Chapter 520: Beginning and Ending!
A masterpiece!
An absolute masterpiece!
The moment the audience listened to "Hotel California", the first reaction was these two words!
Even though these two words have appeared in Lin Qiu's works countless times, they are still the most fitting two words!
As for the so-called thoughts and depth, they may be important in novels and movies, but they are not so important in music, because music is about narrating emotions and stories. Even if you only tell a simple story without depth, it can still become a classic.
In the previous life, the creator and lead singer of the original work talked about this classic "Hotel California". He believed that "Hotel California" was about the journey from innocence to maturity and the passing of innocence, that's all!
To some extent, it is a symbol of spiritual freedom, presenting the ideals and freedom of the spiritual world pursued by a hippie on the highway to the 1970s.
Just like the classic song "Beat it" in the previous issue, although the lyrics are very meaningful, will music critics over-analyze the lyrics?
No, because it is only part of the song!
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“Oh oh oh oh——”
“Lin Qiu! Lin Qiu! Lin Qiu!”
“It’s so beautiful!”
The two thousand audience members were completely immersed in the world of music in the seven minutes just now. When the music ended and Lin Qiu, Tang Anning, Zhao Chunyang and other musicians bowed to thank them, the audience reacted and shouted at the top of their lungs!
Even Milia on the side of the stage was like this!
Three episodes, three songs, Milia’s admiration for Lin Qiu has reached its peak!
Each show has a style, and each song is a classic, which is extremely rare in the entire Kyushu music scene.
You have to know that a singer has his own style and his own comfort zone. It doesn’t mean that being in his comfort zone all the time is called being self-contained. You may find that it’s better to go back if you step out of your comfort zone.
But Lin Qiu’s music style is really too changeable!
In addition to the quality of Lin Qiu's music itself, Zhao Chunyang's live performance is extremely accurate. The long and difficult guitar solo, half-tone push, full-tone push, major third push, pre-push, blues grace note push, and various guitar techniques are perfectly displayed on this stressful stage...
"This is a perfect stage!"
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Amid the cheers of the audience, Lin Qiu waved his hand and left the stage!
The other seven singers who entered the finals couldn't help shaking their heads. This song is another masterpiece that was perfectly performed. Coupled with the live listening experience, the top four of this issue...
No...
It can even be said that the first place is likely to be determined!
"Lin Qiu is so awesome! I feel like he's number one again this time!"
"Hisso and Milia's songs don't seem as impressive as Lin Qiu's. Is it because Lin Qiu only sang new songs?"
"Again, the ranking doesn't matter. It's impossible for us not to be in the top four. What upsets me is that we only have two songs by Lin Qiu to listen to!"
"Why didn't you invite Lin Qiu earlier!"
The sensation Lin Qiu caused in the past two weeks is unparalleled. It can be said that the "name of director" that took five years to build was surpassed by the "name of singer" in the world in two weeks.
A director usually has to prove himself with multiple high-quality films, but a singer may be able to become popular all over the world with just one song!
This is the nature of music.
With the first two songs now, plus the must-hit "Hotel California", it is hard to imagine how crazy and shocking the effect would be if Lin Qiu held a concert with 100,000 or even 200,000 people.
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Since Lin Qiu came to "Jiuzhou Song Festival", the least "happy" singers in the three episodes are the singers who sang after Lin Qiu.
Because once Lin Qiu's song was played, the atmosphere at the scene was not something that ordinary music could reverse in just a few minutes.
And Zheng Xuanyu from Hanzhou, under high pressure, made a major mistake in singing!
It can even be called a performance accident!
The song Zheng Xuanyu chose is a classic Hanzhou bitter love song from Yizhou, which tells the story of the entangled love between the male and female protagonists. The live performance of this kind of song is not easy, especially the high notes, which require great explosiveness and are always at high frequencies.
And Zheng Xuanyu sang a slur in the second paragraph of the high notes! !
This degree of "slur" is enough to be recorded in the history of music. Even the little kids who know a little about music laughed out loud!
