Preface
Hong Kong pop music once influenced the growth of generations, and "listening to pop songs" was also the biggest entertainment for young people at that time. Because the lyrics and music are delicate and direct, some songs are very suitable for the listener's life in a private context. Therefore, many Hong Kong music fans also laid memories related to the song when listening to the song. The same is true for the relationship between celebrities and Hong Kong Philharmonics. Among the creators interviewed by Coco Lee, Miriam Yeung, Liang Hanwen, Lin Xiaofeng, Yan Mingxi, Zeng Bitte, Chen Shaoqi, Chen Guangrong, and Chen Guangrong, among the creators interviewed by Beijing News , they said that at least one Hong Kong pop song in their lives has a profound impact on them. Some of these songs witnessed the lives of themselves and their relatives, and some influenced their subsequent creations... In their memory stories with the Hong Kong Music Festival, we can also feel the unique vitality of Hong Kong Music Festival again.
"Bold" is included in Miriam Yeung's 2002 album "M vs M First Half".
Selected song: "Yong" (2002, episode of the movie " New Junior Sister ")
Original singer: Miriam Yeung
Lyrics: Huang Weiwen
Composition: Barry Chung
"Every time I hold a concert, I will sing "Yong" the song
is a sense of power that the audience and I give each other."
Miria Yeung. The picture comes from the artist Weibo
[Memories] The Hong Kong Music
- The "courage" of different ages is different
1995, the "Rookie Singing Competition", which has discovered many talents for the Hong Kong music scene, started the 14th contestant recruitment as scheduled. Miriam Yeung, who was still studying at the nurse training school of Margaret Hospital, filled out her form and signed up, and her life took a turn. From then on, a nurse named Miriam Yeung was missing in Hong Kong, and an outstanding star in the music industry was added. Shortly after her debut, Miriam Yeung won attention and even awards for "The Wolf is Coming", "Home bye 2 chome " and "Hidden Girl's Prayer ", and began to try to act in movies. It is not easy for singers to cross over to act, let alone win top honors in the music and film industry. Miriam Yeung is one of the few Hong Kong artists to achieve these two achievements.
Review Miriam Yeung's acting career. "New Junior Sister" (Miria Yeung's Fang Lijuan), which was a great success after its release in 2002, laid a good foundation for her journey to the film industry. The theme song and interlude of the film were both organized by Miriam Yeung and became the pop song at that time, and "Bold" is the most widely sung. "Others never agree with each other, they don't even agree with each other, and they still devote themselves to their feelings and do not feel hurt..." The lyricist of "Yang" also starred in "New Junior Sister", playing Fang Lijuan's classmate at the police academy. He has a deep understanding of the plot, the role of Fang Lijuan, and Miriam Yeung himself, so he can portray the girls' brave pursuit of love in a three-dimensional and vivid and meticulous way.
Miriam Yeung plays Fang Lijuan in "New Junior Sister". Photo/Movie Screenshot
Before "New Junior Sister", Miriam Yeung is already a newcomer in the music industry who won the award. In 2000, she won the "Golden Award for the Big Female Singer in the Music World" for the first time with "Girl's Prayer". At that time, she choked up and said the famous award speech on the stage: "I have nothing, I only have the word "courage". Since then, "courage" has become a distinctive symbol on Miriam Yeung. The song "Brave" not only expresses Fang Lijuan's courage in love, but also confirms Miriam Yeung's own "brave" characteristics, and the two form a subtle echo.
Miria Yeung has sang many songs in the past thirty years, and the popularity of "Brave" has always been among the best. She also admitted that she would sing the song "Brave" every time she held a concert over the years, "This is a sense of power that the audience and I give each other." In the view of Miriam Yeung, who is now a mother, women of different ages need different courage. The "courage" in her youth was to pursue their love in love and work, and not give up when she encountered setbacks. Just like when she crossed the border as a singer and became an actor, she encountered many difficulties but did not think about giving up. The "courage" after maturity is the courage to take responsibility, the courage to face your bad side, and the courage to accept the truest thoughts in your heart.
[local] At that time, the music scene
- Sing with emotion, talk with singing
Miria Yeung grew up in the 1980s and 1990s when she debuted, there were many stars in the Hong Kong music scene. Speaking of singers who have influenced her and the singers she likes very much, there are so many that they can make a long list - Danny Chan , Anita Mui , Leslie Cheung , Peng Ling , Yilian Lam ... Miriam Yeung said: "The influence they brought to me is that singers must sing with emotion. Because there are some songs, only they can sing that flavor." She also learned a very important point from senior singers: singing is not just a performance, but also a kind of dialogue. Singers use singing to talk to fans and the world.
In 1996, Miriam Yeung released her first Cantonese album "The Wolf is Coming".
In the documentary "I·II·III MY STORY" released this year, her husband Ding Zigao mentioned that she did not read lyrics when she listened to music before, but only listened to the melody of a song that was beautiful or not. After meeting Miriam Yeung, she would tell him that listening to music is not just about melody, but also about what is expressed in the lyrics. Miriam Yeung said that she is indeed a singer who has great requirements for the content of the lyrics, and insists that the lyrics must be written so that she can empathize with . "I must first understand and understand the emotions in the lyrics. I must be able to connect with my ordinary life and be moved, and then I can become my own emotions and expressions."
In Miriam Yeung's view, Hong Kong pop music in every era represents a cultural life attitude of Hong Kong people at that time. "You see, in Cantonese songs of each era, the words used are actually a little different, and there will be some changes in different periods." For example, in the song "Hsu Guanjie" in , many of the lyrics used colloquial expressions, which are very directly talking about the real life status of the little people. "He (Xu Guanjie) is very sensitive to life observations. So he can write points that others rarely see, and write them well. This is his excellence."
[Symbiosis] Today, Hong Kong Music
- Young singers have strong creative skills and broader subject matters
Compared with the golden age of the 1980s and 1990s, there is rarely a song in the Hong Kong pop music scene that is popular all over the streets and alleys. In Miriam Yeung's view, he is now at a time point where the Internet brings changes, and the music industry is entering a new era. "In the past, when we made music, the creation direction was relatively traditional and the publicity methods were relatively traditional. We would pay more attention to the planning of a record." Now, with the development of technology, the platforms are very diverse, and the creation of the younger generation of singers has become more free. Many of the songs they create start from the perspective of their own lives, so there are many different topics to write.
On the other hand, the younger generation of singers now have more access to music information than their predecessors and more easily understand different music styles around the world. They know more and have stronger creative abilities. "For example, if you want to make a song about rap , rap is divided into different genres and types, and they can make different styles." In this context, even if a young Hong Kong musician writes a Cantonese song, it may not be the pure Hong Kong style of the past. Sometimes the lyrics may be written in Cantonese, but the musical pattern is already very different from before, with more elements in the style or melody. Miriam Yeung said: "I think it's more blooming now, and there will be many singers with different styles coming out. They have many channels to publish their works, and listeners can also flexibly choose their favorite songs."
Beijing News reporter Yang Lianjie
Editor Tian Weini
Proofreading Liu Yue
