Respawn Entertainment: Days of Glory

Chapter 616: A rock mother’s autobiography!

Perhaps music fans from other places are not quite clear about the meaning of this song title.

But the local music fans are so excited!

"That's what I said. How could Bian Lang forget to write a song for our Banna?"

"It seems that Bian Lang has done some research on the Dai culture of our Banna. It's clear that this song title is more thoughtful than those written for other places!"

"We Dai people don't chase after celebrities, but I will definitely chase after Bian Lang this time!"

Many music fans online are asking what "Mangbala Naxi" means.

When the Dai netizens living in other places saw this, they felt proud and began to explain it in detail to the netizens.

At the same time, Bian Lang, who was carrying an electric guitar, moved to the right and gave the C position to Ding Ding.

Seeing this, those rock fans who are familiar with Bian Lang all know what new tricks he is going to come up with.

However, when the light came on, it was first directed to Strauss, who was standing on the left side of the stage.

Then I saw her fingers dancing on the fretboard, and a series of clean American single-note electric guitar sounds began to sound in the venue. The slow single notes after the effects made people feel that the tone was a bit like a sanxian, or some other national musical instrument.

Bian Lang, who had nothing to do for the time being, was not idle either. He walked to the edge of the stage with his guitar, waving his hands up and down, interacting with the fans.

At this time, on the terrace of He Lei's house across the street, He Lei's wife stood beside Guo Li and asked, "You have taken so many photos of Bian Lang. When do you think he looks the most handsome?"

Guoli answered this question without thinking: "It was when he first started participating in variety shows. I took a picture of him and Mumian smoking at the airport. It was so stunning! At that time, I thought this guy was so cool and handsome. It would be a shame if he wasn't famous!
Maybe because he has been filmed so many times and his fame is growing, he may think it is natural and not as amazing as before! No, sister-in-law, why are you asking this? You are a bit..."

"What are you thinking? I just feel that Bian Lang and his girlfriend don't match well..."

"Haha! I..."

The two of them were destined to have endless conversation about this topic, and the music on the stage began to change. Ding Ding's drum set in the C position started first, followed by Tong Qi's keyboard and Huang Kai's bass.

The keyboard effects, combined with the drum loop, give the song a psychedelic feel.

To put it more concretely, it really gives you the mysterious feeling of being in a tropical rain forest. This whole prelude is not punk, but it is really Banna!
After the 45-second prelude, the audience waited for the opening words, but it was not Bian Lang who spoke, but Ding Ding: "Ah...Mangbala Naxi...There are tropical rain forests and flowers blooming all year round..."

Even the fans who are most familiar with Hedgehog would be shocked at this moment!
I have heard Ding Ding sing chorus many times, but this is the first time I have heard her sing the leading role.

Not to mention the music fans, even these rock musicians who are not members of the Rolling Stones are hearing it for the first time!

Commander: "Eh!? This voice sounds a bit weird?"

Rafter: "You're embarrassed to say it, so I said it for you. It sounds a bit like a child's voice, right?"

Li Hao: "He usually looks like such an aggressive drummer, the contrast of his voice is quite big!"

Even Tian Yuan, who usually doesn't like to talk much, spoke up: "Just listening to his voice, he feels like a minor! Why doesn't Bian Lang sing it himself?"

"At the beginning of the dream, you belong here...playing with the moon, chatting with the stars...talking softly, breathing softly, afraid of waking you up...walking slowly, swaying slowly, our hearts are close...the stars in the sky are entwined with you and me..."

"The sound of firecrackers, crackling, seems to be very worried... I can't sleep, tossing and turning, just worried, it doesn't matter, quickly get into mom's arms..."

After singing this verse, Tian Yuan finally understood why Bian Lang didn't sing it himself. Although the mother here can be understood as Xishuangbanna, it still feels a bit awkward to hear Bian Lang singing the lyrics from the first-person perspective.

Guided by the preconceived idea that everyone knew that this song was written by Bian Lang, everyone thought that this was Bian Lang's work that personified Xishuangbanna.

But in fact, on the original Earth, this song was written by Shi Lu for her daughter.

