Back to Lhasa original song

The original singer of Return to Lhasa is the famous musician Zheng Jun.

"Back to Lhasa" is a song written, composed and sung by Zheng Jun. It is included in Zheng Jun's "Naked" album released on June 1, 1994. On October 5, 2016, the song won the 2nd Mainland Chinese Golden Song 30 Years Classic Song Award.

The song was inspired by a friend of Zheng Jun. Once, Zheng Jun's friend gave him a suggestion that Zheng Jun should write a song about his carefree days. Zheng Jun feels that this feeling is like the Tibet in his imagination. He has been keen on things related to the mystery of life since he was a child, and he also wants to incorporate some of his personal experiences into his works.

So, in order to commemorate the most desperate period in his life, Zheng Jun wrote "Return to Lhasa". Later, when he went to Lhasa to shoot the music video for the song, Zheng Jun discovered that the beauty of Lhasa was fascinating. This was exactly the music he wanted.

Zheng Jun has his own unique way of handling music in "Back to Lhasa". He adds primitive folk ancient music melodies to the Westernized music framework, making the song a novel musical style and impact. It demonstrates the effective fusion of pop music and rock music and expresses ancient national culture in popular musical language.

Zheng Jun’s pure persistence in music can still be seen from the simple lyrics of "Back to Lhasa". Zheng Jun is full of rock and roll passion. The song sings of the yearning for freedom and pure emotion.

The song MV is divided into two parts. One part is the exterior scene of Lhasa, focusing on expressing Zheng Jun’s yearning for Tibet and his admiration for Lhasa; the other part is the interior scene of the modern stage built in the studio of Beijing Film Studio. To restore a real live music environment, the band composed of Cheng Jin, Weining, Hong Mao, and Zheng Jun communicated directly with the audience.

In the MV, there are beautiful Lama temples under the snow-capped mountains, as well as scenes of beautiful girls smiling, allowing the audience to feel the beauty of nature and the inner world of human nature. At the same time, in the girl’s innocent and uninhibited laughter It truly achieves the perfect fusion of music and pictures, highlighting the nature and harmony of the inner beauty expressed. The sky, the eagle, and the scene of Zheng Jun playing guitar and singing in the wind, accompanied by Zheng Jun's singing, make every secular person unable to help but be infected, allowing the audience to feel that their hearts will no longer wander, the worldly The soul becomes pure, no more fetters, no more burdens.

The MV director Lu Xuechang captured the essence of rock style. He captured Lhasa’s beauty from all angles and at all times, allowing the snowy Lhasa posture to be shown in the MV. He shot Lhasa is not only tangible but also spiritual. The combination of the picture and Zheng Jun's rock and roll singing makes the entire MV even more beautiful.