To tell you the truth, I’ve had lots of favourite songs over the years. For those who know me well, they know I always have two compilations I always listen to, my 80s music and my 90s music. Both are Chinese, since that was predominantly what I listened to while growing up. I especially felt a special bond towards the 80s music, as I was young then, and listening to them brings back memories. I guess it’s the same for everyone in every generation. In my 80s compilation there were 191 of my favourite songs that I painstakingly collected in mp3 over the years. Although I love every song in that folder, there were a couple of songs that I felt extra emotional about. In the late 70s to early 80s I listened to 許冠傑 the most…and although most of his songs struck a different cord on my emotions relative to others, none of them sounded “soothing” or “painful”, which is my criteria for the songs below. I guess it’s just the pace of his songs, so I won’t list any of them here.
Amongst the other songs, I’ve chosen these as my special songs.
流金歲月 – 葉蒨文: I’ve always felt a special bond with this song. It reminds me of how limited in time we each have in this world.
空凳 – 夏韶聲: Sorry I can’t embed the slow version, so you will have to watch this faster pace version. I’ve never liked this song, until a couple of years ago when I heard it again. Since then, it’s a song that brings tears to my eyes everytime I listen to it.
我要等的正是你 – 林憶蓮; 陳百強: There’s no video on YouTube of this song, which is too bad, since it’s a great song that no one knows. I used to listen to this song a lot when I was in high school and it soothes me to sleep during nights I that I can’t sleep. It was released in 1991 but I felt it was more suited for the 80s.
偶遇 – 林志美: For me, this song signified the 80s. It is a sad song about loneliness.
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