Jay Chou's "Mojito": wild and gorgeous exotic mood, all kinds of affection in tipsy eyes

It has been twenty years since Jay Chou's first album "Jay" was released in 2000. During this period, Jay Chou created a variety of styles of music.

There are the Chinese-style "Blue and White Porcelain" and "Red Dust Inn", the classical pop-style "Snail" and "Black Humor", and the pop-rock style "Sunny Day" and "Sweet", etc. Songs carry the memories of our youth.

The unclear enunciation boy in the mouths of those born in the 70s is still the king of Chinese pop in the eyes of those born in the 80s and 90s. Following last year's "Say Good or Not Cry", Jay Chou's new song "mojito" will make a big comeback on June 12.

Many people say that this song "mojito" was given to Kunling by Jay Chou. I think it is not only given to Kunling, but more to everyone who wants to find love, enjoy love and pass on love. You and me, behind the wild and gorgeous Latin style and tipsy eyes are his blessings and prayers for his fans.

I will analyze the charm of this song and the reasons why it is a hot search and a hot seller from three aspects: lyric creation, music ontology, and emotional expression.

First of all, this song was written by Huang Junlang, a good friend of Jay Chou. If you look closely at the lyrics, you will see that they are very graphic. When the lyrics are strung together, it is like a loving couple traveling in Havana, Cuba.

When the street lights turned on, my wife and I walked on the streets of Cuba, looking at the murals in the arcades and the graffiti in the old city, walking hand in hand, looking at each other and smiling, the exotic scenery could not be more beautiful than the scenery around us. of her.

Walking into a bar, he told the bartender to give his lover a summer afternoon mojito. He drank coffee without much sugar and looked into her drunken eyes, which were extremely charming. Get intoxicated. With her by your side, love will never end.

This scene is like the lyrics in the sweet "Simple Love": "I want to hold your hand like this and never let go. Can love be simple and harmless? You lean on me. shoulder, you fell asleep on my chest." Staying with you romantically like this is a lifetime of happiness.

Listening to the lyrics, we will be immersed in this romantic and beautiful story, feeling Jay's deep love for Kun Ling, and also feeling and yearning for the love that belongs to us in this wave of "dog food" Our dream love, this song completely satisfies our private desire and expectation for love.

Secondly, the lyrics are composed and sung by Jay Chou. Jay Chou himself is a national singer with his own traffic and his own unique style. This song has not been released yet, and more than 3 million people have pre-ordered it in 12 hours after it was released. exceeded 2 million within the period.

The rhyming lyrics are like a witticism through brisk singing and extremely fast rapping.

With rhyming beats and vague enunciation, pleasant and romantic summer music tunes are presented, making people unconsciously hum along with the music and words, as if they have walked into Havana, Cuba. Exotic.

In addition, the lyrics also contain unique thoughts on the meaning of life and the poetic world in literature.

The famous writer Hemingway visited Cuba many times and expressed his deep friendship for Cuba.

"The Old Man and the Sea" is his famous "Cuban" novel, which tells the story of an elderly fisherman in Cuba fighting a huge marlin in the Gulf Stream far offshore.

The "sea described by writers" in the lyrics is a metaphor for Hemingway's spiritual power of faith, courage, and perseverance.

When Hemingway was in Cuba, he wrote, fished, and went to bars every day. When he lived in Havana, he often said, "My Daiquiri is at La Floridita (a famous bar in Havana), and my Mojito is at Bodeguita (a famous bar in Havana)."

Perhaps he wrote "The Old Man and the Sea" while intoxicated with mojito, where he expressed his loneliness and thoughts on the meaning of life.

After many years, this song by Jay Chou has used a happy melody to resolve the loneliness of Hemingway's previous life. It takes us into Hemingway's poetic world with a different melody and inspires us to rethink the meaning and meaning of life. Thick.

First of all, in terms of melody and rhythm, the prelude of this song uses the traditional Cuban music Son, and the main part uses the rhythm of Chacha. They are all types of Latin music, and are interspersed in the middle. A lot of popular rap.

Chacha is a traditional dance in Cuba. The rhythm is relaxed and cheerful, and it is very "upbeat". After listening to it, people want to dance to the rhythm.

Coupled with the gorgeous red rose, pink and lemon yellow classic cars in the MV, everyone is riding the sea breeze and swaying with the palms, antique book stalls and modern bars, the combination of traditional architecture and modern elements, making people feel Wild and gorgeous Latin style.

