This song "Split" is not the straightforward pain of "The End of the World", to give a very simple example, if you express the pain in your heart and stutter when acting? Small eyes? Zhou Hui held the steering wheel with one hand in the car and cried, and his face was paralyzed; Green-cap? Dragging? Xie will tell you with a convulsive expression and snot, I am so uncomfortable. Tony Leung also had exaggerated times in the early days, and in the later stage, he would use his eyes to hide the pain, even if the corners of his mouth were slightly upturned, he couldn't hide the sense of resonance with the audience. That's the resonance that the song "Split" can bring. What will happen to Xing Ye? Xing Ye's most successful interpretation in this regard is the Monkey King who can't have both mission and love in Journey to the West, and the sentence "He is like a dog" is even more exhaustive, how much helplessness, how much bitterness, how many joys and sorrows, how many joys, sorrows, and sorrows in the world. Of course, this is the realm of "Black Humor", not to mention it for the time being.

Next, Du Xinghe released Fang Yajun the 14th ranked "Secret Number" in his mind, which is also the last song in "Octave Space".

……

I want what I want to do~

You're better than anyone else~

What you want to say and what you want to give~

I know it all~

Didn't leave a message for a missed call~

It must be that you miss it alone~

No one can guess~

This is our code~

……

It doesn't matter if they guess casually~

Connect to each other's signals~

Only then can I have a reliance~

There are too many people and too many things~

Sandwiched between us and roaring~

There is too much noise and the signal is weak~

Even the wind blows to interfere~

But you don't want to~

I've been walking in the dark underground~

I want to blow the wind and want to be free~

I want to hold hands together~

Go and see the sea around the world and wander~

……

I'm afraid of your heartbreak~

No one will help you wipe your tears~

Don't care if it's right or wrong~

As long as we feel right~

……

I'm afraid of your heartbreak~

No one will help you wipe your tears~

Don't leave your side~

Only with you and my world can we be perfect~

……

It doesn't matter if they guess casually~

Connect to each other's signals~

Only then can I have a reliance~

There are too many people and too many things~

Sandwiched between us and roaring~

There is too much noise and the signal is weak~

Even the wind blows to interfere~

But you don't want to~

I've been walking in the dark underground~

I want to blow the wind and want to be free~

I want to hold hands together~

Go and see the sea around the world and wander~

I'm afraid of your heartbreak~

No one will help you wipe your tears~

Don't care if it's right or wrong~

As long as we feel right~

……

I'm afraid of your heartbreak~

No one will help you wipe your tears~

Don't leave your side~

Only with you and my world can we be perfect~

……

You said you wanted to run away and let go~

Love is too tired and love is not free~

Because I can't afford to give the simplest promise~

You stop receiving signals~

I started to search for it and couldn't find it~

Who knows~

What time is it~

You will receive the code~

I'm afraid of your heartbreak~

No one will help you wipe your tears~

Don't care if it's right or wrong~

As long as we feel right~

……

I'm afraid of your heartbreak~

No one will help you wipe your tears~

Don't leave your side~

Only with you and my world can we be perfect~

I'm afraid of your heartbreak~

No one will help you wipe your tears~

Don't leave your side~

Only with you can we be perfect~

I'm afraid of your heartbreak~

No one will help you wipe your tears~

Don't care if it's right or wrong~

As long as we feel right~

I'm afraid of your heartbreak~

No one will help you wipe your tears~

Don't leave your side~

Only with you can we be perfect~

I'm afraid of your heartbreak~

No one will help you wipe your tears~

Don't care if it's right or wrong~

As long as we feel right~

……

So far, all 10 songs of "Octave Space" have entered the TOP60 in Du Xinghe's mind, except for the 10 capital shortlisted for "Fantesi", "Octave Space" is the only second, although there is no such sharp palace-level masterpiece, but in Du Xinghe's view. The integrity of "Octave Space" and the average height of the work are second only to "Fantesi", and "Octave Space", which is sandwiched between "Fantesi and Ye Huimei", is definitely Jay Chou's most underrated god. If it is only an average score, "Octave Space" can definitely rank second.

