Sun Nan： The golden songs have not disappeared, and there is no shortage of good songs and characters now.
Last Saturday night, the second season of the multi-screen interactive music variety "Praise for Songs" jointly produced by Tik Tok and Zhejiang Satellite TV ushered in the final performance "Hundred Praises Music Festival". Sun Nan, a singer who won the title song of "Hundred Praises" in the third program, returned to the stage again and brought the song "Brand".
Thirty-two years after his debut, Sun Nan said that he has always maintained awe and modesty about music. Photo courtesy of respondents
This year is the 32nd year of Sun Nan’s debut. As a representative of powerful singers in the 1990s, he witnessed the changes of Chinese music from the physical record market to the digital music era. As a "mentor" of music variety, he welcomed and sent a batch of young singers; His personal musical expression has also changed from lamenting life to thinking about life …
In recent years, there has been a lot of discussion about "the ebb of Chinese music, and it is difficult to produce classics again". Sun Nan has created too many excellent music works that have been widely circulated so far, but in his view, the times are changing with each passing day, and the music of each era has different emotional expressions, but the variety and stage pay more attention to "covering old songs" and rarely provide opportunities for new original music; When the public presses the acceleration button to appreciate music, some creators are also eager to achieve success, and there are still places to be improved in production.
Praise for Song is one of the most cherished stages in Sun Nan in recent years. Not only did he bring two unpublished new songs, Songs for All Friends and Endless Life, which were effectively spread on large and small screens in Tik Tok and Zhejiang Satellite TV, but the song "Guest" adapted this season also exceeded 90 million broadcasts in Tik Tok, and the popularity continued to soar. It is reported that in the second half of this year, Sun Nan will launch a new album again after 12 years, including many original songs including the above three new songs. In an exclusive interview with the Beijing News reporter, Sun Nan said that now is his best creative period, and he has too many thoughts to express through music. If there is "Praise for the Song" next year, he hopes to come to this stage again and bring a new song and show. "I have written a lot (songs) recently, hoping to sing it to everyone. I have always been pursuing a heart of awe and modesty in music. "
Popularity does not mean cover, but there are too few exhibition stages for new songs.
In the hot wave of singers participating in music variety shows in the market, Sun Nan seems to be somewhat low-key. In five years, he participated in no more than four music programs. "There are too many covers. Some songs are covered dozens of times, and singers can only keep eating their old books. " Sun Nan said frankly.
Since her debut, she has been rooted in original music. Sun Nan always believes that the so-called "pop" is not a cover of old songs, and new works must be produced to bring new vitality and feelings to the music market. "I believe that every singer wants to sing new songs, and there are many capable singers and creators. Why can’t we have more programs related to new creations?"
This is why Sun Nan appeared in Praise for Songs for two years in a row. "Praise for Song" is based on the combination of small-screen communication in Tik Tok and big-screen stage in Zhejiang Satellite TV. Singers can not only personalize Tik Tok’s hot songs, but also endow them with brand-new pop potential. At the same time, I can also promote my unpublished new songs through the publicity resources in Tik Tok.
This is the opportunity that Sun Nan has been waiting for. Twenty years ago, the habit of listening to songs was to buy CDs and cassettes, put them in fixed machines, and sit down and enjoy them one by one. Or listen to it at a song club or roadshow. However, with the rapid development of the Internet and digital music, new songs are lost in the vast library of music, and there is no stage for public publication, so we can only passively wait for mobile phones to randomly order them. The speed of listening to songs has also become faster. "No one can hear the best songs." Sun Nan said.
In the second season of "Praise for Song", Sun Nan brought his original unpublished new song "Endless Life". Photo courtesy of program group
In the second season of "Praise for Song", Sun Nan brought his unpublished original song "Endless Life". The stage conveys the concept of the universe through the circular projection device and the ground screen; With illusory veil and simple lighting, it presents a clean and empty artistic conception and a sense of scene. The end of the song scatters a burst of light beams, just like the sunshine scattered in the sky, giving people hope and endless reverie. In this song, Sun Nan combines the popular singing with the original singing, and the emotional melody and the lyrics with a great sense of pictures directly hit everyone’s deep yearning for nature.
"There are too few stages for publishing new songs now. Music sometimes has to be on the scene to be fully felt. " For Sun Nan, it doesn’t matter what the performance of this song is. On the contrary, he cherishes the free space given to the singer by this stage, giving him the opportunity to sing new songs that have not been verified by the market, and telling fans about the current life state of Sun Nan through music. This is his biggest appeal now.
It’s not that the songs are not as good as before, but that times have changed.