Once the high note broke, the whole person's voice spun and deviated, which sounded extremely funny, making the audience laugh out loud.
Regardless of the singers in the singer room of "Jiuzhou Song Festival", almost all the singers did not laugh, but had a helpless expression.
Almost all of them are singers, and they know how such a car accident scene will affect the singers, and it is even possible that their singing career will be accompanied by this major mistake.
Zheng Xuanyu was obviously panicked after this mistake. Although he managed to sing the songs smoothly afterwards, the quality of the completion was not as good as before. The voice could be heard to be obviously trembling, and the long notes were not sung in place.
When he left the stage, Zheng Xuanyu's mood was naturally extremely bad, but when he returned to the singer room, the singers on the scene gave him a sincere hug, even Lin Qiu, who had a problem with Hanzhou in the hearts of the majority of Hanzhou people.
"Okay, now all the audience can pick up the voting machines in your hands and vote!"
"Countdown starts!"
"10, 9, 8...2, 1!"
"The voting channel is closed!"
"Let's start with GG to give the program team some time for statistics. After GG, let's witness together the final voting results of the first round of the final competition!"
"Don't go away, the excitement will be back soon!"
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The excitement of the first and 13th period of this finals has reached the pinnacle of "Jiuzhou Song Festival"!
With both a beautiful and shocking performance and Zheng Hyunwoo's shocking mistakes, the topic has soared. Almost music fans all over the world are discussing this show!
The only thing without suspense...
It’s Lin Qiu’s number one!
"The first place in the first round of the finals! It's still Lin Qiu!"
"Congratulations Lin Qiu!"
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"95.45% of the vote?!"
"Holy shit!"
"What kind of vote rate is this? Is it too exaggerated? It means two thousand people. More than 1,900 viewers voted Lin Qiu into the top three!"
"It has never been so exaggerated..."
"It didn't even exist in the last issue of "Beat it"!"
"Holy shit!"
When they saw this result, all the viewers in front of the TV were shocked and clucked their tongues.
If there were no surprises, it could be said that the singers at the scene were surprised, but not surprised, by Lin Qiu's results.
The song style of the last episode of "Beat It" can be said to be crazy, but you must know that the audience at the scene is not all young. This style of song is more popular among young people.
But this issue of "Hotel California" is completely different.
This is a song that no matter what age you are, you can feel the beauty of the song, which led to such a terrifying vote rate.
And another point is that the viewers of this show all vote for the top three. Some listeners may like Hisoka more, or like Milia's songs more, but this does not affect them from leaving one of the top three votes. This classic, sweet song "Hotel California".
This situation occurred due to a combination of multiple factors.
"Without one issue, the suspense of the finals will be lost, right?"
"Holy shit!"
"Lin Qiu is so awesome!"
Because except for Zheng Xuanyu, the quality of the live performances of the seven songs in this issue was very high, which led to the situation of "one super, many strong". As a result, except for Lin Qiu, the votes of several other singers were very even!
Hisoka, who came in second place, was more than 50 percentage points behind Lin Qiu in votes...
With such a huge gap, it can be said that as long as Lin Qiu doesn't make mistakes in the last two songs, he will almost lose the suspense of winning the championship!
But whether it was Hisoka who finished second in a single period or Milia who finished third, both of them had bright smiles.
This is just a music show in itself. Hisoka has never been obsessed with the final championship title, while Milia was very motivated at the beginning. At this age, she vowed to win the title of "Kyushu Singing Queen" and reach a higher level. But after Milia listened to a few of Lin Qiu's songs live, this idea disappeared!
In this way, Hisoka and Milia no longer have any pressure at all. They only need to sing happily in the last episode to bring this journey to a perfect end.
What surprised the audience even more was the fourth place!
"The fourth place winner in this issue is..."
"Tang Sheng!!"
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When the fourth place result was announced, the Xiazhou audience was excited again!
"Teacher Tang Sheng! Hahahaha, that's great!"
"Who would have thought that two Xiazhou singers who were beaten up by singers from other states at the beginning would enter the final round!"
