Last name: Zheng Zhihua Nationality: Taipei.

Sex: Male Birthplace: Taipei

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Blood type: O constellation: Scorpio

Xiao Sheng: Academic Calendar:

Date of birth:1961-1-14 Occupation: singer.

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In the later Sailor, this position was continued, but at the same time it was weakened and replaced by an inspirational tendency: what did he say about this pain in the storm? Don't be afraid to dry your tears, at least we still have dreams. But in fact, here, we can still get a glimpse of the shadow of Lao Yao's story: a child born by the sea, longing for "another world." What is this other world? In fact, it is still the modern civilization represented by the city. And after coming to the city: Today, my life is like acting, saying insincere words and wearing a hypocritical mask. I always deceive myself with insignificant achievements, always feel a sense of emptiness inexplicably, and always fall asleep with a little alcohol anesthesia ... Like the story of Lao Yao, the ending of this song is still far from the city: I can't find any living evidence, the asphalt road of the city is too difficult to tread on, and the proud and ignorant modern people don't know how to cherish the ocean and the world ruined by civilization. Only by staying away from the crowd can I find myself and breathe freely in the salty air ... At this time, the sailor's laughter turned into a call: Come back.

After such a comparison, we can find that the stories of sailor and Lao Yao are actually isomorphic. However, Zheng Zhihua did not simply repeat himself after several years, but made a more detailed description of the observed city life, and his critical position was also slightly weakened. In this way, we can understand why the sailor won more audiences than the story of Lao Yao. First of all, compared with the thick lines in Lao Yao's story, the description in this song is concrete and more in line with the inner world of urbanites. Secondly, the critical position is slightly weakened and more acceptable; Third, the hero in this song doesn't "get everything" in the city like Lao Yao, but an image of struggling for life. Obviously, this image is closer to all sentient beings, and of course it can gain more resonance.

The song "Sailor" is included in Zheng Zhihua's album "Private House Song". When it was introduced, the song "Great Power" was eliminated, probably for political reasons. But because of piracy and the current internet, it is not difficult to hear this song. Understanding this song also helps to understand Zheng Zhihua.

The song "Great Citizen" is actually about the dilemma faced by Taiwan Province Province at that time. Of course, an important reason for the publication of this song is the lifting of martial law in Taiwan Province Province. The lifting of the ban gives Zheng Zhihua the right to pay attention to real politics with pop songs (but not many people enjoy this right, which is the difference between Zheng Zhihua and ordinary commercial singers). Zheng Zhihua has always been concerned about reality, and politics is also one of the realities. At this time, Zheng Zhihua expressed some thoughts and disappointments about Taiwan Province Province in The Great National. Interestingly, Dr. Sun Yat-sen said that politics is everyone's business. However, this "very political" album was named "Private Songs". Does Zheng Zhihua intend to sing against Dr. Sun Yat-sen? I don't think so. There are three possible reasons. First, with the lifting of martial law, Taiwan Province Province has entered a pluralistic society, and politics is no longer the only center of social life, but gradually tends to be marginalized. Zheng Zhihua used the word "private song" to express and extend this right; Second, Zheng Zhihua knows that songs that pay attention to real politics are difficult to gain a foothold in the field of mass culture, so he uses the word "private songs" to laugh at himself. Third, Zheng Zhihua's favorite writer is Kafka. We know that Kafka's writing is purely personal writing, and Zheng Zhihua may want to express his love for Kafka in this way.

Fichte said: The reason why a person chooses a certain philosophy is precisely because he is such a person. Zheng Zhihua obviously inherited some things from Kafka. Perhaps it should be said that he is similar to Kafka to some extent. This similarity is not reflected in the creative technique, but in some characteristics of personality and position, such as melancholy, sensitivity and critical position on modern civilization. Zheng Zhihua wrote many sad songs, such as Hide My Feelings, Let the Wind Blow, Take me to forget all my life, Escape Alone, Leave this city, Tell me, I am a kite and so on. It is precisely because Zheng Zhihua's sadness is intrinsic that his songs can be emotional, although there is no obvious position to criticize reality. In Zheng Zhihua's songs, there is sometimes a sense of powerlessness in the face of this complex world, and there is also a sense of sacredness brought about by it. The most obvious example is about commitment. This song also tells a story. A young man and a young woman fall in love. The man vowed to give her a lifetime of happiness, but his oath was not fulfilled. Then Zheng Zhihua sang: about the promise, it is definitely not casual. Here we can see a sense of sacredness and an idealistic attitude.

It is precisely because of this idealistic attitude that Zheng Zhihua constantly faces the "strange status quo" in real life. In The Middle Class, Zheng Zhihua described a picture of the life of the middle class:

I have a heavy burden, my shoulders hurt, and I wander in the crowd with my face upturned./My eyes are high, my strength is weak, and I fall down secretly when no one is watching./My bed is big, but I never sleep well. I am afraid of being forgotten by the world after one night./I have a lot of desires, my salary is very low, and I lost my feet on the way to Taipei.

