Respawn Entertainment: Days of Glory

Chapter 513 Boy, Don’t Cry
After hearing what Bian Lang said, Tu Ling stood up with the other three members of the band and bowed to Bian Lang without saying a word!

"Brother Lang, we the Wailers are truly honored to have your song. We promise that we will live up to this song!"

From the previous Master Bian to the current Brother Lang, although it is just a change of name, it represents his further recognition of Bian Lang.

As for the style, Tu Ling is not worried at all. After all, the song "Three Little Birds" that she sang at the music festival is enough to prove how deep her understanding of reggae is.

Tu Ling has always been puzzled. As for the quality of "Three Little Birds", it can't have the same influence as "Fade To Black", but at least it can create a wave of heat among domestic reggae fans.

Unfortunately, Bian Lang seemed to have forgotten this song, leaving only a few unclear videos online.

When the Wailers wanted to transcribe the song later, the guitarist relied on memory and listened to the video with the wind sound countless times before he was able to memorize the song.

During a rehearsal later, they sang once to change their minds. Zhu Wen heard it and immediately prepared to let them record it.

After learning that it was Bian Lang who played and sang casually during the daytime of the music festival, he still did not give up: "You can perform it live. When it becomes influential, the company will solve the copyright problem for you."

As a result, Tu Ling retorted: "We still have some dignity. Even if we can't write it, we won't steal it!"

Tu Ling had been planning to ask Bian Lang today why he hadn't released that song. Did he forget? If so, he would ask him to urge him to do so.

Unexpectedly, Bian Lang directly gave their band a song!

But Bian Lang picked up this song not only because he thought of Mr. Turtle, Li Hongqi and his Christian identity, but also because he thought of the power of artistic works to promote social welfare.

A photo of "Big Eyes" made the Chinese remember the girl Su Mingjuan. This photo was used as the logo of the Hope Project by the China Youth Development Foundation. At the age of 14, she became the youngest delegate to the Great Hall of the People and later became the image spokesperson of the Hope Project.

Su Mingjuan has felt the help of many kind-hearted people in society while growing up, and she hopes to continue to pass on this love when she grows up.

Since she was in junior high school, she has donated part of her love donations to primary school students in poor areas; after entering college, she worked part-time and donated the scholarships provided by the Youth Foundation to poor college students; after she started working, she donated her first salary in her life to the Hope Project, and has made regular donations every year since then, without interruption.

Later, it seemed that a fund named after her was established, and a school was built.

If this song can have the same effect and change some people by changing one person, Bian Lang thinks that would be great.

Such a song may have the chance to become a promotional song for some foundation.

The rehearsal room was fully equipped with various equipment. While Bian Lang was tuning the piano, others began to prepare mobile phones and other photographic equipment.

Seeing that Tu Ling was still holding the phone, Bian Lang urged, "Someone is recording, why don't you come over and play drums for me?"

"I?"

"When you were still a member of Magic Disc at the music festival, you weren't so shy. Now that we're family, you don't know how to play anymore? Reggae rhythm is 4/4, you can get in if you give me a chance..."

"Okay, Brother Lang!"

If it were any other kind of music, Tu Ling would definitely not be so bold as to follow along just because Bian Lang gave him a beat.

But for reggae, which is the most relaxed and free form of music, there is no need to think too much about it, especially since it is just a demo.

Tu Ling tried the sounds of the cajon and Konka, and finally chose Konka.

Then he gave Bian Lang a look, meaning to wait for Bian Lang to shout start, but unexpectedly Bian Lang directly sang a line in "turtle language": "do nai bo do..."

For some reason, when Tu Ling heard this language, which he had no idea what it meant, he felt that it was a signal. Then, his conga drum made a double jump from the high note on the edge of the drum.

Then I heard Bian Lang start to sing while sweeping the chords: "I will describe to you a soul, it has an everlasting youth, every time night falls, it will sing softly... It sings a fresh story, the people in it smile at each other, is it like this every night, for love, to exchange sobriety..."

