I feel sad that I don’t listen to Eason Chan, maybe because the more I listen to it, the sadder it becomes.
Whether you have ever been in love or not, you must have heard of Eason Chan. As one of the representative figures in Hong Kong's mainstream music scene, Eason is unique in the Hong Kong music scene with his casual and funny style. His voice is thick and hoarse, and his singing style is lazy and has a unique personality. A good song can always sing into your heart unexpectedly.
Cantonese songs are good at riffing, using allusions, and borrowing images. They are quite subtle and moving. Savor them carefully. In fact, many of Eason Chan's Cantonese songs are better than the Mandarin versions. These 10 Eason Chan songs are the most classic and popular. Among the wide range of Cantonese songs, there must be a few that have sung into your heart. Have you heard them all?
TOP1. "Today Next Year"
Written by Lin Xi and composed by Chen Xiaoxia, "Today Next Year" is no longer a "promise". I have spent my whole life's luck just for the sake of the vast sea.
The time span of "Next Year Today" is 1 year, and the time span of "Ten Years" is 10 years.
The emotions in "Today Next Year" are much sadder, such as insomnia and waiting in panic, just to meet the lover.
After "Ten Years", lovers inevitably become friends in the end, which shows that the relationship is still open-minded and can finally let go.
"I spent all my luck meeting you in my lifetime"
"Only on this day did I realize that I had breathed air."
TOP2. "The King of Karaoke"
It is a song with a high popularity, with a relatively straightforward emotional expression, lyrics by Lin Xi and music by Chen Huiyang. Anyone who has listened to "The King of Karaoke" should know that these four words are a kind of self-deprecation and irony. They mean that no matter how touching and heartfelt a song is, even if a person becomes the King of Karaoke, Nor can he impress the one person he really wants to impress. No matter how beautiful the song is, it only expresses how lonely one is, "If you are afraid of being sad, hold my hand."
TOP3. "People Come and Go"
This song won the 2010 CASH Golden Sail Music Award for Best Lyrics. Some people commented that it is "the pinnacle of Cantonese lyrics". Eason Chan has sung this song in many large-scale live performances, and it is considered one of his favorite hits.
Who do you miss most when you close your eyes? When I opened my eyes, who was next to me? Lin Xi said that he once wanted to use this title to write a magnificent picture of various situations in the world, but in the end he chose the three stages of falling in love, falling out of love, and falling in love again to highlight the four stages of "people coming and going". Character. You will remember someone whether you have them or not. Happiness and unhappiness will pass one day. If love could never be lost, why would you want to find a partner today? I have always felt that the main theme of "People Come and Go" lies in the final touch - "I also drank happily."
TOP.4 "Under Mount Fuji"
Lin Xi's original words: "Actually, you like a person just like you like Mount Fuji. You can see it, but you can't move it away . Is there any way you can move Mount Fuji? The answer is that you can walk there yourself. The same is true for love. Walking there is enough." Regarding the understanding of this song, benevolent people have different opinions. "Under Mount Fuji", like most of Lin Xi's works, is used to express Lin Xi's outlook on life - letting go of the burden of memories, cherishing the people in front of you, and specifically " "At the foot of Mount Fuji" itself is to persuade people to let go of a relationship. Having loved is enough.
TOP.5 "Exaggerated"
Eason Chan's classic "Exaggerated" is the story of Mr. C.Y Kong's grief after hearing the news of his brother Leslie Cheung's death on April 1, 2003. Eason wrote this song full of death-like despair and gloomy temperament, named "depression". Later, in order to avoid being too sad, Eason asked Huang Weiwen to write the lyrics again, so he came up with the song "Exaggeration". In C.Y kong's heart, it will be forever remembered. A song by my brother.
TOP.6 "The Best Losing Friend"
Actually, this song was written by Huang Weiwen to Miriam Yeung. Nowadays, many people always like to use the word love or the ambiguity of a lover who is not satisfied. Friendship comes to imitate "The Best Losing Friend".
What has passed, be it a second or a lifetime. You have actually stepped into my universe. Even if your fate determines that we can't meet again in the future, maybe you have figured it out a long time ago and the excuse for avoiding it is not some big hatred. One day we no longer hold each other accountable, and we meet for another drink. You will still be the best friend. "In the past, it wasn't enough for you to drink wine and drink all night long. Did I ever have more fun than you?"
TOP.7 "It would be better not to see you"
"It is inevitable to get your head wet. London is always attached to the raindrops. I took the early flight and endured yawning just to see you."
The beginning of the song is like a painting, outlining the entire frame and background. You endured the sleepiness and yawned, and took the early flight to London. The patter of raindrops fell on your expectation and longing. Everything is a little different from the phenomenon. The calmness and ease we used to have together are replaced by awkwardness, as if the care and greetings are used to cover up the uneasiness and hesitation in each other's hearts. The person she once was may have been polluted by the secular society. Over the years, everything has changed again and again. How could this longed-for meeting be the same as before? After ten years, all living habits may have changed. How can we make up for the ten years lost in the middle? Therefore, it is better to miss each other than to meet each other.
TOP.8 "White Rose"
This song was written by Taiwanese lyricist Li Zhuoxiong. The background of the music creation comes from Zhang Ailing's novel "Red Rose and White Rose", which is about There are two women in every man's heart, one is innocent and the other is coquettish, while red roses symbolize coquettishness and white roses symbolize innocence. "Those who cannot get it are always in turmoil, and those who are favored have nothing to fear." This sentence is the Mandarin version of a golden sentence, and it can indeed bear the name of a golden sentence. In contrast, the lyrics of White Rose are very obscure and expressive. The feelings are also sadder and need to be experienced more carefully.
TOP.9 "Bicycle"
This is a song describing the love between father and son. Lyrics were written by Huang Weiwen and music was composed by Liu Zhongyan. When it comes to this song, some people think it is an expression of praise. Some people think it's a denunciation. Eason Chan was very touched after listening to the demo, because Huang Weiwen said that he likes bicycles very much because his father once took him to the beach on a bicycle when he was in middle school. That was the only time when he and his father felt a sense of closeness and love. Because this experience made Huang Weiwen feel that his father loved him. People with different experiences will have different feelings when hearing this song.
TOP.10 "Always Be With Me"
Always Be With Me is a word full of warmth. In this song, lyricist Lin Xi gives three answers: 1. I am in love with others. This is also what the audience can most understand. 2. Others are in love with you. He didn't feel the other person's love for him, so he sighed and said, "You can only be with me forever if you are me." 3. Narcissism. In fact, it is myself who I am in love with. Even if someone is with you all the time, shopping, watching movies, working, eating, walking, watching the sunrise and moonset with you, no one can always maintain the same frequency as your emotions and feelings. Think what you want, hurt what you feel. In the final analysis, people will always be lonely, and no one can accompany them all the time except themselves.