I love music. Although I don't know much about music theory, and I can't sing a pleasant tone, I love it as much as I love the most moving poem, the most profound painting, as if out of the incredible instinct of human beings, I can't help but be mesmerized by a most beautiful and pure world from hearing to consciousness. Since college, headphones and song lists have become essential companions in my life, and I can't imagine how much joy and beauty will be lost without music.
I love the elegance and sublimity of classical music, and I also love the directness of pop music, the plainness and simplicity of ballads, and the vivacity and joy of children's songs; I am amazed by the Latin carols of the British children's choir Libera, and I am fascinated by the animated movie soundtracks of Hisaishi Jean, and the rhythmic rock and roll music gives me freshness and vitality, and the lyrical ballad that tells the story of the story is enough to make me dream all night long. However, even though I seem to be a tolerant listener when it comes to music, there is music that my ears cannot understand, such as square dance music, and I may even be prejudiced against a certain type of music, such as K-POP (Korean pop music). In my impression, Korean pop singers seem to be those idol groups that have captured the hearts of young girls in China, with their face value much higher than their singing ability, and still occupy a huge music market. This impression was not created after I listened to K-Pop, but it led me to never put K-Pop on my list of songs. It wasn't until this year's June 12 that I was able to revisit my bias.
While looking for the Chinese version of the program "King of Masked Singer," I happened to click on the link to the Korean version, and driven by curiosity, I tried listening to a few songs. The performers on stage were masked and were able to focus more on the music itself. There were quite a few bitter singers, mournful voices with emotion and even more skill within them, and although their interpretation of the songs was applauded by many, it was honestly difficult for me to really enjoy that one song for the time it lasted. It wasn't until the appearance of "my neighborhood music captain" (Korean indie rock band vocalist Ha Hyun-yu) at one of the King of Song battles that my ears were hooked as soon as the magical backing vocals started playing.
The intro has a psychedelic color, the notes on the polyphonic tune loop back and forth, creating a starry night-like atmosphere, a dreamlike sense of time and space intertwined, which not only doesn't make one feel monotonous and bored, but makes one instantly forget about the previous stage, and is full of doubt and anticipation for the rest of the show. When the singer's low and gentle voice overlay on the accompaniment, my heart slightly trembled after a long time, and I couldn't help but marvel at the singer's charming vocal line, and the rhythm caught so accurately.
The song "Everyday Hospitality" by Korean singer Ha Hyun-yu is the one that has touched me the most lately, and I'm listening to it in a single song cycle now, and I can't get enough of it. This song belongs to the lyrical songs in pop music, the melody ebbs and flows like a gentle sine function image, the listener's mood fluctuates up and down along with the music, but the whole is a very comfortable tune, the whole song can be roughly divided into five subsections, the last subsection and the first subsection adopts a similar melody, with a long lingering aftertaste, attracting people's imagination.
? The original title of "Everyday Hospitality" is "-", which means "inviting you into (my) everyday life", and is an earnest proposal of marriage. Lyrics to the effect: Whether it's a walk, a cup of tea, or even when reading a book or meditating, lately there's been some emptiness, and now I need someone. When I see my friends, when I talk on the phone, when I sleep through the night, I always think of you suddenly, all the time, all the time, all the time, all the time, all the time, all the time, all the time, all the time, all the time, all the time. When I speak, I like your listening expression, as long as it is what I say, even if it is bragging as if it will believe the serious face. Whenever you see me, I feel deep inside me that cannot be described. During the time you believe in me, you seem to be able to do whatever you want. Can you understand me like this? Come to me, come to me, come to my life, if it is with you, everything will be full of freshness. Even the same routine, if it is with you, everything will change. Come to me. As the sun goes down, the two of you walk shoulder to shoulder, snuggling into each other's tired bodies, talking about the events of the day and what is going on around you, and then quietly, sinking into a dream.
The lyrics, which are easy to understand and as plain as water, are told through the singer's emotionally sincere voice, but they evoke waves in my heart. It is my heart and soul, and it expresses exactly what I want to say. A good song, the perfect combination of its melody and lyrics can often mobilize the listener to re-create the music, that is, the listener combined with their own experience and feelings, in the appreciation of the song, to produce a strong **** Ming, so as to perceive and understand the song to convey the ideological feelings, to obtain the pleasure of the soul or inculcation. Its lyrics, corresponding to its name, are written about daily life, which is always plain and real and palpable. There is no need for flowery metaphors, no need for pretentious rhetoric, simple and unadorned, but how many people's hearts and minds, triggered how many people's **** song.
