In fact, as early as when "Dongfeng Po" hit the headlines, many music critics in the industry began to write song appreciation for "Dongfeng Po". However, it was not until noon on May 3 that the first professional music review was published. come out.
Without him, no music critic would dare to write a random review of such an epoch-making song. To act hastily would be irresponsible to oneself and also a blasphemy to this song.
The first thing to come out was the song review by top songwriter Su Ge: "I haven't written a song review for a long time. To be honest, at first I saw that this song "East Wind Break" actually suppressed my "Waiting", and I was very dissatisfied. I was Whoever listens to this song with the purpose of doubting it will be shocked and fall in love with this song completely.
There is no doubt that "East Wind Breaks" is a top-notch work, worthy of its epoch-making title. I have listened to the single countless times and still never get tired of listening to it. After thinking about it, I still feel that I should write a review for this song.
So I cycled through the single, picked up scores, picked out musical instruments, and looked up information... After two days, I finally had a preliminary appreciation of this song. Of course, this is just a personal opinion. If there are any shortcomings, please forgive me. .
The lyrics of this song "East Wind Breaks" are adapted from Mr. Dongpo's "East Wind Breaks". In ancient times, "East Wind Breaks" was actually a pipa song, and this song imitates the ancient minor tune style, supplemented by the integration of erhu and pipa. The retro style of the song makes it easy for people to enter the world and reverie of Tang poetry and Song lyrics.
The idea of incorporating ancient poems into songs has actually been around for a long time in the industry, but it has never been successful. Over time, many people gave up, including me. Unexpectedly, Wang Xuan did it.
The song "East Wind Breaks" is undoubtedly synonymous with the perfect integration of ancient poetry and modern pop music, breaking the current separation of new poetry and lyrics. Under Wang Xuan's special management, the lyrics alternate between ancient and modern times, giving it a sense of intertwining time and space. It can be seen that if ancient poetry can be perfectly integrated with modern pop music, the artistic conception will be truly amazing.
In terms of melody, "Dongfeng Po" uses the rarely used Chinese mode, la si la so, the phrase falls on so, and the dots create the usual jumping feeling of ancient Chinese music, fully completing the ancient rhyme, with the pipa rolling and the erhu dancing. Accompanied by soft musical instruments such as harp.
In terms of format, "East Wind Breaks" is the first Chinese-style song that fully meets the standards of "three ancients and three news" (ancient poetry, ancient culture, ancient melodies, new singing methods, new arrangements, and new concepts). The lyrics have Chinese cultural connotations, using new-school singing and arrangement techniques to enhance the atmosphere of the song. The style is implicit, melancholy, elegant, and brisk, and fully brings out the antique Chinese flavor. It is a music flavor that completely belongs to China!
Undoubtedly, this song "East Wind Breaks" will become the originator of Chinese style. The whole song is full of a touch of sadness. The song is nostalgic, just like a yellowed page, recording a sad and beautiful story: the fence of the small courtyard, the lonely lamp burnt out, in the dim night, the wandering travelers, After drinking the mellow wine produced by wandering, I slowly sang out the lingering sound of the memory of my childhood, whose pipa is broken by the east wind? Only after Lao Yan flew away.
The story is narrated, just like the melody of a song, soothing and gentle. Listening to the music, I seem to see the romance and innocence of childhood, the passage of time, the misses between people and the little moments after a few years. Regret, seeing the sadness and sorrow of revisiting the old place and changing things.
What’s rare is that this song can actually be sad without being sad!
Just like the title of this song, the "po" in "Dongfeng Po" was called Qu Po in ancient times. "Qupo" is a genre of ancient poetry. It uses one verse of a big song to be performed as a song and dance, usually with music but no words, integrating the story into the song and dance, similar to a song and dance drama.
The very famous "Liangzhou Che", "Yizhou Ben", "Nishang Zhongxu", etc. in ancient times belong to Qupo. The song "East Wind Breaks" uses a similar technique, recording the story of a wandering wanderer. It injects the past years, the sadness of revisiting old places, the melancholy of thousands of times, into a gentle and melodious melody. . I advise the world to remember the past while not forgetting to cherish the present.
This is why I say this song is "sad but not sad". The song not only contains the sadness of remembering the past, but also advises people to move forward positively and cherish the present meaning.
