After returning from the book signing, Alex was reluctant to go to the company to record under the pretext that his arm was sore.

It wasn't until he couldn't drag it out anymore that he lazily came to the recording studio. The song that Richard sang solo has been recorded, and now it's Alex and Richard's turn to sing the song together.

The Carpenter brothers are a strange band, and usually, both brothers appear in the same song. However, when there is only one lead singer, it is basically who writes the song and who is the lead singer, otherwise it is a chorus. This time it's all songs written by Richard, so in the songs that Richard sings solo, Alex's role is harmony.

Now they're recording a chorus song, also written by Richard.

Richard wrote songs that Alex had never heard, at least not in his previous life. He knew that Chad was very talented, but he didn't expect to be so talented. In the face of these songs, Alex felt ashamed, he didn't expect that he couldn't compare to a child who was only 8 years old.

"Actually, I can write songs, but I don't want to." Alex said comfortingly.

That's one of the reasons why he doesn't really want to come over and record. Alex has an ostrich mentality, but no matter how much he ignores it, facts are facts. He eventually came and sang with Richard.

Richard is in surprisingly good shape, and the tones that he couldn't sing before are now easily sung. In stark contrast, Alex often plays soy sauce when he is in harmony. But the soy sauce he made was so good, which saved effort and did not destroy the overall feeling, so that Mark and others had nothing to say.

Mark Zhilu said that Alex's strength is more than that, and he can play better. He said, "Alex, be serious, don't fish in troubled waters anymore." ”

His words caused a burst of laughter from others. Yes, everyone can see that Alex is really not in good shape, and he is just messing around. They even think that Alex's talent has run out and he can no longer write the beautiful songs he used to be. If it weren't for Richard's support, the Carpenter brothers would have gotten out of sight.

These people who have been in the music industry for many years are experienced and well-informed. A meteor-like genius like Alex, they haven't seen it. If Alex weren't the boss of this company, they would have been talking about it a long time ago.

"I don't think Alex is making soy sauce, he works so hard, how can he make soy sauce."

"yes, I think he's worked hard enough, please stop scolding people."

"Well, geniuses are also people, not machines, of course they need to take a break."

"Cut, what the hell are you all talking about......

They whispered underneath, thinking Alex couldn't hear through the thick glass. However, it just so happened that Mark did not immediately turn off the microphone after speaking to him. Alex heard the words of those people clearly.

This made him angry, but when he thought about it, he felt that his recent performance was really not good. He is lazy and steals too much, so he becomes more and more lazy, no wonder he will be misunderstood by others.

If you want to change people's opinions, you have to show them something, so that they can know that they are not sick cats.

In the next recording work, Alex showed his strength and soon helped Richard record the song. He walked out of the studio and said to Mark, "I have a song here that I want to record, and I should be able to record it today." ”

Mark was pleasantly surprised by this remark and asked, "Is it a new song?" ”

Alex nodded and said, "It's a new song, just finished." ”

Richard was also attracted to him, and he asked with some surprise, "When did you write the song?" Why don't I know the way? ”

Alex smiled and said comfortingly, "I've been thinking about this song for a long time, and I haven't written it down, it's just in my head." ”

"Then hurry up and write it so we can see what kind of song it is." Richard urged, he liked Alex's song very much. Those songs have always been the source of his creation, and they have had a great influence on him.

The people next to him listened with straight eyes, and they couldn't believe Alex's words. What is a song that has just been written, and it has always been in my head? It's a fool, right? It's a fool!

Ignoring their suspicious eyes and thoughts, Alex picked up a pen and paper, brushed it a few times, and wrote a song. It's a song called "tellmewhy" that was also sung by Dickland.

As soon as Mark got the score, he was fascinated by the lyrics and melody on it. He took a deep breath and said, "You were able to record this song in just one day?" It's unlikely. ”

Judging from his experience, this song is of very high quality, and it can be said that the lyrics, artistic conception and melody can be said to have reached a super-first-class level. Because of this, such a song is difficult to sing, even with the best singers in the world, it is difficult to record it in such a short time.

Such a song must be carefully recorded word by word, and only by doing so can the perfect effect be truly achieved. If anyone could sing this song perfectly the first time, it would be impossible. With Mark's experience over the years, let alone seen it, I haven't even heard of such a person.

"Don't be verbose, I don't want to play an accompaniment or anything this time, just record my voice singing. As for accompaniment, background sounds, harmonies, etc., let's add them in post-production. Alex was a little impatient, he didn't do this song for himself, he just wanted to solve the problem at once.

