the people. Among them, the most popular is the theme song of "Journey to the West" "Dare to Ask Where the Road Is".
Huang Xia and Yan Su, two old poets, are now ancient. For ordinary people, Yan Su's more traditional lyrics may be preferred, while for intellectuals, Huang Xia's words are more likely to trigger their thinking and resonance.