Jay Chou's sling spare tire trilogy is "The End of the World", "Quiet", and "Black Humor".

This "Quiet", as the second part of the sling trilogy, is quiet, and I don't know how many similar slings I cried. The words of the song are simple and straightforward, and there is no need to say more.

Let's talk about the arrangement and the song. The arrangement of this song is similar to the final chapter of the trilogy. The same is the piano accompaniment of the main song and chorus in the first stanza of the opening stanza, and only piano accompaniment, and in the second stanza, drum beats and strings are added. Although they are similar, the artistic conception is very different. This is a very strange feeling, you can experience the composer's different emotional attitude and state of mind, "Quiet" is a state of mind that is completely spared, reluctant, simple, painful, quiet, relieved, and give up. The dynamics and rhythms of the piano and drum beats are different for different parts. Given that the overall approach is similar to that of "Black Humor", here are just the highlights and differences in the details.

Let's talk about "Quiet" first. In the first few sentences, the tune of "Only the piano ...... left" is very quiet, with a bit of danciful sadness, and the piano is also proceeding gently. Until "you are not reluctant" began to slowly intensify the pain, "forcing yourself to leave" has been painful. "How embarrassing do you want me to say", at this time the piano was obviously much more powerful, every note was sonorous and powerful, and the tune and singing voice were also a little hysterical. Until the last sentence, it returned to the bland. On the second pass, in addition to the drum beat and strings, a repetition was added after the chorus, which is a very brilliant place. With the powerful heavy drum beat, the emotions are released between the ups and downs. Around 50 seconds and 02 minutes and 50 seconds, "you are not reluctant" is followed by "I" or just a mood particle. Very evocative. The interlude of the piano is very pleasant, especially the sudden drum beat. It was as if a desperate mind had been awakened. At 4 minutes and 20 seconds, several heavy drum beats push the whole song to a climax, and the love xù reaches its climax. At 4 minutes and 42 seconds. "I'll always have a good time", stepping on the rhythm of the drums, with the singing, the feelings are cathartic to the extreme.

The song "Quiet" has always been a popular call on major KTVs, and many people think that the song "Quiet" is very easy to sing, and the treble is not particularly obvious. It's a pity that few people can sing this song well, and one of the key reasons is that they didn't grasp the key to this song. If you listen to this song carefully, you will find an obvious place, many places in this song are actually ups and downs, breath is uncertain, high and low, and even in many places there is a sentence from low to high, or from high to low. For example, "I'm going to force myself to leave". For example, "I don't have this kind of talent, tolerate you and accept him", "I really don't have talent, I'm not so fast", "I really", these words are hard, but "no talent" is lazy. This is especially evident in the repeated chorus at the end, which is the most crucial part of the whole song. This feeling should be both exerted and lazy. But the breath of the song must be ample at all times. How do you keep breathing? Let's talk about a cheat that gets into the state relatively quickly. You try to pretend to vomit, retch. Or hiccups, of course, not to make you throw up...... Of course, the moment you make the sound of "vomit", will your abdomen puff up? Feel it, then keep it in this state for as long as possible, and then learn to pronounce it in this state, "Forehead Forehead". Don't stop in one breath, until you run out of breath, practice more, in fact, the song "Quiet" is especially suitable for beginners to practice the grasp of breath. In addition, there is another place in this song that is the transposition at the end. It will sound good when the breath is practiced well.

This "Quiet" is almost the first entry song that many Jay fans have officially become Ajay's brainless brain. It is one of the songs sung by Jay Chou that many people love the most. At that age when I was a little cautious and melancholy, almost half of the melancholy was pinned on this song, the piano in the prelude, every lyric in it, every melody, and even every drum beat in the back, which was once so familiar. The piano sound is left with only the piano sound and full of memories.

After "Quiet", Du Xinghe released Fang Yajun the "Blue and White Porcelain" ranked 8th in his mind!

