Best Faye Wong Song Of The Day

[roddy]

By the utterly scientific method of flicking through the forty or so Faye Wong songs I have on my battered old 2nd gen nano until I found one that made me think 'that's definitely the one I like best, I'll never change my mind ever'.

Used to listen to it when running or politely shouldering my way through subway rush hours. 将爱 Also on

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7W4N7irC-HI

(I think, can't check)

For something slower, it's hard to beat 我愿意.

[madmaxxx]

传奇

I know, the original is by someone else, but the cover version gives goose bumps. For me definitely Wang Fei´s best song ever.

[roddy]

Ok, I have a new one, 乘客. It's traditional for me to listen to this, assuming I have it on my ipod at the time, as I travel in from an airport to whatever city I've just landed at. I had a sneaking suspicion as I was writing the first post that I had forgotten something. I think this was it.

[tooironic]

I'm a huge Wang Fei fan but much prefer her older stuff around 迷人小姐 era. 請你別說 and 女孩 are classic, almost Kate Bush-like.

[Guest realmayo]

I was going to suggest 乘客 as one of her very very best. But my favourite is still 闷, here, or live version here. From earlier, 棋子 here is nice too.

[gougou]

I second 闷. It was one of the first Chinese songs I ever heard, and as such still has a special place.

[roddy]

Oh, 闷 is a nice one. Now I don't know. And look, there's 不留 in the 相关视频. Now I really have no idea, I think 闷 is the better song, but 不留 really does hammer home the 把 construction.

[Guest realmayo]

Gougou, same for me -- or at least, it's the first song I heard in karaoke that made me ask who the singer was. There was a different album out at the time though, with a bit of trendy drum & base, very good too. Roddy, 将爱 works for rushing on the subway (definitely: I can remember listening to it on the tube in London), but how about 新房客 (from the album I'm talking about) for the long-distance train station or airport?

So when will the "best Chinese pop song to introduce complex grammar" thread be kicking off?

[rob07]

I'm no expert, but I really like the ending theme she did for 天龙八部 - 宽恕.

难道爱比恨更难宽恕.

[roddy]

I've found the best one, it's 给自己的情书. Case closed, move along, nothing more to see here . . .

[skylee]

我願意 and 給自己的情書 are always in my music player.

The other ones that I like a lot are 約定 and 郵差.

[Guest realmayo]

王菲. Almost as good as 窦唯.

[Chinadoog]

I like Faye Wong. Can anyone recommend some other good Chinese (Mandarin) singers?

[skylee]

I like Faye Wong. Can anyone recommend some other good Chinese (Mandarin) singers?

This thread is about Faye Wong. Take a look at this thread for ideas of good Chinese (Mandarin) singers (though many singers on the thread sings in Cantonese, a very influential dialect).

[Chinadoog]

Well I'm really looking for singers who are somewhat similar to Faye Wong. That thread is just random songs that people like

[Meng Lelan]

Wasn't there a DVD album she did called 将爱？I'm trying to find a version that has the music videos so I can read the captions as I watch. I don't know if I could find that when I get to China next month.

[Guest realmayo]

The DVD is here but out of stock.

[Meng Lelan]

Sigh, so it's out of stock.

[xiaocai]

Here is one of those less popular one 過眼雲煙.

I think the song is average, maybe slightly above, among her songs, but suits her voice very well.

[roddy]

I can't imagine it would be too hard to find a Faye Wong DVD with subtitles in China.

I'm still liking 给自己的情书 best. Further updates as events warrant.