2005-09-2 1 Source: Southern Metropolis Daily

"Brothers" is probably the most mysterious online song in the history of Internet.

This song was written on April 2, 2003, the morning after Leslie Cheung left. After being made into MP3, it quickly spread all over the Internet within a week, becoming a permanent memorial for fans.

From April, 2003, as long as you enter the Rongmen Inn, the oldest and largest Leslie Cheung fan website on the Internet, this beautiful song will ring in your speaker. And if so, it lasted for a year, until the revision of Rongmen Inn, the song retired from the home page.

"He accompanied us through the most helpless period," fans said in succession. Although there have been many songs written in the name of "brother" since then, only "brother" is the "hymn" in the hearts of fans. At that time, there was a sentence on the post of almost every large-scale party: "Please learn the song" Brothers "because we want to sing in chorus".

This online song is so popular that "almost all fans can sing it". But you won't find him in karaoke, you won't find him in Baidu's song list, pirated CDs are hard to hear on the radio without him, and there is nothing on TV, because he is not a "mouse loves rice" or a "pig song", and no one has filed a lawsuit for his copyright, because his author has never made it public.

It was not until more than two years later that a careful fan found out from the clues that the author of this song, Hong Kong singer-songwriter Han Yang, had published many albums.

Why did the creation of this insider become an online song? Why didn't he disclose his identity as a creator? How is this song written? Through various relationships, the author finally found a low-key Hanyang. Last Thursday in a coffee shop in Central, Hong Kong, he personally answered these doubts.

I had a dream and wrote this song.

"When the wind comes again, confuse me, unscrupulous wind, deep affection, love, everything depends on you, where you are, running towards the future, and so on. The lyrics mentioned are all our favorite songs. " I didn't listen to you for some years, just being your bosom friend "refers to his fans during the period when my brother quit the music scene."

Reporter: I finally found you with my will. Your song "Brothers" has been widely circulated on the Internet for over two years. Under what circumstances did you create him?

On April 6th, 2003, we couldn't believe what happened that afternoon. That night, a good friend of mine who collected all my brother's records chatted with me very late. Finally, he asked me to write a song for my brother, and I said, try it. I slept until three or four in the middle of the night and had a dream. In the dark, someone called my brother's name, and then the light stick flashed, and I woke up. My first thought is the name "brother". My brother gives me the feeling that I can conquer the public's ears with great comfort and calmness. Taking this as the music, I got up and started writing. I wrote it after five o'clock, and I finally finished it. At 9 o'clock in the morning, I woke up my work partner Guo Chixian in the next room. He was responsible for playing and arranging music, and we soon made this song.

Reporter: "Brother" contains many things about my brother. Was it all at once?

Yes, in fact, that's how we grew up. The lyrics mentioned in When the Wind Comes Again, Confuse Me, Free Wind, Love, Where Are You, and Running to the Future are all our favorite songs. "I haven't listened to you for some years" refers to the time when my brother retired from the music world, and his fans would rather.

But in fact, I am not a fan who loves my brother's fans so much, but after writing, I was deeply moved by myself. After I finished, I felt that I finally expressed it, which was very comforting. Later I gave it to my friend who asked me to write this song. But I didn't think I was qualified to write this song, so I used one of my brother's songs as the name of the creator, that is, "People with Will".

Reporter: Why do you feel that you are "not qualified to write this song"? He is your work.

Han: First of all, I don't think I can write this song. I'm not his diehard fan, but I wrote A Bird Without Feet in The True Story of Teddy Boy (You are the most unruly, if a bird flies without feet). I think it's beautiful and strange. I don't know why I can write such a song It's like being inspired.

The second reason is that I really don't know my brother very well. We met twice and I was introduced twice. Meet twice and introduce twice. Do you think you can know each other? I don't know you after five introductions, hehe. If I tell people that Hanyang wrote a song for my brother, Hong Kong people will cynically say, "Do you know your brother well?" "Are you Lin?" "Where is your turn to write?" "When everyone is unhappy, you still borrow people. What's your plot? " From my point of view, this will hurt the song and make me attacked for no reason, so I might as well say nothing. I don't want to keep a low profile, but I can't keep a high profile.

This song was recorded in the living room.

"This song can't be sold. Other songs don't matter, but this song is written by me to my brother, just like a gift for others.

Reporter: This song has been widely circulated on the Internet and has become a popular song. Do you know that?/You know what?

Han: I didn't know until I heard from my friend. Later, before going out, I heard Cha Xiaoxin say on the radio that a man wrote a song for his brother, but because of copyright issues, he couldn't broadcast it, so he wanted to find the author of this song. As soon as I heard it, it was me. At the same time, Chen Shulan also looked for me on Radio Television Hong Kong. She was very close to me, so I told her that I had a heart and asked her to help me talk to the commercial channel and broadcast it casually. Others said they wanted to buy the copyright of this song, but I said I was sorry and couldn't sell it. You want to use it for free, and I won't charge you, because I never thought about making money from this song. This song is not for sale. Other songs don't matter, but I wrote this song to my brother. It's like a gift for someone else. You can't sell him. And I really hope this song belongs to everyone. I don't want it to have anything to do with money.

