Chapter 255: Music Starts

The song "twistandshout" was familiar to everyone in the audience, and even to most of the audience in the audience.

The song was a track from The Beatles' debut album released in the UK in 1963.

In 1964, the song was covered by the Beatles, and then released as a single in the United States, and immediately hit the No. 1 North American music charts, selling more than 10 million copies in the United States. At the same time, the EP of the cover of this song was the best-selling one in the UK and the second in Canada.

"Twistandshout" is considered one of the best examples of British rockandroll because of the Beatles' singing, and it is also the iconic beginning of the Beatlemania phenomenon in European and American society, and the Beatles will perform the song live on each tour to thank the fans.

As the most well-known rock band abroad, the music of the Beatles has long entered China through various CDs and tapes, and Chinese who like electronic music are extremely familiar with it, just like the first impression of Chinese when they talk about foreign food is McDonald's and hamburgers. In fact, McDonald's and hamburgers are just American fast food, and the Beatles are British rock bands.

At this time, even if there were any complaints about the mainland band, everyone present couldn't help but be impressed by the demeanor of the mainland band.

Only a handful of people will associate some deeper meaning - the reason why the mainland band chose a song that everyone is familiar with may be because they are so confident in their own strength that they believe that they will win!

Will that be the case?

Some people began to have an ominous premonition in their hearts.

In his heart, Govin admired Eddie, who made this song the title of the competition.

Eddie is indeed a great musician, not only skilled but also knows rock 'n' roll like the back of his neck.

It seems that the Beatles' "twistandshout" is very popular, and even Chinese listeners know that it is relatively easy to perform. However, anyone who knows the Beatles knows that there are actually many versions of this song.

The song was included in the first album of The Beatles released in 1963, and the results of this song were not good compared to the other songs on the album that year, and the reason was that when the Beatles recorded this song, the lead singer of the Beatles, John Lennon, had a cold and completed the recording of the song by drinking milk and taking cough medicine to moisten his throat. So in this song on the album, you'll hear John Lennon's coughing and his hoarse voice.

In 1964, the Beatles landed in the United States and re-covered the song, this time the lead singer John Lennon did not get sick, and the song came out perfectly. Soon this dusty song landed at the top of the North American music charts, and it was also a big hit in the United Kingdom.

With the passage of time, from the mid-60s onwards, the Beatles became extremely popular, and a social phenomenon called "Beatle Mania" arose around the world.

For those avid rock lovers and Beatles fans, the 1964 cover of "TwistandShout" is not as good as the interpretation of the debut album, and although both contain the feelings of the Beatles and Lennon, the husky and energetic rendition of John Lennon on the debut album is even more unforgettable.

So Eddie's choice of this song may not have been intentional, but it also invisibly gave Wang Xinbo and them a test. After all, Wang Xinbo and they are still exposed to few Beatles music resources, and it is very likely that they have only heard one version of "Twistandshout".

In the second round, both sides sang "twistandshout", comparing their comprehension and perfection of the song. In terms of comprehension, it is not easy to distinguish between the two and losers. However, in terms of perfection, in addition to the flaws in the instrumental performance, it is important to choose the debut album version and the cover version.

If both sides perform perfectly, but Wang Xinbo and they sing a cover version, while the mainland band performs the first album version, then Wang Xinbo and they will definitely lose, because the true meaning of everyone's competition in this round is the true intention of the songwriter, and the version of the first album is more difficult.

If both sides perform the first album version, comparing the language skills of both sides, I am afraid that Wang Xinbo is not Eddie's opponent, English is Eddie's mother tongue after all!

Since Eddie offered to compare this song, according to Gowen's judgment, the mainland band would not perform the cover version at all.

Originally, it was the mainland band that performed first this time, but Wang Xinbo was worried that there would be a situation similar to Wang Yong's lack of courage to perform on stage in the first round, so after negotiation, this time the competition was still performed by the Chinese band first.

As soon as the singing began, Govin knew in his heart that he was going to suffer, and the version sung by Wang Xinbo was the version covered by the Beatles in 1964.

In terms of topic selection, the Wan Li Ma Wang Band is at a disadvantage, and now it depends on whether they can perform it perfectly.