After the baptism of "Jay" and "Fantesi", a storm is brewing in the entire Chinese music scene, and Jay Chou's contribution to the Chinese music scene is definitely not just 300 songs, but Jay Chou's perverted talent has set the starting point of the work at a very high height. In other words, to put it bluntly, the entire Chinese music scene has a benchmark since then, and singers of the same generation must come up with higher-quality works, including Tao Zhe and Wang Leehom.

In 2002, Tao Zhe's "Black Liuding" beat "Octave Space" to win the best album at the Golden Melody Awards. However, "Octave Space", which was not praised by the judges, won the first place in the HITFM 100 Golden Songs of the Year in the same year, and in this year, the second place of the year selected by the audience came from "Black Liuding". It's called "Black Liuding", and the first one is from "Octave Space", which is called "Secret Number".

In Du Xinghe's view, the integrity of "Octave" is perfect, it is a rare conceptual album of Jay Chou, and the style is also extremely unified. "Octave Space", literally means that the jump between musical scales is often divided into octaves, such as the upper octave or the lower octave. Over time, it has been called "Octave Space", and the musical characteristics of this album can be peeked into from the album's name. That's the melody.

Du Xinghe believes that "Octave Space" is Jay Chou's best melodic album, and there is no one. Representative works "Milan", "Train", "Back to the Past", "Battle", "Peninsula". And this "Secret Number". If you have to compete in melody, "Peninsula" and "Secret Number" are equal, "Peninsula" has more literary temperament, and "Secret Number" is better in one go. The reason why Du Xinghe ranked "Secret Number" in front of "Peninsula" is that according to his personal subjective consciousness, "Secret Number" is under the premise of perfect melody. With a better vocal range and complexity, he regards "Secret Signal" as the best interpretation of octave space.

The lyrics of this song were also very liked by Du Xinghe back then. In particular, this paragraph:

"I want to blow the wind and want to be free~

I want to hold hands together~

Go and see the sea around the world and wander~

I'm afraid that your heart is broken and no one will help you wipe your tears~

Don't care if it's right or wrong~

As long as we feel right~"

This kind of pure feeling he always thought was written by Brother Wenshan, and later learned that it was an employee of Alpha Company, and there were many highlights in the lyrics, which were not inferior to Brother Wenshan's love songs, and it is estimated that many people had silently copied the lyrics of this song back then, when practicing words. Many people like to practice Jay Chou's lyrics book, humming while writing.

To be honest, many of Jay Chou's songs have to be listened to many times before they become more and more liked, and even many of them slowly feel after a few years. But the song "Secret Number" is different, "Secret Number" is one of the few songs that can make people fall in love at first sight, and there are large sections of god-level melodies in it, which shocked Du Xinghe and still remembers it, and even remembers the feelings of listening to it at the time and a few special memory points. He's always been melodic.

"I didn't answer the call and didn't leave a message~

It must be that you miss it alone~

No one can guess~

This is our code~"

This period was enough to choke Du Xinghe at that time, and the feeling of not answering calls and leaving messages was one meal at a time. "This is our code" has a little bit of falsetto, and that kind of voice is particularly charming. It paved the way for a lot of falsetto later.

"There are too many people and too many things~

Sandwiched between us and roaring~

There is too much noise and the signal is weak~

Even the wind blows to interfere~

But you don't want to~

I've been walking in the dark underground~"

The feeling of continuous singing here is very refreshing, the lyrics of "weak signal" and "even the wind" are separated, but the songs are connected, and the atmosphere is tested when KTV. In addition, let's talk about paragraph C alone, the C section of the code has reached the point where there is no solution.

"You said you wanted to run away and let go~

Love is too tired and love is not free~

Because I can't afford to give the simplest promise~

You stop receiving signals~

I started to search for it and couldn't find it~

Who knows~

What time will you receive the code~"

This must start with paragraph B of the second paragraph, one sentence is higher than the other, until "you will receive the code". It's already a key that can't even go up the falsetto. And the connection between true and false tones in this section has reached a perfect realm, and friends who like to sing "Secret Number" when they go to KTV should have a deep understanding.

