Watched Chen Weilian & his male buddy sing [zhou(3) chu(1) hei(1) an(4) ba(3) peng(2) you(3) - literally translated into 'walk out of darkness, my friend'] on tv just now and I can't help but shed some salty drops. I am no big fan of his, especially now that he's gone commercial and appeared so much more polished. Too polished. His simplicity & sincerity then was much more endearing...
But back to what I was saying - when he sung that song with his equally visually-challeneged pal, time seemed to have come to a stop. The whole song sounded so real, so raw, so stripped to its core, so choked full with unmasked emotions that it pains one to hear them sing (yet one definitely doesn't want them to stop). I mean, this is what it's all about, my friend. If you continue to do what you are best at (that is to touch hearts with your songs), and not get distracted by all the packaging/glamour/defence/image/worries abt marketability in general, things will work out like they are supposed to. Gd luck, and I'd remember the way both of you sang that song.
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