In the 1990s, it was known as the golden age of Chinese music, and powerful singers such as Sun Nan, Jeff Chang Shin-Che, Han Hong and Na Ying all became famous at this time. In 1996, Sun Nan released the single "Red Flag Fluttering"; Two years later, he released his solo album "Antarctic Light", among which "Come back soon" and "Be there or be square" have become classic songs sung so far.
The album "Southern Lights" includes Sun Nan’s classic songs such as "Come Back Soon" and "Be there or be square".
Many people miss that era and are also lost in the lack of classic songs. But in Sun Nan’s view, the times are constantly changing, and each era has its own unique emotional and musical memories. Just like in the 1990s, they also thought that the songs of the 1960s were classics of the times. "In fact, what we miss is the memory of that era. When I hear a song, I will find back the feeling and breath at that time, and add a lot of colors to my memory. But it can’t be said that the current songs are not as good as before. "
Praise for Song provides an opportunity for singers to have a deep dialogue with the new era and young audiences. Senior musicians can adapt the current hot songs of Tik Tok through more diversified and advanced new ideas, so as to make them more professional and complete in melody and emotional expression and glow with new vitality. On this stage, Sun Nan also adapted two Tik Tok hit songs. In the first season, the song "fickle" was mixed with guitar, bass, drums and other musical instruments. With the strong emotion of Sun Nan’s singing, Tik Tok praised more than 240,000. In the middle of this season, Sun Nan’s adaptation of "Guest" also runs through the feeling of telling, and the emotions are progressive until the heartbreaking "crying" is completely released, which has become one of the most hotly discussed songs in the current period.
In Sun Nan’s view, the original popular atmosphere of adapting a song cannot be destroyed. "If a song is like a new song after adaptation, it seems that others have never heard it, so it is better to write a new song. If you want to keep the original charm and have new highlights, then we have to add the points that the original singer did not consider completely to make this song richer. " "Praise for the Song" provides great space for guests to create and play. Sun Nan added the melody of "Wedding March" to the arrangement of "Guests", which comprehensively upgraded the song in musicality and story, and became a memorable adaptation highlight. "Especially after the chorus, the tension is strengthened, making this song like a lyric movement. From the slow beginning to the later outbreak, it is a step-by-step process."
Sun Nan added the melody of "Wedding March" to the arrangement of "Guests", which made this adaptation upgrade in musicality and story. Photo courtesy of program group
Sun Nan always believed that this era must have a good creation and unique musical taste. No matter whether he recorded an album before or chose Tik Tok’s hot songs this time, his aesthetic standards have never changed: first, he must have musicality and beautiful melody; Secondly, the emotions expressed should be profound and can resonate with the public; It is difficult to succeed without one of them. Just as the performance stage of "Guests" ended, many members of the "Hundred Praises Group" were moved to tears, and Sun Nan’s tactfully moving singing brought their thoughts back to their own stories. "Although we can’t experience the same scene as in the song every time, you can experience that feeling through moving music and express it in music. A good melody can have subtleties that touch people. " Sun Nan said.
Listening to music channels has changed, and face-to-face with the audience has become more precious.
On the stage of "Praise for Song", Sun Nan has to face the consideration of the market and audience. The program group invited 100 Tik Tok creators from different fields who love music to form a "Baizan Group". They are not only the song-pushing groups of the program, but also help to break the circle with video creation. It also represents the music audience, feeds back the most intuitive preferences to musicians and provides them with opportunities for direct dialogue with the market.
In the past, there was close contact between singers and listeners. After a singer releases a record or a new song, he needs to travel to all TV stations and radio stations in the country, and do hundreds of song clubs, and everywhere he goes is full of fans. Singers can have face-to-face communication with fans from all over the world, and listeners also have the opportunity to experience the charm of live music. "It was very tiring to make an album at that time." Sun Nan recalled.
In recent years, the Chinese music scene is mostly pure output. Musicians are relatively independent, and their perception and feedback to the market are weak and slow, so music creation is easily out of touch with the market. Music promotion has also turned online, and singers can open live rooms anytime and anywhere, even singing and interacting with Mai, without even leaving their chairs. "Although it is easier and more convenient, online is actually separated from the screen, there are many barriers, and many things are not as direct as before."
