Respawn Entertainment: Days of Glory

Chapter 522: Rock and Roll
Speaking of this, the atmosphere at the scene became even more heated.

Although they did not go there by themselves, all the rock musicians acted as if they had gone there themselves and started to show off to their families.

"Mom, let me tell you, I almost followed the Rolling Stones. I played guitar for Bian Lang and the Rolling Stones at the Ximangmang Music Festival. I'll find the video for you when I get back."

Magpie said this very proudly, but Magpie's mother was overthinking it.

After talking with Luo Suping, she now feels that her and her child's father's previous unsupportive attitude may have had some impact on her son's music creation.

If their attitude had been better at that time, would his son have been able to...

Xi Que had no taboos when speaking, but Tong Qi could see the change in Xi Que's mother's expression, so he quickly added: "Aunt, the main reason was that we were afraid that Xi Que would not come back, so..."

"That won't do! Xiao Tong, if you have any performances in the future, please send us more videos and photos. I, as a son, probably won't have these thoughts. I can only rely on you..."

How could Tong Qi not understand the meaning behind these words? She immediately replied crisply: "Okay, Auntie!"

Xi Que heard this and thought that it was the best thing for his mother and his girlfriend to be on the same side, so he just smiled foolishly. However, he didn't notice that his father was looking at him and shaking his head: "Son, if the relationship between the mother-in-law and the daughter-in-law is good, you will have less worries, but your family status will plummet!"

Strauss joined the band while they were in Europe, so she only attended the last few shows of the Rolling Stones' European tour.

The most memorable one was the one in Berlin. She still thinks that the performance of "Comfortably Numb" was the highlight of her career.

After the performance, members of her original band all sent her their blessings, and they all expressed that they were very happy that she had found the band that suits her best!
Although traveling across the ocean to work and live in China was a big challenge for her, with friendly colleagues and fans who like her music here, she feels that relative loneliness is not that important.

Especially after she felt the eager enthusiasm of Chinese rock fans, she hoped that her European colleagues would have the opportunity to come here and take a look.

It would be great if there was a chance for me to stay in the Rolling Stones to work and live like her.

After all, if she were in her hometown, she wouldn't be able to go out without wrapping herself up like a bear.

But whether in Spring City or now by the Fuxian Lake, a sweater and a leather jacket are enough to cope with the temperature difference between morning and evening.

Moreover, the convenience of living in China is not available in many European countries she has visited.

She immediately stood up and took a group photo of everyone in the venue and posted it on social networks, sharing this moment with everyone who followed her.

When the screen changed again, it was already the Rolling Stones' New Year's Eve concert.

Chen Shuting's voice came again: "On New Year's Day this year, we organized the largest concert in China in recent years, mainly featuring rock bands..."

Except for Kong Liang and the original Wailers band, everyone here was an eyewitness. Listening to the song "No More Hesitation" coming from the speakers, almost everyone started singing along: "Oh... I have my own story in my heart, and I wrote down every gain and loss, joy, sorrow and dream by myself..."

Looking at the state of these people, Kong Liang, who was sitting at the same table with Zhang Ting and the others, said, "We should really let those people in the BJ circle come and see. If everyone plays rock like that, why worry about the future of Chinese rock? Just based on this annual meeting, I think Bian Lang is much more powerful than those old bull noses in BJ!"

After saying this, he felt that it was not enough, so he added: "The Magic Disc revived the shitty Chinese rock. The Magic Disc after Tiger left, this slogan is completely a catchphrase used by Zhu Wen to deceive the band. The Rolling Stones are doing real things!"

"Liangliang, now that you've settled down in the Rolling Stones, don't think about those other things. After the New Year, gather some good friends and start a band..."

Before Zhang Ting finished speaking, Kong Liang interrupted him and said, "No hurry, I'll just be the all-around backup. There are so many bands, and I don't believe that the drummers don't have a headache or fever and can't go on stage. Besides, the recording studio is up and running now. People from outside who come here to record songs will always need accompaniment musicians, right? I can still earn another share."