Original Earth In 2018, Hedgehog's fourth single "Mangbala Naxi" was released, which was the last single before the band's eighth album was officially released. This single was written by Shi Lu for her daughter who was just over half a year old a year ago, and it was also her first official work of independent lyrics and music creation.

When Bian Lang heard this song, he felt that Shi Lu's entire state and spirit had changed greatly.

Before the full album was released, Hedgehog's four-part human trilogy "The Train Goes Beyond the Clouds, Dreams Rest in the Ninth Heaven", "Looking Forward to the Warm Spring", "We Are Animals" and "Mangbala Naxi" have been fully released.

The preludes of "Train" and "Looking Forward to Spring" together sound like hedgehogs, while "We Are Animals" is like He Yong and Underground Babies, but it is not like a hedgehog. It is punk from the inside out. The most interesting one is "Mangbala Naxi", a song written by drummer Shi Lu for his daughter. It has a rich structure and is playful, cute, warm and touching.

These four songs form a complete concept, youth - reality - ideal - rebirth, like a reincarnation. At that time, the most rock thing that made Bian Lang feel was that the most rebellious group of people born in the 1980s had become parents!
The song "Mangbala Naxi" is full of emotions about a young life, which makes all the past seem pale in comparison.

Bian Lang, who was "playing soy sauce" on the stage, looked at the men and women in the audience and remembered everything about this song. Shi Lu said at the time:
During the Spring Festival, in addition to the reunion of the young and old, making dumplings and watching the Spring Festival Gala, an indispensable entertainment activity is playing mahjong. I remember when I was a child, I was anxious to go home to review or go to bed to prepare for the exams, but the elders were still playing round after round, and I was so angry that I turned over the table and left. Maybe the rock music temperament (angry) was first revealed at that time.

Now that I'm a mother, although I'm no longer so tired of other people playing mahjong, and I'm no longer such a punk, I still feel dizzy and dazzled after playing mahjong all night, and the winnings or losses are just a little bit, which is not enough to waste time.

So, amid the sound of firecrackers during the 2017 Spring Festival, in the beautiful Xishuangbanna, after my daughter fell asleep, and amid the noise of my family shuffling cards in the next room, inspiration kept surging in my mind, and motives came one after another, secreting the first song of my life - Mengbala Naxi.

Yes, it’s not creation, it’s secretion!
I like this word because it is a true expression of all emotions, pure and natural, and done in one go. Mengbala Naxi, the "City of Light", originated from a beautiful legend. Legend has it that a long time ago, a Dai prince and a group of young people found a beautiful golden peacock while hunting in the forest, so they chased it for 49 days, but could not catch up. The further they chased, the more magical and beautiful the scenery along the way became.

The forest was lush, with vines entwined, exotic flowers and plants competing for beauty, rare birds and animals frequently appearing, the stream was clear and flowing, and the fertile dam was endless. When they were about to catch up with the golden peacock, a beautiful golden lake appeared in front of them, with fragrant lotus flowers blooming all over the lake. The golden peacock jumped and disappeared into the golden lake. The prince turned around and said to everyone: "This must be 'Mangbala Naxi'!"

Soon, the prince and the young people moved their home here, which is now the Xizhi Prefecture of Yunnan Province, a magical and beautiful ecological home. Here, as the legend says, the climate is stable and spring-like all year round.

Every winter, when the north is cold and foggy, many people migrate here like migratory birds to escape the cold, and my family and I are no exception.

In the winter of 2016, I brought my six-month-old daughter here to spend the winter. My daughter's nickname is Spring. People who are familiar with hedgehogs know the song "Looking Forward to the Warm Spring". Yes, that's where the song comes from.

Many women want to have a child after they turn 30, and their maternal love overflows. I am a typical example. Suddenly, I got tired of the smoky atmosphere and chaotic work and rest schedule of the bar. Every time I passed by the big garden in front of our house, I saw old men and women basking in the sun and children playing and fighting. I thought such a party was really good, and it was paradise on earth.

It is said that children see the world differently from us. I also want to have a child, live my life again with him and see the world again. After waiting for a long time, spring is here. Spring, a grand and festive name, sounds energetic. At six months old, spring is still a baby, just able to sit independently, and curiously observes everything around him in his mother's baby carrier every day.

