Li Wan's Ears (1CD)

Author: Li Wan
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Publish Date: 2001-01-01
Features: Pop music is not popular music, Li Wan says. Those mindless, ubiquitous melodies we constantly hear can at most be called "pop songs." What is pop music? Have you ever been walking down the street, suddenly hearing a gentle line like "Unchanging You, Standing in the Vast World," momentarily stunned, nearly to tears? Have you ever listened to Sarah Brightman's "The Phantom of the Opera" 46 times in one night? If you have, there's no need for me to explain this further. The astute critic Li Wan again uses his sharp pen to dissect names associated with music, such as Paul Simon, Huang Shujun, Qiqin, Faye Wong, U2, and Yanni, but the reflection doesn't stop there. This time, Li Wan is more mature, peering beyond the surface of music to reveal several related cultural and social phenomena.