Respawn Entertainment: Days of Glory

Chapter 408 "Bell and Drum Tower"

Although there are no lyrics, as soon as the tune of this song comes out, those who can't sing along are either foreigners or they can't speak.

The tune of this song is adapted from "Riding the White Horse", which is also a folk song in northern Shaanxi. Although it is a folk song in northern Shaanxi, its special historical significance makes it a well-deserved national divine song of China.

"The east is red...the sun rises..."

People who are familiar with Bian Lang will immediately think of "Rock on the New Long March". In the arrangement of that song, Bian Lang also quoted the red and professional military song melody.

This kind of reference may seem impossible to ordinary music just thinking about it, but when it comes to Bianlang, it really has an eye-catching effect. The key is to use it appropriately and not offend others!

"Bian Lang's arrangement is really unexpected. I haven't heard Dongfang Hong for many years!"

"This is still the chime version. This version has been in space!"

After singing along for two sentences, the keyboard playing stopped, and then the acoustic guitar in Ding Tong's hand began to play a clean sound.

Although Zhang Ting and Ding Tong did not persuade the old brothers from the original band to come out, the two people who had decided to play rock again naturally had to get used to performing together.

While a group of young netizens were chatting about the lying position, the old BJs watching TV all recalled: "Nowadays, the alleys are filled with young people taking photos and checking in. This was not the case before. Yes, we were at the entrance of an alley, and we could chat all day long."

At that time, he also said something: "There is only entertainment in Xiangjiang, no music. Except for Jacky Cheung, the four kings are all clowns. If you are not convinced, you can come out and compete."

However, this is not the end. Listening to the following lyrics now, it can be regarded as a model of lying down: "People here have so much time... They are talking about whose family has three long and two short... They are looking at you, taking out some brand of cigarette..."

At this moment, Zhang Ting was heard singing again: "The people working hard in the small restaurant are fellow villagers from other places, and their faces look like mine..."

After playing four bars, Ma Xiang, who was sitting on a bench, moved again.

Bian Lang was lucky enough to hear this song live once in his life, and that was at the 2010 Midi Music Festival. From then on, He Yong's performances continued until 13. Then in 15, he was arrested for stabbing someone...

"At that time, we smoked Dubao, Changle and Jinjian more often. The latter ones smelled like traditional Chinese medicine. It is said that smoking too much is not good for having children... If someone took out a pack of Hongtashan..." Faced with the nagging of the elderly, the children and grandchildren said directly: "As long as it is smoke, it is not good for the body."

And when he sat down in that navy blue mandarin jacket, a smell of old BJ's alley appeared in everyone's mind. Bian Lang remembered that countless people on the original earth had said that this three-string section was the soul of the song!
"Bell and Drum Tower" is a song sung by He Yong in 1994 and included in the album "Junkyard", also known as "Kilin Diary". This song was a turning point in He Yong's musical journey. It is said that when he returned to the Bell and Drum Tower and was infected by its quiet and peaceful power, looking back on the past felt like a dream.

Just after this section of the three-stringed solo ended, as the subtle sound of the flute sounded, Zhang Ting stretched his voice and sang with emotion without any skills: "My home is right inside the Second Ring Road..."

The three-stringed string seemed to have spiritual energy in his hands, and the sound it produced felt like those Beijing-style onomatopoeias sung by the old BJ in the music shop: "嘚嘚啷啷...嘚婷婷婷啷婷" …”

Now, decades later, Aqua Blue Star is lamenting. The reaction of fans born in the 90s and 00s who did not have that kind of experience is different from those who accidentally heard this song later. Like a mystery:
"Well, how much does it cost per square meter in the Second Ring Road?"

The expression on the face of the fellow from out of town is the same as mine. It depends on how the listener interprets this. In Ding's mother's opinion, this is a beautiful longing for the BJ life that outsiders have. In fact, only those who have experienced it can understand.

Since then, there have been rumors that He Yong, the three heroes of Demon Rock, went crazy, Zhang Chu retreated from the world, and Dou Wei cultivated immortality.

Ding Tong is also an old BJ player. When he saw this song, he was half reminiscing and half sighing.

The following is a classic piece from the Hung Hom Chinese Rock New Force concert. The version given by Bian Lang was based on that scene, except that the person playing the three-stringed instrument at the time was He Yong's father, and the person playing the flute behind it was Dou Wei.

