A cup of tea, a friendly chat
EMIL CHAU AND JONATHAN LEE CONCERT 2005
Singapore Indoor Stadium
It was meant to be a joint concert between two men. In the end, it was a woman who was not there who almost stole the show. Longtime pals Jonathan Lee and Emil Chau performed to a sell-out crowd at the Singapore Indoor Stadium last Saturday night, captivating fans with almost 40 songs over three hours.
But it was Lee’s ex-wife, Hong Kong singer Sandy Lam, who made her presence felt throughout the gig – even though her name was not mentioned at all. There was no need to.
The Taiwanese songwriter, who ended his six-year marriage with Lam last July, has written many love ballads for her, some of which were showcased during the show.
One of the songs, I Endured The Cold Wind For You, was performed by Chau, 44, with startling sensitivity and emotions. Lee, 46, sung another number, Jeff Chang’s I Really Love You, during his 40-minute solo set.
With a tender look on his face, Lee said: ‘I wrote this song in 1992. At that time, I had found my true love, but I couldn’t let other people know. ‘So I made someone else sing it.’ It was obvious whom his ‘true love’ was.
The sentimental Lee was also near tears when belting out his compositions The Price Of Love and I’m A Little Bird.
Melancholic moments aside, the gig was a genuine treat for fans who have followed both men’s music careers over the last 20 years.
There were no backup dancers, flamboyant costumes or pyrotechnics. Instead, it was a simple fare of musical gems presented in a raw and honest manner. In fact, it was the kind of evening which leaves you with a warm feeling inside, just like enjoying a cup of teh-C with an old friend in an unpretentious kopitiam.
Chau, who was born in Hong Kong but is based in Taiwan, was clearly the one most had come to see, judging by the warm applause and cheers which greeted the crooner whenever he was on stage. He returned their affections with his usual charm and wit, delivering signature tunes such as I’m Marrying You Tomorrow and Sad Song with gusto despite nursing a flu.
While Lee moved everyone with his heartwrenching songs, Chau provided the spark that turned the night into an unforgettable experience. Even Mrs Goh Chok Tong, who was seated in the front row, was singing along to Chau’s hit, Friends, at the end of the show.
Source: Straits Times
李宗盛周華健星國演唱會 李傷感透露心事
80年代流行樂壇最具實力的音樂人李宗盛和周華健，今晚在新加坡開了一場成功的演唱會，多首膾炙人口的美麗旋律，起歌迷當年聽歌時的往日情懷，也勾起婚變後李宗盛的往日情懷，在演唱情歌前，李宗盛總是語帶傷感、自嘲，透露出些許心底情事。
去年和林憶蓮離婚後，最近傳出和女助理緋聞的李宗盛，對於私人感情事不願多談，甚至連演唱會結束後也沒有安排記者會，但卻在演唱情歌時，語帶傷感、自嘲地透露些許心底情事。
先是周華健在「花旦華健」部分，穿裙子翻唱「夢醒時分」等多首李宗盛寫給陳淑華、林憶蓮、辛曉琪等女歌手的經典作品時開玩笑地說，李宗盛總是寫歌寫著到後來變成自己的現實生活，因此一些作品李不方便唱，只好由他來代勞詮釋。
接著，到李宗盛個人表演部分，在演唱自己的作品「你像個孩子似的」時，忍不住談起愛情，苦笑地說自己的情歌往往結果都是不好的。
在唱到另一首作品「我是真的愛你」時，李宗盛又談起寫這首歌時，正當一九九二年自己感情生活遭遇重大變化，但又不能讓外界知道，因此把這首歌給別人詮釋。
在唱著「飄洋過海來看你」時，李宗盛又感傷地談起這首歌，描述一對男女在異地城市北京努力追求愛情，但最後卻無疾而終，並苦笑著贊同周華健所言，「自己寫歌寫著寫著都變成自己現實的生活」。
為扭轉傷感氣氛，在李宗盛結束個人表演後，周華健隨即上來笑著說，又是「陰天」又是「傷心地鐵」，讓演唱會變得這麼沈重，要大家不要管李宗盛，開心點，也希望李宗盛以後多寫些開心的歌。
雖然傷感，但李宗盛、周華健的魅力，仍讓新加坡歌迷擠爆了可容納一萬多人的新加坡室內體育館，主辦單位在開演前又加了四百個位子，新加坡國務資政吳作棟夫人陳子玲，也出席聆聽。
駐新加坡台北代表處代表烏元彥夫婦，同樣利用週末難得清閒時刻，和一些台商隱身在人群之中，靜靜地聆聽李、周二人「我有話要說」、「夢醒時分」、「領悟」、「愛情有什麼道理」、「我是一隻小小鳥」等傳唱許久的經典名曲。
Source: 中央社
我是真的愛你
曲/詞: 李宗盛
大碟: 心事 (1993)
原唱: 張信哲 試聽
大碟: 愛情論 (2004)
重唱: 李宗盛 試聽
曾經自己 像浮萍一樣無依
對愛情莫名的恐懼 但是天讓我遇見了你
初初見你 人群中獨自美麗
你彷彿有一種魔力 那一刻我竟然無法言語
從此為愛受委屈 不能再躲避
於是你成為我生命中最美的記憶
甜蜜的言語 怎麼說也說不膩
我整個世界已完全被你佔據
我想我是真的愛你
我全心全意 等待著你說願意
也許是我太心急 竟然沒發現你眼裡的猶豫
只是你又何必 狠心將一切都抹去
你絕情飄然遠離 連道別的話也沒有一句
請你讓我隨你去 讓我隨你去
我願陪在你的身邊 為你擋風遮雨
讓我隨你去 讓我隨你去
我願陪在你的身旁等你回心轉意
我是真的愛你
讓我隨你去 讓我隨你去
我願陪在你的身邊 為你擋風遮雨
讓我隨你去 讓我隨你去
我願陪在你的身旁等你回心轉意
我想我是真的愛你
我是真的愛你 我是真的愛你
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