"Have you really figured it out?"

"I'm talking about the ones that Bian Lang wrote for them. I'm not interested in songs written by others."

When the special segment of "The Gift" was broadcast later, many family members who watched it for the first time were in tears!

No matter whether you knew about rock music before, you could not hold back when you heard the line: "Time leaves behind beauty and mess. Fortunately, we are still lucky enough to sing..."

Most of the musicians present actually took advantage of the fact that their families would not actively seek out information related to rock and roll, and basically only reported good news and not bad news.

Especially parents, many of them subconsciously feel that their children should do well in the entertainment industry.

But after watching these audio and video materials today, and after communicating with other musicians or Rolling Stones staff before, and now listening to this song, they all feel that this matter is not as easy as their own children say.

There are even some processes that they cannot see, which can really be described as difficult.

But fortunately, we now have Rolling Stone and Bianlang!

Perhaps all the boasts your children make in front of you may become a reality.

After the LED screen ended its carousel and was replaced with the Rolling Stones logo, Chen Shuting continued: "The biggest contributor to the Rolling Stones' success today is definitely Bian Lang. But everyone here is also indispensable.

In the entertainment industry, I, Chen Shuting, may have some experience, but after entering the rock industry, I am a pure newcomer. I hope to dedicate my second youth to the Rolling Stones and to everyone!"

The phrase "second youth" resonates very well with many musicians.

Once upon a time, they all thought that their youth had been thrown away along with the decline of Chinese rock!

But the emergence of the Rolling Stones and the rise of the Bian Lang band really made them feel that their youth had returned.

It seems that the creative enthusiasm that had been extinguished by the reality of "no one paying attention" has now been rekindled.

I also felt that the various joints that were already a bit rusty now feel like they have undergone a major maintenance, with no sense of blockage at all.

It’s not an exaggeration to say that it’s secondary development!
Amid the applause of everyone, Chen Shuting continued: "Thank you all for your help and tolerance in the past few months. In the new year, I hope you will continue to support me as always. I will also show the passion that a rock girl should have and continue to serve you well! Next, let's let Bian Lang come up and say a few words!"

It was originally agreed that Bian Lang would not make such special speeches, but the atmosphere has been built to this point, how could Bian Lang not make a speech?

He didn't keep anyone waiting, he stood up and zipped down his flight jacket, exposing his neck to make him look more energetic, then he climbed directly onto the stage.

After taking the microphone, he thought for a moment, and then said: "It's not easy for those of us who play rock music, and it's even more difficult for those who can still persist today. Today, everyone can sit here together and eat and drink easily instead of complaining to each other. I think this proves that the Rolling Stones have done a good job in the past few months! I hope that at next year's annual meeting, all the people present today will be there, and there will continue to be new faces joining. Only in this way can we continue to pass on the banner of Chinese rock! Let more fans who don't understand rock music hear the shouts of us Chinese rock music people! I hope that in our hands, the somewhat tragic slogan "Rock is not dead" can become the trend of rock music in our hearts!"

Bian Lang's speech was naturally not as inflammatory as his singing, but the sentence that replaced "rock is not dead" with "rock is popular" hit the defenses of many people present.

The four words “Rock and roll never dies” are absolutely powerful when they are shouted.

But if you think about it carefully, you will find the "tragic" meaning of these four words. Generally speaking, it is impossible to use such words unless it is a matter of life and death.

Bian Lang from Shuilanxing really didn't know what the original words of this sentence were.

But on the original Earth, the complete sentence is: "Rock & Roll never die, just fade away!"

At that time, it was translated by Blue TV as: "Rock and roll is not dead, it just flies high!"

But in fact, a more accurate translation should be: "Rock is not dead, it's just withering!"

This quote comes from MacArthur's famous speech to Congress:

“old soldiers never die, they just fade away.”

"Veterans don't die, they just fade away!"

From this we can see how tragic the underlying tone of this sentence is!
But this tragic slogan has been shouted for decades, both on the original Earth and on the Blue Water Planet.

