Phoenix Legend is back on the scene, and the reason has to do with the "Bottom of the Sea".
However, this "sea bottom fishing" is not a hot pot, but a song.
In April this year, the Phoenix Legend participated in the recording of the seventh installment of the Blue Channel's "Praise for Songs," choosing to sing a song called "Under the Sea" by "A Durian".
The song, which had swept through all major channels, received the lowest 45 votes in the room after Phoenix Legend's rendition.
Who would have thought that the song "The Bottom of the Sea" would land on the young people's mobilized B station, instantly creating a huge wave.
As of now, the Phoenix Legend version of the other "under the sea" in the B station of the play volume of more than 18 million, nearly 100,000 pop-ups, the whole network has long exceeded 100 million play volume.
Looking at the numbers alone may not be enough to show how hot the song is.
Tell us about a little-known episode.
When the song's audio first appeared on B-site in April, it was arranged by a longtime Phoenix Legends fan "Phoenix fans and rolls," and the uploader didn't ask for official authorization just because he was a fan.
The effect was not expected, the song in a very short period of time, the number of views nearly rocketed:
1 million-5 million-8 million-10 million ...... many people came to card support.
Finally, the blue stage actually negotiated with the uploader to get the account.
The video instantly went from "illegal" to "official".
This is an unprecedented move compared to the previous "take down for infringement" approach.
It's all because the song "Under the Sea" is so fierce.
If the original version of "Under the Sea" is about a weak and powerless person who is crazily eaten by a black dog, then Phoenix Legend's version is full of redemption.
One sinks to the bottom of the ocean, the other sees light at the bottom.
Therefore, netizens jokingly dubbed this version "Under the Sea".
There are many reasons for the explosion of "Under the Sea":
On the one hand, a durian's original work itself is very well known;
On the other hand, the former lyricist Tang Tien, who was suffering from cancer, made a fine-tuning of the lyrics of the whole song, and in the new version, the word "ashes" became the word "ashes". In the new version, "ashes" became "home" and "waves cleaning blood" became "light is shining on you". "Spring rains, summer cicadas, tomorrow is a good day. Autumn winds, snowflakes, the seabed can not see the four seasons", the lyrics of the fresh scenery and objects, with Linghua's resonant voice, such as a beam of dawn piercing the dark night, drenching and soothing;
Finally, it is the "yoyo brother" Zeng Yi. His Sanskrit-style rap, the whole process is as stable as an old monk, movement, "CCTV label aka grassland bandit first person" instantly transformed into "Poseidon, God of the sea", healing feeling full.
Listen carefully and you will find that the most sincere and powerful line of the whole song, "You ask me where the road will lead? The most powerful line of the song, "You ask me where the road will lead, the road will lead to me waiting for you," was sung by Zeng Yi.
The man has always been so, inadvertently, the end of the wonderful embellishment.
Yet many people don't even know his name.
"We have 20 years of yoyo even if we don't have 20 years of friendship."
On "Spitting Image," Zeng Yi said this, causing the ensemble to laugh.
It seems that Zeng Yi has traditionally had a very low presence in Phoenix Legends, from the early days of "Above the Moon" and "I'm from Herbal" to the later "Lotus Pond Moonlight" and "The Most Dazzling National Wind".
Zeng Yi's epithets were "yoyo brother", "oye brother" and "stay".
Yue Yunpeng in the segment to take him to play terrier, said the mulberry tree "mulberry" is Zeng Yi stood on a piece of wood and said "and again and again";
Gong Linna jokingly Zeng Yi is like the human body "appendix".
Nina teased that Zeng Yi is like the "appendix" in the human body, as long as you don't make a mistake, it's good to hide it;
Li Tan teased that it's only when the Phoenix Legends closes that people realize there are actually two people in this group.
Artists feel that Zeng Yi has no existence also even if, to harm the passers-by also come to make up.
On May 16 of this year, Linghua and Zeng Yi met some aunts at a scenic spot, who immediately recognized Linghua and scrambled to take photos with her.
As for Zeng Yi ...... Oh, he was arranged to act as a photographer.
Because the aunts couldn't tell which of Zeng Yi and his assistant was the "guy from Phoenix Legends", they recognized him and couldn't pronounce Zeng Yi's name.
The situation is such that Zeng Yi himself laughed at himself: "I always say that the songs are not good, and what does it have to do with me that the songs are not good? I just a few words?"
People's impression later, as if the Phoenix Legends only need to be "Linghua + any male" on the line.
But this is a complete misunderstanding, in fact, Zeng Yi in the combination of the effect must not be underestimated, and even from a certain point of view, no Zeng Yi, there will not be today's Phoenix Legends.
1998, that time, Zeng Yi and Linghua have been in Shenzhen know, but then they are not the Phoenix Legends, just two young people with aspirations.
Linghua is from Ordos prairie, Zeng Yi was originally a home appliance repairman.
Zeng Yi was the music director of Linghua's address company, Golden Age, and it was he who spotted Linghua and gave her her first stage.
The Guangdong music scene in the 1990s was a vibrant one, forming a "North-South competition" with Beijing.
The nightclubs were a stage for many young people to show off their skills.
At the time, Linghua played every night until 2 a.m., then after a short break, rehearsed from 3 a.m. to 6 a.m., and then continued to practice at 2 p.m. the next day. At least one-third of a month is spent like this.
Zeng Yi was even more tired than Linghua, and while Linghua went home to wash up and quietly play Legends online, Zeng Yi was still reviewing the effects of the previous day's play.
