This national carnival makes the incomplete part of Rose Boy complete and enriches its social significance.
"Rose Boy" is really a very serious song. This is to commemorate Ye Yongzhi, a teenager in Taiwan Province Province, who was bullied to death because of his femininity. I write this to encourage those few people who are not recognized, well-paid and different from most people. Its background color is gentle and firm, full of pity and tolerance. He agrees with the meaning of the existence of a few people, especially you or you. If you are born innocent, you need not feel sorry. This song has its special social significance, especially for some special groups.
I like the original lyrics very much. The widely acclaimed chorus versions of Mayday and Jolin Tsai are great, but I also like the changed version of Charlie and GAI.
Art lies in interpretation. Different versions express different ideas, but the core is the same. I think they take this song very seriously, which is beyond doubt.
There are two controversial points on the Internet. One is to delete the lyrics of the core character "Yong Zhi", and the other is to think that GAI, a "straight man" suspected of bullying and discrimination, is not worthy to cover this song.
What I want to say is that, as an audience, the perspective of the original singer is the third perspective, which is a kind of regret, regret and encouragement for the rose boy. It is to appeal to most people to be more tolerant and understanding, and at the same time, we should always be alert to ourselves. Whether you are a minority or a majority, you should be able to treat others and yourself equally. However, the adapted version of Charlie and GAI only keeps the lyrics of the chorus, and then adds some rap methods. The expression of music lies in personal preference, which is understandable, and this may be the expression that singers want most.
Anyone who is familiar with Charlie should know his voice characteristics. He sang so many songs and appeared on so many stages. Today, people are still asking him if he is a man or a woman. His music is his weapon, but this weapon is a double-edged sword, which not only helps him achieve his music career, but also brings him endless criticism and attacks, even insults and abuse.
I think Ye Yongzhi, who is gentle and kind, must have tried to resist at the beginning, but he failed and ended up in a pool of blood. GAI also refused. At the same young age, he chose to fight violence with violence. In order to protect himself, he stabbed his back all over, so he became today's beggar gang.
Those experiences have become the past, but we can't deny the existence of those injuries just because they look good now. In other words, if the victim is not so perfect, isn't it a victim?
We have been seeking recognition from others and society all our lives, and each of us is eager to be accepted and recognized by others. As Jolin Tsai said in his speech winning the Golden Melody Award: Ye Yongzhi reminded me that I can be in the minority under any circumstances, so I will love anyone around me with empathy. This song is dedicated to him (Ye Yongzhi) and to all of you who once thought you had no chance and no choice. You must remember to choose yourself and support yourself. The songwriter Razor Jiang said: This song is dedicated to all free souls.
If you can choose, who wants to be a rose boy? If someone unfortunately becomes a rose boy, I hope he can grow as long thorns as possible to protect himself.
You can be GAI, but don't be Ye Yongzhi.
A music critic said that they "borrowed slogans shouted by a few people to embroider their robes." This is not a narrowness. Just as some people think that this song is specially written for sexual minorities, many people think that this song is an anti-bullying and anti-discrimination song. For such an artistic song, everyone can have their own views and interpretations.
I think the two singers, as the first-hand victims of bullying, can't interpret this song from the perspective of onlookers, because they are singing themselves. They gave up the description of the third perspective and only kept the chorus with * * *, which I can fully understand and accept.
Charlie and GAI's cover version is not about sad "dying" because they survived, but about powerful "shouting". They want to tell those rose teenagers with their own personal experiences that I know the world is not good and that those people will not change easily. I know you have experienced or are experiencing difficult things, but even so, please stick to it. You should be strong and brave. You should love yourself more and make yourself strong. Only you can save yourself. I know this process is painful, but as long as you persist, you will have endless beauty and someone will love you wholeheartedly.
The best revenge is beauty, and the most beautiful bloom is counterattack.
Look, we have it.
I'm sure you can do the same.
They are not embroidering their robes, they are cutting open their inner scars and interpreting this song with almost pious hearts, hoping to bring strength and even direction to those rose teenagers.
I think they not only match well, but also do well.
When Yong Zhi had no choice, he was bullied to death, a withered rose. But they are not singing about Yong Zhi himself, they are singing about people like Yong Zhi, those roses that are not open or waiting to open. So I said I could understand their intention to abandon the lyrics of Yong Zhi.
However, Yong Zhi is not in the song, but in the heart of everyone who hears this song.
Never forget to remember that the past is not like smoke.
But the world hasn't changed since you left.
So what can I do?
Be a rose with thorns, it will hurt, so bloom harder!
The best revenge is beauty, and the most beautiful bloom is counterattack.
Of course, if criticism is not free, praise is meaningless.
As an audience, anyone can comment on this song and express their opinions. You can say that you don't like the adaptation, the lyrics are changed to spicy chicken, the arrangement is not good, and the singing is terrible. This is a failed adaptation. However, we can't help but allow the singer to be loyal to his expression, say that he doesn't deserve it, or maliciously guess other people's positions and intentions, which in itself violates the concept of the song Rose Boy.
Everyone is an audience, who is more expensive than who!
As for those who say that the singer ruined the song, the original song has always been there. You can choose to listen to your favorite version. 20 yuan is all you need, and you can have an entire album forever.
Rose boy is in your heart, and no one can destroy it.
And this cover version, I believe, will also become the Bai Yueguang in many people's minds.
Rose boy, it's me, it's you.