Chapter 277 Catching Mayday’s wool
The three judges showed expressions of surprise at the same time. They did not expect that in such an amateur audition, they would encounter such a stunning original song.
The melody of this song is very simple, but very beautiful. The rhythm of the song is not fast, but it can make people immersed in it naturally.
The lyrics seem very simple, but every sentence can directly touch people's hearts, giving people a sense of deep emotional entanglement.
The only drawback is that this contestant's singing skills are very average. His timbre, vocalization, and control are all a mess. From a professional perspective, he simply can't sing.
Fortunately, this song is not difficult to sing. Even if your singing skills are poor, you can still master it.
The three judges looked at the piece of paper in their hands at the same time. There was no number 0506622 on it.
“He’s not the one who said hello in advance, he’s really an amateur!” The three of them showed surprised expressions at the same time.
Although the show is branded as an amateur talent show, in fact, the relevant households and capable contestants have already been singled out by the program team and a list has been made, and the judges have paid special attention to it.
Several contestants who are scheduled to advance have already been marked. They came to participate in today's audition, which is just a formality.
Zhang Wei is obviously not on this special personnel list.
It is rare to encounter an amazing original song. None of the three judges interrupted Zhang Wei, but listened quietly to him finishing the song, and gradually became involved in the song.
“We, so sweet, so beautiful, so trusting, so crazy and so passionate, once upon a time, why did we still have to run towards our own happiness and regretful old age...”
Dang Zhang When Wei sang this line, Zheng Jun couldn't help but have a beautiful image appear in his mind. The news of his death seemed to be pulled back to those green and distant years by an invisible force, and a long-dusted memory was brought back to life again. came back to his mind.
At that time, he was still young. At an ignorant age, he met the most beautiful her, and the sweetness of his first love was like the breeze of early summer, gently blowing into his new heart.
However, in the blink of an eye, time flies by. He has entered middle age and has long since lost contact with her. The triviality and busyness of life are like a sharp knife, scraping off the beautiful memories layer by layer. , and eventually became blurry.
Only one late night, when he was sitting alone on the balcony, looking at the dim lights in the distance, he would be enveloped in an inexplicable emotion, and there would be an indescribable longing in his heart.
"Suddenly I miss you so much. Where will you be, whether you will be happy or miserable..."
As this song echoes in his ears, the memories in Zheng Jun's mind also turned into the same problem.
"Long time no see. Where are you now? How are you doing? I haven't heard from you for a long time. Do you still remember me?"
"I am most afraid of this life. I have decided to live by myself without you, but suddenly I heard news about you." Finally Zhang Wei finished singing the last line, then put down the guitar in his hand, waiting for the judges to give the answer.
However, the three judges on the opposite side fell into silence at the same time, as if they were still recalling the sweet or sour past.
The host at the scene was the first to come to his senses: "Three judges and teachers, please give your comments!"
The three of them came out of their memories and couldn't help but look in their eyes. There was a sense of shock and surprise.
A song can actually make them fall into the memories of the past, remind them of the person they used to be, and evoke the longing that has been buried in their hearts for a long time!
The three of them are all knowledgeable people. In the entire Chinese music scene, there are not many pop songs of this level released in a year!
The three musicians can all feel that although Zhang Wei's original singing skills are quite average, this song will definitely become popular if it is covered by any newcomer who can sing, let alone a famous singer. .
If a song of this caliber is circulated, record companies will definitely not miss it and rush to buy it.
The music producer among the judges even wanted to buy the song on the spot. It's a pity that he is a judge and cannot do such things that violate professional ethics.
The three of them looked at each other with a "You speak first" expression.
Finally, a music producer said; "What's the name of this song?"
"This song is called "Suddenly Miss You So Much"." Zhang Wei replied.
The judge nodded slightly: "You have invested a lot of emotion in this song, and I can feel your deep understanding and resonance of the lyrics. Even I can't help but immerse myself in this song. In the emotional atmosphere."
"This song is really great. I think this song is very well interpreted and has a very unique emotional expression. To be honest, from a professional point of view, this song of yours is very good. The song is ready for a record,” another person said.
The last one to speak was Zheng Jun: "The song is indeed very good. This is the best new song I have heard today, and your stage performance seems very relaxed. But your singing skills give this The song lost points
I think you still have a lot to improve on in terms of your singing skills, such as pitch, rhythm, and timbre control. There is also the breathing rhythm. In the climax of the song or in the emotionally intense place, you need to ensure that your breathing is more steady to avoid insufficient breath that affects the quality of your singing.
