Chapter 945 Interview
In his previous life, Zhou Zhi only followed Guan Tingting to nightclubs. Those venues were far from as high-level as the Peace Dove Nightclub. The boss never paid attention to male singers. No one made such a request to Zhou Zhi.
"I know a lot about it." Zhou Zhi nodded.
"I'm not talking about the "Edelweiss" kind." Sister Fang said with a smile.
"Edelweiss" is indeed an English song, but it is an English song that has become popular on the streets. Zhou Zhi feels that the popularity of this song is second only to the song about London Bridge falling down.
"Is it okay to do something like "Hotel California"?" Zhou Zhi asked.
"Can you sing "Hotel California"?" Su Fang's eyes lit up: "Where did you hear this song?"
Zhou Zhi was too embarrassed to complain about Su Fang but he revealed everything in just one sentence. This Eagles record won the 20th Grammy Record of the Year Award in 1978. It is a proper old song.
It’s just that after so many years, the spring breeze of change opened the door, foreign pop music began to enter the inland, and everyone chose their favorite music from it, which included both rock and folk style, and non-electronic music with a pure musical language.
"Road Hippie" undoubtedly caters to the tastes of the Chinese people.
However, although the song is classic, the lyrics are very weird. Fortunately, many people only listen to the melody and not the lyrics. And many college students who sing this song cannot understand the meaning of the lyrics and sing purely for the sake of singing.
Although the creator and lead singer Don Henry believes that this song is written about the passing of innocence and the beginning of maturity, in a thoughtful understanding, this song is a portrayal of a fighting spirit that is eventually replaced by vulgarity and decadence.
The singer uses a sentimental feeling to sympathize with the passing of something, and uses lyrics written in an abnormal state to depict a bizarre, dirty and ugly world where "you can settle the bill for a while, but you can't leave forever".
"Brother Zhuzi has a lot of English tapes," Guan Tingting said, "and he gave many to me and Master."
It is still an era when Chinese people only know Madonna but not Diana Ross, Paula Abado and Whitney Houston; they only know Michael Jackson but not Billy Joel, David Bowie, Prince and George Michael.
Zhou Zhi obtained many tapes of foreign singers through Jack Lee's channel, and then recommended to Guan Tingting some female singers who he thought could be learned by Tang Qi and Guan Tingting.
Su Fang is probably more into hippies, so Zhou Zhi tried to name two names she should know: "The Beatles and the Beatles are my favorites."
"Then you try "Hotel California"." Su Fang smiled and said: "Go, go, go!"
"Hotel California" was actually created by Don Henry when Zhou Zhi was the same age as he is now. However, many people don't understand the background and think it is the ravings of a dying middle-aged man during his illness, because everyone is familiar with the band's reorganization in 1994.
In that version, the uncles were all 50 years old at this time.
What Zhou Zhi is singing now is the version from the hit album of 1977, and his voice is more than twenty years younger.
"on a dark desert highway, cool wind in my hair..."
Similarly, when Zhou Zhi sings Cantonese songs, her singing is filled with a "sense of freedom" that comes from being extremely familiar with the language.
It's obviously very different from the original singer, but you can tell as soon as you hear it that his pronunciation is "authentic", which is completely different from the "accurate imitation" of most people.
Su Fang hid her feet under the coffee table and gently tapped her toes to the rhythm. I admire this kid but I can't let him see it...
Nowadays, many nightclubs have one or two singers who sing Cantonese and English, but so far, at least in Shudu, there are not many such good singers.
It's not that their singing skills are not good, it's just that their accents are too "plastic", which leads to a serious loss of points.
This elbow is a bit contrary to the trend. The singing skills are actually not comparable to those of professional students, but the bonus points for accent are too strong.
Su Fang has inspected both Guangdong Province and the capital. Singers in Guangdong Province sing in Cantonese and foreign singers in the capital sing in foreign languages. The charm of elbow singing is similar to theirs.
Moreover, this kid can also speak two "foreign languages". Of course, this "foreign" refers to foreigners outside Shuzhou, and he can be considered a "comprehensive talent."
Also, this guy is quite naughty. He didn’t know how to debug the equipment just now, but he is undoubtedly familiar with the equipment. This should be regarded as... "one specialty, many abilities"?
When Zhou Zhi finished singing "Hotel California," Su Fang said: "Actually, the guitar fill-in in the middle of "Hotel California" is too long. The singer has nothing to do on stage at this time. This song is not suitable for nightclub performance."
If I go, if it’s not suitable, then you still ask me to sing? Zhou Zhi couldn’t help but be speechless.
"But it can also be seen that you are very good at singing English songs." Su Fang smiled and said: "I think you can give it a try. I will give you the opportunity to sing three songs in one night, one in Cantonese and one in English. You must guarantee it.
The rest of the song is up to you."
"You have to prepare the accompaniment yourself. Depending on how familiar you are with the equipment, it should be fine, right?"
"No problem, I can prepare it myself."
"Then there are clothes and makeup." Su Fang said: "In principle, you have to prepare your own clothes. Tingting used her master's dress. What about you?"
"Uh, this...can I go to a wedding dress shop to rent it?"
Su Fang rolled her eyes at Zhou Zhi: "Forget it, come with me."
When they came to a place similar to a dressing room, Su Fang put a cigarette in her mouth and opened a wardrobe: "I think the figure is about the same. Let's try it. If you can fit it, this wardrobe of costumes will be given to you."
"Ah?" Zhou Zhi felt a little sudden.
Su Fang took out a black suit from the closet. The fabric and style were relatively high-end. The collar of the suit also had a reflective effect like silk. Every button was hand-wrapped, very delicate.
"Sister Fang, how about I prepare it myself?"
"Why are you so pretentious, little bastard!" Sister Fang scolded: "If you don't put the cigarette butt on it, it will burn you."
"Give it to me." Zhou Zhi quickly took it.
"Go behind the screen and change into me."
"oh."
When Zhou Zhi came out from behind the screen, Guan Tingting's face showed a look of surprise, but her smile was a bit greasy.
"What are you doing? Why are you laughing like that?" Zhou Zhi looked at Guan Tingting, which made her a little confused.
Su Fang got a bottle of hairspray from somewhere and gave Zhou Zhi a few blows on the head, then scratched her head a few more times: "Tingting, how are you doing?"
"I think it's okay." Guan Tingting admired Zhou Zhi seriously: "I just need to hit both sides. The male classmates in our class are all uglier than Brother Elbow, but they are all more refined than him."
Su Fang looked at Zhou Zhi in a daze, but now she burst into laughter: "That's it, these... forget it, this room is for you, these clothes are for elbows, they are quite suitable for your figure.
Chapter completed!