? Speaking of the song "Hometown Love", I can't help but feel a lot of emotions. This was more than 40 years ago, and the controversy surrounding "Nostalgia" occurred in the first few years of the 1980s.
"Nostalgic Love" is a lyrical song sung by the famous singer Li Guyi. It is still loved by the majority of listeners to this day. So, why was such an excellent song considered unhealthy and banned for a period of time? 1. Reasons of the times
To analyze the reasons for this ban, I think the most important thing should be the "product of the times", that is, it was a period of fierce confrontation between old and new ideas, and all kinds of old ideas and concepts were still there. There are many people who stubbornly block new things, new thoughts, and new concepts in their minds. The severe criticism of "Nostalgia", even to the point of banning it, is entirely the result of the collective efforts of people whose minds are still stuck in the past. Therefore, if we want to talk about the reasons, the limitation of this era is the most important reason. 2. Unique singing method
Li Guyi’s singing technique in "Hometown Love" is different from the traditional bel canto singing method and the traditional ethnic singing method. Instead, he adopts "breath singing method", which is also a kind of singing method. Popular singing.
Because this singing method is unique, fresh, soft and beautiful, it is very popular. However, because some people said that this singing style was similar to Teresa Teng of Taiwan, China, they were accused of being a "depressing sound" and a "pornographic song", and believed that such songs would destroy people's fighting spirit and make people depressed and degenerate.
It seems ridiculous now, but many people did have this idea at the time. As a result, two voices began to appear in public opinion, one applauding and the other severely criticizing. It even attracted the attention of relevant leaders and criticized "Nostalgia" by name on certain occasions. As a result, some radio and television stations did not dare to broadcast it for fear of being implicated. This resulted in the fact that "Nostalgia" was banned from broadcasting. 3. About the "Nostalgia" controversy
On December 31, 1979, CCTV broadcast the TV scenic film "The Legend of the Three Gorges". The opening song was "Nostalgia". Once it was played, "Nostalgia" "Love" attracted people's attention with its unusual rhythm and singing method.
?On New Year's Day in 1980, Shanghai's "Wenhui Po" published an article commenting on CCTV's "Legend of the Three Gorges" the day before. It talked about "Nostalgic Love" and pointed out that the song had a lyrical and beautiful melody and was very popular with the audience. love. Two months later, the song was selected into Beijing People's Broadcasting Station's "Song of the Week". "Nostalgia" quickly spread throughout the country and generated a huge response. In just a few months, TV stations and radio stations competed to broadcast "Nostalgia".
And criticism followed. On February 25, 1980, "Beijing Music News" took the lead in publishing the article "Unsuccessful Attempt" on the front page, criticizing "Nostalgia" as "not expressing a healthy nostalgia for the mountains and rivers of the motherland", but It is a "low and lingering sound". Some people even labeled the singer Li Guyi as having "decadent bourgeois sentiments".
In April 1980, the Chinese Musicians Association held the Fourth National Music Creation Conference (also known as the "Xishan Conference") at the Xiyuan Hotel in Beijing. At the meeting, some leaders and experts with more conservative ideas expressed negative opinions on Hong Kong and Taiwan pop music represented by Teresa Teng, calling it "sluggish, vulgar taste, decadent, and bourgeois sentiment." The reason is clear: the songs they write are too Hong Kong and Taiwanese. As a result, lyrical songs such as "Hometown Love" were severely criticized.
The composer of "Nostalgia" was Zhang Piji. He once recalled: "At that time, many seniors in the music industry felt that you should not write like this. If you write like this, it will be no different from those popular songs in Hong Kong and Taiwan. "The lyrics of "Nostalgia" were written by Ma Jinghua. He also recalled: "The atmosphere at the meeting was full of criticism. To what extent did people criticize this song (referring to "Nostalgia")? What is the nature of this song? It is a replica of the pornographic song "When Will You Come Again" in the 1930s? It is a surrender song, a traitorous song, and a reactionary song imitating the West. "This shows the pressure that "Hometown Love" suffered at the time.
The turning point came in 1983. On February 12 of this year, CCTV held the first Spring Festival Gala. There are 4 on-demand telephones on site. Shortly after the party started, the operator brought a plate of the audience's phone calls to the chief director Huang Yihe.
Huang Yihe took a look and saw that almost all the audience requested was "Nostalgia" by Li Guyi! So, Huang Yihe gestured and handed the plate to Wu Lengxi, the Minister of Radio, Film and Television who was present. Wu Lengxi shook his head after looking at it. But after that, most of the on-demand items on the five phone calls were "Nostalgic Love". Wu Lengxi finally agreed to broadcast "Nostalgia". Afterwards, some media devoted two full pages to reviewing the controversy, and issued the comment "Literary and artistic innovation makes people happy". "Nostalgic Love" is reborn!
Society is developing, times are progressing, and ideas are also being updated. The lyrical songs of singers such as Li Guyi and Teresa Teng still shine with immortal charm in this era!