1. "Glory Days"
In 1990, Beyond traveled to Kenya and witnessed first-hand the suffering lives of the African people due to wars and calamities. After returning to Hong Kong, Beyond's lead singer, Wong Ka Kui, read about Mandela's imprisonment in the newspaper and felt an inner ****. Believing that Mandela's spiritual connotation was about resistance and hope, which coincided with Beyond's background of hard work in Hong Kong, Wong created the song "Glory Days".
Once upon a time, I also singled out this song for several nights in a row, and the more I listened to it, the more flavorful it became.
2. "Really Love You"
When Beyond was first established, it was very difficult for the band to afford even a decent musical instrument, not to mention concerts. Ka Kui's father was more conservative, and he always hoped that Ka Kui would grow up to have a stable job, and he didn't want to be involved in music, unlike Ka Kui's mother, who has always respected her son's ideas. She always respected her son's idea, and thought that the saying "interest is the best teacher of life" was very reasonable. Moreover, Ka Kui's mother often listened to her son sing various songs, and thought that her son was very talented, and had a full interest to motivate him, so he could surely make a big difference in this aspect of music in the future, and even if he didn't have a great career, at least he did what he wanted to do, and didn't leave regrets. Even if he didn't make it big, at least he would have done what he wanted to do and wouldn't have any regrets. Therefore, Ka Kui's mother often secretly saved money for Ka Kui, and Ka Kui was very grateful to her.
Then a concert was held on the eve of Mother's Day, the investor very much wanted to let Wong Ka Kui make a song about praising his mother's love, originally Ka Kui was reluctant, because he did not want to make a song because of the commercialization, but later he still agreed, because making a song to express his gratitude to his mother's feelings about this matter he has been thinking about for a long time, and in this way, this popular "really love you" was born in a night. It must be said that Wong Ka Kui is not only a super music genius, but also a filial son who knows how to be grateful and know how to return the favor. According to later recalled by Wong, that Mother's Day when Ka Kui sang "Really Love You", their mother was also at the scene, and was moved by her son's heartfelt singing so much that she shed tears many times.
The song has a catchy melody that will appeal to listeners young and old.
3. "No More Hesitation"
It was written by Wong Ka Kui after Beyond returned to Hong Kong from visiting refugees in Africa, based on the hardship of the locals. It so happened that Oriental Film Productions Ltd. invited Beyond to shoot the inspirational film "Beyond Diary of a Boy", and the single from the album was naturally chosen as the theme song of the film.
And since the release of the song "Earth", the controversy over whether Beyond's change was a compromise and betrayal of their ideals has never ceased, and in this song Beyond expresses the courage to go forward with their songs.
4. "The Years Are Silent"
"The Years Are Silent" is a musical composition by Hong Kong's hallowed rock band Beyond, and was later taken from "The Years Are Silent" for Ekin Cheng's cover of "The Sword and the Shadow".
However, the song was originally sung by Mak Kit Man, despite being composed by Wong Ka Kui and written by Lau Cheuk Fai. Originally the song was arranged in a love song style, though it was later reinterpreted in a rock style by Beyond, which is better known than Mak's version.
The song was used as an interlude in the ATV drama series "The Winner Takes It All" and the TVB drama series "The Big Wheel".
5. "The Earth"
"The Earth" The work was written by Lau Cheuk Fai and composed by Wong Ka Kui, and was sung solo by Beyond guitarist Wong Kwan Chung. It is one of Beyond's most successful songs since their debut in 1988, and has established Beyond's position in the local music scene as well as becoming Beyond's most famous song.
6. The Great Wall
The Great Wall is a song written by the Hong Kong band Beyond. The original song is in Cantonese, composed by Wong Ka Kui, with lyrics by Lau Cheuk Fai; the Japanese version has lyrics by Apricot Mana, arranged by Leung Pong Yen; and the Mandarin version was adapted by Zhan De Mao. In a music video produced by Radio Television Hong Kong (RTHK) for the song, Wong stated that the song was written to "depict the consistent national consciousness of the Chinese people". In the lyrics, the Great Wall is a reflection of a closed country, a product of power and tyranny, built with the blood and flesh of countless people, yet most of its descendants will only take pride in it, ignoring what is worth reflecting on. The lyrics depict this kind of national thought and situation and make use of the past to satirize the present, not just writing about the Great Wall and ancient China.
7. "Footprints of the Old Days"
Written in 1985, "Footprints of the Old Days" was inspired by one of Ka Kui's close friends, Mike Lau, who was from Beijing and had traveled to the United States in order to study film, and who was y touched by the idea of returning to his hometown after ten years. He came to Hong Kong and talked to Ka Kui about his feelings, and Ka Kui then wrote his feelings about his hometown into the song "Footprints of the Old Days".