Let's talk about it separately. This song is Du Xinghe's favorite song to sing in KTV. It's especially refreshing to sing with a rhythmic melody.

Briefly talking about the arrangement of this song, from the guitar at the beginning to the drum kit at the back, it is basically these two kinds of crossover to the end, and the simplest and harmonious moment appears after 2:50 and before the C section comes out. It felt very comfortable.

In addition, the drum beat of this song contributes greatly to the rhythm, and you must first grasp the drum beat and rhythm sense to sing this song. Otherwise, it will be difficult to listen to the singing, and as long as you step on the rhythm point of the whole song, it will be very good.

After reviewing "Secret Numbers". Du Xinghe continued to brush up on time and released Fang Yajun "William Castle", which ranked 13th in his mind!

……

Vine Plants~

Crawling all over the count's grave~

The castle is deserted~

Weedy soil~

A fat witch who can't ride a broom~

Recite the incantation in Latin~

The black cat she raised laughed like crying~

Lala-la-woo~

Use the crystal ball to divinate people~

She said that at three o'clock in the afternoon, the sun shone into the angle of the church~

Can know if you were a werewolf or a bat in your previous life~

The owner of the castle, Wilhelm II, has a full beard~

It is customary to start snoring after sucking blood~

The butler is a pig who speaks French and behaves elegantly~

Before sucking blood, the Gospel of John will be recited as a remedy~

Princess Catherine with blue eyes~

Exclusively eats ~ male rats with AB blood type ~

……

Vine Plants~

Crawling all over the count's grave~

The castle is deserted~

Weedy soil~

A fat witch who can't ride a broom~

Recite the incantation in Latin~

The black cat she raised laughed like crying~

Lala-la-woo~

Use the crystal ball to divinate people~

She said that at three o'clock in the afternoon, the sun shone into the angle of the church~

Can know if you were a werewolf or a bat in your previous life~

The owner of the castle, Wilhelm II, has a full beard~

Get used to ~ start snoring after sucking blood ~

The butler is a pig who speaks French and behaves elegantly~

Before sucking blood, the Gospel of John will be recited as a remedy~

Princess Catherine with blue eyes~

Exclusively eats ~ male rats with AB blood type ~

……

RAP: You said how do you stay in the score~

Has been staying who let it stay ~

Why is my girlfriend cheering off the field~

But you still let me out of trouble~

You say how do you say the score stays~

Has been staying who let it stay ~

Why is my girlfriend cheering off the field~

But you still let me out of trouble~

……

It is said that before writing a song, Fang Wenshan will go to the library and look up a lot of information on the Internet. Jay Chou would tell him what style he needed for this song when he was composing. The song "Castle William" was discussed with Jay Chou after Fang Wenshan checked the information, and finally created four distinct characters: Fat Witch, Butler Pig, William II, and Princess Catherine. However, it comes out of creation.

In "William Castle", Jay Chou has already thought of using the monster "vampire" in the Western world as the theme when he was doing the demo tape, using MIDI to make an organ, and adding sound effects such as horses' hooves in front, and the last part of the rap is the lyrics in "Bullfight", which is now added when the last recording. In Jay Chou's song. Basically, they are based on these images.

Vampires, the legend of immortality in the Western world, are a kind of monster that emerges day and night and survives by sucking human blood.

Many people's first contact with vampires must be "Interview with the Vampire" starring Tom-Cruise and Pitt, which basically stereotyped the image of the vampires of our era. In the movie, Cruise is cruel and elegant, pitt is delicate and aristocratic, and every shot is full of gothic style, which makes people fascinated. Some people say that vampires are fictional, and there is no such thing as a zài image. But everyone should stick to the inherent image of a vampire in their heart.

