After 23 years in the country, he broke out of the music industry with the song "Under the Sea". Why are those born in 1995 fascinated by the Phoenix Legend?

Phoenix Legend is out of the spotlight again, and the reason is related to "Haidilao".

However, this "Haidilao" is not a hot pot, but a song.

In April this year, Phoenix Legend participated in the recording of the seventh episode of Lantai's "Praise for Songs", and the song selected was "Under the Sea" by "One Durian".

This Internet celebrity song that once swept all major channels received the lowest 45 votes in the audience after Phoenix Legend performed it.

Who would have thought that this song "Under the Sea" landed on Station B where young people gathered, and instantly set off a huge wave.

Up to now, the Phoenix Legend version of "Under the Sea" has been played more than 18 million times on Station B, with nearly 100,000 comments, and the number of views on the entire network has exceeded 100 million.

Looking at the numbers alone may not be enough to show the popularity of this song.

Tell me about an unknown episode.

When the audio of this song first appeared on Station B in April, it was arranged by an old fan of Phoenix Legend "Feng Mi and Hanamaki". At that time, the up owner was just out of fan mentality and did not No official authorization sought.

The effect was unexpected. In a very short period of time, the number of views of the song soared almost like a rocket:

1 million-5 million-8 million-10 million...many people came. Check-in support.

After all, Lantai actually negotiated with the up owner to get the account.

This video instantly changed from "illegal" to "official".

Compared with the previous "removal from the shelves upon infringement", this wave of operations by Lantai should be said to be unprecedented.

It’s all because this song “Under the Sea” is so real and powerful.

If the original version of "Under the Sea" is about a cowardly and powerless person after being crazily eaten by a black dog, then the version of Phoenix Legend is full of the charm of redemption.

One sank to the bottom of the sea, and the other saw light on the bottom of the sea.

Therefore, netizens nicknamed this version of "Haidilao" "Haidilao".

There are many reasons for the popularity of "Haidilao":

On the one hand, the original durian itself is very famous;

On the other hand, Lyricist Tang Tian, ??who once suffered from cancer, made slight adjustments to the lyrics of the entire song. In the new version, "ashes" become "returning place", and "waves cleanse blood stains" become "light is shining on you". Those who were originally The cold image, after modification, became full of warmth and hit people's hearts directly;

Also, after all, Linghua's explosive performance of the chorus. "It rains in spring, the cicadas chirp in summer, and tomorrow will be a good day. The autumn wind blows, the snowflakes are light, and the four seasons cannot be seen under the sea." The fresh scenery and objects in the lyrics, paired with Linghua's sonorous and high-pitched voice, are like a beam of dawn piercing the dark night, Dripping and comfortable;

After all, it is "Brother Yoyo" Zeng Yi. His Sanskrit-style rap is as steady as an old monk throughout the whole process. As soon as the sound comes out, "the first person of the CCTV label aka prairie gangster" instantly transforms into "Poseidon, God of the Sea", which is full of healing.

If you listen carefully, you will find that the most sincere and powerful line in the whole song, "You ask me where the road will lead? The road leads to me waiting for you" is sung by Zeng Yi.

This man always ends up with wonderful embellishments inadvertently.

However, many people do not even know his name.

"Even if we don't have 20 years of friendship, we still have 20 years of yoyo."

At the "Tucao Conference", Zeng Yi said this, making everyone laugh. .

It seems that Zeng Yi has always had a very low presence in the Phoenix Legend, from the early "Above the Moon" and "I Came from the Grass" to the later "Moonlight over the Lotus Pond" and "The Most Dazzling National Style".

Zeng Yi’s titles are “Brother Yoyo”, “Brother Ouye” and “Stay”.

Yue Yunpeng made fun of him in the joke, saying that the "mulberry" of the mulberry tree was Zeng Yi standing on a piece of wood and saying "and again and again";

Gong Linna jokingly called Zeng Yi For example, the "appendix" in the human body is fine if it is hidden as long as it does not cause illness;

Li Dan joked that only when the Phoenix Legend ends will people realize that there are actually two people in this group .

The artists felt that it was okay if Zeng Yi had no sense of presence, and passers-by would also come to make up for the damage.

On May 16 this year, Linghua and Zeng Yi met several aunts in a scenic spot. The aunts recognized Linghua at a glance and rushed to take photos with her.

As for Zeng Yi...oh, he was arranged to be the photographer.

Because the aunts couldn’t tell which one of Zeng Yi and the assistant was “the man in the Phoenix Legend”, and even when they recognized him later, they couldn’t even pronounce Zeng Yi’s name.

In this situation, Zeng Yi laughed at himself: "I always say that the songs are not good. What does it have to do with me that the songs are not good? I only have a few words?"

Later people In my impression, it seems that Phoenix Legend only needs to be "Linghua + any male".

But this is completely a misunderstanding. In fact, Zeng Yi’s effect in the combination must not be underestimated. To a certain extent, without Zeng Yi, there would be no Phoenix Legend today.

In 1998, at that time, Zeng Yi and Linghua had already met in Shenzhen, but at that time they were not the Phoenix Legend, just two young people with dreams.

Linghua comes from the Ordos prairie, and Zeng Yi was originally a home appliance repairman.

Zeng Yi was the music director of the "Golden Age" of Linghua Address Company at the time. It was he who took a fancy to Linghua at a glance and gave her her first stage.

The Guangdong music scene in the 1990s was full of vitality, forming a "North-South Competition" format with Beijing.

The nightclub at night is a stage for many young people to show off their skills.

At that time, Linghua performed every night until two o'clock in the morning. After a short rest, she rehearsed from three o'clock in the morning to six o'clock in the morning, and then continued practicing at two o'clock in the afternoon the next day. At least one-third of a month is spent like this.