"I just came to listen to rock music, so why did I meet the rich second-generation Versailles?"

"I'll go, this show of wealth happened so unexpectedly!"

But later he also paid the price for his bad words, because he used "Girl, Beautiful" to make fun of the female model workers at the time, and was banned for a long time.

Ding Tong's mother is also watching at the moment. In the past, she would have watched CCTV, but Ding Tong had a performance on BJ TV, so she came to listen. But she didn't expect that just by hearing this, her memories from the last century would come to mind again.

In the past, he was a bit hungry, and in order to vent his joy, he ate up punk, post-punk, and metal punk. He swallowed more of them and digested less. There were more ideas than music. The arrangement of "Bell and Drum Tower" incorporates BJ folk songs, and the melody is also catchy and easy to sing. Therefore, "The Bell and Drum Tower" also frequently appeared on the "Chinese Original Music Ranking" and other rankings at that time.

This was the most iconic voice on the original earth, and it immediately aroused the emotional resonance of countless old BJs.

It cannot be said that there are no hungry people at the root of the imperial city, nor can it be said that those who come from outside to seek a living must be lower-level people.

From the beginning of "Rock on the New Long March", Ding's mother felt that Bian Lang's creative ideas were not blindly angry like ordinary rock people, but contained some thoughts that did not belong to this era.

This point was included in the works of her son Ding Tong when he was young, but as life gets better and better, these thoughts will never disappear. As a literary and artistic worker with a title within the system, she naturally understands the essence behind these changes.

Chinese literary and artistic works, after being endowed with a certain functionality for a long time, formed a unique style. It’s not good or bad, it’s all a special mark given by the times.

"I don't know why Bian Lang came up with such a "retro" song at this time?" With questions or curiosity in her mind, Ding's mother sounded particularly serious, even playing her son in the middle There was a note that was half a beat too slow, but she could tell.

During this interlude, the sound of the three-stringed instrument continued, as did the flute. After Zhang Ting played another minor tune, he bowed to the audience.

This traditional etiquette in the Chinese folk arts industry is familiar to everyone, but it is the first time to see it in a rock singer.

Not only is there no sense of disobedience, everyone also thinks that Zhang Ting is very classy!
Some old BJs saw this and clapped their hands and applauded: "Come on, this one is a very particular person!"

When Zhang Ting discussed these with Bian Lang before the rehearsal, Bian Lang proposed it for Zhang Ting's own reference, and Zhang Ting accepted it without thinking. Now everyone in Rolling Stone has a feeling of blind trust in Bian Lang. As long as it was a song that Bian Lang came up with, from the singing, phrasing, pronunciation to the details of the live performance, as long as Bian Lang could tell them, they would do it. Just like this song, it starts with two or three words and is almost sung in a chanting way. Although it may feel a bit rigid at first listen, once you get familiar with it, you will find that this is the essence of the song!

"Bicycle, stepping on fallen leaves, watching, the sunset is gone, the Yinding Bridge can no longer be seen clearly, the Western Mountains cannot be seen clearly..."

As soon as this sentence came out, the two groups of listeners who had different mentality before became even more distinct because of their age and experience.

In the era when He Yong wrote the song, sacrificing the environment for economic development, the smog in BJ surrounded by industry was much worse than it is now. Therefore, standing on the Yinding Bridge can no longer see the Western Mountains. This is something only people of that generation can do. emotion.

"The moon in the reflection is negotiating with the street lamp, and the lotus in the water has its leaves broken... It talks about who will light the fire to cook tomorrow morning... It talks about tomorrow morning, who will eat fried dough sticks and biscuits..."

This kind of lyrics that personifies the scenery immediately displays a pyrotechnic life scene in the minds of the listeners.

But some people who have experienced that era and thought more about it can smell the smell of social change in the smoke.

That era of rapid development divided people into two distinct groups. You had to make fire and cook by yourself, while you only had to spend money to make fried dough sticks and biscuits. Just like the original Earth movie "Old Paoer", although they all live in the same BJ City, they have the illusion of being in different time and space.

Wang Yunfei's uncle was one of them who recognized it. He had already listened to it once when it was recorded on BJ TV. At that time, he thought the song was quite authentic and had the flavor of the old BJ.