During the performance of this song, singer Ha Hyun Woo showed his wide range and charming tone. The high notes are very smooth and penetrating, with a clean and clear tone like "raindrops"; the low notes are mellow, with good breath control, allowing people to feel a strong chest **** sound; alternating between high and low notes, the transition is natural, and the emotional changes in the song break into the hearts of those who listen directly and truly. The alto in the second verse, between the two basses, the singer sings carefully with a slightly hopeful voice, the feelings in his heart wanting to say more. "Everyday Hospitality" has a small bass rap before the chorus, which, unlike the intense rapping in rock music, is almost a kind of heartfelt rambling that penetrates the eardrums with low-frequency vibrations. The low, warm voice, as if murmuring in the ear, is heartwarming and mesmerizing. The first time I heard it, it was like the feeling of being gently embraced by a gentle singing voice without any resistance, the corners of my mouth unconsciously rose, wanting to quietly listen to him sing until the last note. His emotions flowed along with the music, saturating the listener's heart, making one want to respond to that sincere confession, even if it was to say to himself on the screen, "I do." And that bass, too, broke the bass record for a Korean male singer, reaching A#1, which is a similar statistic to Beyonce, Elvis Presley, John Lennon these Iggy Pop, and others.
The chorus of this song is a direct expression of the feelings brewing in the bass part of the previous song. The sincere call bursts out with the clear treble, and the full-bodied emotion gives a person a shock to the soul, and this high-pitched and anxious call is the earnest confession and promise to the loved one. Although it may sound a bit abrupt at first, as the singer's volume suddenly rises and the sound pressure becomes louder, when the first line of the chorus, "? (come to me)" ends on the last word, I couldn't help but take a deep breath as it stays in the high register for seven seconds, which brings the listener completely into that deep emotion, which is highly infectious. In the last bar, after releasing his strongest feelings wholeheartedly, it is the warmest and most ordinary as well as the simplest wish: when the sun goes down, to be able to snuggle up with the one you love and fall into a quiet dream together. At this time, the person who sings and listens to the person's state of mind are back to calm, gentle low singing is extremely picturesque, giving people infinite sigh.
"People often complain that music is such a blur, when listening to music, simply do not know how to think about it. But everyone can always understand about literature. However, for me ...... the ideas and meanings conveyed to me by a piece of my favorite music cannot be expressed in words. This is not because the music is not specific enough, but because it is too specific. Thus I find: whenever I try to explain a piece of music in words or language, it seems as if I have said it, but then it seems as if I have said nothing satisfactory." Mendelssohn's passage is very close to my mood at the moment, will be my favorite songs with words to make understanding and interpretation, although this is already with lyrics of the music, specifically so, but from the music among the real inner feelings still can not be completely depicted, can not let a person feel regret.
I remember the Italian composer Monteverdi once said, "All good music is meant to tug at the heartstrings." Everyday Hospitality is just such a song that tugs at my heartstrings. I've let go of some of my prejudices about K-POP as a result. With heartfelt lyrics and a narrative-like voice that tells everyday stories in a plain and sincere way, it's just as powerfully infectious as the surging, stirring songs that tug at the heartstrings.
? Popular music is often regarded as having no profound thought or artistry, and is merely commodity music for the public's amusement. Compared to classical music, which is "white and snowy", pop music is just "down and dirty". I can't deceive my own ears, I can get from the classical music in the elegant and noble cultivation, but also from the pop music in the people's heart feel the general **** song, in my opinion, this is not a pair of irreconcilable and incompatible contradictions. In my opinion, this is not an irreconcilable and incompatible contradiction. The pop music market is a mixture of good and bad, but there is no lack of some excellent works.
As the French composer Frederic Berlioz said: music is a burst of the mind. It is not analyzed experimentally like chemistry. There is only one true characteristic of great music, and that is emotion. I think music is first of all a kind of auditory art, can be full of sincere emotion to move the heart of the music, whether it is vocal music or instrumental music, can let people enjoy it wholeheartedly, whether it is classical music or popular music, as long as your ears and your heart is really like, you can get the spirit of the spirit of your own feelings of touching and beauty, then it should have its own value of existence.