In the early 1960s, the island saw the emergence of pop singers such as Yao Su-rong, Xie Lei, and Mimi Tsai, whose bright and cheerful styles attracted a lot of attention to Mandarin songs, and gradually began to reverse the status of Mandarin songs in the Taiwanese music scene.
The Taiwanese music scene in the 1960s lagged far behind the development of the music scene. At the time, singers were commonly singing repertoire from the old Shanghai era. In addition, the dysfunctional recording industry caused local singers to seek overseas development. Japan, the music center of Asia at the time, had successively promoted Taiwanese singers such as Ouyang Fei Fei, Weng Qianyu, and Chen Meiling in one year. Those who stayed in the local area, such as Teresa Teng, Aoyama, and Yao Su-rong, also had to perform frequently in Hong Kong. At this time, Taiwanese pop music was gradually losing its appeal to people. Some young fans turned to Western music to release their emotions after they were tired of the Taiwanese songs developed from Japanese weeping tunes and the old Shanghai-style wine and liquor scene. For a while, listening to Western hit songs became a major entertainment program for Taiwanese youth. At that time, due to the unsoundness of copyright laws, it was possible to market a large number of replica records. The low investment and high returns allowed some record producers to release a large variety of English albums, thus creating the Western music boom of the late 1960s.
List of All Yao Surong Albums
Album Name: Moon Like Lemon
Creator: Yao Surong Yao Surong
Record Label: Unknown
Language: Mandarin Publication Date: 2003
Album Name: Yao Surong 18 Songs
Creator: Yao Surong Yao Surong 18 Songs
Created by Yao Surong. Album Name: Yao Surong Yao Surong
Record Label: Unknown
Album Language: Mandarin Publication Date: Unknown
Album Name: Don't Go Home Today
Creation: Yao Surong Yao Surong
Record Label: Unknown
Album Language: Mandarin Publication Date: Unknown
Album Title: A Few Degrees of Time
Creation: Yao Surong Yao Surong
Album Name: A Few Degrees of Time
Album Title: A Few Degrees of Time
Composer: Yao Surong Yao Surong
Record Label: Unknown
Album Language: Mandarin Publication Date: 2003
Jay Chou's movie "Can't Tell a Secret" was a hit and swept all over the world, and in the movie, the old song "Lover's Tears" was used, sung by Yao Surong.
Jay Chou's movie "Can't Tell a Secret" was a huge hit, and the use of Yao Su-rong's old song "Lover's Tears" in the movie made Yao Su-rong's voice become popular again, which was a big surprise to Yao Su-rong herself.
Yaosu Rong is currently visiting relatives in her hometown of Chengdu, and one day, her niece came back and asked her, "Auntie, the song in Jay Chou's movie sounds like you, did you sing it? Yao Surong had already heard her friends in Taipei mention it, but her heart was still curious about how Jay Chou, who had no connection to her, could have chosen her singing voice.
Yaosu Rong said, "I know he (Jay Chou) is now the most popular male singer, I have seen him acting in 'Golden Armor', and I have also heard him and Fei Yuqing sing 'A Thousand Miles Away', this kid is very talented." Jay Chou is a creative talent, singing has overturned the Chinese singing world, and the reporter mentioned that Yao Surong in the early days of singing also composed, should be a creative predecessor, Yao Surong immediately said: "I am a child, can not be compared to it."
In "Unspeakable Secrets," Jay Chou took Gwai Lun-mei to a second-hand CD store, put on her headphones and said, "This is my favorite song," at which point the song came from the screen in a breathtaking voice: "Why should I shed a tear to you? ..." The string backing, the words are emotional but so introspective that it instantly catches the ear, and the young audience can't help but ask, who sings this?
The answer was Yao Surong. Jay said, "I asked my assistant to go and buy back all the old classic songs from that time and listen to them with Gui Lun-mei, and finally chose the one sung by Yao Su-rong, because her version was particularly flavorful." Yao Surong recalled, "I sang 'Lover's Tears' in response to director Li Hsing's invitation to make a movie of the same name (note 1968), and he wanted me to sing that atmosphere in a slower key, so I sang my feelings into it, and I didn't realize that Jay Chou now likes it too."
