The keynote of life is the alternation of bitterness and pleasure. Sometimes, adversity is hard to avoid. Some repression is due to natural conditions and external forces, while others are based on personnel arrangements. Disturbance-ridden, ordinary people are often angry, depressed or sad, and they will not find inner peace until they gain insight into the secret of being true to things and enjoying themselves. The so-called growth will inevitably cross this hurdle.

In the history of Hong Kong pop music, my brother Leslie Cheung has been in constant dispute, and the most controversial one may be the "Tan Zhang's hegemony" between Zhang fans and Alan Tam fans. In the years when gossip was around, Leslie Cheung responded with only one song: Silence is Golden in 1988.

There are two popular versions of this top ten Chinese golden songs and top ten jade solid gold. One is Leslie Cheung's solo, and the more famous one is the classic interpretation of cooperation with Samuel Hui.

In the 198s, Leslie Cheung and Alan Tam were two superstars whose peaks and mountains stood side by side. Although there was no obvious disagreement on the surface, the dark war between fans was rampant.

Alan Tam, who is 6 years older, formed Loosers before he was 2 years old, and since then, he has had a record of "winning five tigers" and won numerous awards in the early 198s. In 1983, Leslie Cheung, who switched to Huaxing Records and got to know ace agent Chen Shufen, also sang golden songs such as "The Wind Keep Blowing" and "Monica" one after another, laying a superstar position.

In p>1985, the Red Pavilion in Leslie Cheung sang for ten consecutive times, which broke the record of the first performance of Hong Kong singers. The following year, a dramatic situation appeared. With a song "Who * * * Ming", Leslie Cheung defeated Alan Tam and won the "Golden Melody Gold Award", the grand finale of the top ten jade solid gold in 1986.

In p>1988, Leslie Cheung, who switched to Xinyibao Records, won the "Gold Award for Male Singer in Music". This award is based on the on-demand rate of Hong Kong commercial radio in that year. It was Alan Tam who won the silver medal.

Because of the stalemate among fans, Silence is Golden, which was born in 1988, somewhat means to express one's ambition through songs. Although Samuel Hui wrote lyrics and Leslie Cheung sang, it was particularly appropriate.

at the beginning of the song, it says, "It's windy at night, and looking back on the past alone makes me angry. False accusations and accusations have accumulated a lot of anger and anger, and they are very responsive to rumors. " After singing the first paragraph, Leslie Cheung, who is "now fully aware that he is no longer trapped by himself", became "no longer as stupid as before, wiping his tears and smiling briskly".

The chorus part is the most important concise part of the whole song. "You are destined to be rich or poor, wrong is never right and true is always true" has become a golden sentence that has been circulating for many years. "Whatever you say, keep my duty and always believe that silence is golden" is almost Leslie Cheung's own situation. At the end of the song, it is an accurate summary to emphasize right and wrong, not to offend others, and to encourage people to laugh and scold and be free and easy.

Leslie Cheung, who composed the music himself, used the guzheng in the orchestration, and the melody of the old and the new blended, which embodies the ancient style of "Youth Travel". In the general environment of tenderness and tenderness, the theme of Silence is golden, like the mind of "a lifetime of sorrow and rain", has injected a fresh atmosphere.

At the end of 1989, Leslie Cheung, who was at the peak of his career, suddenly bid farewell to the music world. After his comeback, he was troubled by depression and homosexual turmoil. Looking at Silence is Golden again, it will give birth to a different sigh.

Regarding Silence is Golden, Samuel Hui is also a factor that cannot be ignored. In addition to his lyrics, Samuel Hui is also a monument that can't be bypassed in the music world. Aside from the achievements of the Xu Shi brothers in the film circle, it is enough to prove that it is a precedent for Hong Kong singers to sing.

In p>1992, Samuel Hui, who announced his retirement from the music scene, held the performance "Samuel Hui gloriously retired from the stars". Like the humble stage of the Spring Festival Evening in the early years, Leslie Cheung, who wears glasses and is polite, took the stage as a guest. After a few commonplaces, I sang "Silence is Golden" with Samuel Hui. As soon as the camera turned, both Alan Tam and Anita Mui in the audience responded to the beat and smiled and applauded.

Perhaps, when the clouds have cleared away and returned to the truth, the geometry of mind and fairness are no longer important. There is only one silent motto in the long road of life: whatever you say, keep my duty and always believe that silence is golden.

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