From the kerosene lamp bar of "Drunken Country Folk" to the real-world Madison Square Garden, the song "Hang Me, Hang Me" builds a bridge between the two time and space, allowing thoughts to flow freely with the flow of light and shadow, and in a trance, it seems that you are really back in the kerosene lamp bar of the 60s, in the opening scene of the "Drunken Country Folk" movie.

"If a song is never new, but it's never outdated, it's a ballad. ”

That's because folk songs are always telling the poetry and sorrow of the murmuring, different from the story of the countryside, and different from the petty bourgeoisie of jazz, the folk song is like a wandering poet, recording suffering in the midst of displacement, it seems that the melody is always similar, but the real difference comes from the singer's interpretation and commentary, and the same song can taste different pains.

The filming of "Drunken Country Folk" was only a year ago, but in the past twelve months, he has experienced too much, and now Lan Li is no longer the original Lan Li after all, his singing is telling a sense of relief and calmness, and a touch of chic and uninhibited is added to his sadness, as if he is slowly telling the follow-up story of Levine Davis after the end of the movie.

However, not everyone can understand the emotions behind the song and melody, only the audience who really understands the movie "Drunken Country Folk", only the audience who really calms down and listens, and only the audience who really understands the singing of Lan Li can understand those flowing water-like passing years, just like the album "Don Quixote", otherwise it is just a slightly pleasant performance in front of you, and you can't feel anything special at all.

And that's the most amazing part: the secret code that belongs to Don Quixote and is only something they can understand.

After the song was sung, a faint feeling of nostalgia spread in the Madison Square Garden, and the comfort and enjoyment rolled in the chest, making people unable to extricate themselves, and couldn't help but want to wander in it, let themselves be lost in the time and space tunnel, looking for the footprints of Levine-Davis.

William Taylor finally came to his senses, a big smile on his face, and then gave a round of applause and even a mischievous whistle in the direction of the stage, as if he were actually in a kerosene lamp bar, and the casual and playful street cheering made the folk bar seem more accessible and casual.

At this point, Madison Square Garden finally woke up.

An unexpected opening, a moving performance, a peculiar rhythm...... The unveiling of the concert in this unusual way, repeating the beginning of the "Drunken Country Folk" movie, made the audience fall into a short period of stunned and dazed, and led everyone back to the sixties unreasonably, but the passage of time was so gentle and moving, all the irritability and excitement gradually calmed down, and then they were immersed in the performance and couldn't extricate themselves.

Until now.

After the emotions came to their senses, cheers and cheers began to erupt gradually. The excitement and excitement revived as the sound broke free of its throat, and the screams joined together to send waves through Madison Square Garden.

"Ahhh

"Ahhh

The frenzied screams and roars echoed endlessly, and began to climb upwards step by step, as if they were releasing all the emotions that had just been suppressed exponentially, and the thunder resounded, and even the wooden floor of the stage could be felt slightly.

The impact of the cascading waves of sound could be clearly felt on the eardrums, like a continuous drumbeat, and even the blood began to gurgle and boil. This is the beauty of live performances, like a theatrical stage, breaking the shackles of the screen, the performers and the audience look at each other face to face, presenting the artistic tension of the performance in its entirety, and completing the transmission of each other without hindrance, so that both parties are deeply immersed in it.

The whole Madison Square Garden was a sensation, spreading from the inside out, and the spectators who were waiting outside the stadium finally felt the craze again, and they were even happier and more crazy than the audience inside, jumping up and down one by one to express their joy and excitement with their whole bodies.

That wave of sound joined the audience without hindrance, stirring up even more turbulent waves.

Holding the guitar in his arms, he sat quietly in the center of the stage, and the corners of Lan Li's mouth rose like this.

Just a few days ago, he was filming Interstellar in Iceland.

This time, the shooting work has always been relaxed and enjoyable, and more importantly, the main difficult parts were all left in the Los Angeles studio - because of the special shooting scenes, Calgary and Iceland scenes are relatively simple, and the real hard part is the struggle with the weather, light, temperature, etc., rather than the performance itself.