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The plain embryo outlines the blue and white strokes, and the strokes turn thick and light~

The peony depicted on the bottle is just like your first makeup~

Ran Ran Sandalwood through the window, I know what is going on~

The pen on the rice paper has been put aside for half so far~

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The glaze rendering lady picture charm is privately hidden~

And your smile is like a bud waiting to be released~

A wisp of your beauty is scattered~

Go where I can't go~

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Azure and other smoke and rain~ and I'm waiting for you~

Cooking smoke rises ~ thousands of miles across the river ~

At the bottom of the bottle, the book is engraved to imitate the elegance of the previous dynasty~

Just when I foreshadowed to meet you~

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Azure and other smoke and rain~ and I'm waiting for you~

The moonlight was salvaged ~ and the ending was blurred~

Such as the hand-me-down blue and white porcelain is beautiful by itself~

You have a smile in your eyes~

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The white and green koi jumped at the bottom of the bowl~

When I copied the Song style, I was thinking about you~

The secret you have hidden in the kiln for thousands of years~

Very delicate like an embroidery needle on the ground~

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Outside the curtain, the plantain provokes the shower, and the knocker provokes patina~

And I passed by that Jiangnan town and provoked you~

In the splashed ink landscape painting~

You are hidden from the depths of ink~

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Azure and other smoke and rain~ and I'm waiting for you~

Cooking smoke rises ~ thousands of miles across the river ~

At the bottom of the bottle, the book is engraved to imitate the elegance of the previous dynasty~

Just when I foreshadowed to meet you~

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Azure and other smoke and rain~ and I'm waiting for you~

The moonlight was salvaged ~ and the ending was blurred~

Such as the hand-me-down blue and white porcelain is beautiful ~ you have a smile in your eyes ~

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From "A Lonely Lamp Standing in the Window" in "East Wind Breaking" to "You Leave Like Snow Poignantly" in "Hair Like Snow" to the gloomy sadness "I send you away, thousands of miles away, you are silent black and white", hatred is the eternal theme of the singer. "Blue and White Porcelain" is another Chinese style sung by Jay Chou, but its sorrow and farewell are described more tactfully and delicately, and the hidden is more subtle and charming, as if the green olives are in the mouth, which can be slowly savored.

In terms of artistic conception, "Blue and White Porcelain" is like a hazy ink landscape in the south of the Yangtze River, and between the sprouts of water and clouds, you can vaguely see the white clothes and skirts of the Yiren flying; On words and phrases. "Blue and White Porcelain" is a plain note written by the pen end Yunxiu near the window, and the twists and turns of the pen are only because the heart is like a double wire net, and there are thousands of knots; In terms of tune, "Blue and White Porcelain" is like a mountain spring stream flowing quietly on the stone in the breeze, clear and translucent and winding loop, with many inexhaustible meanings; These three are superimposed in one place, and the song "Blue and White Porcelain" is as its name suggests. Just like the best celadon of "self-care and beauty", it is washed away with lead, simple and elegant, fresh and smooth. The guzheng is plucked, the tooth plate is crisp, the pipa is murmuring, and the Chinese style of "Blue and White Porcelain" is particularly moving. Jay Chou used a series of words such as "plain embryo", "ladies" and "Han Li" to describe the style of blue and white porcelain, and Jay Chou's singing voice was tender and simple, slightly with the prototype of Jiangnan opera. Wonderful lyrics and retro music constitute a masterpiece of R&B.

There is no doubt that for a pure Chinese style, "Blue and White Porcelain" is undoubtedly the extreme, perfect, and the pinnacle of Fang Zhou's Chinese style works. Since the first album "Lady", Fang Wenshan has revealed his background in classical Chinese literature, but what about his partner Jay Chou? Jay Chou when choosing lyrics. It is precisely these self-considered proud works of Fang Wenshan that make Wenshan more and more appreciative of his partner. Originally. For the demo sample handed over by Jay Chou, Fang Wenshan always prepares multiple lyrics for easy selection, while Xiao Zhou always picks Chinese Shan's favorite song, such as "Lady". Later, Wenshan began to slowly understand Xiao Zhou's preferences, and the follow-up imagination became more and more comfortable, "Nunchuck". Shanghai 1943.

