As a fan of neo-folk, I feel that folk music will never die, but instead has a tendency to develop more and more.
During the decline of the old folk music, the folk music industry has spawned new folk music, whose melodies and lyrics are closely related to the lives of folk people. Taking Zhao Lei's "Chengdu" as an example, which has become an overnight sensation, "Walk with me on the streets of Chengdu until all the lights go out and don't stop, you'll hold my sleeve, I'll put my hand in my pants pocket, walk to the end of Yulin Road and sit in front of the tavern." The song precisely sings the life of the people of Chengdu. Even if times change and lifestyles change, "Chengdu" as a ballad has a certain historical significance and artistic value, and it carries not only the aesthetics of a generation, but also contains the lifestyle of the people at that time.
Before Zhao Lei sang "Chengdu", I had traveled through Yulin Road countless times, but didn't feel too much about it, and just thought of it as passing by. But when I listened to the song and walked on the streets of Yulin Road again, I realized that Chengdu is really quiet and charming, everyone is busy but not in a hurry, and life is as desirable as the song says. I think that if Yulin Road is still there, there will always be a ballad that reaches the hearts of the people.
The ballad is an art from life, just like the episode of the movie "Soul breaks the Blue Bridge", "Friendship for a long time", as a Scottish folk song, but it left an indelible impression on the people's lives and can be passed down to the present day. Therefore, the classic ballads will not be lost due to the change of times.
In recent years, new ballads have begun to re-enter people's lives, and ballad singers like Zhao Lei, Chen Guan, Flower Porridge, and Cheng Bi have gradually become known, especially on campuses, where ballads can often be heard making their voices heard, and on the roadside, in squares, and even at the entrance of supermarkets, where it is common to see those singers who play one guitar and one ballad witnessing the new life of ballads with their songs.
New ballads are not like high-end piano music, as civilian music, it is easy to be hummed by anyone, so the spread rate is extremely high. Nowadays, ballads still only occupy a small part of the market, and lack a mass communication channel to be known by people. In terms of people's lifestyles nowadays, although there are more communication tools, there is less contact between people, which is also called "mass loneliness". This kind of loneliness is permeated by a lot of ballads, and it's easier to have a ****ing conversation with people.
Thinking about whether the ballad will die is like asking whether the song will die out, there is a song where there is true emotion, there is a ballad where there is a song, life is a ballad, and the ballad records people's lives, it may not be easy to sing into the heart of every person, but it can always be a group of people who love it.