It was spread from abroad to China, and has been passed down to this day!
Sometimes I think about the music festival being filled with these flags. They are very exciting, but when I think about it again, it is really sad.

Compared to pop music, the fans’ slogans are all in the style of “I love you!”

But when it comes to rock and roll, the alternative is to be young or die!

On the original Earth, those famous foreign rock kings who died young were no exception.

Lennon was shot to death by his own fans, which must have been an extremely heavy blow to the entire world rock music scene.

But you have to deny that this might be a very rock and roll way to die!
Perhaps in Lennon's own imagination, being shot by a fan was the best fate for him.

When they were on the original Earth, Bian Lang joked with his band buddies that if they ever met Lennon in the future, they would definitely teach him a song: "I Must Die in Your Hands!" Let him sing this song to the fans when he comes back to life, which would definitely be a very rock and roll thing!
There is also Cobain, the lead singer of Nirvana, who killed himself with a bullet.

Bian Lang still remembers a sentence in his suicide note, which is a quote from a song lyric: "It is better to burn calmly than to linger on!"

The original text is: "It's better to burn out than to fade away..."

Of course, the song Cobain was quoting wasn’t “The Dreamer,” but Neil Young’s “Hey Hey My My,” released in 1983…

Neil Young and Cobain were two people who understood each other.

After Cobain canceled some shows, he was criticized by the outside world. Neil Young tried to pass a message to him through an intermediary: "You are great, just follow your heart and let everyone go to hell."

Neil Young said Cobain was not just an entertainer, he was an artist and a songwriter.

There is a big difference between an entertainer and an artist. Neil Young understood Cobain, so he wanted to tell Cobain: "When you feel the urge to play, pick up your guitar and be yourself!"

When Neil Young learned that Kurt had committed suicide by shooting himself and quoted that line of lyrics in his suicide note, he was deeply shaken and filled with resentment.

Then I recorded this emotion with music and completed "Sleeps with Angels"...

Bian Lang felt that since the ancestors of the original Earth had used their lives to compose so many excellent rock songs.

So there is really no need for Water Blue Star to continue using the tragic background of immortality as the biggest rock slogan.

Thinking of this, Bian Lang quoted Neil Young and Luo Dayou, and continued to the musicians in the audience: "I hope that everyone in the Rolling Stones will not lose themselves in the current situation.

When you feel the urge to perform, just put on your guitar and be yourself. When you feel inspired, pick up a pen and write a song. Only by writing continuously can our music have a way out.

I think this is the perfect life that all of us rockers dream of!"

Those who understand this will understand that Bian Lang doesn’t want them to be like those traffic stars who, as long as there is exposure and enough money, they have to sing on the show whether they want to or not!
Even if he had to lip-sync, fake play the guitar, and hold the microphone upside down, he still had to hold three consecutive concerts for tens of thousands of people.

Also, don’t rely too much on this great artist, but focus on your own music creation!

Amid the applause and cheers, Bian Lang thought that this was about enough and that the Golden Horse Awards would be the next to perform, so he prepared to return the microphone and leave.

Seeing that Bian Lang was about to go down, Liangzi quickly ran over and grabbed him and said, "Brother Lang, you've already come up. If you don't sing a song before going down, I guess no one will agree!"

Liangzi didn't even need to ask the people in the audience if they were right, they started to make a noise:

"You're not allowed to come down until you sing a new song!"

"I don't want what's in the music library!"

"Rolling Stones guys, hurry up and play accompaniment!"

Watching Dayong and the others walking up to the stage with smiles on their faces, it became clear that they were well prepared. Bian Lang knew that they were being sold out!
But now he already had a song in mind, so he no longer worried about whether to open the show or make a conclusion at the end.

Since we want to create a rock and roll trend, we have to paint a brilliant picture for everyone!
Bian Lang raised the microphone and said to the expectant musicians, "New song 'Perfect Life'!"

(End of this chapter)