Respawn Entertainment: Days of Glory

The moment before, everyone was still marveling at the exquisite arrangement of this song and the superb performance level of the musicians, but at this moment, they were choked by the lyrics of Bian Lang and didn’t know what emotion to use to express their feelings at the moment!

People like Xie Xinyan who think faster were so excited that they slapped their thighs and laughed, "Yes, we are all fools trapped in front of capital, and we have to sing here non-stop! Bian Lang... Awesome!"

Some people have always known this, but they are happy to be such fools, because in this star-making system driven by capital, they want to obtain wealth that ordinary people cannot have in years, decades or even a lifetime, without having to spend the same time and energy costs as ordinary people.

You don't even need strong business skills, you just need to establish the designed personality in the right occasion.

Being exposed in front of them by Bian Lang in this subtle way, some of them cursed Bian Lang as an idiot in their hearts, while others were secretly envious.

Those capitals and companies that manipulated things behind the scenes and those who were responsible for planning the Golden Melody Awards ceremony now felt a burning pain on their faces.

When someone who was not present heard this through the live broadcast, he immediately became furious and started to criticize: "What the hell is the organizer doing? How can they let him sing such lyrics?"

Some people who were more thoughtful immediately thought that this was a joint provocation by the Rolling Stones and the organizers. After all, all the performance songs had to be approved and reported in advance, which meant that the Rolling Stones had already prepared this song to slap them in the face on an occasion like today.

But what they didn't take into consideration is that if there hadn't been a series of events starting with Jason stealing the song, and the Rolling Stones had just sung this song, would anyone have understood the lyrics in the direction they do now?

Perhaps it will take a long time until music critics make similar inferences when analyzing the incident.

Looking at the stage again, I don't know when Strauss changed to mandolin. After Bian Lang finished singing, he used a pick to play a lute-like ending, and then a very flamenco interlude.

Lun, who had been changing equipment before, now had a saxophone in his hand. Along with the melody he played, there also appeared Bian Lang's singing:

"Hey... sad people, I'm just a drunk clown like you...

Oh... singing..."

Bian Lang did not use any techniques in his singing this time, and his tone was just an ordinary baritone.

But every pronunciation, every inflection of the word "Ai", like the transmission of skills in fairy tales, are deeply imprinted in everyone's heart.

The words “drunk clown” are repeating in the minds of many of you!

They didn't know whether Bian Lang was a clown or not, but there was no doubt that Liu Fang and Jason would be seen as clowns by those who were awake after tonight. As for those who were not awake, there was no need to wake them up, just let them continue to pretend to sleep!

The sound of violins rose again, but this time it was Liu Jiayun's cello and Tao Xingyue's viola together.

It is still the Chinese pentatonic scale, and still as long as the horse-head fiddle. The two sounds of the fiddle begin to talk like two lead singers. Is this scene a tragedy or a comedy?

Hearing this, Dong Shuxian in the audience was a little tearful.

As a violinist, he actually envied the two young string players on the stage. If he had met a spiritual leader like Bian Lang when he was young, perhaps his entire life trajectory would have been different.

Perhaps he could not have become the teacher Dong who has so many students today, but there would definitely be one or two songs that are regarded as the golden rule, and when people mention them, their name, Dong Shuxian, would be mentioned.

Dong Shuxian's idea was not wrong at all. After this performance, Liu Jiayun and Tao Xingyue did have their own fans.

The first time people hear this song, they will think of it as an interlude. At the same time, they are still undecided whether it is a folk song, rock or jazz!

The main reason is that this album of Rolling Stones gives people too quiet visual and auditory feeling. Just like what Bian Lang said before he started playing, rock can also be relatively quiet, but it will never lack powerful expression.

Moreover, in their concept, this arrangement method with the orchestra as the main character can no longer be described simply as advanced. "Art" is the most accurate description of this song and the performers on the stage.

Even some singers in the audience felt that they were dwarfed by the crowd. The most absurd ones even felt that the Golden Melody Awards letting them receive the award on the same stage as the Rolling Stones was simply a blasphemy to the Rolling Stones!

I originally thought that the Rolling Stones would go out and rock out, but who would have thought that they would sit down quietly, which made it even more shocking!

But this is not the end. After a short rest, Lun picked up the flute again. After Dayong gave him an opening, he directly played a pentatonic melody.

With the cooperation of other big rock instruments, it feels like the flute has become the lead singer this time. With the accompaniment of a little bit of jazz shadow, the flute in Lunzi's mouth is like a soul singer, "singing" a combination of Eastern and Western tunes with Western instruments.

There were also several wind instrument players at the scene. Although Lun Zi's performance level on a single wind instrument might not be as good as theirs, they could not help but be impressed by the fact that three instruments had been changed. The key point was that they all knew that this song was composed by Bian Lang, which made them feel that it was a bit exaggerated.

Unlike most ordinary audiences who like to listen to the lyrics, these professionals can completely ignore the lyrics and feel the emotions that the song wants to express from the music. These instrument combinations that are somewhat unrelated in the ordinary people's consciousness, under the exquisite arrangement of Bian Lang, have the effect of watching an "absurd comedy".

Yes! This is the feeling of many professional musicians present. Even if Bian Lang did not say the title of the song, the core word "comedy" in "The Imperfect Comedy" has been clearly felt by these people.

But is this the end?

Obviously, no one would think that the song would come to a rest after the flute-dominated section, after all, they haven't heard the chorus yet!

Although the song that came later was not the chorus, it satisfied everyone’s expectations and made people realize, “The electric guitar solo is finally here!”

It’s just that almost no one has ever seen such a quiet live performance by the Rolling Stones, nor has anyone seen the three big guitarists of the Rolling Stones just sitting on chairs with their heads down, playing solos without any body expression.

