"Bon-Iver, but why did you come up with the idea of singing this song?"

Levien was slightly stunned.

yes, why?

Maybe it's because of Mickey, he thinks he doesn't care, he thinks he's forgotten, he thinks he's used to it, but he still overestimates himself, maybe it's because of reality, he has talent but is stuck with reality, he thinks he's talented but he's just a part of the wave of folk songs.

Maybe it's because Jane, the woman she loves deeply, but she makes a different choice on the road of her dreams, she chooses Jim, and he chooses faith, and finally parting ways, maybe it's because tonight is suitable for memories, wandering for a long time, lonely for a long time, always starting to be sentimental, this is the ballad-

"Forget it, what happened to this lost love?"

Interestingly, when people mention the song "Skinny-Love", they are more likely to think that it is the version of British independent singer Birdy, this little girl's singing is fresh and pleasant, sad and gentle, with a unique charm, touching countless people, especially after the episode was broadcast as an episode in "The Vampire Diaries", it became the favorite of teenagers, which also made Bird famous overnight.

But in fact, Bird is not an original song, but a cover.

The original version is from Bon-Iver, which was included in his solo non-studio album back in 2007 and has touched countless people. Compared with Bird's youthful and girlish youth and sadness, the chic and vicissitudes of the original version give the song a different taste, and when you taste it carefully, it is like smoke lingering around your fingertips.

As soon as he sat on the stage, this melody came to his mind. As he said, a song that will never be trendy or outdated is a ballad. In the simple and light chords, the flow of time goes back little by little, looking for the broken fragments and gray corners of memory, singing and singing, and unconsciously getting old.

"Why", that's a good question, but it's also a stupid question.

The corners of Levien's mouth couldn't help but tug slightly, and a hint of banter slipped through his eyes, "Don't you think this is very suitable for tonight's atmosphere? In the kerosene lamp bar, how many deaths of lost love are recorded, and the birth of lost love is witnessed." ”

This is where he and Jane met.

The inner intricacies tumbled slightly, and then settled down again, and they teased easily in an uninhibited tone, and the low laughter, the undulating whistles, and the vulgar chatter could be heard in the bar. "Oh my God, oh my God, oh my God. He hummed the melody again, but the breezy voice hid the pompousness of the fuss, and the low laughter turned into laughter.

"'Charlie Boy', let's have a song 'Charlie Boy'. ”

Someone in the crowd called, it was Woody Allen. Everyone cast their eyes, but the little old man was still hidden in the shadows, revealing half of his face, waving his right hand, and stubbornly shouting, "How is it, 'Charlie Boy'?"

This is a song from the "Don Quixote" album, and it is also the song that Lan Li first sang on stage in the pioneer village.

For most people, this song is not familiar, first, it has no charts, second, there is no publicity, third, there are no awards, buried in the whole album, not conspicuous at all. But in fact, the song is famous in the pioneer village.

Because the song was about the Vietnam War, at that time, it was only because of the president's words that countless young people rushed to the battlefield, and it was not until 30 years later that people learned that the so-called Vietnam War was nothing more than a hoax.

"Charlie boy, don't go to war. This is what the song sings, revealing the traces of history and emotional scars between the lines, but the clear and translucent guitar strings ripple in the heart, touching countless true music lovers, and also touching countless people who experienced that crazy era.

Later, Lan Li starred in "Pacific War", and this "Charlie Boy" also became a true portrayal of Eugene's changing mentality.

Today, Woody chose this song alone, but it forms an intertextual echo of the "hang me, oh, hang me" just now, the same Vietnam War, the same anti-war, and the same wave of ballads in the sixties......

Ethan and Joel exchanged glances with each other, they never knew the song "Charlie Boy", and they didn't know that in Lan Li's creation, it actually coincided with the wave of folk songs in the sixties, and even far more profound than they imagined, faintly, the two of them also had some expectations.

Levien raised his gaze and looked at the source of the sound, half bright and half dark, his vision was not real, he could not recognize the face of the person who ordered the song, only a moving head, the corner of his mouth glanced at it, and said teasingly, "I don't know, when the kerosene lamp bar will start ordering songs, this is not karaoke." ”

The mocking tone was uninhibited and unruly, and he looked around with slightly narrowed eyes, then shrugged his shoulders lightly and chuckled self-deprecatingly, "But I guess I don't have a choice, and I still owe Papi money for three beers." Isn't that right, Papi?"