Jay Chou not only has the ear, but also has the vision, young fans may not be familiar with, but Yao Su-rong had been popular in Hong Kong, Taiwan and Southeast Asia, the last appearance before retiring, was invited by director Li Hsing, to participate in the 30th Golden Horse Awards ceremony, when she used the classic golden songs "not going home today," " At that time, with her classic songs "Don't Go Home Today", "Negative Man", and "Like Mist and Like Flowers", she took the audience by storm, and Zhang Guorong, who was attending the Golden Horse Awards that year, took the initiative to approach Yao Su-rong backstage and said, "Can I take a picture with you?" Because Hong Kong people from elementary school Mandarin many are through Yao Surong red Hong Kong songs, Yao Surong is their idol.
After the Golden Horse Awards that year, Yao Su-rong did not appear in public, she lives in Kuala Lumpur, living a happy life, over the years, Hong Kong and Taiwan to ask her to come back to hold a solo concert invitations have not been interrupted, but Yao Su-rong yesterday, said: "Singing can not come out of it, really want to come out to sing, to practice for a period of time, is not so simple, in the event of a mistake, not only the audience's perceptions, but also their own how much chagrin, why do not we have to go to the hospital to see the doctor? If something goes wrong, not only will the audience feel bad, but they will also feel bad about themselves, so why bother? So I never had the courage."
Yaosu Rong debuted in the early 1960s, and in 1967, she covered an old Gong Qiuxia song, "Autumn Water, Iren", and sang it with tears in her eyes, so she was known as the Queen of Tears and Songs. It was also at this time that the door to her legendary life was opened. Yao Surong has many famous songs, except for "Lover's Tears" mentioned above, there are also dozens of famous songs such as "Negative Man", "Tears of the Heart", "I Want to Live", "Autumn Water Iren", "Because I Love You" and so on. To clarify here, "Lover's Tears" is not its original song, which was originally sung by Pan Xiujiong. Yao Su-rong took part in a singing contest organized by Zheng Sheng Radio in 1966, won the judges' favor, and was awarded the championship. Under the facilitation of Mr. Weng Ching-xi, she signed a contract with Hai Shan Records at that time, and entered the world of performing arts, and her song (Negative Hearted People) made her a hit.
In those days, the streets and alleys, young men and women would all sing about not going home today, but the good times were not always good, the movie and the song, because there was a strong contrast with the good social customs promoted by the government at that time, so the movie and the song 'not going home today' were banned by the government at that time and prohibited from being broadcast and sung, but the song was still popular by word of mouth at that time, so the movie and the song 'not going home today' were banned by the government at that time, but the song was still popular at that time. The song was banned by the government at the time, but it was still the hottest song of the year, and because it was banned at the time, the record company changed the title of the song to 'Going Home Today' when they re-released the album.
In the year 1955, the domestic singers were gradually formed, and the one whose songs were banned the most was Yao Surong, who was known as the "Queen of Tears". Yao Surong sang more than two hundred and twenty songs before and after, of which eighty or ninety were banned, including "Negative Hearted People" and "Not Going Home Today" were banned.
In the fifty-sixth year of the Republic of China (ROC), Yao Su-rong made a name for herself with her song "The Heartless One," which was sung endlessly in the streets and alleys, and the public was intoxicated by it. Just when everyone was immersed in Yao Su-rong's song, the police general suddenly ordered the song to be banned. The reason was that the tune, which was a cover of a Japanese song, had sultry and vulgar lyrics, and had an adverse effect on the hearts of the people.
In August of 1958, Yao Su-rong was invited by Kaohsiung's Jindu Music House to sing there for a month, for which she was paid 60,000 yuan. At that time, the tuition fee for a private university was only three thousand dollars. In Kaohsiung, Yao was warmly welcomed by her fans, who asked her to sing "Negative Man" at almost every performance. Yao apologized politely to her fans, saying that the song had been banned and that she could not violate the law.