Among the contestants we interviewed today, the song that amazed me the most was your song, but the one with the worst singing skills was also your singing. It is no exaggeration to say that every contestant who has been eliminated in the past can sing better than you, let alone those who are pending and promoted.
This song of yours can definitely be promoted directly. As a singer, I really can’t bury such an excellent song. But your singing is too extreme. If you are allowed to advance, it will be unfair to those contestants who have been eliminated or are yet to be determined.
But when I hear you play the guitar, you must have received professional vocal training, otherwise it would be impossible to have this level of playing skills. Ordinarily, people who have received professional training would not be able to sing like this. This is what I don't understand. Do you have a cold or any damage to your respiratory system? ”
The judges are clearly stepping up their game.
After all, this is a singing music program. The main theme of the program is that regardless of your origin, youth, or appearance, anyone can sing if they want to.
You can sing if you want to, but what kind of stuff are these singing skills! How can you be promoted with such poor singing skills?
But this song is really great!
So if your singing skills are so poor, if you are promoted, I have to give you an explanation!
Zhang Wei also realized that the judges were making excuses for him, so he immediately borrowed the help of the donkey: "The climate has changed a lot recently. I have worn less clothes and I have a cold."
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"No wonder! With your guitar playing skills, it's impossible that you haven't mastered basic singing skills!" Zheng Jun smiled slightly, then looked to the left and right, asking for the opinions of the other two people.
The other two people also nodded, indicating that they could pass.
"Okay, our judges unanimously decided that you passed. Congratulations on advancing to the top 50 in the Beijing competition!"
On the other side, the program director was also communicating with the photographer through the headset.
"Did you record everything just now?" the director asked.
“Camera No. 1, it’s all recorded!”
“Camera No. 2, there’s no problem.”
“Camera No. 3, it’s all recorded.”
>"Camera No. 4 and 5, when the contestants sang, were the judges' expressions recorded?" the director asked again.
“Camera No. 4, recorded.”
"Seat No. 5, all three judges gave close-ups of their expressions!"
Hearing these answers, the on-site director let out a sigh of relief. Such a good song must be edited into the official program!
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According to the audition requirements, each contestant must prepare three songs as their own entry.
Zhang Wei also knows that he has no talent in singing, which is the average level of KTV. If he sings with a high pitch, a strong tone and a low tone, he can sing better than himself.
So he decisively chose the song "Suddenly Miss You So Much" as the entry song.
Mayday’s songs have one characteristic, that is, they are not difficult to sing. Even people who have never practiced vocal music at all can sing along after listening to it twice.
And Mayday’s songs also include many popular classics. The quality of those classic songs is still very good. Not only are they popular, but they have also won many music awards.
There are countless other good songs, but they are not as easy to sing as Mayday’s songs; and other songs that are easy to sing are not as good as Mayday’s songs.
This is simply tailor-made for novices like Zhang Wei who have no basic knowledge.
Mayday’s song and Zhang Wei’s singing skills were not able to impress the judges. If it were replaced by someone else’s song, even if the song was good, it would definitely be a mess.
The song "Suddenly Miss You So Much" is the first song in Mayday's "Poetry of Post-Youth" album, and it must be one of the title songs.
This album was released in October 2008 and won the Best Album of the Year in Hong Kong and Taiwan by MusicRadio and the Album of the Year Award at the 15th Singapore Golden Melody Awards.
These two awards are enough to illustrate the quality of this album, and also illustrate the quality of several title songs in the album.
The song "Suddenly Miss You So Much" also won the Golden Melody Award of the Year at the 2009 BJ Pop Music Ceremony, as well as nominations for Best Composition and Best Lyrics in Hong Kong and Taiwan.
In addition, in 2015, another singer Xu Jiaying sang a cover of this song, which also won the top twenty hits on the 2015 pop music gold list.
These awards mean that the quality of this song can be regarded as the best in the Chinese music scene.
Songs of this quality only appear a few times a year. To any famous singer, it would be a treasure. Now, getting an audition for an amateur talent show is simply a dimensionality reduction blow!
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The top 50 players in the competition area will be given a red scarf. When Ye Haotian and Lu Yunxiang saw the red scarf around Zhang Wei's neck, they knew he had advanced.
"Brother, you were promoted? Is it because of my guitar?"
"With your singing skills, you can directly advance without being pending, which really surprises me. Unexpected!" Ye Haotian also said from the side.
