Since the release of singer-songwriter Zeng Zhaowei's new song "The Man From Before" on June 27, it has achieved very bright results on various music platforms and charts in just one week, becoming the new favorite of the chart. Its warm and textured "V-style singing voice" narrates the story of "once upon a time", which resonates with the public and makes the song receive widespread attention. As soon as it was launched, it occupied the forefront of the fm1016 new song trend list, the Asian Chinese music list, the top music chart and other charts, becoming a dark horse on the major music charts, loved by many listeners, and many netizens have enthusiastically said that "the lyrics poke people back to the past", "nostalgia for the past but can never go back", "really write the past story into a song", and the song is praised as "listening to a song like poetry".
It is reported that the song was composed by Zeng Zhaowei, and continued her usual and innovative musical style, the tune is crisp and crisp, the lyrics are straightforward and affectionate, and its return to simplicity tells a story about the past with music. "Once Upon a Time" is a "slow food work" that breaks away from the fast-food pop music routine. As the well-known music critic Aidiren commented: "You can not mention feelings in music, but a good song must have emotions!" The reason why many people can find the empathy of "real me" from this song is precisely because Zeng Zhaowei presented his inner emotional monologue through the song and integrated many feelings of his own. For the past, everyone's story may be different, but the feeling is the same. "Once upon a time" is the gateway that triggers memory, as the song writes, "The sky at that time, no different, just the eyes now, not so transparent", the lyrics are simple and direct, but full of layers of deep meaning, although the surface does not seem to change, but with the passage of time has long been different, the past and present contrast is no longer so pure. The song does not show off, but it can make people feel the distant memory and the scene of the past from the song. Although it is a simple narration and arrangement of a box piano, due to the addition of sweeping strings and just the right male harmony in the details, the song not only retains Zeng Zhaowei's creative personality at the same time, but also adds a three-dimensional sense of layering.
Through Zeng Zhaowei's voice, we feel the thoughts of the past, and in its delicate and tender voice package, we can all find a memory of the past, a story of the past. As a singer-songwriter, Zeng Zhaowei dares to try and is not limited to his own style framework, and constantly brings novel songwriting and compositions that are refreshing. It is this positive spirit of pursuing exploration and development in music that has constructed the musical diversity we feel and the shining point of Zeng Zhaowei, focusing on creating high-quality and meaningful works, focusing on music itself rather than blindly pandering to it, and there is unlimited potential waiting to be tapped in it, and it is worth looking forward to in the future!