After a period of experimentation, Fang Zhou's combination of Chinese classical culture and Western pop music slowly took shape, and in the album "Ye Huimei", Jay Chou first adopted the Chinese classical "palace tone", that is, the five-tone style of gong, shang, jiao, zheng and yu. Under the standard of "three ancient and three new", he wrote a masterpiece "Dongfeng Break", and Fang Wenshan was the first time to make a song name and write an antique poem.

In fact, "East Wind Break" is not only a Chinese style, it should not be just a Chinese style, because of its practicality and innovation, "East Wind Break" is more like a combination, a new style of diversified and diverse, and the emotions contained in it are also embarrassing.

Back to "Blue and White Porcelain", at a time when the Chinese style was becoming more and more mature and perfect, more and more ancient Chinese style songs became the new standard, after the baptism of "Thousands of Miles Away", "Chrysanthemum Terrace", and "Hair Like Snow", the ears of fans and the public have become more and more aesthetic fatigue, for Jay Chou, who is about to release a new album, Chinese style songs have a long way to go. Under the Chinese offensive of waves of latecomers, and under the crusade of Jiang Lang's talents, can Jay Chou complete that gorgeous reversal?

The surprising "Cowboy is Busy" surprised everyone, for this song, many people should actually like it after listening to it too much, and they will feel very happy when they occasionally loop it, in fact, this song of American country music style sounds absolutely sincere now, full of charm, but when I listened to it, it was no longer Jay Chou's taste, and it didn't make people feel proud when they heard it.

Looking back after many years, many people will find that it is actually a pretty good song, which makes people have another option on the list. But at the time, it was undoubtedly a huge disappointment for many people. Almost all Jay fans at the time would have been disappointed when they heard that song. In this situation, the second wave of the main "Blue and White Porcelain" is here! It's so devastating! Du Xinghe only remembered that at that time, a guy in his dormitory who had never listened to Jay Chou's songs and despised Jay Chou, and he cycled for a whole afternoon!

Du Xinghe can still remember the feeling he felt when he listened to "Blue and White Porcelain" for the first time, and that is four words: natural! Eight more, flowing clouds and water, like a spring breeze! Sixteen more, fresh and refined, gentle and elegant, lingering with lingering aftertaste!

No Jay Chou's song can bring him such a deep feeling when he first listens to it, and other singers are even more floating clouds, if he wants to be lined up at that time, he will be basically swept by heads-up, I! Want! Beat! Ten! Piece! A feeling of numbness all over the body, which is still in the ears.

Next is the influence of this song, the degree of singing is already a floating cloud, and passers-by can be heard humming everywhere on the university campus, and the degree of singing can no longer represent the height of this song, but influence.

First of all, this song has become a hot topic of discussion on the Internet, and the major charts are basically the first directly. Later, it was directly regarded as an exam question, which set off a wave of discussion at the time. Regarding whether it should be used as an exam question, Meng Fei also participated in the discussion on the show. Later, in preparation for the Olympic Games, facilities with blue and white porcelain as the theme became hot spots, such as the opening of the blue and white porcelain Olympic subway line from Beijing to Beijing, and the blue and white porcelain ATM ATM on the street. In the end, even the Miss Olympian-Yun etiquette wore a blue and white porcelain dress, and finally Jing-De-Du came out to speak. This is a piece of news at the time: "The more national the more cosmopolitan, in today's highly developed modern civilization, blue and white porcelain (elements) as an important part of Chinese elements, with its unique charm, continue to extend outward, Jay Chou's song "Blue and White Porcelain" is sung all over the country, and it is worth mentioning the use of blue and white elements in the Olympic Games, such as the latest release of the blue and white elements in the Olympic ceremonial uniforms, and the entrance and exit of the North Tucheng Station of the Olympic branch line with the characteristics of "blue and white porcelain". Telephone booths with blue and white elements, etc., more and more designs are constantly injecting blue and white elements, so that the blue and white elements have been further sublimated. The blue and white elements are no longer the patent of porcelain, and the use of them in modern architecture and clothing design shows the unique charm of the blue and white elements. It can be seen that the effect of this song at that time has actually stimulated an industry and has been widely used by designers.