Presumably many people have chased the American drama "Vampire Diaries". The Damon in it basically fits the temperament of the vampire in everyone's heart, the kind of elegance and evil that spreads with a touch of blood. Of course, this is all very, very subjective perception and opinion of the image of the vampire. For the later movie "Twilight", the hero and heroine are ugly and can't bear to look directly, and when they encounter the sun, they actually glow, blinding people's dog eyes. The whole movie is rubbish, which will make people slow down for a long time, and Yan zhòng destroys the inherent image of vampires in people's hearts.

And for Chinese songs with vampire themes. There are "Castle Wilhelm", "Cross Era". In addition, there is also Mayday's "Night Visit", especially the lyrics of "Night Visit", Du Xinghe even thinks that it is better written than "William Castle", but I will not mention it here for the time being.

Back to the "Castle William" song itself.

Jay Chou's early control of the song was relatively comprehensive, and the earliest demo of this song has been labeled as a vampire and is in the demo tape. Jay Chou himself used MIDI to do the accompaniment of the organ, and when he wrote the lyrics to Fang Wenshan, he only gave a proposition composition, three words, vampire. From this point of view, Fang Wenshan has at least handed in a test paper with at least 90 points.

Fang Wenshan's story. The basic scene around the castle was described at the beginning, and in a few simple words, the strange image of Fort Wilhelm was about to emerge. Vines and plants, crawling all over the count's grave. Legend has it that vampires do not see sunlight during the day and usually sleep in coffins in graves. The castle was barren and overgrown with weedy dirt. The first few sentences explained the overall image of Fort William, and then the inside of the castle, what are some strange things in the castle. Fang Wenshan still exerted his unbridled imagination and grotesque accumulation. A fat witch who can't ride a broom, laughs like a crying cat, what is the witch doing? Divination with a crystal ball. The owner of the castle, Wilhelm II, had a full beard, and the butler was a French-speaking pig with elegant manners, a princess Catherine with blue eyes, and a male mouse with AB blood type. What kind of vampire is this, I have to admire Fang Wenshan's writing skills, he is naturally suitable for writing lyrics, and he is writing lyrics for Jay Chou, the absurd words and sentences with Jay Chou's weird style are simply perfect. The last few lines are the essence of the lyrics of the whole song,

"In a trance~whose footsteps are it~

Silver teapot ~ for cockroaches and spiders ~

Hard work ~ the whole family is afraid of the sunrise ~ White candle ~ warms the empty house ~"

Silver teapots, cockroaches, spiders, and white candles are like magical images that unfold and give us a perfect trip to the castle. Its final honor is the 13th Golden Melody Awards. Won the best lyricist. However, it must be said here that everyone should not have heard of it, and to this day, it is still said that it is not enjoyable. Even "Cross Era" more than ten years later failed to make up for this regret, especially the "Bullfighting" rap added at the end of the song, if Fang Wenshan is allowed to recreate, I believe there will be another popular lyrics. In general, "Fort William" starts from a specific thing and describes the strange and mysterious atmosphere of vampires in a small way, which can be called one of Fang Wenshan's best lyrics.

Unlike Fang Wenshan's small perspective, Mayday's song "Interview with the Vampire at Night" intuitively describes the perfect image of the vampire in my heart. The most touching must be the sentence "The night is my shawl." Sunrise is my risk". However, in terms of genre, although the rock and roll night visit vampire is the favorite of most people's KTV, in the dead of night, Du Xinghe still likes the weird "William Castle".

Two words to sum up the arrangement and style of "Fort William", that is, weird. The works of more than 10 years ago still sound perfect and avant-garde today, and Jay Chou's grasp of the artistic conception and creation of zào have firmly thrown off the back of a whole era of singers of the same generation. The artistic conception is a very mysterious thing, such as the grievance of fireworks. For example, the late autumn of the maple, such as the midsummer of the sunny day. For example, the magnificence of the father, such as the weirdness of William. Jay Chou is not just piling up, but creating zào.

What is the mood of this song?

At night, it was pitch black, and I couldn't see my fingers, and all kinds of insects were heard in the distance. The sound of insects chirping makes the night even more empty and quiet. The camera slowly moved forward, and there was the sound of running water and wind in my ears, and at this time the bell rang, accompanied by the sound of insects. In the picture, a strange castle appears. Along with the sound of the bells, the strings play, and the heavy drum beat takes over the bells, and the song begins.

