Background of Songs for the Military

Early in 1995, Zeng Hongde (Xiao Zeng), a veteran, submitted a set of songs based on military life to China Records Guangzhou. The song's common tunes and innocent lyrics moved Wu Songjin, the music producer of the record company at that time. Although the song came from a veteran who hadn't been trained in the quality of professional music, Xiao Zeng's musical talent shown in the song still delighted Wu Songjin, and Wu Songjin, who was rich in experience, felt that this group of songs was a diamond in the rough that was worth sculpting, and so Wu Songjin took the opportunity of business trip to find Zeng Dehong. So, Wu Songjin took the opportunity of a business trip to find Zeng Dehong, and the two of them repeatedly discussed and processed the revision, and finally finalized 10 songs. Thereafter, Wu Songjin to the military camps around the selection of singing personnel, and finally from dozens of military singers in the selection of the Beijing Military Region Comrades Singing and Dancing Troupe singer Mou Qing, the Armed Police Guangzhou Huangpu Border Inspection Station, Huang Zhijian, together with the original author of the song, Zeng Dehong, quickly formed a three-person singing group, and finally recorded the first box of the album, named "Barracks Ballads It was named "Military Ballads". Flat presentation of life" and "neo-realistic ballad", this is a specific lyrical style from the military camp in the 90s, which rejected romance. In any case, the secret of "Barracks Ballad" that touched thousands of fans is hidden behind this way of expression.