During the time in the baby carrier, I felt that she and I were so close, so close that we needed to walk heart to heart, and she could just tilt her head and lie on my chest to hear my heartbeat. This heartbeat was the most familiar sound in her womb, which gave her enough sense of security.

During the Spring Festival, many people from all over the country came to Banna for tourism. More than a hundred people gathered around the bonfire, singing and dancing under the leadership of young people from ethnic minorities. I was very excited to take Chun Chun to the Lancang River to watch the fireworks, but I didn't expect that she would cry when the fireworks went up. The world is really different from what we imagine for children.

I quickly blocked her ears, and hurried away from the noisy fireworks scene as if I had escaped death, and walked home along the slope. Spring is a fat baby, and I am small. The farther I carry her, the more tired I become. Everything around me gradually became quiet, and I could clearly hear the little one's panting.

Chuntian looked up at me. I didn't know what she was thinking. Anyway, her eyes were only on her mother, and she seemed a little uneasy. With my regular steps, she seemed to return to that chaotic world. Her eyes slowly narrowed into a slit, and finally she fell asleep peacefully in my arms.

Only then did I realize that my feet seemed to have nails growing under them. Every step I took hurt and I walked unsteadily. But at this moment, we were so close to each other, as if we were the only two people left in the world. This little life and I depended on each other for survival. She is my best friend and my best companion.

In this world, there are always people who love us without any reason and without reservation, and there are also people who make us love them without any reason and without reservation. Her every move, her smile, her voice, her smell, and even her hug make us deeply infatuated.

It’s amazing to think about it. Our mothers passed on to us this ability that allows us to serve as carriers of new life, allowing children to come into this world with our help because of their own desire for life.

As Gibran said, we can protect their bodies but not their souls. Because their souls belong to tomorrow, a tomorrow that we cannot reach even in our dreams. As the last paragraph of the song says, I wish my children hope for joy and adventure in this magical time.

In the noisy city, there are eternal encounters. In the lifetime, there are always confidants. In the graceful age, there is sincere love.

Simple, sincere, and burning, perhaps these are the double-edged swords in Shi Lu's body...

The moment I came back to my senses, I happened to hear Ding Ding singing the next line of the lyrics: "Ah...Mangbala Naxi...Come...Reminisce in the sky! You are curious about the whole world. You are nostalgic for all the lives in the world. You are ignorant...and weak. You are shy, and your mother has to protect you every day..."

When the interlude ended, Bian Lang, who had been playing a supporting role, finally moved. Under Strauss's exotic single-note solo, Bian Lang's intermittent strumming and crab steps made the originally warm lyrics begin to develop in the rich direction they should have.

Just like the place called Xishuangbanna, it welcomes people from all over the world with its gentleness like water.

The interlude was not long but catchy enough. Just when everyone thought the song would return to the warm atmosphere just now, Ding Ding began to rap at a machine gun-like speed: "The moon shines through the sun, passes through the rainforest and the four seasons, and rides on a peacock to see you..."

"Hubei, Hunan, Sichuan, Yunnan, Jiangxi, Northeast China, BJ, people come to Banna and feel relaxed and happy..."

"The Dai, Yi, Hani, Bulang, Jinuo, Yao and other ethnic minorities enjoy their stay here..."

Although Ding Ding spoke very quickly, with the subtitles on the big screen, the leaders watching in the hotel applauded:
"This is much better than last night's. It seems that Bian Lang knows us in Banna very well!"

"Not bad, not bad. Director Yan, you are really tight-lipped. Do you want to give us a surprise?"

Yan Daokan smiled and nodded in agreement, but in fact only he himself knew whether Ding Ding was surprised or astonished when she started singing.

"Cat doli, doli, splash water, hold hands, dance with bamboo poles, play so many games together, so much fun..."

When Ding Ding's super fast rap ended with a long series of tongue-clicking sounds, the non-Rolling Stones musicians at the scene began to whistle one by one!

The netizens on the small broken station were once again excited: "When it comes to mix and match, who dares to claim the first place beside me, the great god?"

(End of this chapter)