Respawn Entertainment: Days of Glory

Chapter 657 I'm Still Young I'm Still Young
Bian Lang and Di Li each played an electric guitar, and Tu Ling played the hand drum. This was the opening lineup for the Rolling Stones.

Although it was a bit inconsistent with the imagined high-energy opening style, and there was even a group of people on the stage just for show, the enjoyment that the fans got was no less than the explosive opening.

After all, even if only three people were moved, they were still three Rolling Stones.

Moreover, this is one of the songs that are meant to cleanse your ears. If it is played in the middle, it will drag down the rhythm, just like the last Rolling Stone Music Festival, where "Between Mountains and Seas" was put in the middle, giving people the feeling that the song was originally intended to be played to the end in one go, but suddenly there was a "pause", and some people might not be so supportive afterwards!
As for putting it at the end, the song seemed a bit lacking, so Bian Lang chose to use it as the opening!
When Bian Lang, the lead singer, sang with the three choruses: "Yiyo... Yiyo..."

The voices went from low to high in groups 3 to 5, and everyone at the scene sang along with the lyrics: "I am still dreaming when I wake up..."

"As expected of Bian Lang, this arrangement is more mature than last year. This part is really beautiful!"

At this time, many of the employees and middle and senior managers of Dianhai who were present at the scene were singing along silently.

To be honest, when President Quan asked everyone to practice this song more often, many people thought it was just a joke.

After all, a song that is down-to-earth and red, professional and dedicated is what a real estate company's promotional song should be like. It would be a bit embarrassing to use a song that they think can be sung widely as a promotional song for a project.

I don’t even know where the embarrassment lies!

After listening to the upgraded version today, most of these people finally understood.

The first is that the song and the singer are too good, and they feel that their own plate is a bit vulgar and they may not be able to reach it. The second is that their singing is usually too bad from beginning to end, so...

After the song was finished, Bian Lang picked up the microphone and spoke to the fans: "Thank you all for coming to the Rolling Stone Music Festival to rock with us! Here's my new song "I'm Still Young, I'm Still Young" for everyone!"

Although singing a new song is a foregone conclusion, everyone's expectations for it have not diminished at all.

As for this very straightforward song title, it immediately attracted the fans to shout along like a slogan: "I'm still young, I'm still young!"

The word "young" is not a necessary element for rock music, but it is definitely a relatively clear label.

Just like "Forever young, always with tears in my eyes!"
At this time, some fans began to guess what style this new song would be:
“I think it’s hard rock!”

"Metal! It has to be metal! Only metal can liven up the place!"

"punk!"

However, when Liu Jiayun appeared on the screen on one side of the stage, most people began to wonder:

"Cello prelude, what is this going to play?"

"Gothic? Not really! Bian Lang's voice isn't that good!"

Some people focused on Liu Jiayun as a person. The same black clothes and black pants were not very eye-catching, but his naturally fair skin looked particularly eye-catching against the black background!

"Who is this young lady? Why haven't I seen her before?"

"I can tell from the looks of it that you're a fake fan, no... a fake rock fan. This is Liu Jiayun from Wu Tiao Ren, who was on stage at the Blueberry Music Festival!"

"Fake rock fans are okay, the kind that only care about looks and not skills, right? The problem is that Bian Lang has both, so how should we count him as a fan?"

Amid the discussion of the music fans, they watched as Liu Jiayun's bow moved on the screen, and a brisk and jumping melody began to spread over the venue.

Seeing that Bian Lang and Huang Kai were also plucking the strings on the weak beats, the jumping feeling of this prelude became even more playful!
Compared with the previous song "Between Mountains and Seas", this huge contrast comes out. Just now it was a heroic story of a chivalrous man in the mountains and rivers, but it suddenly turned to the story of a small person.

Even though the lyrics haven't come out yet, most people can understand this feeling through the notes.

After four bars, the original version was going to enter the main song, but Bian Lang made a slight change, letting Lun play the saxophone directly for another 8 bars according to the melody of the main song, making the emotional direction more fuller.

At this point, the fans in the audience were completely confused: "What style is this?"

But there are also music fans who do not worry about these issues. They use their bodies to wander in the ocean of notes and close their eyes to enjoy the beauty of the world at this moment.

The affection in the air creates a chemical reaction in the casual physical contact between strangers. When the heartbeat reaches the bass, the resonance created by this resonance makes many people think: "It doesn't matter if it's not rock music, as long as it sounds good."

Daf and her teammates in the isolation area below the stage were looking at the stage with some surprise.

Although it is not very obvious, the combination of instruments and motives really cannot escape the scope of blues and jazz.

“It seems like Bian Lang is getting closer to releasing a jazz work!”

Zhu Yan listened to the assertion of his foreign friend and smiled meaningfully, "It's hard to say for sure, especially for a guy like Bian Lang who has such wild imaginations. Who can guess what he's thinking?"

Just as Zhu Yan was sighing, there was a sudden gap in the band's performance, and what followed this signal was undoubtedly the main song.

As expected, Bian Lang began to sing in a low and soft voice, as if telling a story: "In this world, I am looking for your dream. You asked me where my dream is. I am still young, I am still young..."

Watching Liu Jiayun playing the electric guitar with his fingers, keeping the same rhythm as the bass, these professionals had a new understanding of Bian Lang's unrestrained arrangement. At this time, music fans with more common sense could be sure that Bian Lang was playing folk rock this time.

This part is a bit depressing now, but when it ignites, it will probably be a huge bomb!
"They all say that we have forgotten our ideals. In those frivolous days, I did not cry, and I did not escape..."

Just as this depressing main song ended and everyone thought there would be a decent interlude, Dayong and Lunzi joined in.

