First, let's understand the background of the song. This song was composed in 1986. In that year, four exchanges merged into the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, representing that the Hong Kong stock market entered a new stage of development. This song is talked about by the stock market and then leads to that the whole life is just a number game, and there are many strange things related to people and numbers. When you are curious about this song and these numbers, you have been entangled in this world. Are these numbers really meaningful?
Among them, the lyrics "Who can predict why 23 pops up 41": when betting on horses, the second is the third, but the result is completely different. In addition, "4: 34 price rises sharply to the left 14" means that the price at 4 o'clock rises sharply from 34 to 14 in the stock market. Two examples show that the figures are unpredictable and no one can grasp them. There are also the most incisive words, "Know your IQ by number, your wealth, your physique, all your people and numbers have many strange things. Look at how many hostages are confined in the counter." It can be seen that everyone will spend their whole lives fighting digital games and even struggle, but many people can't escape the fate of being * * by numbers, which eventually leads to failure or success.
Let's look at the digital lyrics again. Many people in Hong Kong Music may not know that the lyrics of most Cantonese songs must conform to or be close to the melody. Because there are nine tones in Cantonese, namely, Yin Ping, Yin Shang, Yin Qu, Yang Ping, Yang Shang, Yang Qu, Yin Ru, Zhong Ru and Yang Ru, which can fully meet the various tones of songs. That is to say, what sound a song sings, its lyrics itself should be pronounced that sound. Unlike songs in many other languages, it seems that any melody can be filled in any text. It is in this way that Cantonese songs (even Hong Kong pop music) are truly commendable.
Therefore, the Cantonese pronunciation of each number in the lyrics is exactly (or very close to) the same tone as the melody of the song. Therefore, most pure digital lyrics are meaningless in themselves. There are many ways to fill in the lyrics, and it is of course very clever and interesting to think of filling in pure numbers.
After reading the lyrics, let's talk about the lead singer, George Lam, who is definitely the only performer of this song. A series of numbers is more accurate than a series of fast and high notes, which not only requires strong breath control ability, but also requires high articulation and rhythm grasp ability. Among them, the treble of "Left 14" needs very high technology to sing a good tone, which requires not only technology, but also talent. Unlike other singers who need a "brewing period" to sing high notes, George Lam instantly speaks through his throat on a long high note, reaching a higher peak, giving people a crisp, vigorous, magnificent and clean feeling.