Now I listened to it again on TV and looked at the lyrics printed in the subtitles. He, an old DJ who was both conservative and trendy, was convinced: "Bian Lang is really evil. Wait until I come back to BJ again, no... wait." I will go to Chuncheng to have a drink with him in two days..."

At this time, under the soothing interlude, Zhang Ting said into the microphone: "The Bell and Drum Tower today is different from before..."

Then the soft stage light on the stage suddenly turned red. The drum set that had been playing soy sauce before began to enter, and Ding Tong, who switched to an electric guitar, also turned up the distortion to the maximum.

In this metallic interlude, Zhang Ting continued to sing: "La la la, la la la... la la la la, la la la la..."

At the same time, the sanxian player Ma Xiang was no longer playing as rigidly as before. Following Ding Tong's accelerated lead guitar, he was beating the time with the rhythm of his body like a rock musician, and the sanxian in his hand was plucking. A rhythm guitar effect is produced.

So many netizens are surprised:
"Hey, the old man who plays the three-stringed string is getting excited too!"

"Are these three strings electrically charged?"

At this time, Zhang Ting and Ding Tong were watching backstage with a group of people. The two of them had nothing to do with each other. They mainly wanted to hear other people's opinions, especially Bian Lang's.

But neither of them knew that when Bian Lang watched the recorded scene, his thoughts flew back to the original earth.

In the performance in Hung Hom in 94, the arrangement of musicians used by He Yong to sing this song was truly unprecedented!

Needless to say, his father and Dou Wei, the electric guitar player is Acura, the bassist is third brother Ouyang, and behind them are musicians from the Faces band. Acura later collaborated with Dou Wei and worked as a producer for Faye Wong!

Just take the scene in Hung Hom, pick anyone out at random, and before the Bailang crossing, they are all boss-level existences!

When it came to this interlude, Bian Lang remembered He Yong's handsome unicorn dance, but he had never seen it before.

Seeing Zhang Ting almost shouting and singing: "The Bell and Drum Tower is sucking the dust and smoke, letting you paint his face... I can't hear your voice, it's too noisy and chaotic now... You have been watching for such a long time , why haven’t you spoken yet…”

Bian Lang really felt that He Yong was accomplished in this song, unlike people who later said that he was the worst among the three heroes of Magic Rock.

In Bian Lang's own opinion, it was an unreasonable thing to tie the three heroes of Demon Rock back then.

Because the three of them took completely different paths in the end, Dou Wei was like an immortal, leaning down to live in a dream for a thousand years.

Zhang Chu is like a wandering soul, wandering uncertainly and destined to be doomed.

And He Yong is like Shura, with angry eyes and a deafening voice. Just like the question about the Bell and Drum Tower in the lyrics of "The Bell and Drum Tower": "You have been watching for such a long time, why don't you speak?"

Thinking of He Yong like this, Bian Lang couldn't help but think of talking about money with the rock spirit, which seemed kitsch.

Because a real rock singer should give people the image of a gentleman and a poor man. Xu Wei and Wang Feng from the original Earth are now prominent, but according to the standards of many rock diehards, they are already outside the rock circle.

Are people who like rock music generally less likely to make money? This is of course negative, and it’s hard to say what’s going on here on Aquamarine, but on the original Earth, Wang Jianlin was also a ruthless person who finished singing “Fake Monk” and then sang “Nothing” again!

But back to the common reality, just like what is sung later in this song: "Who asked the question so hard? There are correct answers everywhere... Who asked the question so difficult? There are correct answers everywhere... Answer……"

As soon as this core lyric came out, everyone listening to the song was stunned, and then they were all relieved...

From the beginning of the lyrics, Bodhisattva sang with a low eyebrow: "Cycling on fallen leaves, watching the sunset disappear..." to the sudden monologue "The Bell and Drum Towers are different now", the style of the music suddenly changed to King Kong's angry eyes: " Who asked the question to be so difficult, there are correct answers everywhere."

The contrast between the main song and the chorus is so direct and sharp that everyone can tell that the core meaning Bian Lang wants to express is the impact of materialistic desires brought about by the progress of material civilization on traditional civilization.

And this difficult problem is just like the song goes: "There are correct answers everywhere!"

(End of this chapter)