"Is it the Internet celebrity grandpa?!"
"Is it the grandpa that Jay Chou called?"
"There are really people singing Jay Chou's songs by the West Lake!"
"Grandpa is so awesome, he sings beautifully. "
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On the evening of April 18, Jay Chou shouted to Mr. West Lake from a distance at the concert in Hangzhou. Yesterday, Mr. Xihu sang a chorus with young people in the pavilion by the West Lake. They had a great time and everyone spontaneously held a " Jay Chou Concert West Lake Branch Venue ".
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon in the West Lake of Hangzhou. From the First Park to Sing the Orioles in the Willows, from the Sixth Park to the Spring Dawn on Su Di, there are people singing in almost every pavilion. Every morning you can see the aunts and uncles showing off their singing voices. And at night, this place becomes a small world for young people who love music.
Yesterday, at the invitation of City Express, the "West Lake Uncle" who became famous because of Jay Chou's shouting from a distance and the young people from the Hangzhou Street Music Club who like to sing by the West Lake broke the "time difference" between age and day and night, in the pavilion by the West Lake. They sang together and the video received a lot of likes online. Some netizens from other places left a message saying, " I'm so envious, being able to sing by the West Lake." Hangzhou netizens replied, " this is daily life in this city."
html The 267-year-old loves to sing Jay Chou
only because of one of Fang Wenshan’s salons
There are two grandfathers who were liked and forwarded by Jay Chou for singing by the West Lake, one is Grandpa Shao and the other is Grandpa Zhou. Yesterday, Jay Chou, who was still holding a concert in Hangzhou, reposted Grandpa Zhou's video on his social media Instagram. Grandpa Zhou’s name is Zhou Chao. He is 67 years old this year. He wears a peaked cap and a gray coat with a small speaker hidden underneath.
The day before yesterday, Jay Chou, who was still holding a concert in Hangzhou, reposted Uncle Zhou's video on his social media.
"I haven't come to Sudi to sing for a long time. I came a long time ago and now I sing near the Broken Bridge." Grandpa Zhou said that there are too many people singing old songs in the park. He also went to sing in his early years, but popular songs It’s different from the old songs. “It doesn’t bother everyone, and it’s so I can sing more happily, so I went to Broken Bridge.”
Although music does not distinguish between ages, and trends regardless of era, a grandfather who loves to sing Jay Chou’s songs is still Many young people are surprised: there are actually old people in their own echelon.
Grandpa Zhou said that his relationship with Jay Chou was also due to an unexpected joy. By chance many years ago, Grandpa Zhou attended a salon held by Fang Wenshan at the Innocence Age Book Club in Baoshishan. Before that, Grandpa Zhou had only heard of Jay Chou's "Blue and White Porcelain".
At that salon, Fang Wenshan shared his understanding of poetry aesthetics, and also mentioned the traditional culture contained in poetry aesthetics. Grandpa Zhou said that he was very touched and went back to find Jay Chou's songs to listen to. "But the first song I listened to (apart from "Blue and White Porcelain") was "Nunchaku", and I really couldn't sing that song."
The man who sings by the West Lake
may attend Jay Chou's concert tonight
Grandpa Zhou was originally an employee of Banshan Milk Company. Surprisingly, until his retirement, Grandpa Zhou had not been exposed to any music activities, let alone systematically learned singing.
" I have retired, and I also want to do something I like. " Before singing Jay Chou, Grandpa Zhou loved Tibetan music. "At that time, I mainly listened to the songs of Tibetan singer Suolang Tashi, and "Qinghai-Tibet Plateau" also If you can sing, you should sing high notes.”
After listening to Jay Chou, Grandpa Zhou also changed his style and gradually moved outdoors. "Do you know why I want to sing Jay Chou's songs outside?" Grandpa Zhou opened a karaoke mobile app, and his account was full of songs he sang.
"I was singing by the West Lake, so I took some videos, made them into MVs, and sent them out for everyone to see." Grandpa Zhou's account has 323 fans, and has released a total of 1,863 works , among which, Jay Chou's "Daoxiang" "Simple Love", "Sunny Day", Li Ronghao's "Wumeizijiang", Xu Song's "Why Not", Liao Changyong's "My Motherland and Me" and other songs were all sung by Grandpa Zhou recently.