"Six bottles, bastards. There was a merciless spit from the direction of the bar, and everyone in the bar burst into laughter.

Levien still didn't care, "Since Papidu doesn't mind this being a karaoke place anymore, I don't think I have a reason to refuse." Kennedy wouldn't have liked to hear the song, so it's best to keep it a secret, I'm not ready to carry a rifle on my shoulder. ”

After complaining, Levine sketched the strings again, and the turbulent and translucent notes rushed in the spring breeze, seemingly no different, but everything seemed different, and then little by little it was immersed in the melody, and John-Kennedy's speech calling for the people to join the Vietnam War seemed to still be playing on the radio.

It's 1961, but no one knows that two years later, Kennedy will be shot and die young, and after that, the United States will be mired in the Vietnam War.

……

Song after song, the whole kerosene lamp bar was mesmerized, and when the performance was over, people still couldn't seem to get out, just silent in the madness and beauty of that era, and now people finally vaguely understood why the sixties belonged to the age of folk songs, and why there were no more talented and talented artists now.

Happiness is accompanied by bitterness, and happiness is accompanied by sighs. The show ended, but people stayed in the bar, reluctant to leave.

Levien left the stage and came to the side, where he saw Stanley and George sitting side by side.

"Thank you. Stanley said with a smile, his slightly reddened eyes revealing the turmoil and excitement in his heart, "You should know that these audiences are here for you." Those classics that have long been annihilated in the long river of history are now beginning to shine again. That's a good thing, that's a good thing. ”

Stanley nodded again and again, repeating in a low voice, not noticing that it was not Lan Li standing in front of him, but Levine.

"Good work. George raised his beer in his hand in respect.

After tonight's shooting, there is no need for Lan Li to continue the performance, because all the audience present today will be paid as extras, which is their job, but in order to express his gratitude, Lan Li still chose to take the stage and performed for an hour, truly sharing a wonderful night with the fans.

Levien tugged at the corners of his mouth, "For singers, only standing there is life." So......" he shrugged his shoulders and didn't continue, everything was silent, but the words seemed meaningful.

"Sorry, excuse me, can we?" Ethan's intrusion interrupted the conversation between them, and Joel was already quite unreasonable and couldn't wait to pull Levine to turn away, looking at Stanley and George's helpless smiles, Ethan spread his hands to apologize, and then hurriedly turned to chase after him.

"'Lost Love,' that song is Bon-Iver?right?' What about 'Charlie Boy'? is this song yours?'" Joel asked eagerly, only to see Levine nod in the affirmative, Joel continued, "So, can we use it? I mean, in this movie? as a performance, or as a soundtrack?"

"I don't think it's a good idea. Levine shook his head, "You see, these two songs were written later, and they don't fit the style of the sixties, although the content and style seem to be somewhat similar, but ...... That's the ballad. If you want to use it in behind-the-scenes footage, or in a concert after that, then that's absolutely fine, but in a movie? That's a terrible idea. ”

Levien told the truth, looking at Joel and preparing to retort, he went on to say, "However, if you insist, I have no problem. As for Bon-Iver, you should call and ask for his opinion. ”

"Are you friends with him?" asked Joel.

"No, it's not. "I'd love to know you if you could introduce us to us." ”

Looking at Ethan and Joel, who were deep in thought, Levien patted them on the shoulder, "I'll go over and take a break, and you can call me again if you have something." With that, Levien turned around and walked towards where Paul and Anne were, with a big smile on his face, and began to greet him from a distance, "How is it, do you still like the show?"

"Jesus Christ, you are a madman. Paul sighed, stood up and hugged him heavily, with a smile on his face.

But Anne didn't make any moves, and Levien couldn't help but be slightly stunned, "Anne, what's wrong? Don't you like the performance just now?"

Anne pursed her lips and shook her head, then folded her hands in front of her chest and shrunk back, as if she was dodging Levine and approaching Paul, so that it was confusing, and then Anne said angrily, "You're not Lan Li, you're not. After glancing at it, he said firmly, "I know, you're not, you're not...... as he spoke, and his eyes were stained with a thin layer of mist.

The utterly lost line between the pioneer village and the kerosene lamp bar, the blurred line between the sixties and the real contemporary, has finally resurfaced.