Zeng Yi was even more tired than Linghua. When Linghua went home to wash up and quietly played Legend online, Zeng Yi was still reviewing the performance of the previous day.

The key to their cooperation started with a bowl of Guilin rice noodles.

Zeng Yi loves to eat, and Linghua also loves to eat. Before the performance, just one phone call and the rice noodles are in place.

"At that time, I just sang how I wanted to sing, and acted how I wanted to act." Linghua said.

Later, Linghua, Zeng Yi and another girl formed a group called "Nervous". The lead singer was Zeng Yi. Yes, you read that right, Zeng Yi was the lead singer, and Linghua and another girl were the first. Serves as a backing vocalist and backup dancer.

Later, the girl felt tired and left, leaving only Linghua and Zeng Yi in the group. So the Phoenix Legend was born?

No, this group is not called Phoenix Legend, it is called "Cool Fire".

Zeng Yi shaved his head, wore sunglasses and earrings at that time, he was cool;

Linghua was enthusiastic, fiery and loud, she was hot.

"Kool Fire" is just right (actually because they liked the Korean group "Kool Dragon" at that time)

In the blink of an eye, 6 years ago, one time, a friend shared Linghua's demo and art The photo was sent to Peacock Records, and the company immediately decided to sign Linghua.

Linghua was surprised and happy when she found out. She asked Zeng Yi anxiously, and Zeng Yi replied:

"Linghua, what do you want, I will accompany you to the end."

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Soon, the two signed a contract together.

At this point in the story, the Phoenix Legend was officially born.

The subsequent plot must be familiar to many people. The Phoenix Legend followed the "Southern Yan Returns to the North" trend and rushed to Beijing.

They participated in the Youth Song Competition, and then participated in "Starlight Avenue", and finally became famous with the song "Above the Moon".

In the "Rain Ring Tone Era", "Over the Moon" achieved 79 million downloads.

It can be said that it is one of the earliest divine comedies in my country.

“People like us have low self-esteem deep down, and we don’t believe in stories. There are three of us, I am a fisherman, Zeng Yi is a farmer, and Linghua is a herdsman. You ask three people from the lowest level in our country to follow us. When you talk about ambition, how do you talk about it?”

We don’t want to have a story about two singers who have never gone to college. In the artist circle, we are classified as nouveau riche. We always have only one goal, which is to set a goal and achieve it, without making any mistakes in the process. "

In 2014, when a reporter interviewed Xu Mingchao, the boss of Phoenix Legend (also Linghua's husband), Xu Mingchao said this.

At that time, "The Most Dazzling National Style" became popular all over the world. , just a year ago.

This song once served as the background music for many uncles and aunts’ square dances.

At that time, “The vast sky is my love, continuous. The flowers are blooming at the foot of the green mountains..." will follow the rising sun, illuminating every corner of the land of China. A fitness instructor even published a square dance tutorial based on this song.

Everyone can hum a few words on the street.

Gradually, as they become more popular, there are more and more people making fun of their music style.

To put it nicely. , calling them "country heavy metal", the harsh word is "earth"

Regarding this kind of ridicule, Linghua once talked about such a thing.

She said. There was a white-collar worker who was listening to Phoenix Legend with earphones while squeezing in the subway. The earphone cord was connected to her mobile phone, which was in her pocket. As the train jolted, her body staggered, and the earphone plug separated from the mobile phone, and in an instant it became It was released to the public, and everyone in the car knew that she was listening to Phoenix Legend.

“She said that at that moment, she felt particularly embarrassed. "Every time Linghua talks about it, loneliness flashes across her expression.

As for the performance of "Under the Sea", one member of the audience commented on it and said hesitantly while lighting his knife: < /p>

"Your songs will have a bit of metal, wood, water and fire... that. "

Linghua blurted out compensation: "Tu! ”

But, is Phoenix Legend really that corny?

If you really think so, I suggest you listen to their recent performances of “The Wine Will Come” and “Mountains and Rivers”.

The arrangement is basically a skill that even Yang’s mother calls out.

In terms of professional ability, Linghua’s voice is very penetrating, with a super high range, and she can sing songs with a wide span to her heart’s content. She can still maintain a strong chest voice ratio even in the high range. Especially valuable. Friends who are interested can listen to her duet with an idol girl group, which makes people just want to shout "light abuse, light abuse";

Not to mention Zeng Yi, who has been "rapping on the ground" all year round Representative", he rapped wildly in "Over the Moon" in 2005, a full 12 years before the so-called "Year of Hip-Hop". Listening to him singing "Mountains and Rivers", his pronunciation and pronunciation of long sections are very stable, both in terms of smell and rhythm; when singing "Profile" by his idol Leslie Cheung, even singing and dancing are not ambiguous at all.

Phoenix Legend is also very sincere towards the stage and the audience. Sometimes if the fees provided by the organizer are insufficient, they are willing to pay themselves rather than lower the standards.

These two people were unabashedly labeled as "rustic" just because the uncles and aunties who danced in the square liked their songs.

From now on, no matter how hard you work, it will still be "earth", and no matter how hard you work, it will still be "earth".

Even if some people like it, they still have to pretend to "disdain" it.

Because that is politically correct and makes you look "classy".

But is this fair to Phoenix Legend?

After "Under the Sea" was released this time, some people still shouted on the barrage, "The transition from junior college to bachelor's degree was successful."

In fact, such wording is not very friendly.

We always want to see success stories of ordinary people, but when such stories are really delivered to us, we sneer or even laugh sarcastically.

Perhaps this is the darkness and hypocrisy of human nature.

In fact, with or without the song "Haidilao", Phoenix Legend is a respectable existence.