sprinklers pass by will have the tune of "I come from the mountains, with orchid grass...". Behind the familiar melody of
, is the character written in the history book—Hu Shi, who suffers the most anxiety and depression.
is from Liu Wenzheng to GAI, the story of several generations of singers covering, drowning, ups and downs.
The Taiwanese music scene in the 1960s could not be called the "music scene" at all, and music creation was too late.
Fortunately, under the influence of European and American music input, so few creative songwriters have emerged.
In the 70s, a large number of female singers began to become popular in the music scene.
Feng Feifei, Teresa Teng, Zhen Ni, Cui Taijing...Taiwan's earliest pop music climax also followed.
Despite this, the most prevalent trend is still covering European and American songs. European and American culture invades every corner of people's lives. People cannot hear their own voices and don't know what is good.
On December 3, 1976, at a Western folk song concert held at the School of Zoology, Tamkang University, the returning young painter Li Shuangze jumped onto the stage and asked loudly: "Why are you singing Western works? Where are our own works?"
Li Shuangze threw a Coke bottle at the audience and shouted angrily "Sing my own song." The college students under the stage of
shouted immediately, shouting in agreement.
At the same time, the "modern folk song" movement was pushed to a climax, composing music for the works of famous poets, and a large number of distinctive works emerged. There are more and more works of
. The event that really carried forward the folk song movement was the four consecutive "Golden Rhyme Awards" held from 1977 to 1980. The first winner of
is Bao Meisheng.
Bao Meisheng grew up in Taipei and was a daughter of the family. His father worked in an airline, and his mother was an elementary school teacher. Two sisters and an older brother held her in the palm of her hand.
There is a long holiday after the college entrance examination. Bao Meisheng likes to drink mung bean soup. He is afraid that the water will boil dry. He stays at the small stove every day and feels boring. He picked up his brother's guitar and under the guidance of his brother and classmates, it was over. The whole holiday.
At that time, she had no choice but to play the piano and sing according to the American folk songs in the books. Fortunately, her brother likes music, her mother loves to sing songs, and her daughter plays the guitar, and the mother hears the sound of the piano and follows it gently. But the scene. When
was about to turn 19 years old, Bao Meisheng completed her first composition "Enlightenment in the Nineteen", which was later renamed "Growth" and included in her first album.
is exactly this song that made her win the Golden Rhyme Award and her reputation was shocking, but she did not want to embark on the road of singing.
She likes to watch movies, go outing, and sit with her friends to sing and chat freely, but the Golden Rhyme Award has made her a celebrity and she has to often participate in music performances.
sometimes doesn't want to go, and I really can't get rid of it, including often worrying about affecting my throat and dare not eat chili...
Although these are trivial things, they are also very troublesome.
In 1979, Taiwan Xinge Records recruited musicians Chen Xiande and Zhang Bi to compose and add lyrics to a little poem by Hu Shi. The name was "Orchid Grass", which was included in the Golden Rhyme Award by Bao Meisheng. Album "Song of Baomei Sheng". The album
contains a number of individual original songs, as well as the debut works of Hou Dejian and Qiu Chen. When
was recording "Catch the Loach", Bao Meisheng cried.
was not moved by this song, but because it was too much like a nursery rhyme, which made her feel very shameless. With the help of the producer,
became the first singer of the song, which was unexpectedly popular.
Bao Meisheng’s sound is clear and childlike. Among the many folk singers, it is highly recognizable, and because of its unique voice, it is extremely popular with listeners at the peak of folk songs.
To this day, Bao Meisheng is still one of the folk singers with the highest voice recognition, and others cannot follow suit.
Her "Orchid Grass" is unknown, but unique.
In 1980, Bao Shengmei put aside her glorious career and went to study abroad. Since then, she has never appeared as a singer, but it is also a happy family with a successful career.
She sings just because she likes itSing for joy.
in the "Folk Song 30" series of commemorative activities, she appeared again.
recalled that year, she said: “In the past, we sang, didn’t have to put on makeup, and didn’t wear song clothes. We gathered together like a classmate. To me, it was like a student activity, so I never felt myself Having joined the music scene, there is no such thing as quitting. "Z1z
good songs will not be buried.
In 1979, shortly after the publication of "Orchid Grass", Liu Wenzheng was eyeing it. The record company at
at the time and Liu Wenzheng himself were bound to win the song and couldn't hide their love. Not only did they name the album "Orchid Grass", they also deliberately set the scene and squatted in the orchid field to shoot the album cover.
was also in 1979. Just after Liu Wenzheng's album was released, he won the first place on the Radio Hong Kong Chinese Songs Chart with the song "Orchid Grass".
This is also the most widely heard version of the mainland people.