In terms of artistic conception, Chinese literature pays attention to images, and artistic conception is generated on the basis of images. If you extract the key words of each sentence in the lyrics of "East Wind Breaks", you will find that "cup, door, moon, candlelight, pot, Wine, pipa, falling, flowers, flowing water, maple leaves..." are all very common images in classical literature.
For example, "wine" and "moon" are two major images that often appear in Tang poetry. By the Song Dynasty, the two images of "falling flowers" and "flowing water" were the most common in the lyrics of literati.
The song "East Wind Breaks" very well integrates these images into the lyrics of pop music. The artistic conception is elegant and it embodies the loneliness of recalling the past vividly without being pretentious.
The lyrics, music, arrangement, soundtrack, rhythm, environment creation, emotional tension... "Dongfeng Po" is all impeccable. There is no doubt that "Dongfeng Po" is not only the prelude to the Chinese style, but also a masterpiece. Wang Xuan pioneered the Chinese style, and there will definitely be many Chinese style songs in the future, but it is difficult to surpass this song "East Wind Breaks"!
This is my opinion on the song "East Wind Breaks". I would like to share it with you. Again, it only represents one family's opinion. Please forgive me for any inaccuracies. "
This is the song review of "Dongfeng Break" by top songwriter Su Ge. As soon as the song review came out, it received 100,000 likes in less than an hour, and countless retweets. There were many comments below, almost worshiping Su Ge.
"66666, it's different when Dad Qu takes action."
"When I listened to this song, I liked it very much and wanted to say something. However, my generation is uneducated and can only say 'f*ck' to get around the world. Now that Qu's father has taken action, I only need to follow behind and shout 6666." "
"Dad Qu has such a high opinion of this song, it's amazing."
"Love this song."
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Soon, the music review from the second industry music critic also came out. The one who took action was the gold medal composer Ye Luo, who was also the songwriter of "Ask for Love".
"Originally I wrote a music review of "East Wind Break" from a professional perspective, but since Senior Su Ge has taken action, I will change my perspective and analyze this song for you from the lyrics.
First of all, I very much agree with Senior Su Ge's point of view. "East Wind Break" is not only the prelude to Chinese style, but also a pinnacle song. It will be difficult for future generations to surpass this song.
I have played this song countless times. I really like this song, the lyrics, the melody, and the story and emotion contained in the song.
A lamp of separation and loneliness stands at the window
I'm pretending behind the door that you haven't left yet
It’s like revisiting an old place with a full moon and feeling even more lonely
The candlelight that wakes me up in the middle of the night cannot bear to criticize me harshly
The first part of the main song unfolds a story about revisiting an old place and feeling sentimental late at night. The lyrics are adapted very well, and Wang Xuan's writing skills are truly amazing.
"A lamp of sorrow", "lichou" is actually an adjective, but here it is used as a noun. It is obviously a lamp, but it is described as a piece of sorrow, vividly showing the emotions of the person under the lamp in a few words.
"Standing alone at the window" is the lamp standing, the sorrow of separation standing, and the carrier of separation sorrow standing. With just this sentence, the abstract sorrow of separation suddenly seems to have life.
The sentence "The candlelight that wakes me up in the middle of the night cannot bear to criticize me harshly" is equally wonderful. How to wake up by candlelight is nothing more than that the people next to you are awake, but it is already late at night, and another synonym for wakefulness is actually insomnia, which means that the people next to you are in a state of insomnia.
Why does he suffer from insomnia? It's nothing more than revisiting old places, seeing things, thinking about people, and being sentimental. Because this feeling was so strong, even the candlelight couldn't bear to criticize him harshly. Through the "sobriety" and "harshness" of the candlelight, the behavioral state and psychological state of the people under the candlelight are exquisitely displayed.
A pot of wandering wandering around the world is hard to swallow
After you left, the wine warmed my memories and I missed you.
How to steal time when water flows eastward
The flower matures once but I missed it
The second part of the main song continues the late-night insomnia at the end of the first part and enters the memory chapter. The techniques are similar, both using abstract objects to be personified. For example, 'a pot of drifting', of course it is not the wine that drifts, but the people. In a wandering life, even wine is hard to swallow. Another example is 'reminiscing about losing weight'. How can I lose weight when I miss you? The thin ones are, of course, people, emaciated because they suffer from lovesickness.
