On February 16th, Dream Music (DMG) artist GAI Zhou Yan released a new song “Story of Weiyuan” and a MV with a sense of movie atmosphere. While fans were eagerly waiting for it, “Story of Weiyuan” lived up to expectations and was immediately available on music streaming media and The social platform set off a wave of listening and commenting, triggering the empathy of countless people.
The prelude to the song and the opening of the MV jointly create a distant and atmospheric artistic atmosphere, a refreshing silky sense of hearing, a rushing sense of the times, and an endless followingtaste that will never tire of listening. The richness is no less than that of movie music. GAI Zhou Yan’s unique narrative rap and the rhythm of modern trends inject the aura and philosophical thoughts refined from life into the songs. The song is thoughtful, and the comments of netizens are also very attentive. It has a sense of story, it is very real, and it has details. It was numb and suddenly hit. After listening to two sentences, tears came down. I want to go back to my hometown and drink a bowl of authentic mutton. soup……
Dialogue with yourself in a parallel world, expressing foreign thoughts with the rhythm of modern trends
The song “Story of Weiyuan” was produced by Zhongmeng Music, and GAI Zhou Yan wrote, composed and sang. Weiyuan is the hometown of singer GAI Zhou Yan, and the place that carries his youth and dreams. The song “Story of Weiyuan” continues GAI Zhou Yan’s unique musical style with a sense of story and atmosphere, and builds a parallel time and space where reality and memory are intertwined. Those who have experienced the changes of the times and the ups and downs of personnel, facing the passage of time, space, and human feelings, look back at their hometown, still remember the stubborn attitude of the teenager in the “story”, and can’t forget those simple and plain happiness and sincere and warm affection , and also cherish the life experience that has become profound and heavy due to growth. The song “Story of Weiyuan” has a realistic poetry that is rare in current music creation. It corresponds to our life. The calm and leisurely melody and the sincere dialect lyrics directly hit people’s hearts and trigger the emotional resonance in everyone’s heart. Dragon TV’s singer Weibo commented on “Story of Weiyuan”: It’s a story and also a life. Everyone’s “weiyuan” is different. I hope everyone can find their own “weiyuan” in GAI’s singing.
Fragments in memory are connected to the road of growth Listen to the feelings and emotions in the depths of the heart
Because of its high musicality and empathy, the song “Story of Weiyuan” enables different moods to find sustenance in the song. It is particularly commendable that although the song “Story of Weiyuan” is mainly composed of dialect lyrics, Under the ingenious arrangement of singer GAI Zhou Yan, it has made it possible for the public to listen and understand unimpeded. When the song was launched, GAI Zhou Yan revealed that “I like memories, and I also cherish everything I have now” through “Story of Weiyuan” to recall the passing years, and also use “Story of Weiyuan” to express that he misses the past and cherishes the present more of the same original intention. “The fragments in memory connect the road of growth, the past and the future, Weiyuan is not far away, and Weiyuan is far away.”
The heated discussions on social platforms are equally touching, “GAI really makes me think that the native Chinese are doing rap.” “Just like the Winter Olympics, now the world needs to accept Chinese aesthetics instead of catering to them. Aesthetics, this is national self-confidence.” “Just put it this way, you can’t find a template for foreign charts when you cover this kind of song.”
“Huaxia” and “A Laugh in the Sea” resounded through the Winter Olympics, “Story of Weiyuan” continued the spirit of the national tide
GAI Zhou Yan uses music to explore the heart, constantly seeks and expands the possibility of musical boundaries, and also uses the trendy rap expression to convey the aesthetic connotation of traditional Chinese culture, allowing more and more people to appreciate the unique charm of traditional Chinese language art And high-quality texture, this is also the meaning of the current national tide revival.
The two lines of text on the cover of the song “Story of Weiyuan”, “I don’t care regarding my life, I’m fighting for my life” is the same as the young man’s enthusiastic attitude and declaration, and it also reflects the more dedicated struggle behind the freedom and freedom of the new generation of Chinese young people. Spirit. Winter Olympic figure skater Jin Boyang once said in an interview that he usually listens to GAI’s music before training, and he may not practice well if he doesn’t listen. When the songs “Hua Xia” and “A Smile from the Sea” resounded frequently in the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, GAI Zhou Yan has become the new Chinese pop musician who is most compatible with the Olympic spirit. GAI Zhou Yan, who has family and national conditions in mind, has high aspirations in mind, knows the world, and still pity the grass and trees, sings “Story of Weiyuan”, as always, GAI Zhou Yan has brought us a lot of inspiration and moving.
