With the sudden interest in a 37-year old Mandarin song by Fei YuChing recently, I thought I would share his farewell performances earlier this year, as the 65-year-old Taiwanese singer is hanging up his microphone and retiring from performing. This singing show, Our Song (我們的歌) is the latest incarnation of the Chinese Idol (中國夢之聲) series, and aired from October 27, 2019 to January 19, 2020. Our Song paired established, well-known older singers with the new generation of young singers as sort of mentoring-process competition. Fei YuChing was one of the mentors and his final 4 performances were paired with the young Mongolian singer, Ayanga, and they labeled themselves as the duo 雲淡風清 (using character from part of their names, translated as Light Cloud, Clear Wind).
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July 17, 2020
Yi Jian Mei (A Spray of Plum Blossoms) 一翦梅 – Fei Yu Ching 費玉清
Xue Hua Piao Piao, Bei Feng Xiao Xiao…
Truth is stranger than fiction! This 37-year-old Mandarin song from 1983 is sweeping across northern Europe and Down Under recently, making it into the Spotify Viral Top 10 in Australia, New Zealand, Norway, Sweden and The Netherlands, even taking the No. 1 spot in late June in some countries, now it is also charting in Denmark, Finland and Switzerland. What’s going on?
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Corner Café 