Recently, singer Zhou Yanhong, who has been dormant for nearly ten years, returned with a new masterpiece "My Grandpa and Grandma", which attracted the attention of netizens.
"My Grandpa and Grandma" is sung in the form of singing, with the freshness of Jiangnan minor tunes and the poignant melody of heart-wrenching mourning. At the same time, it draws on traditional culture. On this basis, Zhou Yanhong's overall singing and song processing are integrated into I have many of my own ideas, and some music critics commented: When I first listened to it, the subject matter and musical form were very novel, and everything from lyrics and music to production and interpretation broke the rules. It was a very bold attempt. Some netizens said that Zhou Yanhong led China's new singing.
Talking about the original intention of the creation, Zhou Yanhong said that he initially wanted to use music to record the stories of his grandparents and take the opportunity to promote traditional Chinese culture. Since the creative idea came up in early autumn last year, Zhou Yanhong and the well-known musician Fang Hui have been working on it for half a year. The original version is about ten minutes long. The lyrics and narration tell the story of grandparents very completely. The music incorporates various elements such as Jiangnan minor tunes and international pop. In the later stages of creation, in order to make the song easier to spread and accept, Zhou Yanhong reluctantly deleted a large number of paragraphs while retaining the essence of the song. Therefore, Zhou Yanhong had the idea to continue creating with the help of film and television techniques. "If there is a suitable opportunity in the future, I hope to fully present the poignant life and love legend of my grandparents through musicals and movies."
As the song goes, Grandpa and grandma were born into a well-known family, were philanthropic, childhood sweethearts, and well matched. Due to historical reasons, my grandpa went to Taiwan on the eve of liberation. From then on, my grandpa and grandma looked at each other across the sea. They were separated for a lifetime, and finally passed away on the same day. Grandpa’s biggest wish is for the fallen leaves to return to their roots...
Text/Beijing Youth Daily reporter Shoupenghuan
editor/Qiao Ying
