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Chapter 647 Third album "listen/Future Sounds" (Part 2)

When it comes to side B, the song starts with a song that is so happy that it couldn’t be happier——

The first song on side B: "Happy".

The song written and sung by American singer Pharrell Williams, the theme song of "Despicable Me 2", is also a heartbreaking song that dominates the charts——

Ranked No. 1 on the music charts in 19 countries including the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Ireland, and New Zealand. It was the best-selling song in the United States in 2014, selling 6.45 million copies in the United States throughout the year. It has been on the Billboard singles chart for ten consecutive years. crown!

In the British music scene, it set a record of winning the number one spot three times, and became the most downloaded single in British history, becoming the eighth highest-selling single in British history.

An extremely simple song, it has only one meaning - happiness.

Relaxed, comfortable, joyful, cheerful.

Almost everyone can feel and be infected by this very pure emotion through the music and lyrics of this song.

Of course, the reason why Zhouyi chose this song is not only because of its performance, but also because it can connect the following songs——

The second song on side B: "Welcome To Bei Jing" ("Welcome To New York")

Why is Zhou Yi, who was so carefree in side A, still so happy in side B? He even wrote a song "Happy" to express his inner joy?

There is no doubt that it is because of the success of the Olympic bid.

For China, which is determined to show itself to the outside world, the 2008 Olympics is undoubtedly a time when the whole country is holding back its energy.

At this juncture, as a citizen of the country hosting the next Olympics, Zhou Yi is happy to send invitations to the world to welcome them, which is reasonable and reasonable.

Then, there was the third song on side B: "drag me down".

One of the classic masterpieces of the single band, it topped the music charts in France, the United Kingdom, New Zealand, and Australia, and peaked at No. 3 on the U.S. Billboard.

A classic inspirational song.

Zhou Yi fell in love with this song because he thought of the meaning of its lyrics and the MV——

"I have a fiery heart

"I have never been afraid of the dark night

"This is something you have never seen before..."

You are everything to me, able to bring out all my potential;

All my life, I have always had you watching, when I was alone and helpless;

No obstacle can blind me. I feel at ease when you are by my side...

This is the general idea of ​​the lyrics of this song.

The MV planned by Zhou Yi is also very simple - imitating the original MV.

The original MV featured the One Direction band members switching back and forth between astronauts, pilots, and other scenes. Therefore, he planned to directly use last year's Shenzhou 5 manned flight as the theme of the MV, and intersperse scenes of the successful Olympic bid.

The Shenzhou 5 manned flight was successful in 2003, the eight minutes of the Athens Olympics in 2004, and our own Olympic Games in 2008.

The combination of the three represents that China's national power is steadily rising. As a Chinese, he can feel it personally, as the lyrics say -

All my life, I have always had you watching, when I was alone and helpless;

No obstacle can blind me, I feel at ease when you are by my side.

The content of the MV echoes the content of the lyrics, and the referent subject in the lyrics becomes the country.

Olympic bid plan, space plan.

In the MV, he will become a member of the astronaut program and a successful bidder for the Olympics...

The fourth song: "Look at me now".

Broken Eyebrow's famous hit list has a very high reputation both in Europe, America and China.

The extremely inspirational lyrics and cheerful music style are in the same vein as the previous three songs.

On the surface, Zhou Yi used his own voice to describe how he slapped others who looked down on him or did not think highly of him. In fact, it was a double entendre——

With the foreshadowing of 03 Shenzhou 5, 04 Athens Eight Minutes and the 2008 Olympic Games, the underlying meaning of this song is more like his, as a Chinese, fighting against people who look down on China and are not optimistic about China in these aspects. Face. The Shenzhou 5 manned flight was successful, and the Olympic bid was also successful.

No matter how many people are not optimistic about it, it is true that we did it very hard, but we succeeded in the end!

Therefore, the fifth song follows: "Fire"

One of the classic masterpieces of American rock singer Gavin DeGrow, it is popular all over the world.

It sings that people open their hearts while chasing their dreams, letting go like wild lions and boiling their blood together.

For Zhou Yi, choosing this song to connect is to release emotions - the joy and pride of everything being successful need to be vented unbridled and heartily.

"Oh if there's one thing to be taught (If there's one thing that's important)

"It's dreams are made to be caught."

"It doesn't matter how much time it takes, because we don't know what giving up means..."

The lyrics fit perfectly.

God V and the Olympics are all like this.

Try again and again, work hard again and again, sweat turns into the crystallization of hard work, and finally watered into brilliant flowers.

This song did it.

Finally, there is the sixth song on side B: "Unstoppable".

Sung by Sia, who is nicknamed "Tooth Washing Sister", it is a classic inspirational song that has taken the world by storm - passionate, powerful and full of power.

Using this song as the B-side and the end of the entire album is intended to show the spirit of always forging ahead and the determination to never give up easily.

This is the sound they are all suitable to make to the outside world.

At the same time, if the AFC really invites him to do an English song to promote the Asian Cup, then this song will undoubtedly be the most suitable English promotion song.

This song was originally selected by the NBA as the theme song for the 15-16 season because its passionate and inspirational style is extremely suitable for the sports field.

Basketball and football are all about balls, so there is no problem in changing the court.

At the same time, this song will also serve as the theme song, completely activating the theme of the entire album - "listen/Future Sounds".

"I will be unstoppable" is the voice he made and the future of his motherland.

Zhou Yi on side A is also a singer who will speak out for the media and rant against the media for spreading rumors. His bohemian self-expression is undoubtedly revealed in side A. And the capital that allows him to act so recklessly is the "voice from the future" he created;

He brings virtuoso songs that transcend this era and new technologies that can promote integration and innovation in the music scene.

On the B side, Zhou Yi, who was inspired by the growing strength of his motherland, witnessed with his own eyes the success of the Olympic bid, manned space flight and other projects that the Western world was originally not optimistic about or even blocked. So he sang about himself in the tone of a singer. Thoughts about the country’s future——

Once you have success, chase more successful goals.

Because of me, because of us – unstoppable.

No matter how many people on the road don’t think favorably of me or us, or even belittle us, it doesn’t matter.

I think my voice comes from the future. I think I am destined to become the number one in the world music scene, and my country will also rise strongly in the future and make its own voice to the outside world——

That's the voice from the future.

listen, Future Sounds - "listen/Future Sounds".