After the drums and saxophone joined in, the outburst after the almost desperate lyrics finally came!
I only heard Bian Lang singing in a slightly more energetic voice: "Give me a bottle of wine, give me a cigarette, and I'll go right away, I have plenty of time..."

This straightforward declaration of youth clearly displays to music fans the carefree spirit that only appears at a certain age!
After shouting the declaration, it was time to analyze it. Bian Lang sang in the same tone as before: "I don't want to cry alone and be unable to move forward in the days to come..."

Just when everyone was wondering why there was no feeling when singing this pretty awesome lyric, Bian Lang, who was swaying left and right with his guitar, closed his eyes and made an expression as if he was going to use up all the energy in his body.

Half drunk and half awake, he walked out of the bar and shouted to the people of the world: "Give me a bottle of wine, a cigarette, and I'll leave right away. I have plenty of time... I don't want to cry alone and be unable to move forward in the days to come..."

Suddenly, there was an uproar at the venue! This chorus was like a thunderclap in the silence, which stunned all the fans who were expecting, puzzled, enjoying... and so on!
"How come something so sad suddenly becomes exciting?"

Those who were quick-witted also reacted immediately. Why did Bian Lang handle the chorus so flatly in the first rendition?

This truly restores the state of most young people in the most realistic way.

Maybe you didn’t take my first statement seriously, but it doesn’t matter. I can express it to you again with a more resolute attitude!
This time, the outburst was so free and easy that it would never come back, making everyone envy, jealous and hate it!
At this time, almost all the musicians who came to participate in the music festival had arrived in the isolation zone under the Rolling Stones stage.

With the addition of various staff members, relevant departments and other relatives and friends, Song Jiangzi had the illusion for the first time in his career that the isolation area was more crowded than the fan area.

"My goodness, these wanton teenage hormones are so good!"

Rock musicians of the Commander’s generation love the lyrics “Give me a bottle of wine, give me a cigarette, and let me go right away, I have plenty of time…”!
They didn't have so many constraints at that time. They could just get on a motorcycle and hit the road without caring where the destination was.

It was precisely in that wild environment that Chinese rock at that time was able to grow wildly like a bunch of weeds, and could not be killed no matter what!
But the environment is different now. Before the rise of the Rolling Stones, except for the group at the top of the pyramid, other rock musicians needed a way to make a living besides music.

Designers, programmers, teachers, engineers, directors, bar owners, football players... there are people from all walks of life, but it is difficult to make rock music your main job!

In his previous life, Bian Lang had seen a female lead singer whose main job was a cosplayer and she supported her band by cosplaying.

So, if you look back at the depressing main song now, you will find that it is not that depressing after all.

On the contrary, this is a kind of inspiration after being down-to-earth and recognizing the social reality!
Although the prelude has some jazz or folk sounds, the rock background is fully revealed in the interlude.

Today he still wore sunglasses and showed off his smooth string-playing skills without any pressure, which might take an ordinary person a long time to practice.

It's as if he's telling everyone: "Look! I'm young, I can do it!"

Of course, it can also be understood from the other side: "You can do it, you can do it too!"

Looking at Di Li's cool look and the can-you-can-do-nothing aura emanating from the entire band at this moment, even a guitarist as strong as Qian Zi would be envious!
"This Rolling Stones band was really well trained by Bian Lang! If we had half of their unity, we would have gone to Europe to suppress FXS long ago!"

Pan Jianhu has the most say in this matter: "Don't even mention the Rolling Stones. The Rolling Stones are united from top to bottom. Basically no one else has contributed to this. It's all the bond that Bian Lang maintained alone. There's recognition, admiration, and respect... Anyway, back then, we couldn't even think about it..."

Although these rock musicians are all saying: "It would be great if there were more people like Bian Lang!"

But they all knew that having just this one was the limit of God’s mercy on Chinese rock!
Just as the interlude ended, Bian Lang took down the Gibson and put it aside, letting Strauss take over the rhythm guitar part.

As Liu Jiayun and Tao Xingyue played their cellos together, Bian Lang used the metallic tone that was in his comfort zone and sang to the fans in the audience with a stubborn look on his face: "In this world, I am looking for your future. You ask me where the future is. I am still young, I am still young..."

After singing this part, he walked to the front of the stage holding the microphone, bent down to face the people in the quarantine area, pointed to the sky with his free hand, and continued to sing with a playful expression on his face: "They all say that we have forgotten our ideals. In those frivolous days, I don't cry, I don't escape..."

Although the lyrics are still the same, not a single punctuation mark has changed, and the singer is still Bian Lang, but the guitar is placed next to him.

But to the ears of the rock music fans in the audience, it felt like a different song.

Putting ourselves, the rock people, into the role of "us", whether "they" are music fans, music critics, capital, etc.... "Don't cry, don't escape..." This sentence feels like a warning to all rock people.

In the past twenty years, for whatever reason, they have had a helpless escape from the rock music industry, or just sighed after drinking too much.

There are really few leaders like Lao Pan who can persist and continue to work hard for the rock industry!
Just as they were thinking that, Bian Lang bent down and sang with all his strength, abandoning all his skills: "Give me a bottle of wine, give me a cigarette, and I'll go right away. I have plenty of time. I don't want to cry alone in the days to come and be unable to move forward..."

This time, Tan Ying, Li Linqing and Yang Meng also sang along within their own comfortable vocal ranges, expressing their own understanding of the chorus.

When the chorus started again, every rock fan in the audience, whether they sang along aloud or silently followed in their hearts, completed this section together with the Rolling Stones.

Even the Aoyang duo at the control center couldn't help but sing along.

Even though Olaf didn't know what the pronunciation of his singing was, this was his understanding of the song!

(End of this chapter)