Reporter: Then how did you put this song into your new album?

Han: Actually, I have been ambivalent for a long time, but I want to be honest with myself, because this song will always be a growing experience, which is the same as the starting point of my heart music. So I put it down, but I didn't use it as the main title or put it on the radio. This is good for my brother, myself and this song. I think this is the most suitable.

I didn't re-record this song, so I put this song, which was made two and a half years ago and recorded in the living room, into the new record intact, because I knew I would never come back, and no matter how hard I tried, I couldn't sing what I felt at that time.

In fact, my brother has always given me a deep memory. What I remember best is that I bought four pages of Black Midnight (the standing album of 1986) to collect all its discs in all colors. And my brother's style is not available to others. Once when I was watching a concert, I forgot whose it was. My brother suddenly appeared at the scene and took the audience's attention away. A person who comes to a concert is more sensational than the person who holds the concert. My brother's attraction is totally illogical. It was a concert at the Red Pavilion, I remember, but I don't remember who held it at all, because of my brother.

He is not the best singer or the best dancer, but coming out is the best. Zhou Zhiping once said that Leslie Cheung can't be judged by normal standards, but it is wrong to judge him by ordinary standards such as how wide his range is and how long his breath is. As soon as he comes out to sing, others can sit down He sings and you listen. There is no other choice. This is a miracle.

"having a heart" is actually.

"1989, I participated in the eighth rookie singing competition and won the second place. Li Guoxiang in the same session entered the top five, while Liang Hanwen did not rank. "

Reporter (hereinafter referred to as "Ji"): Can you introduce yourself to everyone? When did you like music?

Hanyang (hereinafter referred to as "Han"): Am I that hard to find (laughs)? I didn't do well in school when I was a child. I thought learning musical instruments was the only way to know music, so I began to learn piano, guitar and other musical instruments, but basically I gave up halfway. Later, I always thought I could sing well. At that time, there was no karaoke, so I sang a cantata of George Lam's "Ancient Rome" and recorded it on the tape recorder. I cried as soon as I heard it. My voice is so ugly. From then on, I practiced singing, listened to CDs and sang along, and went to the library to find singing books for self-study. It turns out that a person likes one thing, even a boring thing like a book will become interesting.

Reporter: How did you get into the business?

Han: From 65438 to 0989, I participated in the eighth rookie singing competition and won the second place. In the same session, Li Guoxiang entered the top five, but Liang Hanwen did not rank. At that time, I was 20 years old, and Liang Hanwen was only 17 years old, which was the youngest among the contestants. I thought he was handsome, with a thick and beautiful voice, and he was sure to be popular. After the competition, Tan taught me professional singing and Cantonese. I grew up in Hong Kong, where I got the bad habit of Cantonese. I said a lot of lazy voices, thinking that this would express my meaning. As soon as I entered the recording studio, I was miserable. As a result, a song was recorded for a record 20 hours. Tam also told me some stage and etiquette, such as walking without bending over and walking without leaving the heel off the ground. Thank you very much for this superstar who is also a teacher and friend. Moreover, his interpersonal network helped me a lot and kept recommending me to others. Later, I went to Taiwan Province Province to make records. Together with Yu Taiyan and Ailing Chen, I stayed in Taiwan Province Province for five or six years from 1993, and made several records in a formulaic way. I feel old and have no new influence. If this goes on, there will be no difference between the eighth and the first. Su Yongkang advised me to know more about the behind-the-scenes affairs, so I returned to Hongkong.

After returning to Hong Kong, I was introduced to Zhang Chongde and worked behind the scenes. From scratch, I became Tan Yaowen's assistant. He is also my good friend. Once I poured him tea, and he said no, but I am paid, and this is what I should do. Later, Xiang Xuehuai taught me to write lyrics and supervise the production, and I began to write many songs, from a front-stage artist to a real behind-the-scenes person. In fact, you don't have to be good at musical instruments to be a good producer. It is important that you have a pair of listening ears and know the special features of various music types.

Is it true that you can't create music without advanced theory, you can't play the piano without advanced performance, you can't write lyrics without a master's degree or a doctor's degree in Chinese, and you can't sing without singing? I don't think so. People's abilities are very extensive. For example, a lyrical and elegant Song Like's "At least You", who would have thought that the author of this song turned out to be a drummer, and like davy, he was covered with Lei Zhenzi? A musician should never be framed by a box, but should constantly seek breakthroughs.