This time it wasn't just Mark who was surprised, but even the ordinary employees were incredible. Generally speaking, singers need accompaniment when recording a record. It's not just because it's easy to record, it's mainly because the singer needs the accompanying music as a reference, so that he can play at a normal level. There are very few singers who can sing well, and it is extremely rare.

Alex can do it! Of course, he relied on his own superpowers to do it. With the help of "simulated memory", he sang Dillanque's version of "tellmewhy" so seamlessly that even without accompanying music, others were moved to listen to it.

The song was released by Declan on December 9, 2002, 10 days before his 11th birthday, and it was also his first song.

It was also on this day that all the parties in Britain and Ireland and Declan sang the song at the same time and received the Guinness Book of World Records, the largest choir in history. The event was organized by the "Children's Concert" and all fundraising was donated to children recovering from cancer.

It can be said that at this moment, it is not Alex who is singing, but the talented singer Dilanke, who is separated by more than sixty years of time and space.

By the time Alex finished singing, the people standing outside the glass walls of the studio were already stunned and unable to move. It took a long time for Mark to come to his senses, and he said, "This song is almost like the legendary Siren Siren, and it can hold people's hearts tightly." ”

Richard also said with great admiration: "Sure enough, my brother is better than me!" ”

The recording engineer also nodded and said, "Alex's strength is still so powerful, it's really not like a human." ”

Others also had to admit: "This is Alex who is serious, and we still underestimate him." ”

Alex didn't care what those people were thinking, he struck while the iron was hot, and with Mark's cooperation, he added the background sound effects and the accompanying music part to mix them up. In this way, the song is truly complete. After listening to it, people have different feelings, and what this song wants to express is the confusion about the various actions of people in the world, including the indifferent relationship between man and nature, and between people.

If you listen carefully to the prelude of the song, you will notice that it is mixed with birdsong. The sound of the tide creates a natural atmosphere, but people do unforgivable things to such an environment. The children didn't really understand why the adults wanted to do this.

The high-pitched melody of the climax is a child's rebuke to the world. The purpose of "tellmewhy" step by step is not to find answers, but to wake up the sleeping world.

The singing voice is eloquent and exciting, straight to the high part of Yunxiao, full, clean, quiet, ethereal, natural and pure. It is the "tellmewhy" of melancholy and anger that shouts and calls, Alex's unchanging voice in a song that interrogates human war, poverty, and hunger, and prays for peace, love, and abundance.

When the whole song was finished, Alex and the others realized that time had gone far beyond it. However, it only took less than a day to record a super high-quality song, which is something that many people did not expect.

"This song will definitely be the number one on last week's chart!" After listening to the final version of the song, Mark judged.

Alex smiled modestly and didn't say anything. After listening to it, his younger brother Richard also thought that this song was good, whether it was the vocal part or the melody and accompaniment of the song, it was very good, and more importantly, the lyrics were very good, and the artistic conception and meaning were also very far-reaching.

In this era, people's awareness of environmental protection is not as prevalent as that of later generations. However, environmental pollution has been a big problem affecting people in all aspects, and the United States in the 50s was a period of rapid development, but it also caused a lot of environmental damage due to the rapid development.

At that time, all farms in the United States were using DDT as an insecticide, and many state governments rented airplanes to spray DDT, spraying it in many farmland and residential areas just to eradicate mosquitoes. As a result, many beneficial insects were killed by mistake, not to mention that even the birds in the biological reserve also suffered. Many residents were horrified to find the carcasses of many birds the next day after spraying DDT.

More often than not, you will see the direct discharge of wastewater from chemical plants, the obscuring of the sky from the exhaust fumes produced by steel plants, and so on. People are becoming more aware of the importance of protecting their environment.

Although it has been praised by Mark and Richard and others, Alex's song was released a little too early. At that time, it did not rush to the top of the weekly list as Mark expected. Instead, it was overshadowed by Richard's songs, but as nearly a decade later, people paid more and more attention to environmental issues, and the song became more and more important.

Carson, the author of "Silent Spring", in particular, was influenced by the song, and she began to study environmental protection many years in advance. She says in the book that she became interested in environmental issues after listening to the song. She was so shocked by the fact that she went out to investigate the effects of environmental pollution on people, so she wrote this book to warn the world.

In the 70s, the song became even more popular, and hippies, civil rights activists, environmentalists, etc., all of them coincidentally chose this song, and it must have been played repeatedly at the rally.

This song is also known as the battle cry of "Love and Peace"! Many people who have heard this song have been called environmentalists or pacifists.