Never expected that Su Jianxin , who was lazy and even a bit greasy in the first issue of " God-given Voice ", would directly perform the drama of "ruining the show" in the second issue. In the first issue of
, when GAI said, "When she suddenly has 30 million fans from the grassroots, don't you think her first thing is to save the Chinese music scene " to help Tang Yi to smooth things over. Su Jianxin, who was standing next to Tang Yi, immediately gave GAI a thumbs up, which seemed to reveal his attitude that there is no need to make music so strict and have such a sense of mission. Everyone would be happy if it was more casual.
But when he appeared again in the second issue, his attitude suddenly changed. In the debate session after cooperating with the Combs Band, he asked a soul torture on the spot: Everyone is paying attention to whether the Chinese music scene has made progress, but all the TV programs are covering it again and again. How can the Chinese music scene make progress? The only improvement may be the arrangement. Our program has so many capable people (mentors, music critics) gathered together, and they are still doing this (arranging and covering). What is the significance of it? Who can tell me...
Su Jianxin suddenly spoke about this matter very seriously, which may be mainly due to the fact that Tang Yi was accused by music critics in the last issue that she only sang covers online and did not produce her own works. At that time, in order to protect Tang Yi, Su Jianxin stormed out of the venue after arguing with music critics. This time his soul torture seems to have a sense of revenge - you accuse others of only singing covers, but haven't you been singing covers in such a big show?
As soon as Su Jianxin said this, everyone looked at each other, and the whole audience was embarrassed. The host, GAI and other instructors, Hao Lei, and other music critics all tried to use words to smooth things over, but they all said nothing, especially what Hao Lei said, "At least we still have music."
Su Jianxin failed to get a satisfactory answer and continued to exaggerate the seriousness of the matter, even saying that he might not sing again in the future. In addition, when talking about the Combs band around him who also participated in the cover, he felt even more uncomfortable letting the band do such a thing. He said with empathy that himself was in a band and sang covers. Although he was popular among the public, he felt that he could not hold his head up...
I was surprised that the program team would edit this large embarrassing scene caused by Su Jianxin's words into the program.
The problem Su Jianxin mentioned does exist and cannot be ignored, so it is deafening when it is said. However, as a guest on the show, it is debatable whether he has the need to criticize this phenomenon so seriously in the show.
Some people praised him for his outspokenness and clear mind; others said that he was eating meat from a bowl while cursing his mother, and had no professional qualities; some even complained about him, thinking of himself as Huang Jiaju ? Since I started my career by singing cover songs, I don’t have any original masterpieces, and I have participated in so many cover singing programs, wouldn’t it be a slap in my face if I was suddenly bombarded here? Is it worth risking my future variety show resources to be blocked just to gain the advantage of my words?
What’s particularly interesting is that Su Jianxin actually dragged his former band into the water, saying that the popularity of xin’s band made him unable to hold his head high. Could it be that...that’s why he left the band to pursue a solo career?
But he is right, xin band did start their career by singing covers.
For example, the song " will love even if I die" from their first album, which made them an instant hit, is a cover of the song "Thousand Years of Love" by Korean singer Park Wankyu , with Chinese lyrics refilled by Yao Ruolong .In 1997, when Su Jianxin was singing in a bar, he completed the recording of this song, which was included in the Xin Band's first album after their debut; "Song", also re-written by Yao Ruolong, was covered by Xin Ensemble and became popular;
also has the title song "Broad Sea and Sky" of the same name from the third album " The Sea and the Sky" , which sings the true state of mind of the Xin Ensemble members before and after they became famous, which is of great significance. But it is also a cover of a Korean song. The original song comes from "Reason for Leaving Me" by Korean diva WAX, and the Chinese lyrics are still composed by Yao Ruolong...
xin Band's most popular albums are these three albums, and the most popular are also the three songs mentioned above. When it comes to Xin Band 20 years later, these songs are still familiar to everyone. But who would have thought that these songs that pushed Shin Band to the top of their performance were all covers of Korean songs without exception.
As Su Jianxin said, these songs have made us popular, and we are asked to sing these songs wherever we go, but they are not written by us. Do you think we should be happy when enjoying these flowers and applause...
To be honest, , as a rock band, became popular singing other people's songs, which is indeed a bit beyond our imagination.
If you are a pure idol singer or idol group, you can still understand. For example, F4, which became popular at the same time, had a cover song of "Meteor Shower", and some of S.H.E's songs were cover songs. As for the 1990s, there were too many Hong Kong and Taiwan idol singers and groups that became popular by covering Japanese songs...
But you, a purely manly rock band, actually became popular by singing covers! In this regard, it is a big step behind the contemporary Feier Band .
If you were born in the 1970s and 1980s, you can understand it. For example, cover singing was very popular in the Hong Kong music scene at that time. Even the early bands mainly sang covers of English songs, including the prestigious and Wenner band . But since the late 1980s, Hong Kong bands represented by BEYOND, Tai Chi, DM, etc. have relied on original creations to establish themselves in the music scene. Mainland bands and rock singers such as Black Panther, Tang Dynasty , Cui Jian , and the Magic Rock Three do not rely on originality?
How can you be embarrassed to say that you are a band when you rely on covers, or rock and roll? What's more, Xin Band was born in the 21st century. At that time, the fig leaf for covering foreign songs in the Chinese music scene had gradually become transparent. It is really not very honorable to operate like this anymore.
Of course, not every song in the Xin Band's album is a cover. There are also individual works created by band members, and many works were contributed by their own behind-the-scenes musicians. But as Su Jianxin said, covering other people's songs can make you popular, but singing your own songs but not being known by others is ultimately your own problem. If you refused to cover songs from the beginning and only insisted on original songs, there would most likely be no Shin Band.
Looking at the entire Chinese music scene, there is probably only one "rock band" that has become popular by covering foreign songs. The band xin became popular because, firstly, it relied on Su Jianxin’s sharp high notes, and secondly, it relied on those popular cover songs.
Perhaps because of this, there was no real group spirit from the beginning of the band's establishment, so after it became popular, the lead singer left without saying goodbye, leaving several musicians in the awkward situation of being dumbfounded.
After Su Jianxin became popular with the band, his first solo album was a cover album "Special Thanks To...", in which he covered songs such as " If there is a tomorrow ", "Thirty-six Strategies of Love", "Black Willow", and "I Expect" and "My Backpack". This shows that he is not that repellent to covers and adaptations, and he is not too obsessed with originals.
However, in his solo albums after his solo career, his compositional content has indeed increased, especially in albums such as "Uncles" and " Anyway, I Believe in ", where he almost took over all songwriting and songwriting. But as we can see, there is almost no popular song among his personal creations.Isn't this another kind of embarrassment?
In short, Su Jianxin’s attack on the trend of TV show covers on the stage of "The Voice of Heaven" was a bit beyond my expectations, and it was also a bit of a fuss. Although this is not strictly a "minor issue", it is a common phenomenon after all. It is difficult to make a music variety show, and it is even harder to make an original music variety show. It cannot be changed by just bombarding it. I guess the two episodes were recorded together. He was still angry when recording the first episode, so he made an excuse to let it out during the second episode.
But having said that, the phenomenon Su Jianxin said is also worthy of attention. Just like being in a band is difficult, making original music is difficult. The band became popular by covering a few Korean songs to gain traffic, but it does not mean that everyone should follow them and take shortcuts. The same is true for programs. Only by facing difficulties and insisting on originality can we gain true dignity.