But the fans' enthusiasm was so overwhelming that she couldn't resist, and finally on August 16, she opened her mouth and sang the banned song, to the roar of the audience. Unexpectedly, someone tipped off the police that Yao Su-rong was singing the banned song in the concert hall. On August 19th, Yao Su-rong was singing "Negative Man" on stage, when she was suddenly called off the stage by a police officer from the Qianjin Branch Police Station, who asked her to go to the police station to make a statement. The whole concert hall was in an uproar and watched Yao Surong being taken away. As a result, Yao's license was confiscated and she had to go overseas to perform.
Yaosu Rong won the reputation of "Queen of Tears" in 1967 with her song "I Love You", but it was the song "Not Going Home Today" that was very special, and at the time it was both modern and traditional. However, it was "Not Going Home Today", a very special song that was both modern and traditional at the time (it utilized the Henan clapper style of singing), that opened up a whole new avenue for her to become more popular. The success of "Don't Go Home Today" was a positive innovation for both composer Zuo Hongyuan and Yao Surong. In addition to the theme song, the interlude "Dream Seeker" was also popular at the time. Based on their tacit understanding, the duo later collaborated on a number of songs in the so-called "Yao style" (～"yelling and screaming"), notably "The Man Who Steals Hearts", "Like Mist, Like Flowers" .... etc. However, for a few years, because the title of the movie "Don't Go Home Today" was against the government's objective of promoting social goodness, the theme song was also implicated and became one of the banned songs, forbidden to be played on TV and radio, and even asked to change it to "Go Home Today". However, the song was still popular among the public and became a household name. (Note: Yao Su-rong's 80 to 90 songs were banned by the police, making her the queen with the most banned songs.)
It is estimated that she must be 60 years old.
After her hiatus, there was no news of Yao Surong. In the end, Yao had to move overseas to sing.
Yaosu Rong had won the reputation of "Queen of Tears" in 1967 with her song "Autumn Water", but it was the song "Not Going Home Today" that was very special, and at the time it was both modern and traditional. However, it was "Not Going Home Today", a very special song that was both modern and traditional at the time (it utilized the Henan clapper style of singing), that opened up a whole new avenue for her to become more popular. The success of "Don't Go Home Today" was a positive innovation for both composer Zuo Hongyuan and Yao Surong. In addition to the theme song, the interlude "Dream Seeker" was also popular at the time. Based on their tacit understanding, the duo later collaborated on a number of songs in the so-called "Yao style" (～"yelling and screaming"), notably "The Man Who Steals Hearts", "Like Mist, Like Flowers" .... etc. However, for a few years, because the title of the movie "Don't Go Home Today" was against the government's objective of promoting social goodness, the theme song was also implicated and became one of the banned songs, forbidden to be played on TV and radio, and even asked to change it to "Go Home Today". However, the song was still popular among the public and became a household name. (Note: Yao Su-rong's 80 to 90 songs were banned by the police, making her the most banned songwriter of all time.)
After her singing license was confiscated, Yao moved to Hong Kong, where she never expected her songs to become a hit. Yao Su-rong has released so many albums in her life, although maybe not as many as Teresa Teng and Feng Fei Fei, but the number is not small. I really have to thank Jay Chou for making Yao Surong famous again. I'm a big fan of hers, too.
Yaosu Rong songs I like these (self-recommended): "hate you to the bone", "mother where are you", "a buried heart", "floating artist", "desert love", "autumn water Iren", "I don't want a divorce" and so on.
For your information, I am only 13 years old and studying in Nanjing Third Junior High School. I was only 13 years old and studying at the third junior high school in Nanjing. I was surprised to find that I liked such an old singer as Yao Surong, you may not believe it, but it's true. I especially like her "crying voice", I don't know why. I'm still a boy. Yao Surong's songs are so fascinating. I hope Yao Suyong's songs will be popular again.