$369: The Songs and the Story Are There, but the Tears Are Missing (2)
Everyone has their own understanding of the lyrics. Ma 𬱖 once said: "I wrote a song called "Nanshan Nan". People often said it was too sad after listening to it, and then asked if there was any lyrics in this song. There is a story, I said, when you hear this song, it has nothing to do with me, the tears you shed are the story you know. "
The song gives the listener a lot of room for imagination, and whoever resonates with it will have his or her story.
However.
Django gave this "Sunset Song" a story, which is the movie "Rouge Button" starring Anita Mui and Leslie Cheung.
In his previous life on earth, as a post-95 generation, the name Anita Mui did not play a big part in his growing up years. When Anita Mui left, he was only in elementary school. He knew almost nothing about the stories and secrets of Anita Mui's growth and fame. He only knew the songs. It's also limited. I only listened to "Female Flower" and "Song of the Sunset" during the cassette period. I have watched more movies, such as "Drunken Master 2", "Red Zone", "Miracle", "The Death Judge", "Playing Back to School: Dragon in the Year of the Rooster" and so on, among which is "Rouge Button".
Later, I learned about Anita Mui’s life from the song information redeemed by the system, and I felt emotional. I felt that this song "Song of the Sunset" was like a footnote to Anita Mui’s short life. It was infinitely beautiful and lingered endlessly, but in the end it quickly dissipated and became Memories that cannot be repeated are also like the flowers in "Rouge Button".
Therefore, the idea of combining the two came up.
The song continued to sing, Zhou Lingwei looked at the lyrics and MV, and related the story in her mind.
Mei Manlu is not a woman like Qin Shiyue, Guan Yansi or Gu Yao who is stunning at first glance. She is dressed in a retro cheongsam and shows a feminine look that no one can match. There is always a trace of sadness on her face. When you look at this woman, you feel that she is the well-deserved number one courtesan Ruhua in the story. This is where her personal charm lies.
"We have encountered many storms and ups and downs.
Weave my intertwined dreams
I once met your sincere arms
Accompany me through troubles
Running around the center is depressing
The road is full of turmoil and twists and turns
Think about it one day
I thought about going back but it was too late. "
The entire MV is always filled with rose-colored mist. This is a love story about a prostitute and her client.
Prostitutes and clients, when you say these five words in your mouth, you must be very disdainful. Can such two people fall in love?
Suddenly, the song is coming to an end.
At this moment, Ruhua turned into a ghost. Zhou Lingwei stared blankly at the screen. Mei Manlu's "ghost" was better than the "prostitute". With her snow-white face, melancholy eyes, retro dress and language, she looked like a ghost. "ghost".
She even thought that if she met him, she would not help her because she was already scared out of her mind.
At this time, the sound of the music turned down, and the text version of the story continued in the MV.
The day when Ruhua and the Twelve Young Masters died for love was eleven o'clock on March 8, so they decided "3811" as their secret code.
However, she searched hard for everything about this code, but to no avail. When she came to the world, she learned that the Twelve Young Master was not dead. He vomited YP and was revived. She was extremely disappointed. The Twelve Young Master was afraid after all, so he abandoned her. She lives alone, let her wait down there for fifty years!
At this moment, she was heartbroken. It turned out that the person who said "love me" was a coward, a liar, and a bad lover. She returned the token of love, the rouge button, to the Twelve Young Masters, for her fifty years of waiting, and for her. This relationship has come to an end.
Tears were welling up in Zhou Lingwei's eyes, and she felt quite uncomfortable.
Fortune plays a trick on people, like a flower that has waited hard for twelve or fifty years, but in exchange for someone else's miserable existence.
She is emotional, but also rational. Even if Ruhua is pitiful, there must be something hateful about poor people. Ruhua's love is too extreme. Rather than saying that she loves the Twelve Young Masters, it is better to say that she loves the two "love" word.
At the end of the MV, the sound of the music became louder again, and the back of the flower leaving, and the hard pursuit of the Twelve Young Masters, paired with this "Song of the Sunset", made people feel sad and desolate, making people shed tears. Can't help but sigh.
It may be best for some people to leave at the most beautiful time, just like the sunset of a certain day, blood red for thousands of miles, rolling with the floating clouds, soaked in the color of the distant sky and earth, and then dissipated without a trace in an instant, but after many years, But I can still recall the beautiful sun that day, and it really existed.
After the song was released, it became very popular and talked about.
Especially for the story "Rouge Button", there are some who support Ruhua, and some who speak for the Twelve Young Masters.
There are countless analysis posts on the Internet.
"There is love and infatuation in the world, and this hatred has nothing to do with the wind and the moon."
"Alas, twelve young men are as greedy for life as flowers are for love."
"In the love written by Django, only gains and losses make the love more profound, and complete destruction makes the pain more unforgettable."
"Mei Manlu's voice is like the remaining charcoal left after being burned by a fierce fire, emitting waves of residual warmth."
"Without life experience, how can we sing a review and farewell to the ups and downs of life?"
"The lyrics are good and the music is even better. The two-note chords and octave progression appear successively in the chorus, which makes the mood more intense. The contrast technique is well used to strengthen the contrasting elements of the music."
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At this time, no one is worrying about whether it is better to sing in Cantonese or Mandarin, but to experience the emotions expressed in the songs.
When appreciating a song, the singer's singing skills, emotional shaping, personal image, etc. will all affect the audience's appreciation of the meaning of the lyrics.
Here we have to mention the combination of "song + story". In fact, it existed before Jiang Ge appeared, but most people think that Jiang Ge promoted it.
Mainly because every time he made a move, he could make the audience find resonance, such as "Red Ling" + the story of the actor, "Who do you love me like" + Jianning's love story, "All the way north" + Fujiwara Takumi's love story, etc.
There is a saying that "if there is no story in your heart, no matter how good the song is, it is just a pile of lyrics and music for you." To put it simply, there is a story behind every song you like.
Maybe the story behind this song brings some collision to your heart, or maybe this song represents your past.
In short, the song you like must be sung into your heart.
Many professionals commented: "He is the most perfect fusion of the three identities of screenwriter, director, and lyricist in the entertainment industry. He tells stories with songs, tells stories with pictures, and shows songs and pictures with stories."
After some discussion, a large number of netizens flocked to Jiang Ge's personal Weibo and left messages below.
"What about the story of "If Love Has Destiny"?"
"What about the story of "As Long as You Are There"?"
"When will the song in the live broadcast accident be released?"
"Don't hide it, release the story quickly!"
"You cheated us and you still want to run away? You must compensate!"
"Will the stories behind these songs be made into movies and TV series?"
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