In fact, both the debut album version and the cover version have their own charm, some people may like the debut album version, and some people have a soft spot for the cover version. It's just that with the change of the times, people's ideas will also change, people in the 60s liked the cover version, but from the 70s, the debut album version was more loved by the public.

……

well,shakeitupbabynow

twistandshout

eon,eon,e,eonbabynow

eonandworkitonout

youknowyoutwist,littlegirl

……

Wang Xinbo's voice is actually not very suitable for the interpretation of this song, his voice is a little bright, without John Lennon's hoarse throat and unrestrained personality, but because of his feelings and strength, this bright voice makes this song more energetic and enthusiastic, and a trace of broken sound from time to time also perfectly fits the artistic conception of this song.

This song is originally a fast song, the cheerful rhythm and unrestrained lyrics are meant to make people twist their waists and scream and shake up, coupled with Wang Xinbo's wonderful performance, all the audience present couldn't help but sway, everyone cheered while jumping to their heart's content, extremely happy.

By the time the song was finished, Wang Xinbo had already roared so hoarse that his throat was a little hoarse and he was soaking wet. The audience was also very happy and applauded.

"It's so cool!"

"Great!"

"That's a lot better than disco!"

"Wan Li Ma Wang Band will win!"

……

Wang Xinbo and others, who stood in front to thank the audience, were also relieved to listen to the cheers of the audience. Several people also feel good about themselves, although the mainland band has not yet performed, but they have already put their biggest level out and have a clear conscience.

When the song of Wan Li Ma Wang Band ended, several members of the mainland band also applauded, although the two sides are still competing, but good music is worthy of every musician's appreciation.

"I didn't expect their explosiveness to be so good!" Drummer Sifili clapped his hands and said to Paul.

"Hmph, that's far worse than us." There was still a hint of disdain on Paul's face.

"Don't say that, you grew up listening to rock music, you started playing guitar since you were a child, and they have only been listening to this kind of music for a few years, and you dare to say that you are put in such an environment, and at the same time, you are better than them?" Eddie angrily rebuked Paul.

"Uh......"

The audience cheered for a while and then slowly quieted down, and soon it was the turn of the mainland band to perform, although everyone thought that the Wan Li Ma Wang band performed very well, but before the mainland band did not sing, no one dared to pack tickets anymore. After all, the first round was overturned by the continental band when everyone thought they had won.

Everyone quietly watched a few foreigners on the stage prepare in front of the instrument.

After the members of the continental band all made an OK gesture to themselves, Eddie turned to face the audience, covered the microphone and said, "The version we performed was the version from the Beatles' first album released in February 1963, and when this song was recorded, John Lennon was suffering from a cold and had to ......"

Eddie did not rush to start the performance, but introduced the story of the first release of "twistandshout" to the audience in Chinese.

"So, please carefully distinguish the difference between the version we play and the version played by the Wan Li Ma Wang Band......"

"This bastard, really deliberately tricked!" The grumpy Ding Wu listened, and suddenly figured out the meaning of Eddie's words.

"Don't get excited! Brother Wang, their performance is perfect, who wins and who loses! Cui Jian said.

"Is what Eddie said true? There are two versions of the song? Zang Tianshuo asked Cui Jian with some doubts.

"I don't know, I haven't heard of it." Cui Jian shook his head.

"There are two versions, and I once heard a friend from abroad talk about it." Liu Yuan of the Plywood Band interjected, "The Beatles' first album was released in the early 60s, and whether there is such an album in China is still two words, if there is one, it is estimated that Lin Liguo in the compound may have it." Now we listen to the Beatles albums, most of which are various compilations released later. ”

"Damn, isn't this digging a hole?" Ding Wu was a little reluctant.

"No way, that's the situation in China now, it's good for us to hear the Beatles, so we can ask for more." Cui Jian was also a little helpless.

"There's no need to be nervous, if it's really as Eddie said, it will be more difficult for the debut album version to perform perfectly, if the mainland band can really perform, our skills are not as good as others, and we should lose." At this time, Wang Xinbo had already relieved his strength, and he said in a voice that was already hoarse.

While several of the band members were still discussing, the guitars and drums of the Continental band rang out.

(To be continued.) )