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How to define country music in China?

China has The Book of Songs, which is divided into style, elegance and ode. Compared with European and American music types, jazz is considered elegant, opera is regarded as ode, and wind is country music. Country music has a steady rhythm and simple tunes, but its content is narrative, or it shows daily working life, hates lonely wandering life, yearns for a peaceful home, or sings sweet love and the pain of lovelorn. It has a strong local flavor, cordial and enthusiastic without losing popular elements. Whether it's Tennessee or Nashville, whether it's country pop, country rock, country folk songs and country lyric, we can start at any time as long as we have this heart of loving life and music.

1. "Take Me Home Country Roads"

john denver, one of the representatives of country music, is one of his representative works "Take Me Home by Country Road". It is generally believed that this is a homesick song, but the theme of the song is actually environmental protection and public welfare. The melody is melodious and brisk, which depicts a beautiful scenery of the western United States and chic cowboys. Many young listeners know this song from Miyazaki Hayao's movie "Listen", in which the boy hopes that Wen can sing an English song she is translating, which is john denver's "Take Me Home Country Roads"

2. "5 Miles Away from Home"

was originally sung by Bobby Bare, whose full name is Robert Joseph Bare, Sr, an American country music singer and lyricist. 5 Miles Away from Home is one of his most popular classics. Then this song is based on another more famous song "5 mailes". And it was Peter, Paul & who sang this song "5 mailes" all over the country. Mary, male and female trio. They took this song to the first place in the American charts, and the later film "Drunk Hometown Folk Songs" paid tribute to them. Whether it is "5 Miles" or "Five Happy Miles Away from Home", this song has always been deeply loved and has long been an immortal classic.

3. Hotel California

Hotel California is a song by the famous American country rock band Eagles. The single was released in February 1977 and included in the band's fifth studio album of the same name, Hotel California. The classic guitar melody, strange and inexplicable lyrics and touching sad feelings in the song make this "Hotel California" a favorite of fans.