In that era, "Teng Lijun for women and Liu Wenzheng for men", the song "Orchid and Grass" was also the effort of a generation of heavenly kings. In Liu Wenzheng's version,
added many carefully arranged Western musical instruments, making the song very novel, full of affection, and a touch of sadness.
is still this 1979, a girl named Zhang Jiaxing returned to Taipei from studying abroad on vacation. The girl
has a strong family background. Her older sister is the actress and Qiong Yao girl Zhen Zhen (real name Zhang Jiazhen); her brother-in-law is the godfather of Chinese music, Liu Jiachang, and "The Past can only be recalled" is his famous work, Teresa Teng and Feng Feifei , Fei Yuqing, Liu Wenzheng, Ouyang Feifei... have all sang his songs.
Zhang Jiaxing’s mother, Zhang Feng, was also a star and worked with Li Xianglan; his father Zhang Peilin was a military attaché in Japan; his grandfather Zhang Hongchun was even more powerful, and he was once the principal of the Cavalry School of the Republic of China...
Year of Flowers and Grass".
Taiwan Haishan Records did not want to miss this good opportunity to catch up with the wave of folk songs. Zhang Jiaxing, who had returned from the holiday, was held back and asked her to sing "Orchid Grass".
brother-in-law Liu Jiachang gave the Zhang family a stage name, Yinxia, which means "won Lin Qingxia." In order to highlight Yinxia's voice,
Haishan Records specially hired the traveler trio under the company to sing harmony for her. One of the members, Tong Ange, is familiar to everyone.
Yinxia's voice is clear and lively, which will make people smile.
Speaking of Yinxia, there are very few people who know her now, but in the past, she was as famous as Teresa Teng, Feng Feifei, Liu Wenzheng and others. She is one of the most high-quality idols in Taiwan's music scene.
She was the dream lover of countless men and the original singer of "Snail and Oriole".
Yinxia's artistic career is very short, like a short-lived, "Orchid Grass" is the best testimony of this glorious period, and also a tragic prelude.
After Yinxia hosted the Golden Horse Awards ceremony in 1989, she settled in the United States with her mother.
In 2008, my mother fell ill, was misdiagnosed by the hospital, and unfortunately passed away.
Yinxia, who could not bear the pain of losing her mother, suffered from severe depression. The depression was cured for several years, and she suffered from repeated illnesses. She had rashes all over her body and suffered from asthma...
During this period, she still insisted on seeking justice for her mother's misdiagnosis and she is still unmarried.
had many record companies invited her to come back, but she refused one by one.
To this day, few people remember that she was once a popular singer. Jiang Ling and Shen Yan, who were in the same period, are known as the three best ladies in the Taiwan music scene.
Shen Yan also sang "Orchid Grass" after Yinxia, which is very popular in the common version.
In the era when copyright was not taken seriously, "Orchid Grass" was covered in countless versions.
In 1997, Zhuo Yiting wore a dress and a playful wreath on her head, strolling through the woods. Her lively image was carved into people's minds, which also made the melody of "Orchid Grass" spread more widely.
As everyone knows and the melody is simple, the sprinkler is also selectedThis song is used to remind passers-by to avoid.
In recent years, there are still people who love to sing "Orchid Grass". Dong Wenhua, Black Duck Group, Yang Shuo... have all covered it. Z1z
GAI's adapted version of "Orchid Grass" integrates the national style into the song and becomes a masterpiece.
It is said that employees of state-owned enterprises were encouraged by the phrase "changing orchids into brocade clothes" and quit their jobs.
On the stage of "Sister Riding the Wind and Waves", tranquility, Yuan Yonglin, and A Duo were adapted into a very burning and explosive scene, singing a different independence and wildness. According to this trend,
will surely have more cover versions appear in the future.
A glass of wine with a new song, after careful calculation, "Orchid Grass" is about to pass a hundred years.
In 1921, Hu Shi went to Xishan to visit a couple of friends and they gave him a pot of orchids as a gift.
Hu Shihuan took home happily, put it on his desk, and took care of it after reading and writing, but he didn't bloom a single flower until autumn.
Hu Shih raised his pen and made a short poem:
I came from the mountain and brought orchids and grasses;
planted in a small garden, hoping to bloom well.
looks at it three times a day, it is too time to look at it;
looks at the flower in anxious manner, and there is no bud.
Seeing autumn is here, move flowers for home;
spring breeze will return next year, I wish you all potted flowers!
It was an era of warlords' melee. Hu Shi, 30, returned from studying abroad and wanted to achieve a great career in this war-torn and barren land.
He founded "New Youth" as written in the history books and tried to advocate vernacular Chinese.
He named the poem about orchid grass he wrote "Hope". He hoped that the clueless troubles would be resolved as soon as possible. He hoped that the spring breeze would blow away the bleak as soon as possible. He hoped the seeds of freedom would be in China soon Flower on the ground.