But the shock this solo brought to everyone was beyond description. It started with semi-distorted vibrato, a strong blues flavor, and then a section of fast strumming followed.

Because there were no close-ups on the big screen, those at the scene could only rely on their ears to make a rough guess. But it was different for those who were watching the close-ups on the live broadcast.

Watching Dili's smooth operation, I thought of the unfathomable arranging skills of the composer Bian Lang himself.

Especially the up and down sweeps of the strings that followed Dayong's machine-gun-like snare drum, fully integrated into the drum loop, and showed the smooth side of the guitar to the fullest. It was also interspersed with Bian Lang's rhythm and Strauss's melody, which was a real test of the overall coordination of the band.

But this is not all of this section. The two violinists did not stop, but just gave a lingering sound after 4 bars, as if it was the laughter of the audience watching this comedy.

The pauses and releases add to the visual feel of the piece.

After the four-bar snare drum with the electric guitar, Lun picked up the trumpet again and became the protagonist, but this time he was no longer the only protagonist. The classic wah sound of Hawaiian guitar simulated by Hua Yan on the keyboard helped him to reach the climax of this "absurd comedy".

As soon as this part appeared, the thick psychedelic atmosphere made the musicians applaud again. Although they couldn't remember how many times they had sung this song, their intuition told them that this shouldn't be the last time!

If Bian Lang were to describe this part, then it would be most appropriate to use Pink Floyd's "The Great Gig In The Sky" as a vivid metaphor, except that the vocal part is missing...

When everyone was still immersed in this psychedelic atmosphere, suddenly Dayong's snare drum came again with the overloaded sound of electric guitar, like a tank about to flatten the stage of this comedy on the battlefield.

However, perhaps because the comedy performance was too exciting, this wave of stormtroopers actually paused for a moment and then joined in the final scene of the comedy!

The trumpet is still the protagonist, and with the cooperation of the four major instruments and the violins and cellos, it is like being on a battlefield filled with smoke. He is still immersed in his own performance mission and returns to the same melody line as the prelude.

As the tune gets higher and higher, anyone with a strong sense of music can feel the grand climax of the ending is approaching.

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At this time, someone realized something belatedly: "Where's the chorus? This interlude is really long!"

However, these people could not wait for the answers they wanted. After the climax of the last four bars, all the instruments stopped at the same time, as if the comedy was forcibly interrupted by a sudden gunshot.

The target of the gunshot was the trumpet player! Of course, the trumpet player was still unwilling to end it after being shot, and used up his last breath to blow out this somewhat disappointing last part...

Let this absurd comedy finally come to an end, as if it is predicting a certain ending!

"Oh my god! That's it?"

Although some people felt a little uncomfortable without the lyrics, they didn't want to stop this exquisite performance.

Even though it was over five minutes long, in the history of the Golden Melody Awards, a song of over five minutes had over 80% of the time spent playing musical instruments. This is something that has never been done before and will never be done again, but everyone listened to it.

Of course, some more sophisticated listeners felt that ending here was not so much helpless as just right!

Indeed, many music critics on the original Earth commented on Wan Qing's arrangement, and the most common description they used was "everything is just right!"

A grand scene does not rely on the accumulation of a large number of musical instruments and notes, but on the wonderful melody temperament and the seamless coordination between instruments. It is just right, one more and it is full, one less and it is empty. This is the most difficult thing to achieve.

The famous commentator Ding Taisheng thought that Wan Qing was able to create such a good artistic conception thanks to Master Ji Geng. However, even without the lyrics, "Qinhuangdao" is still a touching song.

For example, even a Tuhai DJ with Tang and Song poems is still disgusting! This shows that the feeling a song brings to you is often not derived from the lyrics.

Among all the songs of Wan Qing, the one that best demonstrates this quality is undoubtedly "The Imperfect Comedy". There are only a few lines of lyrics in this song, but it is undoubtedly Wan Qing's masterpiece.

At the same time, the lyrics are also weird and far from "beauty". If it is true as some people say, then so many post-rock bands, jazz musicians, and even classical composers can just sell their instruments, because music without lyrics is not good music, which is undoubtedly very absurd.

So why are lyrics so important to some people?

To put it bluntly, they have no talent. They have neither rigorous music theory knowledge nor rich knowledge of music genres and their development history. To be honest, these are not the key points. The key is that these people still want to show off, but they are full of nonsense, so they can only talk about artistic conception, lyrics, spirit and other repetitive words.

This has been the status quo of the original Chinese rock fans for many years. They held high the banner of resistance, established rebellious ideas, and finally picked up the air guitar in their hands and smashed it, shouting "After the 94 Hung Hom, Chinese rock is dead!"

But in fact, it is not, and Wan Qing is the proof!

At this moment, the stage was changed to: "Chinese rock is not dead, the Rolling Stones are the proof!"

Bian Lang said this with great authority, domineering power and awe-inspiring power!

Liu Fang, who had rehearsed her speech several times, had forgotten all the sarcastic remarks she was going to make against the Rolling Stones. Only Jiaming, who was quick to react, took two quick steps to the stage and continued to speak casually: "Thank you for the wonderful performance of the Rolling Stones. I believe that under the leadership of the Rolling Stones, the development of our Chinese rock music will surely get better and better! I also hope that in the future more bands can stand on the Golden Melody Awards stage and receive the same honor as the Rolling Stones today!"

Jiaming thought that this would shut him up, but he didn't expect Bian Lang to give him a look. In the end, he held back and made a gesture of invitation.

Bian Lang smiled and said his last words on stage tonight: "Oh, I forgot to tell you the name of the song! The name of this song is "The Imperfect Comedy"..."