George-Slender walked into the pioneer village, walked to his old place, asked for a single malt whisky, and then leaned back in his chair and watched the show in peace. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

The singer on the stage looked like a boy next door, without any aura, and would soon be swallowed up and drowned in the crowd, which made the whole show full of approachable style, but the faint sadness hidden in the melody was so real that George couldn't help but close his eyes and savor the lyrics.

I have to say, George had some small surprises.

There are more and more singers, but the bar has been lowered, partly because of the grassroots fame frenzy set off by "American Idol", and partly because the commercialization of the music market is accelerating rapidly. Music as a commodity, singers' appearance conditions, commercial value, market response and other factors are accounting for an increasing proportion, but the essential elements such as singing skills, musicality, pitch and creative ability are being ignored.

However, now the boy-next-door musicality is eye-catching, and more importantly, the lyrics and melody of this original song are really good. Such singer-songwriters are becoming more and more rare, which is one of the important reasons why singers like John-Mayer who have a certain creative ability but are hardly amazing are recognized by the Grammys.

Although he has only listened to one song now, George can't draw conclusions for the time being. For example, the boy-next-door voice is still a little choppy and the stability of the treble processing remains to be examined, and the song's creative achievements are commendable, but it is only a flash of inspiration, and it is still the tip of the iceberg of talent.

However, the emergence of such singer-songwriters is indeed a surprise, and the music market needs to inject more such fresh blood. Otherwise, when music becomes a real fast food, the market will become more and more sluggish and completely meaningless.

After singing the song, Stanley came over and sat down in the empty seat next to him, with a familiar smile on his face, George spoke directly and said critically, "You called me here specifically for this big boy?"

Although the performance just now was not bad, it was far from being "amazing", and it was not worth his special trip at all. Could it be that the pioneer village has degenerated to this point, that the music market has become so bad, that Stanley could not bear the mere appearance of a young singer with creative ability, that he was invited to the bar three times and twice?

"To be honest, I'm a little disappointed. George's poisonous tongue had no scruples at all, and resented the past without fear.

Stanley was really familiar with this old friend, and he didn't mind at all, but chuckled, "The older you get, the less patience you have now. Even you're like this, so what more can we ask of the market?"

A rebuttal made George choke and roll his eyes, but he couldn't refute it, picked up the whiskey on the table, took a sip, and refused to respond.

Stanley raised the corners of his mouth triumphantly, but instead of cutting straight to the point, he looked to the left and said to him, "Have you had dinner?"

"Your dinner here is not for anyone except that dish. With a look of disgust, George waved his hand, as if chasing a fly, and drove Stanley away.

After singing the song "Top", Ed finally calmed down, and he was greatly encouraged by the scorching applause at the scene, and the next performance gradually improved, and finally returned to his usual level. Thirty minutes sounds like a long time, in fact, it's over in a blink of an eye, Ed couldn't help but be a little reluctant, a little excited, and a little lost, and let out a long breath, "The last song tonight, after asking the permission of the original author, I adapted the song, hoping to express a little bit of my respect." ”

Ed calmed down the boiling and tumbling in his heart a little, and began to sketch the strings again, and after the melody sounded, someone in the bar actually whistled, and the cold bar added a touch of popularity, which made the corners of Ed's mouth rise.

"Ophelia", Ed chose this song, not only because it was a product of the night he and Lan Li met, but also because it reawakened the determination of his dreams in his heart. What's more, Lan Li's creative talent once again opened Ed's eyes, whether it is "Cleopatra" or "Ophelia", the lyrics contain poetry and beauty, amazing, and the deep meaning hidden behind Shakespeare's works is worth savoring repeatedly, Ed is truly admired.

Obviously, Ed is not the only one in the bar who likes this "Ophelia" and is familiar with Lan Li-Hall, those whistles are the best response, and even Neil and the others in the bar raised their hands high, beat the beat, and joined Ed's singing.