When Bian Lang's nasal cavity resonates, the sound that comes out is very similar to Li Hongqi's, but he is not a Christian and cannot sing with that kind of sacred feeling.

But to the ears of the people in the rehearsal room at this moment, the song sounded like a glass of milk before bed, comforting the boy to sleep and no longer having to exchange tears for wakefulness.

Telling the most tragic story in the most relaxed and gentle way is the most unique thing about reggae!
Perhaps this is why reggae music was able to go from a place like Jamaica to become popular all over the world and be recognized and loved by the whole world.

In the memories of most of these people, the last time Bian Lang sang so warmly was probably "Please Don't Stop My Music".

And this song, "Please Don't Stop My Music", is also reggae.

"Don't cry, boy, orphan of the beautiful world, but where is my heart, where is my home, my friend... Listen quietly, there is a voice saying I love you, close your eyes, follow her, follow her like following hope..."

This one sentence in the title immediately brought the thoughts of all the members of the Wailers band back to the time when they were still in Wa Mountain.

It was as if Bian Lang was there at the time, holding an acoustic guitar and playing a video for the boy to his father by the fire. This "movie" scene was accompanied by a unique BGM.

The members even thought about the same thing: this song must go back to Wa Mountain to shoot a MV, so that the life of this song will be complete. Maybe it’s not a MV, but a documentary to match this song.

As for the lead singer and guitarist, he was wondering if he could sing with this flavor?

It is one thing to write a good song, but it is another thing to know who can sing it well. Just like how many people on earth know that Danny Chan's "What Do You Want in Life" is a cover of Wang Jie's "Thinking of These Things".

If I can't sing it with this flavor, should the Cryer accept this song?
There is no need to explain what status Bian Lang's songs have in the circle now. The opportunity of going viral as soon as he sings it is something that no one would want.

But if this song were sung by Bian Lang, regardless of its quality, its influence would be much greater than that of "The Wailers".

Maybe this would be more valuable!
While he was weighing the pros and cons, Bian Lang's singing did not stop: "There are restless hearts floating above those cities. They must have danced happily here. The breeze makes me feel intoxicated. The swaying figures are as bright as the sun..." "Those boys call lonely mother again and again. Can love heal the scars in their hearts? Lonely people..."

When they sang this part, the mood of some people began to change.

At the beginning, they identified themselves with the little boy in Tu Ling’s story, but the more they listened, the more they felt that the boy in Bian Lang’s song was no longer the protagonist in Tu Ling’s story.

It is more like myself when I am lonely and helpless, and also like those individuals who are watching over loneliness in this world.

During the day, people live a life of debauchery, but once they are free and their minds are empty, the loneliness will drag them into the abyss of endless darkness like a quagmire. The only way to fight this bad feeling is to let yourself sleep.

Only when they fall asleep and are wrapped in their "mother's" amniotic fluid can they feel true peace.

"I'll take you away...boy boy boy isolation, bye bye bye bye bye a one night stand, Dance dance in nowhere, Don't don't don't don't don't be afraid again..."

The transition from Chinese to English, which is as smooth as milky chocolate, is like a gorgeous turn, and the use of repetition adds another level of liveliness to the song.

Just as some people suddenly realize in an instant that people are not atoms, people need to find a community to satisfy a sense of belonging and to share pain and happiness.

The song and melody of Bian Lang are cheerful, but the lyrics are full of sad undertones of humanistic care, which is the core of reggae music.

In fact, the music of Mr. Turtle in the early days was not like this. They sang in turtle language, and the melody was full of leisurely happiness and laziness.

In Li Hongqi's own words: "I am lazy. I am too lazy to mingle with the world, too lazy to be in society, too lazy to be unhappy, and too lazy to figure things out."

Especially after moving to Tianfu for development, they seemed to have found their most comfortable living area there.

