Night Shanghai is from the 1940s, and Night Shanghai is a famous song sung by household name Golden Voice songstress Zhou Xuan. The song is an interlude of the 1947 Hong Kong feature film Long Love. The song has a strong jazz style, reflecting the flavor of Shanghai's cosmopolitan city back then. It reflects the social background of the era.
As early as the 20s and 30s, Shanghai was known as the city that never sleeps, and at night it was beautiful and colorful.
Night ShanghaiLyrics
Composer: Fan Yanqiao
Composer: Chen Gexin
Singer: Zhou Xuan
Night Shanghai Night Shanghai
You're the city of nights
The lights are on, and the cars are singing and dancing.
She's all smiles
Who knows her heart's in pain
Nightlife is all about food, clothing, shelter and transportation
It's not about getting drunk
Youth is wasted on nonsense
Waking up in the haze of the dawn
Everyone returns to their hearts and minds with the spinning of the wheels
They're all in a different place
They are in a different environment. A new environment
Remembering the nightlife as if waking up from a dream
Drunk on wine
Wasted youth on nonsense
Waking up in the haze of dawn
Everyone goes back to their hearts and souls along with the spinning wheels
Changing to a new environment
A new environment
Remembering the nightlife as if waking up from a dream
Remembering the nightlife as if waking up from a dream
The nightlife as if waking up from a dream
Remembering the nightlife as if waking up from a dream