Hangzhou self-media "Three Little Flowers" photographed Uncle Zhou singing Jay Chou's songs for the first time in 2022 by the West Lake, and was praised by Jay Chou.
When Grandpa Zhou comes to West Lake, he usually carries two mobile phones in his pocket, one for daily use and the other for singing. " After finishing a song, shoot some videos of the West Lake, put them together into a MV, and send it out. " The reporter saw that in Grandpa Zhou's MV, "Wumeizijiang" appeared in the West Lake sunset corridor, and "Sunny Day" There is a canal walking trail, and in "Little Dimple" there is a broken bridge filled with people.
It’s still because of Fang Wenshan. That year, in the Book Bar of the Age of Innocence, Fang Wenshan also expressed his love for Hangzhou. He once said, "Every city has the memory and expression of the land. The expression of Hangzhou is soft, not so arrogant, not so heavily made up." , the sense of space here is particularly good, not so oppressive, and the warm sunshine in winter is also very comfortable." Grandpa Zhou said, I grew up in Hangzhou, from studying to working, and now I have my own time when I retire. I want to record Hangzhou.
The music software on Grandpa Zhou’s mobile phone will send him an annual report at the end of every year, recording which songs he listened to this year and which songs he listened to the most. Grandpa Zhou said that in last year’s annual report, more than half of the top ten were Jay Chou’s songs, and he had listened to each song thousands of times.
"Coming out to sing doesn't mean you can sing casually. I also have to practice at home. Listen to it, sing it, and then come out." Grandpa Zhou is still practicing "Nocturne", like "Peninsula Iron Box" He is already very familiar with "Blue and White Porcelain", "I can't do fast songs like "Nunchuck"."
It is said that these two West Lake uncles have received invitations from the organizers of Jay Chou's concert, and may perform tonight (4 March 21st) attended Jay Chou's concert.
The West Lake in the morning belongs to the uncles and aunts who love to sing.
The West Lake at night belongs to the young people who love to sing.
The two "West Lake uncles" who love to sing. Because of Jay Chou's shouting from a distance, everyone knows that Hangzhou people are so happy. Enjoy a relaxing daily of watching the scenery and singing by the West Lake.
When night falls, many young people will gather by the West Lake because of music, waving flashlights and singing their favorite songs.
"Hangzhou is a very tolerant and happy city. We often sing together by the West Lake. There are always many citizens and tourists who stop, sit down and listen, or everyone sings together, waving flashlights. This atmosphere is particularly good. , and being by the West Lake, I feel very happy. "The leader of Hangzhou Street Music Club, Cheng Hao, and member Da Li are both born in the 1990s. Most of the members who often sing together in the club are born in the 90s and 2000s, and they are not professionals. He studies music and just loves to sing. “When we get together, it’s actually about youth and playing.”
“ Hangzhou really shocked me. There are people singing all kinds of songs, and people of all ages. And The atmosphere of Grandpa and Grandma was not inferior to ours at all, and the sense of interaction was particularly strong." In the afternoon, Cheng Hao sang many songs with Grandpa Shao and Grandpa Zhou, and was moved by the spirit of the two grandfathers.
It’s not just the Hangzhou Street Music Club. The music club “Gene Recombination” of Zhou Nuonuo, born in the 2000s, often organizes singing in Liu Park. Most of the members are born in the 90s and 2000s. Zhou Nuonuo’s Little Red Book notes record that everyone was in West Lake The scene of singing in the open air, waving mobile phone flashlights, singing happily and enjoying happiness. "In the past few days, we have organized Jay Chou's concerts and several Jay Chou-themed music gatherings by the West Lake. They are all at night. The music is so beautiful and the West Lake is so beautiful."
" This is how it is. Although we are older, But it does not prevent us from showing our love for a pop music superstar, our love for West Lake, and our love for Hangzhou." On the other side, after singing 6 songs with young people in a row, 73-year-old Grandpa Shao asked everyone if they wanted to come again. Two songs.
Not only West Lake, Hangzhou is open to everyone who loves music and life! This is also the unique sense of relaxation in Hangzhou.
(Source: Chengshi Interactive·City Express)