At the Golden Melody Awards the following year, "Blue and White Porcelain" was also the leader. Even Jay Chou joked that it was better to release an EP if he knew it earlier. In the same year, Jay Chou sang "Blue and White Porcelain" solo in the Spring Festival Gala. It also brought the popularity and influence of this song to its peak! At this point, we can say that Jay Chou has counterattacked on the Chinese wind, and the counterattack is so powerful.

Let's look back and see why this song was so powerful when it first came out. It all starts with the song itself.

Let's start with the words.

Fang Wenshan took great pains to write this poem, how did this poem come about? And how is it done? Reputedly. At that time, Fang Wenshan met a few friends who appreciated antique art, and in the chats with them sometimes bronze, sometimes Song porcelain, sometimes Ming and Qing dynasty furniture, etc., which spanned thousands of years, Fang Wenshan triggered his motivation to use those handed down Chinese artworks as song titles.

At that time, Fang Wenshan's first thought was bronze, which was originally to use the bronze ware that began to be cast in the Yin Shang period as the title of the song, and the thickness of bronze was used to symbolize the steadfastness of love; The millennium mottled patina is used as a metaphor for the vicissitudes of the world; The mystery of the oath is illustrated by indecipherable inscriptions on vessels.

But when I first started writing, I found that the tune of Jay Chou's song was gentle and euphemistic, elegant and refined. So much so that all that came to his mind was the picture of Yanyu Jiangnan. And because the bronze ware at that time was also made into a weapon to kill the enemy, it seems that the three words "bronze" are too thick and clumsy, full of the smell of gunpowder, so the lyrics that are still in the concept have been abandoned before the pen has been written.

Later, Fang Wenshan selected Ru kiln porcelain, which was very popular in the Song Dynasty, mainly because of its rarity. Because of the relationship between the war and the glaze formula and the kiln changes in the firing process, there are only more than 70 pieces of Ru kiln treasures in the world, which can be called the important treasure of the country and are precious.

But the problem comes again, because the pure and high-grade Ru kiln, there is only one color, that is, "azure", there is no fancy decoration at all, and the shape is simple and elegant, in my opinion, it is like the work of today's minimalist masters, although there is a simple connotation, and the enduring texture, but I always feel that it is not enough to describe the treacherous and changeable, love and hate love.

Although I didn't use Ruyao as the lyrics in the end, in the process of collecting writing materials, I was surprised by the sentence "The rain has passed the sky and the blue clouds**, such a color will be the future." The first line of the chorus was written "Azure and other smoke and rain". This is rumored to come out of Song Huizong, because the Ru kiln at that time was exclusively for the use of the Song royal family, and the kiln official will be Ru kiln porcelain firing is completed, please ask Song Huizong to name its color, Huizong royal approval: "The rain has passed the sky and the blue clouds**, this color will be in the future." Since then, azure is the color name of Ru kiln porcelain.

But later, Fang Wenshan still gave up using Ruyao as the title of the song, in addition to its characteristics are not suitable for lingering love, the name of Ruyao is not a little poignant enough. After several turns, the final title of the song was determined to be the most representative blue and white porcelain for export in early China, which was originally burned in the Tang Dynasty and has been stretched for more than 1,000 years.

When Fang Wenshan determined the lyrics of "Azure Waiting for Smoke and Rain", it didn't take long for him to write the second sentence of the chorus "And I'm waiting for you", so the key words in the first line of the chorus were born: "Azure is waiting for smoke and rain, and I'm waiting for you". Because the azure color described in the lyrics cannot appear on its own, it must patiently wait for a rain that will come at an unknown time, so that it can appear in the color of azure in the clear clear sky when the cumulus clouds have dispersed. Because the azure color will only appear after the rain is clear, and the sky blue can only be seen after the rain, but Fang Wenshan turned around and said that if he wants to see the azure color, he can only wait for the rain first. Also, the reason why "smoke and rain" is used instead of "rain" is purely because the artistic conception of smoke and rain is more beautiful.

