"The memory of the times is written in records full of melody." The "revival" signal of Cantonese songs was launched by the Cantonese pop music variety show "Sounds Endless" jointly launched by mainland Hunan Satellite TV and Hong Kong TVB (TVB).
It was watched by more than 100 million people when it premiered on April 24. When the classic songs of the "Golden Age" sounded again, when new and old faces joined forces to perform "old songs and new songs", they successfully evoked cultural memories and emotional resonance of generations. .
As a cultural symbol, Cantonese song symbolizes not only a trend of music, but also an inclusive value at the intersection of China and the West. It has been reflected in every corner of Hong Kong and has penetrated into the lives of every Hong Kong citizen. Its vitality has long since passed away with the decline of the Hong Kong music scene.
When the hit of "Sound Lives" reignited the craze of Cantonese songs, in addition to memory and resonance, everyone should have more thoughts.
What is "HK Phil"?
In the 1960s, the Cantonese era music originated from Lingnan culture gradually took shape. During the period, the popular "The Beatles" from Europe and the United States came to Hong Kong to perform and began to bring rock and pop music to Hong Kong. "Singer" Xu Guanjie It opened up a new direction for Cantonese songs: compose Western music, fill in Cantonese vernacular, and sing the voice of Hong Kong people.
Since the 1970s, the wave of globalization has created Hong Kong's traditional and Western-style "Semi-Tang Fan" culture - in the arrangement, borrowing elements of popular music from Europe, the United States, and Japan, and integrating Eastern introverted and Western-style outreach Pass through; in the lyrics, it inherits the spirit of traditional Chinese culture, and does not completely foreignize it under the rule of the British Hong Kong government, but sings the life insights of Hong Kong people.
"The Hong Kong Philharmonic is me, I started singing from the beginning, and I sing till now, isn't it me?" said 74-year-old singer Lin Zixiang on the stage of "Sound Lives".
A word "I" reflects the importance of characteristics, and also answers the reason why Cantonese golden songs have become a generation of classics.
And how can Cantonese songs sing the true colors of Hong Kong so that Hong Kong people can empathize with them and keep them in their hearts?
Senior record collector Huang Guoen and Assistant Professor Li Zhanpeng of the Department of Communication at the University of Macau gave different answers respectively...
For details, please read the 326th issue of "Hong Kong 01" Electronic Weekly Newsletter (July 18, 2022)
"Reproducing the memory of the times and playing a signal of "revival" in the Hong Kong music scene?
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Zheng Guojiang, a famous lyricist, mentioned in "The Sound of Life" that he wrote his words to show the spiritual outlook of the Chinese people.
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Huang Guoen emphasized that the secret to the success of Cantonese songs is to be yourself.
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