FWTS Chapter 081
Hou Muyun's third challenge began, and like the second challenge, he still went second. However, this time it was Xian Xian who chose to go second, or perhaps she snatched the opportunity to go first.
According to her, the pressure would be too great if she sang after Hou Muyun.
This wasn't just modesty, nor was it because of indulging in yesterday's feast to make things easier for Hou Muyun.
It was indeed pressure. Hou Muyun was someone who played by his own rules, and he was someone who could play those cards well. Anybody would feel the pressure.
Although this was a music program that only judged whether the challenge was successful and not the outcome of winning or losing, no mentor wanted to leave the impression of being genuinely inferior in skill.
They might lose the person, but they wouldn't lose the battle!
Xian Xian's aim to go second was to face the challenge with less burden and perform at her normal level.
She took the stage.
Dressed in a serene forest girl style, she exuded a tranquil and ethereal aura.
Her singing was just like that, tranquil, ethereal, and full of charm.
"Wishes are unattainable, yet life persists. What one should let go of, one holds onto tightly, fixated on past memories. By the time you realize time is a thief, it has already stolen your choices."
This song, "A Song for Myself," was as "accurate" as Li Zongsheng's previous works, and one could even say it was his most precise work.
Honesty and accuracy are the standards for judging art.
Accurate things resonate the most with people!
Undoubtedly, Xian Xian's rendition was the same, honest, accurate, and resonating!
Life is fleeting, desires unattainable, and after all the struggles, only emptiness remains.
This is the life experience of many people, and through Xian Xian's singing, it resonated with those who have experienced trials and setbacks, or those who are easily touched and melancholic.
"Love is just a high fever, and longing is the unrelenting cough that follows."
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"The promises of old loves are like a slap in the face. Each time you remember one, you receive a slap, and then for several years, you can't stand the scent of a woman."
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"The past is nothing but smoke. Indeed, it's not virtuous to reminisce in love."
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"I ask you, who has been spared from longing? Whether you are a repeat offender or have no prior convictions."
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"Time, please don't rush me. I won't resist what's coming, I'll return what's owed, and give what's due."
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"Wishes are unattainable, there are no wise men in love."
This song, "A Song for Myself," can be said to be a collection of golden phrases.
Li Zongsheng obviously wrote it about himself, but everyone can read their own emotional journey into it.
Xian Xian clearly read her own emotions from it and sang it out, revealing her true feelings!
Arrangement, rendition, vocals, emotions, everything was on point.
This was a great song meeting a great singer!
Compared to the last time Xian Xian sang "Ordinary People," this time, while she still exuded an ethereal aura, it was as if she descended from the clouds to the ground, with the fragrance and bitterness of soil, making it easier to resonate with, more layered, and more vibrant!
And more moving, touching, and heartfelt!
As the song ended, tears flowed freely throughout the audience.
Who shed the most tears among them?
Shi Shi Wu, in his green robe, was soaked!
Applause thundered, and there were continuous screams.
The mentors and the audience all stood up!
Xian Xian bowed in thanks and stepped down from the stage.
Hua Shao said, "Please switch positions with the mentors and the contestants."
The props team began to set up the stage, and soon a band with an obvious rock setup took the stage.
Hou Muyun also stepped onto the stage, wearing jeans paired with a white T-shirt, a simple yet cool outfit, and slinging an electric guitar around his body.
"What a setup!"
"Last time it was folk guitar, this time it's electric guitar!"
"What is he up to?"
"Is it rock again? Or is it rock fused with Peking Opera?"
"Exciting! His fusion of Peking Opera and rock is truly amazing, can't get enough of it!"
The audience was very excited, and the celebrity mentors were also very excited.
Onlookers watch the show, insiders watch the doorways.
The celebrity mentors all knew the difference between folk guitar and electric guitar. Last time, Hou Muyun's performance on the folk guitar was undoubtedly excellent, but they weren't sure about the electric guitar.
But one thing was certain: Hou Muyun's hand speed was terrifying.
And the electric guitar demanded even higher hand speed.
"I feel like the monkey is about to unleash a big move!"
Lights and sound were ready.
With the drummer hitting the first beat, Hou Muyun's guitar came in directly.