The key to the collaboration between the two men began with a bowl of Guilin rice noodles.
Zeng Yi love to eat, Linghua also love to eat, play before a phone call, rice noodles in place, shivering after the energy times great, how to play on the stage are not tired.
"At that time is how you want to sing how to sing, how you want to act how to act." The company's main goal is to provide the best possible service to its customers.
Later, Linghua and Zeng Yi and another girl to get a combination, called "crazy", the lead singer is Zeng Yi, yes, you read it right, Zeng Yi is the lead singer, Linghua and another girl as the primary harmony and backing dance.
Then later, the girl was too tired to leave, the combination of the remaining Linghua Zeng Yi two people, so the Phoenix Legend was born?
No, the group was not called Phoenix Legends, it was called "Cool Fire".
Zeng Yi shaved his head, wore sunglasses and earrings, and he was cool;
Linghua was hot, hot, hot, hot, hot, hot, hot, hot.
"Cool fire" is just right (in fact, because they loved the South Korean "cool dragon" group)
Turning six years ago, once, a friend sent Linghua's demo and art photos to Peacock Records, the company immediately The company decided to sign Linghua.
Linghua was shocked and delighted when she found out, and she asked Zeng Yi about it, who returned to her:
"Linghua, what do you want, I'll accompany you in the end."
Soon, the two signed a contract together.
This is where the Phoenix Legends were officially born.
Later, many of us are no strangers to the story of the Phoenix Legends, who went to Beijing with the tide of the "Southern Swallows Returning to the North".
They took part in the Youth Song Contest, and then participated in "Starlight Road", and finally became a hit with the song "Above the Moon".
In the "color bell era", "Above the Moon" recorded 79 million downloads.
It can be said that it is one of the earliest sacred songs in China.
"People like us have low self-esteem in our bones, we don't believe in stories. The 3 of us, I'm a fisherman, Zeng Yi is a farmer, Linghua is a herdsman, you let 3 people from the lowest class of our country tell you about ambition, how?"
Two singers who never went to college, none of us want to have a story. In the artist circle, we are classified as thugs. We've only ever had one course for ourselves, and that's to set the course, end it, and not make any mistakes at all in the process."
That's what Xu Mingzhao, the boss of Phoenix Legends (and Linghua's husband), said when a reporter interviewed him in 2014.
At that time, it was just a year before "The Most Dazzling Ethnic Wind" became a global hit.
The song had underwritten the square dance set music of many uncles and mothers.
At that time, every morning, "the reckless sky is my love, rolling green mountains at the foot of the flowers are blooming ......" will be followed by the rising sun, illuminating all corners of the Chinese land. There is a fitness instructor even on the song, out of a square dance tutorial.
The streets and alleys, who can hum a couple of lines.
Gradually, following their popularity, there are more and more jokes about their style.
To put it nicely, they were called "country heavy metal", and to put it harshly, they were called "dirt".
On this kind of mockery, Linghua once told such a job.
She said there is a white-collar workers, in the subway crowded with headphones to listen to the Phoenix Legend, headphone cable connected to the phone, the phone in the pocket, followed the train bumps, her body suffered a stumble, the headphone plug and the phone away from the instant within the play into the public playback, the whole car knows what she listened to is the Phoenix Legend.
"She said at that moment, she felt especially ashamed." Every time Linghua told about it, despondency flashed in her expression.
Let's just say that the song "Under the Sea" was sung live, there was a crowd rating, just pointing a hand knife while stuttering:
"Your song will have a little bit of gold, wood, water and fire ...... that."
Linghua compensated directly off the cuff, "Earth!"
But, is Phoenix Legends really that earthy?
If you really think so, we suggest you listen to their recent renditions of "Wine" and "Mountains and Rivers".
The arrangements are basically the strength of even the central mom's call.
In terms of business ability, Linghua's voice is extremely penetrating, ultra-high range, singing a large span of songs to suit, even in the high register can still maintain a thick chest voice proportion, which is particularly rare. The first thing you need to do is to listen to her chorus with an idol girl group, which makes you want to shout "light abuse light abuse";
Zeng Yi, needless to say, is a perennial "rap representative on the ground", who played wildly in 2005 in "Over the Moon", a rap that is much more popular than the so-called "rap". In 2005, he rapped on "Over the Moon", 12 years before the so-called "first year of hip-hop". Listening to him sing "The Picture of Mountains and Rivers", a large section of aliasing bites, whether it is the smell or the rhythm, are stable a batch; singing idol Leslie Cheung's "Side Face", even singing with jumping is also a little bit of ambiguity.
And the Phoenix Legend treats the stage and the audience, is also very sincere, sometimes the organizers give the cost if the lack of, they are willing to stick their own money is not willing to lower the standard.
This is such a two people, actually just because of the square dance uncles and aunts love their songs, was unapologetically labeled "earth" label.
From then on, it's "dirt" even if you work hard, and "dirt" even if you work hard.
Some people, even if they love it, have to pretend to "scoff" at it.
Because that's what's politically correct, and that's what makes you look like you're on the level.
But is that fair to Phoenix?
After "Under the Sea" came out of the ring this time, some people even shouted on the pop-up screen that they had "succeeded in getting a degree".
In reality, such wordplay is less than friendly.
We always want to see the success stories of ordinary people, but when such stories are actually delivered to us, we scoff and even sneer.
Perhaps this is the darkness and hypocrisy of human nature.
In fact, regardless of whether or not there is this song, the Phoenix Legends are worthy of respect.