"Ophelia", which is performed on the guitar, is slightly weak, the cheerfulness and freedom between the melodies are reduced, and the negative emotions of sadness and loss become more intense, flying up and down in the clear guitar strings. Ed's singing skills are not amazing, but his voice has a kind of narrative ability, and with the ups and downs of the notes, the story naturally comes to mind, which makes the whole song come alive.

"Oh, Ophelia, you have haunted me since the beginning of the century, and oh Ophelia, it is God who makes fools like me fall in love. ”

George's hand holding the whisky couldn't help but pause in mid-air, this song really brings an amazing taste, the flowing melody, the profound lyrics, the contrast between joy and sadness, the maturity and freedom revealed between the gestures, you can clearly glimpse the dazzling talent of creation.

In terms of commercial value, maybe the "top" song just now will be a little better, because the integration of pop elements will make it easier for the public to accept, but in terms of artistic value and song completion, George personally thinks that the latter song is slightly better, and this is a song worth savoring.

Ed's interpretation is really good, even better than the other songs just now, and the story behind the lyrics makes people sink deeply, but the sad thing is that Ed's high notes are not stable, and he smooths out the edges and corners of the melody and interprets it in a eloquent way, moving, but less impactful to the heart.

Objectively speaking, the stories interpreted by Ed are closer to life, such as "top", simple metaphors and simple narratives hide his life experience, but the story of "Ophelia" is more poetic and more profound, just like a thick "complete works of Shakespeare", you must have enough life experience, and you must calm down to taste the flavor.

The creation of music can not only show the experience and talent of the creator, but also listen to the hidden heritage, culture and even class, which is also an important reason why music is one of the seven major arts.

George is even more curious, if it is interpreted by the original creator, what kind of style will it be, what kind of singer is the one who created "Ophelia"? George can't help but think of Johnny Cash, vicissitudes, decadence, gloomy, sophisticated, dull, irritable, most likely a poet or literary creator...... This reminds George even more of Bob Dylan.

After singing the song, Ed took a curtain call amid the applause of everyone, then put the guitar behind him, and said into the microphone, "My performance is over tonight, and next, I will invite the original author of the song 'Ophelia' to come up, hoping that he can perform the original version of the song to everyone, then it will be a blessing for everyone." Personally, I couldn't wait for it."

This made everyone chuckle, and Ed continued the microphone and said, "Gentlemen, ladies, please...... Blue Rite Hall. ”

George looked to the side, and then he saw a big boy in a white T-shirt and black jeans - that was literally, and that was exactly what it looked like a boy.

For folk songs that need ideological precipitation and experience, age is the greatest wealth, and the ups and downs of life experience are the only way to create a melody, people often say that suffering is torture for life, but it is a treasure for art, which is what it means.

But now the big boy in front of him looked less than thirty years old—no, he should not be twenty-five, which was too young, unbelievably young.

Although there have been many geniuses in history, such as LeAnn-Rimes's 14-year-old debut, which stunned the United States and won two Grammy trophies the following year, writing the history of the youngest Grammy winner, and it was not broken until 2017, Lean belongs to the country-pop genre, not the ballad.

George's first reaction was that it must not have been created by the big boy in front of him, and the real creator must have been someone else. After this explanation, things suddenly become much more reasonable. But the problem is that even if it's not a creation, just singing, without enough life experience, the singer can't comprehend the vicissitudes of the song, Ed's performance just now is typical, so the big boy in front of him ...... Is he going to sing "Ophelia"?

This is not some kind of "truth or dare" game for young people.

George couldn't help but feel a little repulsed, he didn't like people to treat music as a joke, I wonder if Ed's introduction was wrong, or if he understood it wrong, or if Stanley's vision was wrong? Looking at the big young boy on stage, George began to resist from the bottom of his heart: the first impression was getting worse - even though he knew that the other person hadn't done anything at all.

Many times, the first impression is so subtle, a simple small detail, or an inexplicable action, the heart has already made a judgment, but such a simple judgment will often determine the relationship between thousands of characters.

George decided: he didn't like the big boy.