No one cares about my troubles, everyone only cares about his wallet/I often drink coke and eat hamburgers/I just can't fill my heart with emptiness and hunger.

Is it so ordinary when I am old? My life has always been neither bad nor bad./Have I learned to give up thinking, so that I can live a good life.

In some modern political theories, the middle class is in a key position. They are described as people who have a good job and income on the surface, but their political and revolutionary essence has been completely dragged down by the pursuit of material, and "material" is always just a carrot-no matter how you chase it, it will always be the same. This song depicts the life of this middle class. On the one hand, we should try our best to take care of our income and status, on the other hand, we should lament our smallness and weak human feelings. May be materially satisfied, but the spiritual world is empty. It should be said that this song is quite successful in portraying the middle class (in fact, I believe this song can resonate with many people who have not yet entered the middle class). The emergence of the middle class is undoubtedly the product of modern society. Connecting with the position of Zheng Zhihua analyzed earlier, we can easily find that this song is the expression of his consistent position.

In addition, Zheng Zhihua's "Snail's Home" is also very representative and worth mentioning:

I can't find my home in the dense high-rise buildings/I wander around the world in the crowded streets where people come and go/I carry a heavy shell and try to climb up/but I can never keep up with the soaring housing prices.

Give me a small home, snail's home/shelter from the wind and rain, not too big/give me a small home, snail's home/a warm/own snail's home.

Unfortunately, the picture described in this song has become our reality. In the early years, we can say from another side that this is the tragic status quo of capitalism. Now, however, we can only resonate with this. The most interesting sentence in this song is "Travel around the world". Mention this word, we may see such a picture: yellow sand rolling, riding the dust, drifting away ... unfortunately, it is unlikely to happen again today (even if there is, there will be a lot of media tracking reports). Because now we can only roam the world in crowded streets where people come and go. Here we can see the opposition between modern civilization and pre-modernity. With the reality of rapid urbanization, real estate is hot, and house prices will naturally climb all the way. Climb to the point where people can never keep up, then we can only send out a sad song. Now we can clearly feel that Zheng Zhihua stands in the modern society and misses the pre-modernity-the metaphor of "foot (print)" has appeared at least twice in his songs, namely "Meeting the Sailor" (the asphalt road in the city is too difficult to step on the footprints) and "The Middle Class" (I lost my foot on the way to Taipei). Obviously, this is the opposite of modern civilization represented by asphalt roads-let us.

Enthusiastic sunshine sticks out/The earth is green/Coconut groves dance lightly/Blue sky and white clouds are free/Simple people open their hands/spoony girls are waiting/chatting happily/Everything is forgotten/South Taiwan Province Province, South Taiwan Province Province/Beautiful South Taiwan Province Province/Destined to stay for one night/I don't want to leave when I wake up in the Ming Dynasty/South Taiwan Province Province, South Taiwan Province Province/Beautiful South Taiwan Province Province/I would like to stay here in this life.

So obviously, this is a pure land that has not been destroyed by civilization. The sunshine here is warm, the earth is green, there are coconut groves and blue sky and white clouds, so Zheng Zhihua said, I can't bear to leave the beautiful South Taiwan Province Province.

At this point, it seems that I can end this article, but I still want to list his "gamers" separately. Personally, I think this song is a unique work by Zheng Zhihua. In this song, we can't see Zheng Zhihua's critical position or sadness. What we see is that the little people are trying to be broad-minded and indifferent to everything. What should I do as a nobody? Then let it be wild. Whether he is right or wrong, I just want to live a happy life. I think this song is Zheng Zhihua's understanding of China people's survival wisdom, and also reflects Zheng Zhihua's "wit". For example, Jin Yong's Duke of Lushan. I want to end with the lyrics of this song:

The world is too verbose, regardless of right or wrong./People like me, who cares about me?/Money is the boss. Without money, it will be miserable./Even if I don't like it, what can I do?

My lover left me without saying why/I learned to drink when I was sad/I got drunk every time, but I never made a mistake/I will still be me when I wake up tomorrow.

Laughter is too sweet, tears are too salty/vows are bound to change/worry too much in the end, and the future is too far away/why not accompany me to the earth to play game?

How do you live, happy or unhappy? /Don't ask me such a boring question. What should come will always come, and what should go will always go. /You are not sure anyway, so don't be too reluctant.

I have my pain, and I have my dreams. Don't laugh at me when I play the fool. Maybe one day, you and I will meet again. Open your eyes and see that I am a hero.

Laughter is too sweet, tears are too salty/vows are bound to change/worry too much in the end, and the future is too far away/why not accompany me to the earth to play game?