"When water flows eastward, how can time be stolen?" This description is also very wonderful. "Water flows eastward" is used to metaphorize the passage of time, and the word "stealing" is used to describe the passing of time and to encourage people to cherish the present moment. .
Who is playing the song Dongfeng Po on the pipa?
Time peels off the wall and I see my childhood
I still remember that year when we were still very young and now the sound of the piano is faint
You haven’t heard of my waiting
Who will use the pipa to play a song called Dong Feng Po?
I can see through the ending of Maple Leaf Colored Story
I will lead you through the ancient road beyond the fence
In these turbulent years, even breakups are silent
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Revisiting old places, seeing things and thinking about people, losing sleep in the middle of the night, leaving unforgettable memories... The verse sets up the scene of the story, and the chorus is lyrical based on the scene to express the protagonist's recollection and yearning for the past years, and his love for the past. The regret of missing the beloved, the sadness of revisiting the old place where things have changed.
The technique is still the same, such as the sentence "Time peels off the wall". Time is invisible and intangible, but weathered wall skin can. The wonderful thing is that the weathered wall records the passage of time. After the wall peels off, you can see your childhood through the gap in the wall. This is a very masterful way of writing, connecting space and time. Anyway, I can't do it. The adaptation of this poem requires a very solid literary foundation.
From the perspective of the story itself contained in the lyrics, this song is a rare masterpiece.
A lamp of sorrow represents a far away figure. I don’t know where it will end up, but it often lingers in my mind and cannot go away.
Lonely, because I am the only one left. Returning to an old place adds to the loneliness. The only warmth in my heart is the candlelight in the middle of the night, but it seems far away, yet far away, just like you, I can't catch it no matter what. I have insomnia in the middle of the night, thinking about you and insomnia. I bring a pot of sake and get drunk with the night. What is hard to enter my throat is bitterness and drifting.
How can I bear to blame myself so harshly? But although the memories can't be seen or touched, they are so deeply imprinted in my heart that I can't hide them even if I want to. Missing is like a shadow, sweet, sad, and lost, just like poison drunk with a smile.
I desperately want to embrace a certain period of time, but I have no choice but to see that time goes by and never comes back. No matter how hard I struggle, it is of no use. Flowers bloom only once and mature only once. I finally understand that missing is missing, a lifetime of missing, and a forever missing.
Who is playing the pipa, and who is talking about their thoughts. The retro music style carries a long story. In that intertwined time and space, the east wind blew down the flowers and tears.
The mottled years are like ancient walls peeling off piece by piece, pushing aside the fragments and returning to the original place. We were innocent and beautiful at that time, and the years at that time were peaceful and leisurely. The long sound of the piano is a touch of regret. The long sound of the piano is a distant waiting.
Waiting is actually a beautiful but cruel word in this world. Waiting, guarding that cautious love, may be filled with changes in the world, things and people changing.
Who is playing the pipa lightly, who is talking quietly with low eyebrows. Who is reminiscing? While drinking a glass of wine, my heart is filled with confusion.
The maple leaves are red, the forest is dyed red, the autumn is dyed red, and the story is dyed red. What I pity is the story hidden in each leaf, but what I forget is the prosperity all over the mountains and plains. Wandering, wandering aimlessly.
When the leaves fall, it is a destined outcome. Pick up a maple leaf and put it on your chest. The winding ancient road has left many footprints. We once walked together hand in hand, sighing that time is like water, the world is like smoke, everything seems like a world away, the song ends and everyone disperses, and there is silence.
Some people say that this kind of song has the artistic conception of the old road, the west wind and the thin horse, and the small bridge and flowing water. In short, every time I hear it, many images come to mind. The melody is soft and gentle. The tune is smooth and elegant. What it brings to people is quiet nostalgia and a touch of sadness. There is such a soft place in everyone's heart, and there is a song in everyone's heart that can touch this feeling. "East Wind Breaks" is a kind of beauty of nostalgia and regret. The east wind is yesterday, it is memories, it is you, it is me.
That’s the story I see in the song. "
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