vstars Chapter 110 God-level Stage Performance!
Chapter 110 God-level Stage Performance!
Chapter 112 God-level Stage Performance!
When Li Shen wrote "Female Star," he had a plan to create a separate collection of fairy tales called "Lu Fei's Fairy Tales" when he wrote about Lu Fei telling Ran Jing the fairy tale "Cinderella." The new version of the song "Fairy Tale Town" was born at that moment.
So, for the past two weeks, he has been working on the book "Female Star" to lay out the songs for the new version of "Once Upon a Time".
For example, fairy tales like "Little Red Riding Hood," "The Ugly Duckling," "The Dwarf," and "The Red Shoes," which can be explained clearly with just a few strokes of the pen, have already been told to Zai Jing by Lu Fei in "The Female Star."
All of this is to remove any obstacles listeners may encounter in advance.
He has been planning for this stage for a long time.
Regarding the re-creation of the new version of the song "Fairy Tale Town," Li Shen has his own attitude and ideas.
First, he is cautious about the phenomenon of song medleys and mixed arrangements.
Medleys, song combinations, and mixed arrangements are common occurrences in music variety shows.
For example, the iconic scene from a previous music variety show: the medley of songs "Running + Cold to the End".
For example, a famous singer's medley of songs that ignited the entire audience: "Wild Geese + Traveling the Four Directions + Borrowing Five Hundred Years from Heaven".
In terms of stage presence, the audience is highly stimulated, and these are all classic live performances.
However, in terms of the content of the song cycle, the songs are completely disconnected, inconsistent, and meaningless.
The biggest significance is that the singer has sung an additional signature song, which can lead to a massive sing-along from the audience, increasing the singer's chances of winning.
Such examples abound.
Most song cycles or mashups are superficial, forced together, and randomly assembled.
And song cycles where the content of the songs echoes each other, creating a new chemical reaction and producing a stronger artistic appeal are extremely rare.
Li Shen has been diligently conceiving a new version of "Once Upon a Time," a rewritten version of the original novel.
The group that says "I Don't Want to Grow Up"!
Li Shen referenced the song "Painting" for this adaptation idea.
The song "Painting" has been highly praised by many, and the key factor is its stunning lyrics.
Painting girls, painting birds, painting mothers, painting peace and tranquility, painting the beauty of time — the first half of the lyrics to "Painting" fully expresses beauty and happiness — if the lyrics were only like this, then that would be it.
But at the end of the lyrics, a sudden stroke of genius occurs: "I have no eraser to erase the quarrels, only a pen that draws loneliness—"
This stroke of genius instantly pulled the audience, who were immersed in the beautiful scene, back to the troubles of real life.
The contrast between this beautiful fantasy and the desolate reality creates a strong artistic tension.
This is why the song "Painting" is so highly praised: its aesthetic appeal and its lyrics are considered divine.
Li Shen referenced the creative ideas and reasons for the success of "Painting" and cleverly combined "Fairy Tale Town" and "I Don't Want to Grow Up" into a song.
In the "Fairy Tale Town" segment, Li Shen's voice is gentle and cheerful, striving to create a simple, happy, and carefree dreamlike childhood.
The story of Snow White has a happy ending;
The story of Cinderella has a happy ending;
The story of Sleeping Beauty still has a happy ending.
Everything in the world is beautiful!
However, when Li Shen sang the part of "I Don't Want to Grow Up," he did not follow the original singer's style. Instead, he used a thick, mournful tone to express the helplessness and melancholy of adults.
"Why can both apples and hugs be poison?"
In this lyric, the prince's embrace that Snow White awaits might actually be poison!
"Why are all the princes I meet not quite princes enough? What surprises me is that sweet words can turn into lies—"
In this line, the prince Cinderella meets isn't quite a prince! The sweet words he speaks are actually lies!
The warmth and joy of "Fairy Tale Town," and those romantic fairy tales, are punctured, dismantled, and specifically stifled by the lyrics of "I Don't Want to Grow Up," line by line!
