Ten songs tell the life of Liu Jiachang, the "godfather of a generation of music"

The end of the year is approaching, and the inventory on major music apps has also increased. In the history of Chinese pop music, there are many soul figures who are famous and affectionate. You Ya, Teresa Teng, Mei Dai, Liu Wenzheng, Liu Jiachang, Gao Shengmei, Cai Qin, Feng Feifei, Ouyang Feifei, Weng Qianyu, the list may also produce a longer string of names. Along with the works of these people, Chinese pop music has gone through more than half a century, and in such a group of "enlightenment teachers", there is a godfather-level figure who has "monopolized" the Hong Kong and Taiwan pop music circles for more than 20 years with his talent and ability. He is — Liu Jiachang. In 2010, the moving scene of Liu Jiachang sealing wheat in Taiwan seems to be just yesterday, clearly visible.

In 2014, when Tianhou Cai Qin held a concert at the Beijing Capital Gymnasium, she publicly mentioned that the boy who wanted to cooperate the most was Liu Jiachang, "The boy I admire most is Liu Jiachang, his voice is good and delicious, he is a man among men." In Liu Jiachang's musical career, not only has the sound taste, but the lyrics and songs are all legendary for a lifetime. "Liu Jiachang in the 70s, Luo Dayou in the 80s, Li Zongsheng in the 90s" defines the representative figures of Chinese pop music in time, and the difference between Liu Jiachang is his true temperament, which is free and kind enough.

It is understood that After the sealing of wheat, Liu Jiachang focused on public welfare undertakings and ran for "love". Liu Jiachang forged hundreds of classic songs, lyrics written for film and television works are still circulating, new people are singing, old people are listening. Take stock, ten songs can tell the legendary and wonderful life of the "Godfather of Music".

I. "The Past Can Only Be Remembered"

"Time never goes back, and the past can only be recalled."

Remembering the bamboo horse and green plum in childhood, the two little guesses followed each other day and night.

The spring breeze has blown red buds again, and you have added a new year. ”

In 1970, Liu Jiachang set a record of millions of sales in the recording industry with this song "The Past Can Only Be Remembered". After more than forty years, the cover of "The Past Can Only Be Remembered" is still frequently on the screen, never forgotten, and has not faded traces. The lingering pity that flowed in Liu Jiachang's heart at that time, until the white-haired cang did not forget the past, was still warm and palpable. Extremely good at melodies, he has completed classic and unforgettable soundtrack interludes for countless film and television works since he began to cooperate with Qiong Yao and formed a generation of music CP.

In 1970, "The Past Can Only Be Remembered" was officially released, and in 1975, the version sung by Liu Jiachang was publicly released, which was highly appreciated by the public. As a turning point in his life, Liu Jiachang's concerts are almost all named after "the past can only be recalled".

2. "A Curtain of Dreams"

For the four words of "a curtain of dreams", the post-80s and post-90s are like thunder. Compared with today's various IPs, "A Curtain of Dreams" can be called a real super IP spanning half a century.

"How many secrets are in it, and no one can understand it." The window is deeper and heavier, and tonight the flowers are falling into a mound. Spring comes and goes without a trace, leaving a curtain of dreams. Who can understand my feelings, who will plant tenderness deeply. ”

Liu Jiachang's lyrics always have an inexplicable taste, no one can replace, but it will never be out of date. Later, no matter who goes to cover the song, it is always loveable. As soon as the tune came out, it immediately hummed, and this was Liu Jiachang. In the cover of "A Curtain of Dreams", Fei Yuqing's version is more familiar, and Fei Yuqing also honors Liu Jiachang as the "Bole" of his musical career.

III. "Merlin Merlin, I Love You"

Even young people who are not familiar with the name of "Mei Lan", as long as the tune enters the ear and the melody lingers in the heart, what emerges in front of them is the lights of Shanghai Paramount, and you can instantly feel the tenderness and sweetness in the interlacing of the chips, as if listening to a story that can never be told.

"Merlin, I love you, you're like an orchid's fascination. You are like the green of plum blossoms, and when you see Merlin, you are thought of. Liu Jiachang is like a "musical poet", turning the tangible into the invisible, and speaking to the heart of foreign objects. The cover record of this song is amazing.

IV. "I Am Chinese"

Liu Jiachang has expressed his patriotic feelings in media interviews many times, and his life's works have become the emotional sustenance of a generation of "foreigners".