The song is in 4/4 time, and there are a lot of syncopated rhythms in the main and chorus parts. These rhythms start from the weak part, extend to the strong part later, and then change the original strong and weak relationship.

Use uncertain rhythmic patterns such as weak syncopation and dotted points to attract the attention of the audience. While expressing emotions, the tunes are well-proportioned, giving people a light and leisurely feeling, and you can unconsciously follow the beat. Dance.

Secondly, in terms of the characteristics of the soundtrack, the songs mainly include concha drums, maracas, scraping gourds, guitars, pianos, trumpets, trombones and other symphonic performances.

Congas and maracas are Cuban musical instruments and standard features of Latin-style percussion. They are generally used to play accents or eighth notes. The sound is more prominent, but only the key points are highlighted in the music. Rich Cuban style.

There is also an unusual musical instrument in the soundtrack, which is the scraping gourd. When playing, you need to use a wooden stick to scrape on a special hollow wood to make a fine sound, making a "clack-clack-clack-clack" sound. "The sound.

The percussion soundtrack is the distinctive feature of this piece. In addition, there are also instruments such as guitar, piano, trumpet, and trombone. Although there are many musical instruments, they are well-proportioned and not chaotic.

The unrestrained Cuban music is originally a mixture of Spanish national music and black song and dance culture. The traditional music style is combined with modern music elements to form a unique tune.

In the collision of tradition and modernity, the inherent tension of the song is shown, allowing the audience to plug in their headphones and follow the melody to feel the brilliant and unrestrained passion for life and the free and wild primitive style.

Twenty years have passed, and now Jay Chou has formed his own unique pop music style. Especially in the eyes of those born in the 1970s, this boy with unclear articulation has become a superstar idol in the eyes of those born in the 80s and 90s.

First of all, unclear articulation is an important feature of his unique "Zhou Singing Method", which is to highlight the melody and rhythm at the expense of pronunciation, emphasize a sense of rhythm of the tune, and drive the atmosphere to achieve harmony. Audience interaction.

In addition to the Cuban style, the middle rap part of this song is also the highlight of the song. It is also the place that expresses the charm of the song and the core of expressing emotions.

In this rap, the emotional core of the song is sublimated: the colorful classic cars sway with the palms, they elope aimlessly with the sea breeze, they take you to look at the noisy posters, and they lie down lazy From the attic balcony, you are like the sea described by writers, and you are the eternal spiritual power in my heart.

The creative background of "Mojito" directed by Jay Chou is named after Cuba's most famous cocktail, and is written about the romantic mood when meeting love. The rap section of the song highlights the drunken love atmosphere under "Zhou's singing method".

Mojito cocktail is the most famous cocktail in Cuba. The alcohol is not strong and the taste is fresh. After drinking it, your face will flush, just like the shy and shy appearance of a young girl in love. This It is the aroma of love that we feel when listening to songs, and it is also the charm that attracts us.

Secondly, Jay Chou is the youthful memory of those born in the 80s and 90s. From "Qilixiang" and "Sunny Day" to "Sweet" and "Waiting for You After Class", every song carries our beautiful memories. About you at the same table, about the greenness of youth, about the feelings of admiration...

The same is true for this heady and tipsy "mojito", even though Jay Chou is already 41 years old , but his grasp of the emotions of the songs is very good. Although the theme is the same, the emotions conveyed by the songs are subtly different.

Many people say that this song is for Kun Ling, but I think it is for you and me in our youth.

Jay Chou is the youth of our generation. Each of his songs is like a time machine, always pulling us back to our own memories of youth, which are also full of pink bubbles. beauty and romance.

Today is the 20th anniversary of Jay Chou’s debut. Every year, people are waiting for Jay Chou to release new songs. On the one hand, they are waiting for him to bring more beautiful music, and on the other hand, they want to learn from his music. Find our lost youth in music.

Some people say that Jay Chou is the ultimate version of an ordinary person, while others say that he is the Jay Chou of the era. In my opinion, he is the dream island in each of our hearts, the island that carries youth and dreams.

Walking around this island, we can find our former selves, see the beautiful dreams we had when we were young, see our passionate original aspirations, and gain new hope and strength to start anew.

From which song did you fall in love with Jay Chou?