However, the 512 incident plunged Li Hongqi into deep self-blame and reflection. He could no longer play and sing those cheerful, beach-sunshine music without any pressure as before. This negativity extended to every corner of the band's life.

"That was a particularly bad time, and I felt very incompetent."

In such negativity and depression, Li Hongqi received a text message from a friend one night: "I'm in a very cool place now, do you want to come?"

He went there without thinking too much, and found that it was a church holding a prayer meeting for 512, and many strangers of different ages were praying in tears. He also cried at the scene because he felt that he had found a group of kind people like himself.

But as his faith deepened, he gradually realized that those were nothing but the "crocodile tears" of "self-righteousness" and that if he was not connected to the source of truth, goodness and beauty, he would have nothing to do with "goodness".

Only by letting go of yourself and being humble and self-denying can you get to know yourself again. Just like what they sang in another song "Macarena": "In fact, you have always been here and have never left me. Only by letting go of myself can I get to know you."

The melody of this song was completed before 512. Li Hongqi always sings it in "turtle language" every time he performs it. After having faith, Li Hongqi feels a strong sense of burden and responsibility: "The underlying color of life is despair. On this basis, any resistance will bring hope."

Although their living habits are still terrible, their entire creative direction and life plans have been reborn.

Then there was the performance of Go North to Yugong Yishan, then signing with Modern Music, and then there was the hit song "Boys Don't Cry".

In fact, according to a conversation between Li Hongqi and Bian Lang when they were drinking, the melody of this song may be earlier than "Macarena", but the lyrics were completed in the one or two years after 512.

This shows that people's creativity in good times and their determination when facing pain are completely on a different level.

“boy boy boy isolation, bye bye bye bye bye a one night stand, Dance dance in nowhere, Don’t don’t don’t don’t you don’t don’t don’t be afraid…”

As soon as the interlude began, Bian Lang switched from rhythm to lead vocals. The Wailers' guitarist also reacted quickly. He stuffed his phone into his teammate's arms and followed in within 4 bars.

Fortunately, he used his own acoustic guitar. If he had used a sharpened one, he would have paid a heavy price for his recklessness.

At this time, Di Li and Huang Kai arrived, each holding a piece of roasted bait.

Looking at Bian Lang playing the lead guitar and the two members of the Wailers helping out, Huang Kai stuffed a half-eaten piece of roasted bait into Di Li's hands and filled in the vacancy of the bass guitar in a lightning speed.

This move completely stunned the bassist of the Wailers: "Oh my god! Brother Kaizi is so unethical!"

Just like that, an interlude that seemed to have some improvisational elements in it was played for half a minute amidst Bian Lang's rhythmic riff.

Bian Langcai sang the same verse and chorus again.

During the interlude, all the people who came to rehearse "Nothing" had arrived.

While they were swaying their bodies from side to side, they were also thinking about this song in their hearts. What level will it reach in the end?
Reggae, a music that is even more niche than rock, what kind of flowers can it blossom into under the hands of Bian Lang?

"This is an age of recklessness and arrogance. How can our bodies embrace each other all the time? We are already exhausted to witness such love..."

"Although there are deep traces of tears on your face, my heart and my love will still follow the dream and go far away to find another life..."

This sudden change in lyrics has a self-deprecating feel, and the helplessness in reality contained in it may be a compulsory lesson in life that every modern person must go through.

And no one expected that Bian Lang would sang it in such a nonchalant tone amidst this light melody.

Tu Ling was deeply shocked again, and the rhythm of his hands began to become a little unstable. He never thought that the story he shared today would give birth to such a work that he thought could be written into the history of Chinese reggae.

Many years later, when the media interviewed him, the godfather of the country of thunder, he commented on this song: "It is not difficult to write about the suffering of tears, but the rare thing is the kind of redemption in this song that makes light of heavy things..."

Just like what Bian Lang sang next: It will take me away...boy boy boy isolation, bye bye bye bye bye a one night stand...Don't don't don't don't you don't don't don't be afraid..."

(End of this chapter)