Therefore, Sun Nan likes the public opinion field built by Praise for Songs. "I listen to their speech is very interesting. I can learn a lot about their ideas and different opinions, which actually inspired me a lot. "
A "Hundred Praises Group" was specially set up on the scene of "Praise for Songs" program, and members can express their views on songs on the spot. Photo courtesy of program group
In fact, during his many years of singing experience, Sun Nan has also encountered different comments from the market or the audience, such as his high pitch and his singing style that has not changed for many years. Especially in the network era, where the expression is more direct, the audience no longer wants to say that you are "not good enough" and has to take care of some face, like the fans who face each other in the past; What you often hear now is what you express. "There may be a lot of truth and some different suggestions or feelings." At this stage, it seems that Sun Nan is no longer a fiery teenager, but has already accepted the views of the outside world. For him, it is impossible for musicians to ask everyone to understand their own music, and different opinions will certainly exist. And he has passed the stage of demanding others, and now he wants to ask for himself. This is an important part of the gradual maturity of a musician’s psychological construction. "You constantly reflect on yourself and make your mood more mature, and the influence of the outside world on you will be self-defeating. When your heart is calm, it must be soft outside; When your heart is stormy, there must be lightning and thunder outside. "
The new song "Endless Life" brought by Sun Nan in the second season of "Praise for Songs" is not a song that is easy to spread. At the scene, the members of "Baizan Group" from Tik Tok expressed their confusion one after another, and they didn’t know how to create such a magnificent and spatial song into a popular video content. But in the end, "Endless Life" won the title song of "Hundred Praises" with high notes.
This once again strengthened Sun Nan’s insistence on good music. In his view, good music is closely related to effective communication, but as a singer and creator, writing and singing are the only tasks, and communication is not something he needs to consider. "All I have to do is stand on the stage and give good music to everyone, and I will be satisfied. Just like many Tik Tok creators said that "Endless Life" was not suitable for making videos that day, but they still gave me a high score. In fact, I am very happy. Prove that they felt the energy expressed by music on the spot, then I didn’t write this song in vain. "
What I want to express at this stage is more about my views on life.
In the late 1980s, Sun Nan, who was less than 20 years old, came to Beijing Coal Mine Art Troupe from Dalian to pursue his stage dream. After entering the Central Song and Dance Troupe, he only earned more than 200 yuan a month to maintain his life. But he is very satisfied. He called this stage "survival"-just to learn. As long as there is a stage to sing, no matter what songs you sing, you can support yourself. I have never thought about what will happen in the future.
With the accumulation of popularity, a series of well-known golden songs of the times, such as "Red Flag Fluttering", "Be there or be square" and "Come back soon", have made Sun Nan a powerful singer who is popular at home and abroad. He began to enjoy wayward and stubborn capital in the market, and he could only choose his favorite music and write what he wanted to express. "Some fans have started to like me, and more and more fans like me. This time is called’ life’. Because I can slowly enjoy some fun in my music life. "
Now, 32 years after her debut, Sun Nan compares her 53-year-old self to the stage of "cognitive life". In his music, it is rare to hear "Come Back Soon" as a straightforward expression and "Save" as a painful feeling in the face of cruel society. Similarly, there are few popular songs that are widely sung. But now Sun Nan seems to be indifferent, calm and free than ever. This is a targeted freedom-he is no longer satisfied with expressing only Sun Nan’s personalized attitude towards life, but hopes to explore and think about the meaning of life in music: where do we come from? Where are we going?
This is why Sun Nan chose Endless Life in the second season of Praise for Songs. Through the metaphor of mountains, rivers and seas and the stars in the universe, Endless Life actually expresses the depth and breadth of fatherly love. "White clouds, please be my eyes/grassland, become my body/wish I have a sky-like heart/love the earth in peace …"
Sun Nan said that what he wants to express at this stage is his own view on life. Photo courtesy of respondents
Sun Nan said that after becoming a father, he hoped that his children could learn more brave and tenacious spirit from themselves. So in the lyrics, he compared children to all things and stars, and compared his father to nature and the universe. "Can we have such a broad mind? Let my body become a grassland, my eyes are as bright as the stars and the moon, and my heart is as warm as the sun. This song actually shows that I want to be such a person and a father, and I can protect my children with love and live forever. "
It is reported that "Endless Life" has not been officially published, but with the help of Tik Tok and Zhejiang Satellite TV, the number of topics broadcast on the live stage in Sun Nan has exceeded 17.2 million, among which the video content "Endless Life gives people a reason to start" has been praised by nearly 100,000 at the highest point in Tik Tok. Based on the advantages of Tik Tok platform, Praise for Songs integrates social values into music announcement, and conveys beautiful ideas to the society with high aesthetic and life-thinking music expression.
"I write songs now, just to express my thoughts and views on life. I didn’t think too much about what to do on this platform. The feelings and love I want to express at this stage should be divorced from life and about the direction of life. I hope that every capital can (let the audience) find some guidance in life, or answer some puzzles. This is the creative realm I want now. " Sun Nan said.
Beijing News reporter Z Ryan
Chief Editor Wu Dongni
Proofread Li Lijun