Seeing Hou Muyun's fingers moving rapidly and skillfully on the guitar strings, a fierce and melodious melody flowed out from his fingertips.
Undoubtedly, Hou Muyun was showing off his skills again!
A section of what could only be described as masterful electric guitar playing directly rekindled the emotions of the audience, who had been captivated by Xianxian's singing. Everyone involuntarily left their seats, stood up, moved their bodies, and swayed to the rhythm in various ways.
Hou Muyun's skillful performance didn't last long this time. The prelude quickly ended, and as he played the guitar, he leaned into the microphone to start singing.
"La la la la la!"
"Ha la la la la la la la la..."
When the melody began, some people recognized the song Hou Muyun was going to sing, but they thought it was unlikely. However, when Hou Muyun sang the first two lines, many people were surprised and confirmed.
"Meeting in this world, but getting lost along the way, are we walking the same path?"
"Looking at the same sunshine, I suddenly have a premonition, that I will meet a long-lost stranger."
That's right!
The song Hou Muyun was singing this time was "Starlight," the song of the female pop singing group Xianxian belonged to.
Many people guessed that Hou Muyun would sing a rock song, but no one could have imagined that he would sing a challenging song by a celebrity coach, and it was a female coach's rock song! And not just any rock song, but this one!
So many rock songs to choose from, yet he chose this one!
Going against the grain!
Rebellious!
Many people now understood why the coaches and fans often used these two words to describe him!
"Starlight" is a highly powerful pop song with a rock style, with a refreshing rhythm and melody that easily gets people moving. The lyrics describe how people always encounter difficulties and constraints, telling them not to retreat in the face of darkness, and that as long as they bravely continue, they will eventually see the sunlight, being positive and optimistic.
However, under Hou Muyun and the band's rendition, the song's style had completely departed from the realm of meteor rock, leaning more towards heavy metal hard rock, with a touch of bluesy psychedelia, filled with passion, exuding masculinity, and even aggression!
If the previous song was a refreshing stream, then now it was undoubtedly a torrent of steel, stirring people's hearts, even tumultuous!
As the performance progressed, the audience and coaches at the scene were completely uncontrollable and joined the swaying crowd, everyone was exhilarated, moving their bodies, waving their fists, going wild!
Hou Muyun's performance and singing had such power!
Before entering the chorus, Hou Muyun's electric guitar playing became faster and faster, repeating exaggerated tones and strong rhythms, and the guitar's tone began to distort!
The increasingly intense distortion of the guitar was filled with the clamor and aggression of hard rock, beginning to show roughness and madness, bursting with power!
Suddenly entering the chorus!
"If the night isn't dark, why long for beautiful dreams,
Dawn will be the greatest reward for those who persist.
If the night is too dark, let's close our eyes and look,
As long as hope doesn't extinguish, it will shine as the starlight in our hearts."
Hou Muyun's aggressive singing seemed to rush into the sky, shattering the sun, moon, and stars in the sky, letting the endless starlight fall, lighting up everyone's hearts!
Hou Muyun's singing was no longer waiting for dawn to come, nor was it like in the original song where they "waited for the dawn back to back," but instead brought dawn directly to everyone's eyes.
"The sadness arranged by God and the sunshine distributed by Him."
At this moment, Hou Muyun had become the "God" in the lyrics, distributing sunlight to everyone.
As for "sadness," it was all kicked out!
The last "Ha la la la la la" that echoed at the beginning of the song was gone, replaced by a roaring "Ha ah ah ah ah" from Hou Muyun's mouth.
Exhilarating, liberating!
Rough, crazy!
Resolute, tough!
Dominating, ruling!
Hou Muyun suddenly jumped up, his fingers playing the last note of the song on the electric guitar.
Then he landed, lifting the electric guitar high.
Perfect Ending!
The performance ended, but the audience and coaches at the scene did not stop, cheering with excitement, many of their excited faces even had tears streaming down!
Hou Muyun himself didn't know how much power the song he interpreted brought to many people, new power, more accurately, the power to activate the lurking "darkness" in their hearts, igniting it!
A torrent of steel, stirring people's hearts!
Starlight?
Sunshine!
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