Okay now hold your horses ... I know what you're thinking... this
bitch is going to say some racist shit, isn't she? WELL, sad to say NO! I’m
however going to talk about the difference between Chinese (Mandarin) and
English pop music, the beats and more importantly the lyrics
I’m not going to talk about traditional music or instrumental, but
rather our modern day music. This is my opinion/views towards English pop and
Chinese pop. There are similarity and differences, and today I'm going to focus
on the differences between the two languages.
The beats or also known as the Soul of music, as many a times
people get attracted to the beats of the song before the will actually listen
to the lyrics.
I’m one of those people; I will first be lured in
by the beats of the song before I start focusing on the lyrics. I have to admit
hands down that English pop has a better beat than many Chinese/Mandarin Songs,
as it would really make you want to dance to the beat and shake your booty. Not
to say that Chinese song doesn’t have good beats, it’s just that the lack of
what I term it as movement. What the heck is movement you say, it’s
the instant attraction to make you or even to compel you to search for the song
and download it to your phone and listen to it for hundred times that very day.
However, there are some Chinese songs that did make me want to do that, but
most of the time it would be an English pop song that gives me that instant
push to find and download that song.
For example, Party Rock Anthem by LMFAO or Titanium by David G,
both songs have incredible beats and the very instant you hear it, you want to
dance and ‘make love’ (joking). Nonetheless, there are some
very repetitive beats in English pop songs, sometimes you heard a certain song
and you would be thinking ‘hey haven’t I heard this beat (usually this) song
before?’ but when you get to know that title of the song, it’s actually
something completely new or many foreign… It gets you thinking that maybe
English pop does have lots of repetitive beats in many of their songs. Yes
there are original ones, but there are also songs known as ‘copier’, some
producer just got lazy and he was like’ hey I just change the tune and put this
beat into another song to cheat young foolish people into thinking it’s a
completely new and original song’.
Chinese pop doesn’t really have that, their beats are usually
original and different, and you can distinguish the different songs. Although
not as ‘attractive’ as a English pop song, but the more you listen to a Chinese
pop song the more you’ll fall in love with it, kind of the opposite to an
English pop song.
Lyrics the colours to the song, one of the most important elements
and a way to express thoughts and emotion that can capture millions of people.
Although nowadays many young people like me don’t really listen to
lyrics…sometimes, but it is still a core of a song.
Honestly some English pops doesn’t make sense to me because many
of the lyrics to a song are really shitty. Even if you do understand the lyrics,
won’t you be asking yourself ‘WTF??’, is the song writer high when
he wrote that song, or is he running out of things to write. Really have you
tried to read up or listen to what some Artist are singing nowadays. For
Example, Lil Wayne “Rich as Fuck”, the song title says it all:
Look at you, now look at us
All my niggas look rich as fuck
All my niggas look rich as fuck
All my niggas look rich as fuck
That’s the chorus of the Song. Really all my niggas look rich as
fuck?! That’s what the whole song is about, other that being ridiculous vulgar
it doesn’t convey any meaning all ALL. It’s ike they don’t even bother to
think! Seriously are the people or rather the song writer getting really lazy
like extremely lazy, because all they do is copy and paste the chorus and few
verse and add in some random words and BAM* new song,
and to my disappointment many teenagers or young people even me listen to these
songs.
When an artist actually writes song that means something they get
criticize at how boring or stupid is that song.
I know Taylor swift is a moppy bitch but hey at least her songs
means something, although the content is about the same, I’m quite amaze at how
she can write songs with the same theme but with different words and produces different
beats to all of her songs. As bad as she is, well she isn’t the worst… and is
obviously better than many ‘Artist’ out there.
Chinese/Mandrain Pop is a whole different thing. I’m not trying to
be bias or anything but their lyrics actually means something. Although some of
the songs are weird and meaningless, many or most songs I’ve heard have a
specific meaning or the lyrics really captures me and coveys a certain message.
Some of their lyrics even pulled some strings in my heart, it makes me emotional
and I can really feel the pain or happiness of the song. One of the best song
I’ve heard is sang by Stephanie Sun, her songs are beautiful and all of her
songs makes sense or means something to me. Not some junk.
One of her most popular song tilted Dark Sky is simply beautiful,
heart wrenching, emotional and perfect. The lyrics are wonderful and well
Magnificent. I am speechless I cant express myself with words. Below
is the English translation of the Song’s chorus:
Falling in love has made me give little regard to one's
life.(literally)
Falling in love has made me reckless.
Falling in love has made me reckless.
I thought this was the only world I could pursue (literally)
I thought this was the only way I could live my life.
I thought this was the only way I could live my life.
Yet I fumbled, was misunderstood, was cheated.
Even if the back of the adult world is incomplete,
I must walk on the forked road I face everyday.
I cherish the past's simple little happiness.
Love always makes people cry, makes people feel unsatisfied.
The sky is so big, yet unclear...how lonely!
I cherish the past's simple little happiness.
Love always makes people cry, makes people feel unsatisfied.
The sky is so big, yet unclear...how lonely!
To end this blog post, I have to say that there is no definite winner of which is
better , both languages have their pros and cons. I can’t say which is better
because I love listening to both English and Chinese songs. In our fast pace
society, the top songs are mostly ephemeral, the top hundred or whatsoever is
always changing. I guess we should try to expose ourselves to different songs
and learn to listen and enjoy all type of music. Of course we can let loose and
listen to shitty and meaningless songs, but I feel that something we should
also take the time to search and listen to something more… Beats are temporary
and you get over it very quickly, but sometimes lyrics can touch us and be
imprinted in our minds. To conclude, English pop and Chinese pop are equally
awesome , they have their flaws but hey nothing is perfect. I just hope that
sometimes the lyrics to a song can be more than just random words put together.
