The classic Cantonese New Year songs are as follows:
1. The song "Blessing You" was written by James J.S.Wong and composed by Gu Jiahui. You should listen to Jenny Tseng in 1981 and Warner Stars in 1993 the most. Among them, the Star Edition was sung by George Lam, Sally Yeh, Andy Lau, He Wanying, Ceng Hangsheng, Cai Lier, Dicky Cheung, Lv Fang, Du Dewei, Liu Ximing, Zhong Zhentao and Taiji Band.
2. The song "Ode to the Spring Festival" is adapted from the classic traditional folk music "Happy Joy" written by Chinese folk music master Liu Mingyuan in 1958. Adam Cheng and Wang Mingquan sang this song "Ode to the Spring Festival" in 1977, which was included in the album "Happy Year". He Wanying and Ceng Hangsheng covered this song in 1993.
3. The song "The God of Wealth Arrives" was composed by Samuel Hui, written by George Lam, Samuel Hui and Li Bide, and sung by Samuel Hui and George Lam. It was first sung by Samuel Hui in 1978 and included in the album of the same name. George Lam's version was introduced in 1993.
4. The melody of the song "Greeting You Together" is believed to be familiar to everyone. The original song is a country folk song "Oh! Susanna》。 Later, this song was adapted into the Cantonese New Year song "Qi Qi congratulates you". In recent years, a cold drink brand has adapted this song into a brand propaganda song "You love me, I love you ~ sweet honey", which is also very popular on the Internet.
5. Congratulations? In 1973, Wen Qiansui and Li Baoying, the masters of Cantonese Opera, released the New Year album "Congratulations to Everyone", which is still a hit single in the streets and lanes more than 4 years later. This song is adapted from Cantonese opera minor, with catchy melody, festive lyrics and meaning of blessing.
Hong Kong pop music specimen "New Year's Song"
"What a beautiful winter jasmine, everyone loves her", "New Year's Eve celebrates happy year after year" and "I wish you a colorful life every day forever". How can you predict when Andy Lau, Dicky Cheung, Sally Yeh, George Lam and other big-name stars sing these New Year's music symbols with happy smiles, even today, 3 years later?
The colorful MT V images of New Year's songs add up to a vivid picture that can best set off the atmosphere of the New Year, which is condensed and frozen in the memory of generations of Hong Kong people.
"Happiness is like the East China Sea", "Congratulations on making a fortune", "A hundred children and grandchildren" and "Full of dishes" ... The festive idioms that frequently appear in Hong Kong New Year songs have now become special golden sentences for people to celebrate the New Year and bless their happiness. And the dual temperament of Cantonese rhyme, ancient style and pop music makes the "New Year Song" find a suitable place in the two opposing fields of "simplicity" and "fashion".