8. "Goodbye Ideal"
"Goodbye Ideal" is a despondent and lonely song about the darkest and most helpless time before the dawn. As a civilian grassroots underground rock band, thinking back to the days before they were recognized by the public and still struggled hard for their music, the feeling was one of loss and helplessness. It was in this context that Wong wrote this song to express his feelings of helplessness and loss.
9. "Silent Farewell"
Silent Farewell is a song by Beyond, with lyrics by Wong Kar Keung, music by Wong Kar Kui and Lau Chi-Yuen, solo vocals by Wong Kar Kui, and arrangement by Beyond, released in 1987, and included in the album "Arabian Dancing Girl". Wong Ka Kui's voice rendition of the song was so spot on that the band's drummer, Yip Sai Wing, sang the song at the 2003 Beyond Beyond concert.
Some of you should have never heard this song.
10. "AMANI"
Peace and love have always been Beyond's themes, and "AMANI" was written as an appeal for sponsorship of refugee children in Africa and a call for peace, and was included on the album "Hesitation". Ka Kui created this song, the Gulf War has just ended, he witnessed the cruelty of the war from various articles and visual materials, he intended to remind people of peace also rely on their own to strive for, which "AMANI" for the meaning of peace, "NAKUPENDA NAKUPENDA WEWE "NAKUPENDA NAKUPENDA WEWE" means "we love you" and "TUNE TAKE WE WE" means "we need you". The song's influence is so far-reaching that every time the band performs it live, the chorus is sung by the entire crowd.
11. Midnight Grievance
Midnight Grievance is a musical composition by the Hong Kong rock band Beyond, and is available in both Mandarin and Cantonese; the Cantonese version is included in Beyond's 1989 Cantonese album True Witness, while the Mandarin version is included in Beyond's 1991 Mandarin album Glory Days. Glorious Years". It is also the interlude of the movie "Auspicious Star" starring Beyond and Chow Yun-Fat.
12. "Like You"
"Like You" is a song written by Wong Ka Kui to his girlfriend who had already broken up with him. When he first started making music, due to some reasons Wong Ka Kui had to give up his beloved girlfriend and put his time and energy into music, which made him feel very guilty. So he wrote the song "Like You" to express his bitterness over the loss of love.
I don't need to tell you how hot this song was, as Ka Kui sang about his unrequited love for his girlfriend. There is nothing more classic than this! But by some people say that this song is sung by Deng Ziqi fire, for this, I just want to lol. Ignorance!
13. "Who Accompanies Me in the World"
"Who Accompanies Me in the World" is a musical composition by Hong Kong's hallowed rock band Beyond, which is included in Beyond's 1991 album "Hesitation", the Mandarin version of which is titled "Crossroads". It was written by Lau Cheuk Fai and composed by Wong Ka Kui. It is also one of the interludes in the autobiographical movie "Mokyi ni yun yu nian", which is one of the few works written by Beyond exclusively for the movie, and is a piece that expresses the feeling of being confused about the future, and expresses one's own thoughts about reality and ideals. In addition, this song was also used as an interlude in the Hong Kong drama "Laughing at the Wind and Cloud".
Listening to this song at a low point in life, alas, not much more to say.
14. "Gray Tracks"
When they wrote "Gray Tracks," the band was at a low ebb, their music was being criticized, and their lives were not going well, but Wong Ka Kui led Beyond to usher in the era of "non-love" in Hong Kong pop music. From love, life, inspirational, current affairs are involved, as if at the end of the gray track, for songwriters to open another door.
The most classic part of this song is the solo at the end. the most poignant one, it will sound like the guitars are crying. For whom? For Ka Kui!
15. "Sea and Sky"
In 1992, Beyond moved their career focus to Japan and ended their longtime relationship with New Yeebo. It had always been Beyond's dream to become an international band, but due to Japan's strict requirements for music production and the language barrier, Beyond was depressed for a while, but they still worked very hard.
Beyond returned to Hong Kong from Japan at the end of May 1993, the year of Beyond's 10th anniversary, so Wong wrote the song "Sea and Sky," a record of Beyond's 10-year journey, with lyrics that capture the hardships of going to Japan with the band and their insistence on their ideals, which were included in the Cantonese album "Music and Anger. The song also expresses Wong's inner struggle and disappointment with the Hong Kong music scene.
In 1993, the song won the Hong Kong Top Ten Chinese Gold Songs Award and the "My Favorite Songwriter Award" in the Shouting China Music Chart
Today, the song has transcended the realm of language and music, and has become a kind of conviction, faith and strength!
There are many, many more, so I won't list them all here, and will continue in the next issue!
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