Born in Shandong, Liu Jiachang moved to South Korea as a child and then to Taiwan. "I don't care where I was born, I'm Chinese. No matter where you die, vow to be the soul of China. Liu Jiachang, who combines multiple identities, conveys his heart with music, and fills his past childhood migration, juvenile bullying, and youth struggle experience into music. Whenever he heard young people sing "I am Chinese", he was extremely relieved.

V. "Alone in the West Building"

Hearing "Alone on the West Building", many people will definitely think of Teresa Teng. In 2012, Liu Jiachang posthumously remembered "student" Teresa Teng on Weibo.

"Alone on the West Building" is still star-studded today, and has also been performed by newcomers. As a musician, Liu Jiachang's greatest success in this life lies in the fact that it has lasted for a long time.

In 1983, the release time of "Alone on the West Building". At that time, pop music had just entered the mainland, and Teresa Teng's songs once became the "standard" of the trend of young men and women in the mainland.

VI. "The State"

"No country has a home, it is a saying that has been passed down through the ages. How many lessons of history prove how terrible the loss of the country is, the descendants of yanhuang with blood and sweat. Taking root in the nation, how many martyrs have sacrificed their lives and cultivated the flowers of freedom. Country, country, I love Greater China. ”

In an interview with the media, Liu Jiachang once took the "Marseillaise" of the French Louis XVI period as an example, "The country needs music, and it also needs music at critical times." "Only music with correct values and outlook on life flows through the heart, the country is the country, and the home is the home." "Country" is the genre of his favorite creation, and the close connection between home, country and musicians is also one of the portrayals of Liu Jiachang's musical life.

VII. "In the Rain"

"I have no objection to your life being gorgeous, and I don't speak when you say that life is melancholy. Only silently bear all this, bear countless spring and winter. ”

Liu Jiachang in 1985, who has been debuting for nearly 20 years, is the strength of the Chinese music circle, and his students have become more and more numerous. "In the Rain" is one of the masterpieces of its peak period.

VIII. "Joker"

"Joker" is the theme song of the movie "Rescue Mr. Wu" starring Andy Lau last year, and it is also the work of Liu Jiachang.

Applause echoed in cheers, tears welling up in the smile. Joy is brought to your eyes at the beginning of the curtain, and loneliness is left to yourself at the end. How much grinding and how many tears to be able to stand here. The pain of failure, the encouragement of success, who knows, how many years this is the accumulation. ”

As the original singer, Liu Jiachang seems to tell the other side of his firm and powerful music journey. Every circle, every life, there are hardships that outsiders can't interpret, and they don't need to explain. Loneliness, warmth and belonging are one of the major themes of Liu Jiachang's lifelong creation.

IX. "The Seagull"

"Seagulls fly on the blue sea, not afraid of strong winds and waves, waving their wings to look ahead, not losing their way. The higher you fly, the farther you look, it is looking for ideals, and I would like to be like a seagull, so brave and strong. ”

"Seagull" was released in 2006, so it is a relatively late work of Liu Jiachang's musical career. Just four years after his 2010 wheat seal, he longs to live life freely like a seagull.

"Seagull" has only been released for 10 years, but cover versions abound. Liu Jiachang, who is good at composing the tune of the century, is one of the most rare creators in half a century.

10. "Love Me Well"

"There are no flowers that are not thankful, no white hair. The promise made under the moon is just a word, and I can't feel it. ”

The song "Love Me Well" is always endlessly sad and sad after listening, and the godfather who created the myth of the Chinese pop music circle for half a century sang his own voice. Fans also often use this to lyrically, "Teacher Liu Jiachang, we will always love you!" ”

Liu Jiachang's excellent works are too many, the miracles of creation, the broken records, are all mythical existences, these ten are only some of his more than 2,000 songs. Liu Jiachang's life is far more diverse, fuller and more interesting than ten songs. Around his story, Liu Jiachang recently launched an Internet program called "Liu Jiachang Opened", which was officially launched on iQiyi on November 1. He opened himself completely and told the story of his life in public. A chair, a shot, the story of a generation of musical godfathers awaits you. How was half a century of enduring music IP born? How do Eason Chan, Siu Jing Teng, Yao Beina and other generations of Heavenly Kings and Queens achieve and be accomplished? For more musician stories, listen to "Liu Jiachang Opens".