The song i selected the other day is called Close to You (in English) but Tien-tien (天天) in Chinese which roughly translates to everyday or daily. Now the tune is very simple, straighforward ballad/love song that i would call one of David Tao's strengths. Sure, his R&B songs are cool, very easy-listening but a love song that somehow stays with you and never makes you feel tired of it, that's difficult.
The beauty of this song is the simplicity - tune, lyrics, arrangement (well, there is an acoustic one which i prefer), and the way it's sung - without the usual vocal acrobatics. The best part of all is Wa-wa (lyricist) always writes very easy to understand, so it is memorable, type of lyrics. Whether it was for his first album or for subsequent ones, you can always pick out a Wa-wa song.
(If you came late, Wa-wa (means Doll) herself was a singer during the folk & Mando-pop explosion of the 80s and 90s. Suddenly she disappeared from the scene, and the first i noticed her return was David Tao's Blue album. At that time, i thought she wrote the lyrics very simply because it suited David (whom i assumed was not so good in Mandarin, perhaps even now 'cos he's always reported to have out his foot in his mouth). But it could be this is her style.
I'll try and explain the story that the song tells:
Sunny days or rainy days
in a crowded coffee place
looking for a nook, where i can comfortably think of you
i see lovers side by side
then slowly look away
there is this girl, i'm missing
my heart has taken flight, to the other side of this city
i just want to see you
that beloved face
(this part is the chorus)
everyday, the roads are ever busy
everybody is waiting in line
without you, the days are black and white
so this is what love is like
i want you to be by my side
enjoying all that life brings
i would like to say, everyday
say to you, everyday (i know it saound weird but the words used is not 'tell')
how much that i love you ...
So everyday i've been listening to this song. And everyday, i marvel at its simplicity (that a simpleton like me can understand and remember the lyrics completely), and the voice of Mr David Tao - wow!
Na-jung ae
The beauty of this song is the simplicity - tune, lyrics, arrangement (well, there is an acoustic one which i prefer), and the way it's sung - without the usual vocal acrobatics. The best part of all is Wa-wa (lyricist) always writes very easy to understand, so it is memorable, type of lyrics. Whether it was for his first album or for subsequent ones, you can always pick out a Wa-wa song.
(If you came late, Wa-wa (means Doll) herself was a singer during the folk & Mando-pop explosion of the 80s and 90s. Suddenly she disappeared from the scene, and the first i noticed her return was David Tao's Blue album. At that time, i thought she wrote the lyrics very simply because it suited David (whom i assumed was not so good in Mandarin, perhaps even now 'cos he's always reported to have out his foot in his mouth). But it could be this is her style.
I'll try and explain the story that the song tells:
Sunny days or rainy days
in a crowded coffee place
looking for a nook, where i can comfortably think of you
i see lovers side by side
then slowly look away
there is this girl, i'm missing
my heart has taken flight, to the other side of this city
i just want to see you
that beloved face
(this part is the chorus)
everyday, the roads are ever busy
everybody is waiting in line
without you, the days are black and white
so this is what love is like
i want you to be by my side
enjoying all that life brings
i would like to say, everyday
say to you, everyday (i know it saound weird but the words used is not 'tell')
how much that i love you ...
So everyday i've been listening to this song. And everyday, i marvel at its simplicity (that a simpleton like me can understand and remember the lyrics completely), and the voice of Mr David Tao - wow!
Na-jung ae
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