The following contents are excerpted from the special plan for the anniversary of Ka Kui Wong's death 1 1 published in Music Weekly on the 6th and 28th:
1 1 special planning for the anniversary of death/Cui
In the past 20 years, they have the most songs and the most pirated records.
They have the biggest and most loyal fans, and they represent the youth of a generation.
They changed people's views on pop music.
They have influenced the whole pop music scene in China.
Their name is-beyond.
First, the impact on the public.
The spiritual inspiration of a generation
The youth portrayal of a generation
Mr. Gu Cheng wrote such a poem: The night gave me black eyes, but I used them to look for light.
I don't know why, when I was about to write about Ka Kui and Transcendence, I suddenly remembered such a poem, the name of which was "A Generation".
I don't know when the concept came into being in the 1970s. So who was the spiritual idol of pop music in the 1970s? Tayu Lo and Cui Jian? Undeniably, their influence is enormous and far-reaching, but their influence is more limited to people born in the late 1960s to the mid-1970s. But the people who really influenced the whole 1970s were Ka Kui Wong and others led by him. His songs, like Judas and Cui Jian, recorded our true and vivid youth.
Perhaps by accident or necessity, 1983- 1993, BEYOND's most active band appeared, which happened to be a critical period for people born in 1970- 1979 to grow up. BEYOND conquered the hearts of this generation with unusual musical spirit. Their music is mainly rock and roll, and they express their feelings directly with melodious songs. Their lyrics have a wide range of themes, but they are all positive. Even love songs have a majestic power.
At that time, pop music was pure, with no publicity expenses and no shady stories. Music spreads between records and radio stations, among fans, and its influence on individuals spreads to one group after another. Spread to the whole place where there are Chinese, spread to the whole era.
At that time, our youth was like the song of Ka Kui, intense and restrained, confident and tragic. Too many people's life trajectories have changed because of hearing Ka Kui's songs, and we can't count them.
They changed the public's view of pop music.
BEYOND, the name of the band explains the meaning of his existence-transcendence.
In these 20 years, they have surpassed too many things. In short, they have transcended time and influenced the trend.
Before BEYOND's voice hit our eardrums, we all thought that rock music was only the patent of a few people. In the eyes of the public, rock music must be noisy, different and unpleasant, but they changed this. They convey the same humanistic, atmospheric and profound content with melodies that are easy to spread. On the other hand, their appearance has injected ideas into Hong Kong music scene and humanistic spirit into pop music. Therefore, it has changed the views of many popular music. Before that, pop music was decadent and an ordinary ditty. BEYOND makes people realize that pop music can also express their feelings and serve the people and the country.
BEYOND lyrics analysis
Like other bands, BEYOND's lyrics are mostly written by Ka Kui Wong and other members, and produced and sold by themselves. They seldom write songs for others, because their songs suit them best.
In his early works, he mainly expressed his ideals and anger at reality, but this anger is direct, but not low. Other works also directly express their concern for the world and their yearning for a better life. They are responsible musicians. It is this sense of responsibility that has aroused the aspirations of most people. In Hong Kong's romantic music scene, their works are particularly atmospheric and have cultural connotations. As for the part of love songs, it is also affectionate, but after careful analysis, there are not many deep sentences, but direct expressions of emotions, which are more touching. For example, Cold Rainy Night and Like You. Later, some satirical lyrics began to appear, which opened up another direction for them.
Among other lyricists, beyond cooperated with Liu Zhuohui most frequently, and he composed many popular songs, such as The Good Earth, Gray Track and Lovers and Farmers. Liu Zhuohui's lyrics are close to BEYOND's music in temperament, which adds deeper rational thinking to BEYOND's lyrics besides anger, ridicule and care.