Chinese Movies and C-Pop Thread, Let's take a break here from the politics Options

[qwerty2010]

I don't see any thread for Chinese Pop Music or Good Movies, which is a travesty as we have some outstanding artists, and there are three distinctive pop culture markets, PRC, HK and Taiwan, some of which do not cross over,...pity. I'll start by posting one of my current favorites, Jam Hsiao, 蕭敬騰, a Taiwanese even though I'm not too into traditional rock. He's small in stature but he has a great deep voice that sounds much bigger, I just *LOVE* his voice :

http://www.jamsclub.net/

This song reminds me of Inception/Michael Jackson:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=playe...p;v=qTQkaDoeaGQ

This song, The Prince's New Clothes, has really interesting lyrics:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z6dvplFTGUM...feature=related

王妃 reminds me of an old rock hit, but I can't pin it down:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EOoHEZ9uZas...feature=related

Ok, ENJOY. If you have any favorite music or movies, let's share them!

[doggyji]

My Chinese vocab is limited but I can always use a dictionary. Thanks for that video site but I'm interested in comprehensive music charts so I can get an idea of what songs are popular in China. I'd like to listen to whatever is mainstream and popular in China for now.

Do you know some must-listen classics such as this one? This song never gets old.



[1977][Live] 鄧麗君 "月亮代表我的心"

This post has been edited by doggyji: Nov 17 2011, 06:28 PM

[qwerty2010]

My Chinese vocab is limited but I can always use a dictionary. Thanks for that video site but I'm interested in comprehensive music charts so I can get an idea of what songs are popular in China. I'd like to listen to whatever is mainstream and popular in China for now.

Do you know some must-listen classics such as this one? This song never gets old.

[1977][Live] 鄧麗君 "月亮代表我的心"

Oh that site has Music Charts for PRC, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Europe-US, Korea and Japan too, in that order:

Go to VChart or V榜:

http://www.yinyuetai.com/vchart

Are you involved in the Music Business in any way?

Teresa Teng is the Goddess of Chinese Pop, unfortunately, she has passed away. My favourite song of hers is 但願人長久

It is based on a poem by Su Dong Bo, a Sung Dynasty poet, a sad song about the Moon, parting and missing one's loved ones :

明月幾時有 把酒問青天
不知天上宮闕 今夕是何年

我欲乘風歸去 唯恐瓊樓玉宇
高處不勝寒 起舞弄清影 何似在人間

轉朱閣低綺戶照無眠
不應有恨何事長向別時圓
人有悲歡離合 月有陰晴圓缺
此事古難全 但願人長久
千里共嬋娟

我欲乘風歸去 唯恐瓊樓玉宇
高處不勝寒 起舞弄清影
何似在人間

轉朱閣低綺戶照無眠
不應有恨何事長向別時圓
人有悲歡離合 月有陰晴圓缺
此事古難全 但願人長久
千里共嬋娟

This is a true classic, and I really like this version by Faye Wong:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wIdDASnirbY...feature=related

Another really old but beautiful song is 何日君再来, I like it when she sings without music, you can hear clearly the intense sweetness in her voice, fast forward to 0.37 to skip the intro in Japanese:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TRyXd-tiDFs

邓丽君 何日君再来
好花不常开 好景不常在 愁堆解笑眉 泪洒相思带
今宵离别后 何日君再来 喝完了这杯 请进点小菜
人生能得几回醉 不欢更何待
[白]来, 喝完这杯再说吧!
今宵离别后 何日君再来
停唱阳关叠 重擎白玉杯 殷勤频致语 牢牢抚君怀
今宵离别后 何日君再来 喝完了这杯 请进点小菜
人生能得几回醉 不欢更何待
[白]哎!
再喝一杯,干了吧!今宵离别后 何日君再来


Enjoy

This post has been edited by qwerty2010: Nov 18 2011, 04:46 AM