"Why can't I see him changing inside the crystal ball? —"
"I was willing to continue sleeping peacefully until he returned, but he has already gone to another castle to kiss another pair of lips—"
"Why do wishes made on shooting stars never come true? Why are valiant knights more dangerous than dragons? —"
The more heartwarming and romantic "Fairy Tale Town" is, the more heartbreaking "I Don't Want to Grow Up" is.
The happy ending and joyful atmosphere built up in the first half of "Once Upon a Time" were destroyed by "I Don't Want to Grow Up".
The audience suddenly realized!
That's the message behind this song!
Fairy tales are just fairy tales, and we are destined to grow up.
All the beauty of childhood will fade away; this is the price of growing up.
The sense of powerlessness that comes with growing up, and the disappointments of life, make a carefree childhood all the more precious! And make beautiful things all the more worthy of cherishing!
All the audience members felt a sense of resonance at that moment.
Mortgage and car loan payments, unstable job, and difficulty finding a lover—who wants to endure this messed-up life?
Who wouldn't want to go back to a carefree childhood?
Back then, even just an ice pop brought us boundless joy!
But can we go back to childhood?
If you were given the chance to be reborn as a child again, would you want to grow up?
on the stage.
Li Shen's singing was melancholic: "Of course I know this world isn't perfect, I only ask that love not be so complicated!!"
Li Shen raised his hand, gesturing to the left side of the stage.
The live stream immediately switched to the stage on the left.
The curtain on the left has been drawn back, and the children in the children's choir have appeared on the screen.
Children sang in unison: "I don't want to, I don't want to grow up, because when you grow up, there are no more fairy tales in the world!"
The live stream camera switched to the stage on the right.
On the right side of the stage is an adult choir.
The deep voices of the adult choir rang out: "I don't want to, I don't want to grow up, I'd rather stay stupid and silly forever."
A children's choir, their voices innocent and childlike: "I don't want to, I don't want to grow up, because when I grow up I will lose him."
The adult choir, their voices deep and melancholic, sang: "The one I loved so deeply, the one who loved me so deeply, has become unlike him!"
When you see the two choirs taking turns performing, the sense of dialogue between the adult choir and the children's choir in time and space brings out the full power of stage art!
Wang Fei's arms instantly broke out in goosebumps. She exclaimed softly, "My God, this stage design!"
Elle clutched her chest and shook her head repeatedly.
Absolutely stunning!
If you only listen to the first half, all you can say is that the song is nice.
But when the second half of "I Don't Want to Grow Up" started playing, when "I Don't Want to Grow Up" pulled her back from "Fairy Tale Town" to the real world, this intense sense of artistic tearing apart left her with only one word to describe it: Godhood!
She was truly amazed by the ingenious stage design when the adult choir and the children's choir took turns singing the chorus.
She looked at Xue Ziqian, who was completely stunned.
The song's profound sense of melancholy resonated throughout the studio.
We've reached the last line of the lyrics!
Li Shen's voice was filled with a sense of unfulfilled longing: "Let's go back to the way things were before, okay?"
His high notes suddenly rose and continued to climb: "Innocent, foolish, happy, wonderful!!!"
The high note of the word "好" continued to rise, eventually reaching an astonishing Bb4!
The male vocals exploded on stage, their lingering resonance echoing for a long time, perfectly capturing the adults' longing for childhood innocence.
The barrage of comments poured onto the live stream screen like a flood:
I felt completely empathetic!
[I didn't feel much from the first half, but when the second half shattered the beauty of the first half, I was completely devastated!]
I didn't find the first half particularly artistic, but the second half was absolutely divine.
[This tragic ending aesthetic is so captivating!]
The turning point in this song is something I'll probably never forget!
The latter half of the song reaches a sublime level, and the alternating performance by the two choirs is a stroke of genius!
I never vote, but I have to cast my vote for him!
I'm going to vote too!
On the big screen, the overall online support rate rapidly increased!
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