I have tasted the ups and downs, and I can't help but see through the changes in human feelings. /On the way to the Jianghu, I can't help but put aside right and wrong, and I can no longer wander freely in the world.

Ka Kui Wong; Coma

Ka kui is very persistent in music, and even more obsessed with guitar. He is also recognized as a top guitarist in Hong Kong.

Once at a large party of TVB, Ka Kui and his friend Tai Chi's Deng Jianming improvised guitar played for more than 20 minutes (a little strange, how was it allowed at that time? ! ), I was dumbfounded when I saw the people under the stage.

Paul learned 80% of his skills from Ka Kui, and many Hong Kong people were students of Ka Kui or received instruction, such as guitarist Huang Zhongxian who later appeared in BEYOND concert. At least 90% of the teenagers who play in the band are influenced by Ka Kui and always follow him.

Besides guitar, there are many musical instruments, such as bass, drums, saxophone, flute, keyboard and so on. , are all affordable. The teenager likes playing saxophone best, but he can't afford it. He picked up a guitar abandoned by his neighbor and started his music career. I have seen Ka Kui play saxophone once, and I always feel that playing saxophone is elegant. At that time, Ka-kui's demeanor upset many people, at least I thought so. I also watched Ka Kui play the flute once. In the analysis performance in 1986, Ka Kui played the flute to accompany the "Old Times".

Footprint >, which lasted for three minutes, blew it wrong and smiled shyly. When I sing, I carry my flute on my shoulder like a sword, which reminds me of a young swordsman, so energetic.

The flute in "Dune Witch" was played by Ka Kui, which should be the only time he published the sound of an instrument that was not a guitar.

Ka kui wrote at least seven or eight hundred songs in his life. Only Liao has published many songs, and there are a few unpublished songs circulating. Some are similar to hymns, others take seven continents or some cities as the theme to express their feelings about these places, and so on. There are various styles and themes.

Among the demos I have heard, I like Southern All-Stars best. I like to play the guitar gently under the night breeze and starry sky, lonely but quiet.

Compared with Kaju's published works, these unpublished works are like the foundation hidden under the sea, and the corner exposed from the sea makes you sincerely sigh his talent.

It's a pity that these things under the deep sea will never be seen.

In addition to more than a dozen love songs, Jiaju's published works can be roughly divided into four categories: inspirational, transcendental grievances, peace and love, and feelings of home and country.

His works are not obscure and mysterious, nor gorgeous and exquisite, clear and simple.

If Samuel Hui is the founder of this sect, then Ka Kui is the best disciple of this sect. Only Ka Kui Wong, who comes from a grassroots family, can best inherit Song Shen's simple and clear style.

They have very similar things. They are all influenced by western music. They all started playing bands at the age of sixteen. They all wrote good songs, played many musical instruments, and their images were so healthy. Samuel Hui, who is also from a band, writes beautiful songs, and the arrangement is shorter than BEYOND, but it is still moving and full of real feelings of life.

But Samuel Hui will never bear the burden of rock and roll, while Ka Kui, who is doing something similar, has been bearing such a burden.

The relationship between them is not shallow. Xu Zhiyong appreciates Ka-kui very much, and the album Friends, which is a collaboration with friends, includes "A Thousand Hearts of Entanglement" composed by Ka-kui. At that time, BEYOND was not The red band. Facing Samuel Hui, young and energetic Ka Kui was addressed as "Big Brother Sam".

In Cantonese pop music, Ka Kui can write tough and bold songs as well as graceful and graceful songs, expressing life with simple and fluent melodies and straightforward words, similar to Samuel Hui.

Their tunes are simple and humorous, simple and frank, but Samuel Hui has a wider range, which is for all men, women and children, and Ka Kui is mainly for young people.

"Ghost Horse Song" is not sung casually. Without Samuel Hui's wisdom and gentleness, it would be vulgar.

If there is no personal experience, or that kind of heart, such as inviting those noble and degenerate singers to perform, it will only be artificial.

For Kaju, his environment makes him feel the same way. The cover of "Half a catty, 82 Liang" is also good.

Before that, they played a song "Face-to-face Meeting", which teased the entertainment circle about the helplessness of attending various parties.

1992 The tentative Cantonese EP Endless Emptiness contains only three songs: Endless Emptiness, Point Solution and Great Wall (Japanese Edition), which brings the style of Xu Shi's Ghost Horse Song, indicating that similar songs will appear in the future.

In Joy and Fury, Mom and Dad and Nothing is meaningless use a lot of slang, Mom and Dad has 97 questions, and Kaju still has a funny passage to read.

"Nothing" was teased by four people in a strange way. I don't know what people live for every day.

After Samuel Hui's rapid retirement, BEYOND was the only Hong Kong song that faced the secular life directly, and added its own characteristics to the inheritance.

Ka kui can definitely become a further hero and step into a higher hall, but it is a pity that everything comes to an abrupt end.