should admit that popular songs belong to the category of culture, . Like movies, TV series, comics, etc., they are one of the ways of modern cultural transmission. At that time, "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" and "A Dream of Red Mansions" were all regarded as "free books" in ancient times, and now they have become the four masterpieces.
pop songs have long become a cultural phenomenon that cannot be underestimated. How many people have grown up listening to the songs of Teresa Teng and the Four Heavenly Kings? However, the appreciation of popular lyrics is still weak. Many people will find the song good, but they can’t tell why.
debuted and radiant Jay Chou is now the king of the Chinese music scene. He has accompanied the youth of the 80s and 90s. The unique cultural connotations in his songs are worthy of appreciation.
was Jay Chou’s golden decade from 2000 to 2010. There were albums almost every year. Except for the setback of the third album " octave space " in 2002, other albums swept all music awards.
Due to the high level of the album, Jay has too many good songs. Although this is a good thing, things have two sides. Some of the same excellent songs have been buried for various reasons and become beaded, and "Uncle Jock" It is one of the many remaining beads.
"Uncle Jock" was included in Jay Chou's ninth album in 2008 "Magic Jacket" , which is the second album produced since Jay founded Jerway Music Company. Everyone is familiar with the "Daoxiang" in "Magic Jacket", " Give Me Time for a Song " and , but the same high-quality "Uncle Jock" has been forgotten by people, even for Jay fans. It may not be possible to say clearly what this song says. The reason why
was forgotten is also very simple. It is not as easy as "Daoxiang" healed and easily , and unlike "Give Me Time for a Song" is easy to understand , its lyrics are not easy to understand, but its connotation Abundance, portraying people's loneliness into the woods. The quality of the song
is absolutely the best among all Jay's songs. The arrangement of
was completed by the famous arranger Huang Yuxun. When we started listening to this song, the prelude was like a fun playground, followed by a series of weird laughs, which was the laughter of Uncle Jock. , In sharp contrast to the joyous atmosphere, this creepy laugh has been running through the entire song, you can't even hear the laughter happy or sad. The song
tells a story for us from the beginning. In the circus, a clown named Uncle Jock put on heavy makeup and performed hard to win applause from the audience. Of course, the audience can only see the fun of the performance, but the clown is performing with his life. Only the clown knows the bitterness of it.
Joker doesn't put the bitterness in his heart, he playfully comforts himself: "I have only one or two portraits in poker cards, you see the importance of me" (Joker is a Chinese character for joker in poker). In the
song, the magician is the person who is dissatisfied with the clown, because the magician is aloof and gathers the focus of the audience, while the clown struggles hard but can only be a supporting role. The huge gap between the two makes the clown's heart unbalanced.
But the circus doesn't care about this. The lyrics inadvertently reveals "Because I read the secret that I can't tell". The clown can only be the supporting role of gag. The scenery is boundless and belongs to the magician. All this has been arranged long ago.
But even so, the Joker is quite stubborn. He vents his dissatisfaction with Ah Q-style spiritual victory: “Don’t forget that Batman depends on me to win the box office.” , "Uncle Jock" is exactly what Jaylen watched "Bat" Man: The Dark Knight" was inspired and created, and the beginning of the movie is a story about the clown.
The bitterness is bitterness, the dissatisfaction is the dissatisfaction, the venting is the venting, when the performance is over, the clown is still alone, the lyrics finally read: "When the lights are off, the brightest starry sky is lonely" , he He was a lonely clown, no one paid any attention to him.
So far, a humble, lonely, stubborn clown image of has been erected, and Uncle Jock has been painted alive. People often say "Literature is human studies" . This song explores human nature, even if it takes the eyes of literary worksJust look at it, it's not bad at all. The whole song
has a sense of tragedy and depression. If you combine it with the comedy of another song "Mr. Magic" , you can better feel the content of this song.
It is worth noting that "Uncle Jock" was not written by Jay's golden partner Fang Wenshan , but another famous lyricist Huang Junlang .
Someone once commented that Fang Wenshan ordered Jay Chou to kill the Quartet, and Huang Junlang made Jay Chou's name go down in history. Alang can always capture subtle emotions and deep humanity, which has been proven in "In the Name of the Father" and "The Seventh Chapter of the Night" . These two songs have been ceiling-like in the hearts of many fans. exist.
In Alang's writings, Uncle Joke is a true portrayal of thousands of ordinary people. They struggle for life and are sometimes run by others. Few people can pay attention and understand. Although they are lonely, they are Live tenaciously in loneliness.
Although it has been more than ten years since the original release of the song, it does not sound outdated now, but it is still very interesting.