The use of the word "provoke" in the lyrics is Fang Wenshan's famous verse from the sixth ancestor Huineng: "Bodhi has no tree, and the mirror is not a platform; There is nothing in the original, where to stir up dust".

When writing the sentence "Basho provokes the shower knocker and provokes the patina", Fang Wenshan first used the literary phrase "The banana provokes the shower knocker and provokes the patina" to fall in love with the scene, and then took on the next paragraph in the more vernacular "And I passed by the Jiangnan town and provoked you" as a battle. Because the plantain and the door knocker are static objects, they can only passively wait for the showers, and wait for the patina that slowly oxidizes after the erosion of the years; But the pronoun "I" is different from the banana and the knocker, because "I" can move freely, so I happened to pass through the Jiangnan town and met "provoked" you, not passively waiting for you, but actively getting to know you. Therefore, although they are all verbs used for "provoke", their active and passive nature are very different, and in this passage, Fang Wenshan uses three words of "provoke" in a row, with the same meaning, but different usages, which is very interesting. In short, this song Fang Wenshan wrote very hard, but it was also very fulfilling.

It can be said that the lyrics of this song are the pinnacle of Fang Wenshan, and a lot of rhetorical devices are used in the lyrics, which are comparable to textbooks.

For example, "the secret you have hidden in the kiln for thousands of years is extremely delicate, like an embroidery needle falling to the ground", and "the secret you have hidden in the kiln for thousands of years is extremely delicate" is "metaphor"; "As if" is a "metaphor"; "Embroidery needle landing" is "Yuyi". From the point of view of the principle of metaphor "using imagination to illustrate or describe abstract things with concrete and familiar things", imagination cleverly connects the "delicate secret" and "the embroidery needle on the ground", presenting a subtle relationship with each other: the "secret hidden in the kiln for thousands of years" is so delicate that it is carefully cared for, lest it break if it is touched, like an embroidery needle falling to the ground, which is so light and subtle, but with a little danger. And "the peony depicted on the bottle is just like your first makeup", "your smile is like a bud waiting to be released", "like the blue and white porcelain handed down from generation to generation, you are beautiful, and you have a smile in your eyes" and other sentences are also full embodiment of metaphor.

Analogy: Analogy not only harmonizes the intonation, but also reinforces the meaning of the words. "Outside the curtain, the plantain provokes the shower, the door knocker provokes patina, and I pass by the Jiangnan town and provokes you" in the two sentences with three words of "provoke" belong to this usage. There is an active intention to provoke the "provoke", so that "plantain" and "knocker", two things that were originally passive imagery, seem to have life, Basho is no longer just resigned to the shower to let the shower blow his body, and the door knocker is no longer passively waiting for the patina to dye the body, and then compare with the next sentence "And I passed by the south town to provoke you", the whole picture is even more alive. At the beginning of the third and fourth paragraphs, "the sky is blue and waiting for the smoke and rain, and I am waiting for you" belongs to the class sentence.

Transformation: The most used in the lyrics of "Blue and White Porcelain" is transformation, such as "I know what is going on through the window", "The glaze renders the charm of the lady's picture and is privately hidden", "The elegance of the Han Li imitates the previous dynasty in the bottom of the bottle", "The moonlight is salvaged and the ending is blurred", "In the ink-splashed landscape painting, you are hidden from the depths of the ink", "The banana outside the curtain provokes the shower knocker and the knocker provokes patina" and other sentences. "A wisp of your beauty drifts away, going to a place I can't go" is also a transformation, in which "beauty" is anthropomorphized, becoming a wisp of fog that can float in the air, going to a place that the protagonist of the story can't reach. Beauty, no more. The boundaries between people and things are blurred here, but the meaning of words has become profound and complex. (To be continued......)