Ivana and Qingqing — subversive and nostalgic covers 王菀之与晴晴 颠覆和怀旧的翻唱

Ivana and Qingqing — subversive and nostalgic covers 王菀之与晴晴 颠覆和怀旧的翻唱
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Long after making her smash debut on Hong Kong’s TV comedy-drama "Inbound Troubles", Ivana Wong’s fans still go online to look for her covers of songs from the show. They are also reluctant to leave behind Ivana’s character from the show, Qingqing, who was unruly yet simple, and always followed her dreams. Therefore, Ivana took on this role once again when she released the album, Qingqing Sings, the first album of covers from the always-creative singer. Covering songs that have a story The space on an album is limited, and choosing her favorite songs to cover out of the sea of music out there is a difficult process, according to Ivana. However, there were still a few songs that were at the top of Ivana’s list. “More or less, I chose to cover songs like ‘Illusion (幻影)’and ‘If This Is Love (如果这是情)’ right from the start, because I have always liked these two songs, and they both have a story. ‘If This Is Love (如果这是情)’was the first cassette tape I saved up money to buy when I was a student. Also, "The Challenge of Life (人在边缘)’ was one of my favorites at the time. I thought the melody and lyrics were really beautiful, and I was really moved when I sang it.” Staying true to form or new interpretations? The most difficult decision when covering songs is whether to do it the same as it was done in the past, or to give it a new interpretation. Ivana retained the clear singing at the opening of ‘Illusion (幻影)’,as well as the mood that moved listeners. However, her cover of Hins Cheung’s song “Lost on Omotesando (迷失表参道)”underwent a thorough transformation into a psychedelic electronic song. And she spent a great deal of time considering what to do with Sammi Cheng’s dance classic ‘Chotto Waiting (Chotto等等)’: “You can do a lot more with fast songs like this, so I wanted to cover these songs in a more modern way, I didn’t want to stick to the same style as 20 years ago.” Covering and being covered To date, there have been a great number of cover albums. When asked what her favorite cover albums were, Ivana named “Duets” and “Duets II” by 87-year-old jazz legend Tony Bennett, saying she loved to hear top singers covering English-language classics, adding that their voices were top-notch and their skill couldn’t be beaten. Are there any singers Ivana would love to hear cover her songs? “I would love to hear Eason Chan do a cover. When he was participating in a singing contest, he told me he wanted to cover ‘Painting(画意)’, but because it had a lot of lyrics, he would have to spend a lot of time preparing if he wanted to cover it. So in the end he didn’t sing it.” As for the expectations of her fans, they seem most interesting in her long-awaited Mandarin album. Ivana earlier disclosed that her plan to create a Mandarin album had already been delayed by two years, but it can’t wait any longer. And she said that after her theater show in June, a lot of plans she can’t disclose would come to light. Whether it be her drama fans or her music fans, they can all expect great things from Ivana in the coming future. 在香港首度出演电视剧 「老表,你好嘢!」 大获好评,播毕之后仍有粉丝上网寻找她在剧中翻唱过的歌曲,同样舍不得离开有点刁蛮,却单纯而坚持梦想的 「晴晴」 ,于是王菀之就带着这个角色,一起推出翻唱专辑【晴歌集】,这也是向来创作取向的她,首张翻唱作品。 翻唱首选有故事的歌 专辑容纳空间有限,如何在茫茫歌海中精选出最爱的歌曲来翻唱,王菀之坦言很困难,但仍有几首歌,在她的翻唱榜上名列前茅:「像《幻影》、《如果这是情》,基本上是立刻决定唱的了,因为这两首歌是我以前到现在一直很喜欢的,也有一些故事在其中。《如果这是情》是我读书时自己存钱买的第一卷录音带,也有看 『人在边缘』 ,当时就很喜欢这首歌,觉得旋律歌词很美,自己唱的时候也很感动。」 保留与颠覆的两难抉择 而翻唱最两难的抉择,就是该参照原本的编曲,还是要完全颠覆?王菀之保留了《幻影》清唱开场的模式和大器又感人的情绪。但张敬轩的《迷失表参道》就变身成编曲复杂的迷幻电子风,还有郑秀文的跳舞经典《Chotto等等》,都花了很多时间思考:「这些比较轻快的歌曲,编曲上可以玩的东西比较多,所以想更紧贴时代,不想用二十年前的风格,希望用较现代的风格去唱这两首翻唱歌。」 翻唱与被翻唱 古今中外翻唱专辑何其多,问王菀之最喜欢那张作品,她首推87岁美国流行爵士传奇TonyBennett的【Duets】&【DuetsII】,与一众顶尖歌手一起合唱英文经典,声音绝美之余,歌唱技巧更是顶尖之作。那么王菀之又有没有期待过让哪位歌手来翻唱自己的作品呢?「我很期待陈奕迅翻唱,因为他曾在自己演唱会选歌时,和我提过考虑唱《画意》,不过因为歌词很多,如果他要翻唱得花很多时间准备,所以最后就没唱到。」 至于歌迷对王菀之的期待,应该就是千呼万唤还不出来的国语专辑吧,王菀之透露计划已经延宕两年,不能再拖下去。而在六月的舞台剧之后,还有许多不能透露的大计等着进行,无论戏迷歌迷,都可以好好期待王菀之接下来的连串惊喜创作了。
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