On the way to work, i thought more about canto pop music and their lyrics nowadays. i was thinking, popular music is suppose to be a reflection of the state of people, well, at least young people. think of the 60s to 80s, there are numerous songs that stand out from those decades like: 'i m leaving on a jetplane', 'imagine', 'piano man', 'sound of silence', 'born in the USA', 'uptown girl', 'Like a Virgin', 'walk this way','1999','under pressure','It's The End Of The World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine) ','I still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For,''Smells Like Teen Spirit',Everybody HurtWonderwall and etc...
In Hong Kong, songs from Sam Hui, Loman, Anita Mui, Beyond and a few others were often used to express a period of time. We had the 'Four Heavenly Kings' in the 90s, yet in the 00s, what is symbolic and monumental for us? The 00s has not yet ended but we are already in 08 and with 09 approaching quickly. what do we have? Our best representative would probably be Eason Chen and Joey, or is it Twins, Hotcha? I realize that Hong Kong is no longer the leader of Chinese popular music. That now belongs to Taiwan or Mainland China. Back in the days, we had the best bands with Wynners, Grasshoppers, Beyond, taichi and etc..., the most popular singers in Sam Hui, Aunita Mui, Jacky Cheung, Leon Lai, Andy Lau...Chinese around the world sang our songs. Now we are singing to Jay Chou, Ah Mei, May Day and others.