“I sang an original song, mainly because the song was pretty good, so I advanced.” Zhang Wei replied.
"Original song? Who created it?" Lu Yunxiang asked immediately.
"Nonsense, can the song I sing be original to you?" Zhang Wei snorted coldly.
"Brother, can you also write songs?" Lu Yunxiang asked with a surprised look on his face.
"How else could I be your brother!" Zhang Wei said proudly.
"But last month, you were still a novice in music. You couldn't even read music scores. In order to learn guitar, you just learned how to read music from Brother Haotian. Now you can write songs? Hao Hao Brother Tian, Viagra is teasing us!"
Ye Haotian said: "If it were someone else who could write a song in less than a month, I wouldn't believe it, but with you Viagra, anything is possible. happen.”
"When we get back to the dormitory, I'll sing for you." Zhang Wei said and looked around. The number of people waiting has been reduced by more than half, which means that most of the contestants have been eliminated.
"Find a place to sit and wait for a while. When the rest of these songs are finished, we will know whether Xiao Lu, who is yet to be determined, can advance!"
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After discussion by the judges, Lu Yunxiang, a pending contestant, finally succeeded in getting a spot in the top 50.
In the next game, 50 will advance to 10, which means that 80% of people will be eliminated. This elimination rate is still quite high.
Moreover, in this kind of competition, there will definitely be unofficial quotas for relevant households. Three people will be pre-determined among the top ten, but it is not excessive. If you calculate it this way, it means that there are 47 people left to compete for 7 places.
In the dormitory, the three people began to discuss the next game.
“According to the information announced by the organizer, in the next 50-to-10 competition, the judges have three places that will directly advance to the top 10, and there are fifteen more places to be determined. But I think these three will directly advance to the top 10. Promotion must have nothing to do with us," Ye Haotian said.
"What's wrong, Brother Haotian, with your singing skills, you don't have the confidence to advance directly?" Zhang Wei asked with a smile.
“If it’s really about singing skills, I’m not afraid of it. I’m afraid of comparing my connections with the backstage. I estimate that of the three who will be promoted directly, at least two of them will be for connections, and even all three of them will be for connections. ." Ye Haotian replied.
"Then we can only fight for the fifteen to-be-determined quotas, and then grab the remaining seven promotion quotas? Brother Haotian, I think you should have no problem." Zhang Wei said.
"I'm worried about you! With your singing skills, you probably won't even be able to get into the waiting list." Ye Haotian snorted coldly.
"It's okay, I have an original song! I sang it for you just now, that song "Suddenly Miss You So Much". With this level of originality, I can write one if I can Are you still worried that it won't make it into the top ten when you release your second or third song?" Zhang Wei said confidently.
Ye Haotian glared at Zhang Wei: "Did you not see the rule of 50 entering 10?"
"Is it different from the audition?" Zhang Wei asked subconsciously.
"Of course it's different!" Ye Haotian sighed and explained helplessly: "The rule of 50 into 10 is that the 50 contestants are first divided into 10 groups, with five people in each group. Everyone sings a song together, and then it is handed over to the judges for judging. .
If the judges judge you to be eliminated at this time, you will be eliminated directly. If the judges judge you to be undecided, you can only sing the song you prepared. The judges will not give the answer until all the contestants to be determined have finished singing. The final result!
In other words, if you want to sing your original song, you must first ensure that five people sing a song and you are not eliminated! Then you can sing your song! Original. Do you think you can pass the chorus level with your singing skills?”
“I really can’t pass it!” Zhang Wei frowned slightly! head.
Five people sing a song, which must be a song that everyone is familiar with. In this way, the advantage of Zhang Wei's original songs will be completely useless.
And with Zhang Wei's complete lack of singing skills, this link will inevitably be eliminated.
After thinking about this, Zhang Wei felt a lot more relieved. He said: "It's okay. We are all accompanying Xiao Lu to participate in the audition anyway! If you can't make it into the top ten, you can't make it. It’s all if Xiao Lu can advance. Xiao Lu, when you advance, I will write you some good songs and make you famous all over the country, and realize your dream of becoming a star!”
“Really?” Lu Yunxiang suddenly said? With joy on his face, he continued: "Brother, how about you write a song for me now? If I am pending, I will sing the song you wrote!"
"Okay! Just right, I There is one already. This song is called "You Are Not Really Happy"!"
Zhang Wei thinks that since he has already copied one, let's continue to catch Mayday!
(End of this chapter)