On the evening of July 3, the famous singer Zheng Zhihua posted a message on social platforms to condemn the lyrics of " Star Lights " for being randomly altered. Zheng Zhihua expressed that he was very shocked, angry and regretful.
Things like song adaptations happen from time to time, and "Stars Light" has been adapted many times. Why is Zheng Zhihua so opposed to it this time?
Things have to go back to the stage of the third performance of "Riding the Wind and Waves" last week. Cyndi Wang , Charlene Choi , Gillian Chung , Zhang Tianai and Wu Jinyan re-interpreted the song "Stars Light Up" .
won the first place with this song, but the song was adapted into something unsightly, as we mentioned in the previous article.
First of all, the lyrics have been greatly changed. For example, they changed the first line of the original lyrics, "The sky that raises your head is a man's sky" to "The sky that raises your head is our sky." "The sky now is a dirty sky" in the original lyrics of
was changed to "The sky now is a sunny sky". The original lyrics of
"The stars are no longer visible in the civilized sky" were changed to "The stars are always visible in the civilized sky".
Secondly, they added pole dancing , somersaults, rap and other elements to their stage performance, which can be said to be nondescript and very eye-catching.
Many netizens believe that if it were not for the popularity of these sisters, especially the popularity of Cyndi Wang, it would be impossible to win the first place with such a song.
Many netizens also supported Zheng Zhihua’s point of view. They believed that there was indeed a problem with the song adaptation. Many people grew up listening to Zheng Zhihua's songs. This song "Lighting the Stars" is also considered Zheng Zhihua's classic work. It is really annoying that it was changed like this.
However, some netizens do not agree with Zheng Zhihua’s point of view. They think this song is adapted well, and many people have even used it as the background music of short videos.
Some netizens have moved out early CCTV program videos. Zheng Zhihua's "Star Lights" has been adapted for a long time, and the adapted lyrics are also very similar. Zheng Zhihua has only now come out to condemn it, which is really incomprehensible.
However, there are also some sensible netizens who believe that the program team should be responsible for the song selection and arrangement, and Cyndi Wang and other sisters cannot be innocently affected.
To put it bluntly, variety shows all have scripts. The program team will definitely arrange in advance what songs the guests will sing. When it comes to copyright issues, the program team should contact the original author as soon as possible.
Everyone generally believes that the program team is most responsible for this incident, and supports Teacher Zheng Zhihua to defend his rights to the "Riding the Wind and Waves" program team.
Song adaptations must also have a degree. Many singers of the older generation care very much about the meaning of music. Maybe they are a little behind the trend, but they have the purest attitude towards original music.
also hopes that the "Riding the Wind and Waves" program team will select more songs suitable for the contestants instead of blindly pursuing adaptations, otherwise it will be counterproductive.
