Respawn Entertainment: Days of Glory

Chapter 408 "Bell and Drum Tower"

Although there are no lyrics, as soon as the tune of this song comes out, those who can't sing along are either foreigners or they can't speak.

The tune of this song is adapted from "Riding the White Horse", which is also a folk song in northern Shaanxi. Although it is a folk song in northern Shaanxi, its special historical significance makes it a well-deserved national divine song of China.

"The east is red...the sun rises..."

People who are familiar with Bian Lang will immediately think of "Rock on the New Long March". In the arrangement of that song, Bian Lang also quoted the red and professional military song melody.

This kind of reference may seem impossible to ordinary music just thinking about it, but when it comes to Bianlang, it really has an eye-catching effect. The key is to use it appropriately and not offend others!

"Bian Lang's arrangement is really unexpected. I haven't heard Dongfang Hong for many years!"

"This is still the chime version. This version has been in space!"

After singing along for two sentences, the keyboard playing stopped, and then the acoustic guitar in Ding Tong's hand began to play a clean sound.

Although Zhang Ting and Ding Tong did not persuade the old brothers from the original band to come out, the two people who had decided to play rock again naturally had to get used to performing together.

While a group of young netizens were chatting about the lying position, the old BJs watching TV all recalled: "Nowadays, the alleys are filled with young people taking photos and checking in. This was not the case before. Yes, we were at the entrance of an alley, and we could chat all day long."

At that time, he also said something: "There is only entertainment in Xiangjiang, no music. Except for Jacky Cheung, the four kings are all clowns. If you are not convinced, you can come out and compete."

However, this is not the end. Listening to the following lyrics now, it can be regarded as a model of lying down: "People here have so much time... They are talking about whose family has three long and two short... They are looking at you, taking out some brand of cigarette..."

At this moment, Zhang Ting was heard singing again: "The people working hard in the small restaurant are fellow villagers from other places, and their faces look like mine..."

After playing four bars, Ma Xiang, who was sitting on a bench, moved again.

Bian Lang was lucky enough to hear this song live once in his life, and that was at the 2010 Midi Music Festival. From then on, He Yong's performances continued until 13. Then in 15, he was arrested for stabbing someone...

"At that time, we smoked Dubao, Changle and Jinjian more often. The latter ones smelled like traditional Chinese medicine. It is said that smoking too much is not good for having children... If someone took out a pack of Hongtashan..." Faced with the nagging of the elderly, the children and grandchildren said directly: "As long as it is smoke, it is not good for the body."

And when he sat down in that navy blue mandarin jacket, a smell of old BJ's alley appeared in everyone's mind. Bian Lang remembered that countless people on the original earth had said that this three-string section was the soul of the song!

"Bell and Drum Tower" is a song sung by He Yong in 1994 and included in the album "Junkyard", also known as "Kilin Diary". This song was a turning point in He Yong's musical journey. It is said that when he returned to the Bell and Drum Tower and was infected by its quiet and peaceful power, looking back on the past felt like a dream.

Just after this section of the three-stringed solo ended, as the subtle sound of the flute sounded, Zhang Ting stretched his voice and sang with emotion without any skills: "My home is right inside the Second Ring Road..."

The three-stringed string seemed to have spiritual energy in his hands, and the sound it produced felt like those Beijing-style onomatopoeias sung by the old BJ in the music shop: "嘚嘚啷啷...嘚婷婷婷啷婷" …”

Now, decades later, Aqua Blue Star is lamenting. The reaction of fans born in the 90s and 00s who did not have that kind of experience is different from those who accidentally heard this song later. Like a mystery:

"Well, how much does it cost per square meter in the Second Ring Road?"

The expression on the face of the fellow from out of town is the same as mine. It depends on how the listener interprets this. In Ding's mother's opinion, this is a beautiful longing for the BJ life that outsiders have. In fact, only those who have experienced it can understand.

Since then, there have been rumors that He Yong, the three heroes of Demon Rock, went crazy, Zhang Chu retreated from the world, and Dou Wei cultivated immortality.

Ding Tong is also an old BJ player. When he saw this song, he was half reminiscing and half sighing.

The following is a classic piece from the Hung Hom Chinese Rock New Force concert. The version given by Bian Lang was based on that scene, except that the person playing the three-stringed instrument at the time was He Yong's father, and the person playing the flute behind it was Dou Wei.

"I just came to listen to rock music, so why did I meet the rich second-generation Versailles?"

"I'll go, this show of wealth happened so unexpectedly!"

But later he also paid the price for his bad words, because he used "Girl, Beautiful" to make fun of the female model workers at the time, and was banned for a long time.

Ding Tong's mother is also watching at the moment. In the past, she would have watched CCTV, but Ding Tong had a performance on BJ TV, so she came to listen. But she didn't expect that just by hearing this, her memories from the last century would come to mind again.

In the past, he was a bit hungry, and in order to vent his joy, he ate up punk, post-punk, and metal punk. He swallowed more of them and digested less. There were more ideas than music. The arrangement of "Bell and Drum Tower" incorporates BJ folk songs, and the melody is also catchy and easy to sing. Therefore, "The Bell and Drum Tower" also frequently appeared on the "Chinese Original Music Ranking" and other rankings at that time.

This was the most iconic voice on the original earth, and it immediately aroused the emotional resonance of countless old BJs.

It cannot be said that there are no hungry people at the root of the imperial city, nor can it be said that those who come from outside to seek a living must be lower-level people.

From the beginning of "Rock on the New Long March", Ding's mother felt that Bian Lang's creative ideas were not blindly angry like ordinary rock people, but contained some thoughts that did not belong to this era.

This point was included in the works of her son Ding Tong when he was young, but as life gets better and better, these thoughts will never disappear. As a literary and artistic worker with a title within the system, she naturally understands the essence behind these changes.

Chinese literary and artistic works, after being endowed with a certain functionality for a long time, formed a unique style. It’s not good or bad, it’s all a special mark given by the times.

"I don't know why Bian Lang came up with such a "retro" song at this time?" With questions or curiosity in her mind, Ding's mother sounded particularly serious, even playing her son in the middle There was a note that was half a beat too slow, but she could tell.

During this interlude, the sound of the three-stringed instrument continued, as did the flute. After Zhang Ting played another minor tune, he bowed to the audience.

This traditional etiquette in the Chinese folk arts industry is familiar to everyone, but it is the first time to see it in a rock singer.

Not only is there no sense of disobedience, everyone also thinks that Zhang Ting is very classy!

Some old BJs saw this and clapped their hands and applauded: "Come on, this one is a very particular person!"

When Zhang Ting discussed these with Bian Lang before the rehearsal, Bian Lang proposed it for Zhang Ting's own reference, and Zhang Ting accepted it without thinking. Now everyone in Rolling Stone has a feeling of blind trust in Bian Lang. As long as it was a song that Bian Lang came up with, from the singing, phrasing, pronunciation to the details of the live performance, as long as Bian Lang could tell them, they would do it.