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Chapter 647 Third Album "Listen/Future Sounds" (Part )
On the B side, the first song is a song that is so happy that it cannot be happier -

First song on side B: "Happy".

The song written and sung by American singer Pharrell Williams, the theme song of Despicable Me 2, is also a crazy and chart-topping song.

It ranked first on the music charts in 19 countries including the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Ireland, and New Zealand. It was the best-selling song in the United States in 2014, with 645 million copies sold in the United States throughout the year, and it topped the Billboard singles chart for ten consecutive years!

It set a record of winning the first place three times in the British music scene, and became the most downloaded single in the history of the UK, ranking as the eighth best-selling single in the history of the UK.

A song that couldn’t be simpler, it has only one meaning – happiness.

Relaxed, comfortable, pleasant and cheerful.

Almost everyone can feel this very pure emotion through the melody and lyrics of this song and be infected by it.

Of course, the reason why Zhou Yi chose this song is not only because of its performance, but also because it can connect with the next song——

Second track on side B: "Welcome To Bei Jing" ("Welcome To New York")
Why is Zhou Yi, who is so uninhibited on Side A, so happy on Side B? He even wrote a song called "Happy" to express his inner joy?
There is no doubt that it is because of the successful bid for the Olympic Games.

For China, which is determined to show itself to the outside world, the 08 Olympics is undoubtedly a time point when the whole country is holding its breath.

At this critical juncture, as a citizen of the host country of the next Olympic Games, it is reasonable for Zhou Yi to be happy to send out invitations to the world and welcome their arrival.

Then, there was the third song on the B side: "drag me down".

One of the band's classic masterpieces, it topped the music charts in France, the United Kingdom, New Zealand and Australia, and peaked at number 3 on the US Billboard chart.

A classic inspirational song.

Zhou Yi fell in love with this song because of its lyrics and MV——

"I have a burning heart

"I have never been afraid of the night
"This is something you have never seen before..."

You are everything to me and can inspire all my potential;
All my life, you have been watching over me, when I was alone and helpless;
No obstacles can blind my eyes, I feel at ease when you are by my side...

This is the gist of the lyrics of the song.

The MV that Zhou Yi planned to match was also very simple - imitating the original MV.

The original MV had the band members of One Direction switching back and forth between several scenes such as astronauts and pilots. Therefore, he planned to use last year's Shenzhou V manned flight as the theme of the MV, and then insert scenes of the successful bid for the Olympic Games in between.

The successful manned flight of Shenzhou V in 03, the eight minutes of the Athens Olympics in 04, and our own Olympics in 08.

The combination of the three represents that China's national strength is steadily increasing. As a Chinese, he can feel it personally, just as the lyrics say -

All my life, you have been watching over me, when I was alone and helpless;
No obstacles can blind my eyes, I feel at ease when you are by my side.

The content of the MV echoes the content of the lyrics, and the subject of reference in the lyrics becomes the country.

Olympic bid plan and space plan.

In the MV, he will become a member of the astronaut program and a member of the successful Olympic bid...

The fourth song: "Look at me now".

Broken Eyebrows' hit single is extremely well-known both in Europe, America and China.

The extremely inspiring lyrics and cheerful music style are in line with the previous three songs.

On the surface, Zhou Yi is narrating in his own tone how he slaps the faces of those who look down on him and don't think highly of him, but in fact, it is a double entendre -

With the foreshadowing of the 03 Shenzhou V, the 04 Athens Eight Minutes and the 08 Olympic Games, the underlying meaning of this song is more like a slap in the face of those who look down on China and are not optimistic about China in these aspects as a Chinese. The manned flight of Shenzhou V was successful, and the bid for the Olympic Games was also successful.

Even though many people were pessimistic, it was true that what we did was very difficult, but we succeeded in the end!
Therefore, the fifth song follows: "Fire"

One of the classic masterpieces of American rock singer Gavin DeGrow, it is popular all over the world.

It sings about people opening their hearts while pursuing their dreams, indulging themselves like wild lions and getting their blood boiling.

For Zhou Yi, choosing this song to connect the two is to release emotions - the joy and pride of everything being successful needs to be expressed unbridled and to the fullest.

"Oh if there's one thing to be taught

“It’s dreams are made to be caught.”

"It doesn't matter how much time we spend, because we don't know what it means to give up..."

The lyrics fit perfectly.

It was the same with Shenzhou V and the Olympics.

With repeated attempts and efforts, sweat turns into the crystallization of hard work and finally waters the brilliant flowers.

This song did that.

Finally, it’s the sixth song on side B: “Unstoppable”.

This classic inspirational song, sung by Sia, nicknamed Tooth Cleaning Sister, has swept the world - it is passionate, powerful and full of energy.

This song is used as the B-side and also as the ending of the entire album, which is intended to show the spirit of always being enterprising and the determination to never give up easily.

This is the voice they are all suitable to make to the outside world.

At the same time, if the AFC really invites him to make an English song to promote the Asian Cup, then this song will undoubtedly be the most suitable English promotional song.

This song was originally selected by the NBA as the theme song for the 15-16 season because its passionate and inspirational style is extremely suitable for the sports field.

Basketball and football are both balls, so there is nothing wrong with changing the playing field.

At the same time, this song will also serve as the title song, completely activating the theme of the entire album - "listen/Future Sounds".

"I will be unstoppable" is his voice and the future of his motherland that he believes in.

Zhou Yi on Side A is still a singer who will speak for the media and criticize media rumors. His unbridled self-expression is clearly revealed on Side A. The reason why he can be so reckless is that he has created the "voice of the future";
He brings virtuoso songs that transcend this era and new technologies that can promote innovation and fusion in the music industry.

On the B side, Zhou Yi, who was inspired by the growing strength of his motherland, witnessed the success of the Olympic bid, manned space flight and other projects that the Western world had not been optimistic about or even blocked, and then succeeded one after another. So he sang his vision of the country's future in the tone of a singer -

Once you have success, pursue more successful goals.

Because of me, because of us - we are unstoppable.

Even if many people along the way don't think highly of me or us, or even belittle us, it doesn't matter.

I believe my voice comes from the future. I believe I am destined to become the number one in the world music scene, and my country will also rise strongly in the future and make its own voice heard abroad.

That voice comes from the future.

listen, Future Sounds - "listen/Future Sounds".

(End of this chapter)