"Teacher Tang is really worth it. The song "Hills" is so beautiful and has infected many people!"
"Over the hills, even though my head is gray!"
"Hahahaha, by the way, although Teacher Tang has been on the verge of elimination, he persisted until the finals, and now he has beaten Panasonic and Andrina away. He is too strong."
"This song written by Lin Qiu is really good. I really don't know how Lin Qiu can have such a deep understanding at this age."
Since Tang Sheng entered the "Jiuzhou Song Festival", he has almost never achieved the first half of the results. He has been hovering between fifth and sixth. Every time, he made a thrilling promotion at the right time. If it weren't for the notary office, the audience would have to wonder whether it was because of charging money. .
But speaking of this performance alone, "The Hills" ranked fourth, which is fine!
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All the voting results have come out, and the 13th issue of "Jiuzhou Song Festival" has come to an end for the time being.
Because of Lin Qiu's outstanding performance, with only one episode left in "Jiuzhou Song Festival", the suspense of the final championship was greatly reduced. This is definitely not a good thing from a variety show perspective.
After all, a variety show must be suspenseful, and it won't be fun until the result is announced at the last moment.
But from the perspective of the audience or the singer, this may be a better result.
Because since the first issue of "Kyushu Song Festival", "Kyushu Song Festival" has been famous for its competitive music variety, strong and direct competition throughout Kyushu. However, this kind of competition goes against the purpose of "Kyushu Song Festival" original intention.
"Jiuzhou Song Club" is a platform for Jiuzhou musicians to communicate with each other. When "Hills" tells the story and when the beautiful melody of "Hotel California" appears, the audience gradually discovers that it is not necessary to have high notes, it must be explosive. Only in live music can it be recognized by the audience.
As long as it is good music, the audience can find resonance!
Both Milia and Hisoka have some songs that are not suitable to compete on this stage, but they want to perform on this stage. In the last period, they just happened to be able to perform them.
No pressure to compete or place!
Just like what Lin Qiu said on his blog after the 13th episode:
"The last issue, let's enjoy the music together!"
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Three periods, two weeks, fourteen days.
In a short period of time, Lin Qiu became famous all over Kyushu. He was only one step away from becoming a world-class music superstar with a top Kyushu music album!
With Lin Qiu's ability, no one would doubt whether he can do it. After all, the quality of "Bohemian Rhapsody", "Beat It" and this issue of "Hotel California" is really terrifying!
The first classic, the first hit single!
Ever since Lin Qiu came to this show, this phenomenon-level music variety show seemed to have ushered in a belated "protagonist"!
"I can only listen to Lin Qiu's songs! There's another one where I'm singing as a backup! It's so uncomfortable!"
"Lin Qiu's style has been played so many times. There are three songs with three completely different styles. It's hard to guess what kind of songs Lin Qiu will bring to the finals."
"It is this sense of unknown that is the most exciting. The guest singer should be Tang Anning!"
"Yes, Tang Anning has been Lin Qiu's guitarist for three performances. Who else is more suitable than Tang Anning? Lin Qiu has only written duet songs with Tang Anning."
"The only pity is that these three songs are not Xiazhou style songs, hey..."
"I have no choice but to say that Xiazhou's language is naturally at a disadvantage when it comes to music creation. This has been popularized many times."
The audience continued to discuss.
The song "Hotel California" has shown unparalleled dominance. It has reached the top of the music charts across Kyushu!
Because this music itself is suitable for listening to headphones, rather than the popular style of the previous issue of "Beat it".
Therefore, their dominance in music software is simply unseen, unheard of, and unprecedented! !
Every state in Kyushu!
The song "Hotel California" is all at the top of the list!
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In the last week, Lin Qiu devoted himself wholeheartedly to the preparation of the two songs for the finals. Even matters related to "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" were put on hold for a few days.
To be a human being, one must have a beginning and an end!
In the last round of the finals, four singers will compete in two rounds, one with singing support and one with solo singing!
Among them, there are many ways to help with singing, and there have been more than one car accidents at the scene.
...(End of chapter)