Under the camera, Yang Qian seemed to be playing the ukulele casually, humming softly on his lips, and his head gently swaying to the humming melody. He was happy and comfortable, as if the sound of rain outside the window had brought him away.
After the scorching heat of summer, the cool rain also makes people's mood soar and ripple.
Is this an improvised song?
Netizens who saw this video may think so, because Yang Qian's relaxed smile and this "dudududu" humming are too much like an impromptu performance!
Even if he didn't actually sing the words later, everyone would have thought that it would be okay if he finished humming the song "dudududu".
"i'msingingintherain..." (Translation: I'm singing in the rain.)
Yes, Yang Qian sang the famous "Singing in the Rain" ("Singing in the Rain", the episode of the same name in the movie of the same name) in another world! (Note 1)
Yang Qian's singing voice in the video is a bit special. Compared with his usual bright and clean voice, when he sang this song, he tried his best to imitate the original singer. His voice was slightly lowered and a little hoarse.
“justsingingintherain,
whatagloriousfeeling,
i'mhappyagain......"
(Translation: Just singing in the rain, what a wonderful feeling it is, I started to feel happy again.)
Although Yang Qian pretends to be profound, these are all changes needed to interpret the emotional changes of this song!
Listening to his melodious singing of "Singing in the Rain", the audience felt a subtler feeling. On the one hand, they could experience the baptism of rain, and on the other hand, they could imagine this kind of freedom.
But when he sang "Be Happy Again", the sound and sight of the protracted singing voice and the gentle raising of the corners of the mouth made people feel refreshing, as if the heavy rain had washed away the dust, and the mood involuntarily became brighter.
, cheer up!
What a great song "Singin' in the Rain"!
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However, this video, which became a hot search topic due to its popularity abroad, was actually first posted in China.
After Wu Lan took the video, he asked Bao Wenxiao to edit it and then posted it through the official accounts of Qianyu Media on various platforms.
But just like the video of Dai Yuni singing "So Many People in the World", except for her fans who were slightly excited, other netizens did not pay too much attention to the video of Yang Qian singing an English song.
It can cause too many waves.
Is this song "Singin' in the Rain" not good to listen to?
Obviously not. Even if those who watched it were not excited and praised, they left with the corners of their mouths raised.
However, it is an English song after all.
In addition, when this video was released, Yang Qian's children's song album was being hotly discussed. Those who liked it and those who didn't liked it were arguing so much that it naturally had no way of getting into the public eye.
It cannot be said that there is no problem at all. Because of the English lyrics of "Little Leaping Frog", some netizens also criticized Yang Qian for worshiping foreigners and misleading children, as if writing children's songs without promoting Chinese culture is a sinner...
This point of view has a good starting point. We should indeed pay more attention to our traditional culture, dig out more treasures from it, and then keep pace with the times and innovate so that our children can also like traditional culture. Don’t forget our roots.
Where!
But it would be meaningless if this initiative were to be used as incriminating evidence. These overly extreme netizens also used the video of Yang Qian singing "Singing Intherain" as an example. Fortunately, most netizens are clear-sighted and have not been led astray by them.
"Singing Intherain" did not receive a very enthusiastic response domestically at first, but after it was synced to external video websites and social media, it gained the love of many foreign netizens who love music.
After all, Yang Qian is still very popular abroad, and no one has forgotten who he is.
The beauty and poetry of "Singing In The Rain" can be fully understood by native English-speaking audiences.
"i'mlaughingatclouds,
sodarkupabove,
thesun'sinmyheart,
andi’mreadyforlove…”
(Translation: I laugh at those dark clouds, they are so dark and heavy on them, but the sun is in my heart, and I am ready to welcome love!)
Yes, such lyrics really feel like the poet's love poems are interpreted with beautiful melody.
"The golden willows by the river,
Is the bride in the setting sun;
The beautiful shadows in the waves,
Flowing in my heart."
Thinking back to the verses in Xu Zhimo's "Farewell Cambridge", isn't Yang Qian's singing in English as poetic and as beautiful as it?
What's more, clever humor like "laughing at the dark clouds" in English can also make foreign audiences smile!
These days, everyone is an internet celebrity, even abroad.
"Singingintherain" has gained popularity on major video websites and short video platforms, and many internet celebrities have used "Singingintherain" to create second videos - of course, Qianyu Media charges royalties.
Romance among foreigners is very straightforward!
Some are snapping their fingers and singing affectionately with their girlfriends, some are hiding from the rain with a beautiful woman, and then the background singing sounds, the two look at each other, smile, and kiss each other, and some couples are running directly in the rain, and finally the two of them are wet and wet.
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I don’t know if the rain was really raining, but for a moment, it seemed like it was pouring rain all over the country...
There are also those who imitate Yang Qian!
Yang Qian just sat in front of the rainy floor-to-ceiling windows and played and sang, while foreign Internet celebrities just had fun.
Some people hold their guitars or ukuleles and sing in the rain, while others just push the piano outdoors and play the piano and sing in the rain.
The piano was soaked in the rain, so I don't know whether the music played was actually good or not, but the price they paid for making a video like this was not small.
But what really pushed these popularity to the peak was the instigator himself who personally went out and planned a new video.
"Singin' in the Rain", what's it like without a dance in the rain?
Yang Qian can't dance and didn't appear on the scene, but Ouyang Xiaoqing, another leading singer from Qianyu Media abroad, is a dance major!
Yang Qian simply dialed a few words, and Ouyang Xiaoqing understood how to dance!
When she came to Shanghai, Yang Shihan rented a studio for her and created a rainy street scene. Then Ouyang Xiaoqing, wearing a cool and cool black suit, performed a casual and free dance.
Although the movements were designed by herself, which can better reflect the softness and flexibility of women than the original version, the interpretation of the urban beauty's joyful deer-like mood in the dance is still vivid and vivid!
Of course, the music in the background was not sung by Ouyang Xiaoqing, it was still Yang Qian's voice. However, this time Yang Qian went to the recording studio to re-record the song. It was richer and the beautiful arrangement also made the new video more
Deeply rooted in people's hearts.
After the new "mv" video was released, the popularity of "Singing Intherain" abroad was really like a wild horse running wild. It couldn't be contained at all, because Internet celebrities rushed to imitate it, and it even became so popular that "Yellow" was a little bit
Match!
(Note 1: "Singing in the Rain" is an episode in the 1952 movie "Singin' in the Rain". This movie is definitely one of the legends in the history of Hollywood movies. Gene Kelly, who plays the protagonist of the movie, and this song
The image of the original singer dancing in the rain is very classic, and I believe many people have seen it! There are also many movies that imitate this plot to pay tribute to "Singin' in the Rain", such as "This Killer Is Not So Calm", which was released at the beginning of this year.