"Vine plant ~

Crawling all over the count's grave~

The castle is deserted~

Weedy dirt~"

Jay Chou hummed almost morbidly, with the beat of the drum sentence by sentence, accompanied by rhythm and singing, as if he was stretching out withered hands from the grave, withered hands broke through the soil, and vampires with fangs woke up from the grave. The bells are still ringing one by one, telling you that 0 o'clock is coming, and the night is the time when the vampires are infested. Accompanied by the heavy beat of the drums, the vampire seemed to be stepping on the rhythm, dancing step by step. Two rows of inclined crosses lead the way, which is the gate of the castle, and if you listen carefully to the accompaniment, you will hear a strange sharp sound effect in addition to the drum beat, and if you listen carefully, you will also hear the bell ringing all the time, until the bell does not stop until "divination for others". Sharp and eerie sound effects in the background act as part of the strings, making them even more mysterious.

Walking into the castle, "Meow~" A black cat appeared, with blood-red eyes looking directly at the visitors, the corners of the mouth raised up the cat's mouth, and the gentle laughter, but it whined, turning into hysterical crying.

She said that the angle of the sun shining into the church at three o'clock in the afternoon~

Can know if you were a werewolf or a bat in your previous life~

The owner of the castle, Wilhelm II, has a full beard~

Get used to ~ start snoring after sucking blood ~

The butler is a pig who speaks French and behaves elegantly~

Before sucking blood, the Gospel of John will be recited as a remedy~

Princess Catherine with blue eyes~

Exclusively eats ~ male rats with AB blood type ~"

The humming of this section has an almost mysterious attraction, making you unconsciously sing along, as if joining the zombie team to dance, in the hall, the white candle on the long table in the middle lights up the darkness, making a qiē bright, sitting in front of one end of the long table is a middle-aged nobleman with a full beard, at this time you can automatically follow the vampire's gorgeous dinner in the MV of "Cross Era". Princess Catherine, dressed in a splendid evening dress, sat at the table, her blue eyes glowing seductively, but on the cutlery was a mouse.

"Whose footsteps are in a trance~

Silver teapot for cockroaches and spiders~

The whole family is afraid of the sunrise~

The white candle warms the empty house~"

The harmony here in section B is layered, the four words trance are footnotes, Jay Chou hums in a trance as if he is in the midst of a vote of vampires, dancing mechanically with the rhythm of the music, the harmony is like the cheers of this group of vampires, and an inexplicable sense of scene is creepy. The interlude was mixed with various sound effects, and there were even a few wolf howls in the distance. After the second simple repetition of paragraph A, section B transposes, the artistic conception of the song has reached its peak here, any lyrics are floating clouds, I don't believe in listening to the next chaotic C section, you don't feel any discomfort at all in the lyrics of "Bullfighting", the picture at this time is too clear, lyrics? who-care。

Since the rap of "Bullfighting" is also perfectly integrated with the artistic conception here, it is simply a stroke of genius. In addition, you will find that with the accompaniment of "Castle William", this rap becomes more rhythmic, which also shows the importance of arrangement. At this point, the song ends.

The whole song is layered and progressive, to "Dirt" is the first paragraph, "Mouse" is the second paragraph, and "Empty House" is the third paragraph, Jay Chou's songs in the early days are very rich, and the division of ABC segments is not enough to express the level of xiàn this song, all the way to the rap at the end, the whole song is done in one go, from slow to urgent, from slow to fast, from slow to aggressive, which makes people want to stop. Although the arrangement of the whole song is a plus, I have to say that the song of "William" is definitely the most brilliant part of the whole song.

The rhythm of the whole song's arrangement, when it is slow, the drum beat is the bell, when it is fast, it is the drum kit, and there is always a pipe organ interspersed in the middle, which makes the temperament of the whole song more in line with the Gothic style, and the strange image of the vampire is highly consistent. (To be continued......)