After filming in Iceland, the crew took a 10-day break: partly because of the Christmas holidays, and partly to prepare for filming in Los Angeles. As a result, Lan Li returned to New York, joined the stage of "Dream Back to the Kerosene Lamp Bar", and returned to the world of Levine-Davis again.

As the outside world said, this concert was just a joke from the crew before, but the main actors, including Lan Li, said that they were very willing to attend if it was really held as scheduled;

Not to mention people with busy schedules such as Justin Timberlake, Ed Sheeran, and Ranley Hall, even Stark Sanders, who is busy on Broadway, are also full, but every actor actively said that they must be there on December 27, and no matter how busy their schedule, they will do their best to promote this matter.

Tonight, all of them are here.

It can also be seen from the side that the friendly atmosphere during the filming of "Drunken Country Ballads" and the good friendship between the actors have been established.

After two years, he appeared on the stage of the concert again, quietly watching the noisy and boiling heat in front of him, and the emotions stirring in his chest were slightly mixed.

From the past to the present, performance has always been his source of motivation, wholeheartedly into the performance, desperately wandering in the world of performance, even if he is bruised, even if he stumbles, even if he is in pain, he still enjoys it, even the scars are a medal of memory.

But unconsciously, a group of friends who walked side by side have increased by his side, they always unconditionally support his choice, always cheer for him unconditionally, always follow his dreams unconditionally, and become the best companions on this road of pursuing themselves and breaking through themselves.

Leaving the closed state of the crew, standing on the stage again, I once again felt the heat and madness of the wave of support, and the inner emotion was quietly diffused.

He is living his dreams, and they are cheering for his dreams. It's like Heather Cross. Although his parents couldn't understand and refused to support, he had more and more supporters and companions, and he was not alone on the road to a second life.

In a trance, Lan Li saw Heather again, standing in the crowd, smiling brightly, waving her hands, and then dancing to the rhythm, her ivory white skirt blooming like flowers, and you could even hear the silver bell-like laughter echoing.

Involuntarily, the melody was recalled again in my mind:

At the beginning of the "Burst Drummer" filming site, the last scene of 400 hits, his performance finally made a breakthrough and a new life, after experiencing thousands of difficulties and obstacles, he successfully entered a new realm of performance, the past efforts and persistence are like a marquee in the head through the head, on the spot, he created half a "bullet" -

Integrate your life into the performance, just like being shot, even if you are covered in bruises, you have no regrets.

Tonight, the melody began to play again, and the meaning of life shone brightly on this stage. In addition to the performance, there are also companions, all the way.

In fact, that melody was more suitable for a rock arrangement, because the beat of the drum kit and the bass of the bass were the center of gravity of the whole piece, but now, with just a guitar in his hand, he was still inspired, and maybe he could try it.

"Welcome to the Kerosene Lamp Bar. ”

After the applause and cheers gradually subsided, Lan Li said with a smile into the microphone.

"Actually, we had a bit of an argument about tonight's opening show, and I always thought that we should put out the less popular performers to warm up, but people didn't want to admit that they weren't very popular, so Ethan and Joel pushed me out of the way. I guess I do lack confidence on this stage. ”

Lan Li's tone was relaxed, joking and humorous, as if he was really sitting in a tavern, but the low laughter of the 20,000 fans in the audience was like rolling thunder, roaring, and the difference in the venue was suddenly revealed, but it created an absurd sense of joy and made the laughter more and more cheerful.

"But I insisted that we just present the show in the way of 'drunken country ballads', with me at the beginning and end, definitely not because of popularity. ”

Lan Li emphasized a sentence seriously, which made a lot of whistles sound at the scene, and they all started to coax.

"I'm still a bit popular, I guess. Lan Li raised his eyebrows and said jokingly, making everyone laugh collectively again, "The next song, I was originally going to perform another song, but standing on this stage, I had some inspiration, not long ago, when I was filming another work, I used to create a half-que track, and then I never got inspiration." But tonight, to be on the stage again, to feel the craze again, I want to try it. ”

"Don't get too much hope, after all, it's a ballad, you know, if a song ......"

Before Lan Li's words could be finished, the audience shouted in unison:

"It's never new, but it's never outdated."