红太阳系列歌曲推荐&some notes for foreign friends
红太阳系列歌曲推荐&some notes for foreign friends
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CD1：水乡风，朱桦、屠洪刚出彩
03 红太阳照边疆（范琳琳）（女中音。进行曲。“长白山下果树成行，海兰江畔稻花香”，“劈开高山，大地献宝藏，拦河筑坝，引水上山岗”）
06 阿佤人民唱新歌（赵莉）（轻快。“村村寨寨，哎，打起鼓，敲起锣，阿佤唱新歌，毛主席光辉照边疆，山笑水笑人欢乐，茶园绿油油，哎梯田翻金波，哎，道路越走越宽阔，哎越宽阔”）
10 桂花开放幸福来（朱桦）（女低音。颤音。弦乐伴奏。云贵风。第一遍设问，第二遍回答。）
16 幸福不会从天降（屠洪刚）（前奏燃。“樱桃好吃树难栽，不下苦功花不开，幸福不会从天降，社会主义等不来”）
19 毛主席来到咱农庄（朱桦）（女低音。“千家万户齐欢笑，好像那春雷响四方”）
20 洗衣歌（李玲玉）（悠扬，颤音。“是谁帮咱们修公路？是谁帮咱们架桥梁？”）
23 丰收歌（李玲玉）（“麦浪滚滚闪金光，棉田一片白茫茫”）
25 我爱祖国的蓝天（无鸣）（“水兵爱大海，骑兵爱草原，要问飞行员爱什么，我爱祖国的蓝天”）
29 毛主席是咱社里人（朱桦）（女低音。悠扬）
30 革命人永远是年轻（屠洪刚）（男低音。“革命人永远是年轻，他好比大松树冬夏常青，他不怕风吹雨打，他不怕天寒地冻”）
CD2：青藏风，李玲玉、孙国庆出彩
01 共产党来了苦变甜（李玲玉）（悠扬，颤音。男声合唱。青藏风。“喜马拉雅山哎，再高也有顶哎，雅鲁藏布江哎，再长也有源哎，藏族人民再苦、再苦也有边哎”）
02 翻身农奴把歌唱（朱桦）（女中音。青藏风。“太阳啊霞光万丈，雄鹰啊展翅飞翔，高原春光无限好，叫我怎能不歌唱”）
04 草原上升起不落的太阳（范琳琳）（女中音。蒙古风。“蓝蓝的天上白云飘，白云下面马儿跑，挥动鞭儿响四方，百鸟儿齐飞翔”）
09 情深谊长（李玲玉）（悠扬，颤音。青藏风。“五彩云霞空中飘，天上飞来金丝鸟”）
11 祖国颂（李玲玉）（颤音，哭腔。“江南丰收有稻米，江北满仓是小麦，高粱红啊棉花白，密麻麻，牛羊盖地天山外”）
13 世世代代铭记毛主席的恩情（女声合唱）（“草原上的花朵，为什么红艳艳？翻身的锡伯人民，为什么笑开颜”）
15 中华儿女志在四方（男声合唱）（“迎着晨风迎着阳光，跨山过水到边疆”，“哪里有荒原，就让哪里生产棉粮，哪里有高山，就让哪里献出宝藏”）
19 红灯颂（朱桦）（女低音）（“一树红花照碧海，一团火焰出水来，珊瑚树红春常在，风波浪里把花开”，“云来遮，雾来盖，云里雾里放光彩”，“风吹来，浪打来，风吹浪打花常开”）
22 毛主席的战士最听党的话（孙国庆）（“祖国要我守边卡，扛起枪杆我就走，打起背包就出发”“祖国要我守边卡，边防线上把根扎，雪山顶上也要发芽”）
24 想念毛主席（范琳琳）（女中音。“远飞的大雁，请你快快飞，捎个信儿到北京，翻身的人儿想念恩人毛主席”）
25 满怀深情望北京（屠洪刚）（“晴天一顶星星亮，荒原一片篝火红”）
26 红梅赞（李玲玉）（悠扬，颤音。女低音。“红岩上红梅开，千里冰霜脚下踩，三九严寒何所惧，一片丹心向阳开向阳开”）
29 毛委员和我们在一起（孙国庆）（“红米饭那个南瓜汤哟咳罗咳，挖野菜那个也当粮罗咳罗咳”）
CD3：黄土高原风，范琳琳、尹相杰出彩
04 毛主席著作最伟大（范琳琳）（女中音）
08 英雄们战胜了大渡河（尹相杰）（男中音。唢呐）
09 山乡盼着你们来（女声合唱，朱桦）（女低音。“泥土飘香泉水甜，欢迎革命的知识青年到咱们山乡来”，“层层的梯田接蓝天，任我们同心巧剪裁”，“广阔天地炼红心，扎根山乡长成材”）
10 采药（女声合唱）（“脚踩白云头顶天，身挎背篓上苍山”，“救死扶伤为人民，送医送药到门前”）
11 牧歌（范琳琳）（女中音）
14 一道道水来一道道山（范琳琳）（西北风，唢呐。“放心吧，别挂牵，真金不怕火来炼，绳索刀斧摆在面前，也难，也难动我的心半点”）
15 金达莱，英雄花（屠洪刚）（“金达莱，金达莱，迎风斗雪放异彩，英雄鲜血洒花上，朵朵花儿开不败”）
16 山丹丹开花红艳艳（范琳琳）（西北风，唢呐。“山丹丹的那个开花哟，红艳艳，咱们的哥哥走山沟”）
21 伟大的北京（尹相杰）（男中音。新疆风。“每当我们想起北京，欢乐歌声格外潦亮，每当我们想起北京，浑身就有力量”）
24 我为祖国献石油（牟勋）（音色清亮。“我当个石油工人多荣耀，头戴铝盔走天涯，头顶天山鹅毛雪，面对戈壁大风沙，嘉陵江边迎朝阳，昆仑山下送晚霞”，“天不怕，地不怕，风雪雷电任随它，我为祖国献石油，哪里有石油，哪里就是我的家”）
26 二月里来（无鸣）（“二月里来好春光，家家户户种田忙，种瓜的得瓜，种豆的得豆，谁种下仇恨他自己遭殃”）
30 铁道兵志在四方（男声合唱）（“背上了（那个）行装扛起了（那个）枪，雄壮的（那个）队伍浩浩荡荡，同志呀你要问我们那里去呀，我们要到祖国最需要的地方。离别了天山千里雪，但见那东海呀万顷浪，才听塞外牛羊叫，又闻（那个）江南稻花香。同志们那，迈开大步啊，朝前走啊，铁道兵战士志在四方”）
Some notes on the Red Sun song series for foreign friends (written in summer 2010)
Disk one was released in 1991.
Singers were famous Chinese mainland pop singers at that time.
These "red" songs were popular songs in Mao era.
Some express worship for Chairman Mao, Chinese Communist Party and praise for soldiers, workers, peasants. Some express the happiness of the people, especially minority ethnic gruops. Some pictures the beautiful scene of various places in China, expressing love for the great country and great people. Some use Mao's poems or quotations.
Various folk elements. Strong "Chinese" taste.
I would personally recommend this to foreigners as representing Chinese music, because I find it easy to lose the sense of cultural identity in Chinese modern pop music.
Instant sell-out.
So the company released following disks, but not as popular as the first one.
Buyers were people born between 1940 and 1970. During Mao era, there was little choice in entertainment, which generally speaking is not a good thing. But one good consequence is that people of all ages listened to the same popular music, watched the same operas, movies. Pop culture served as an integrating force, not as a seperating force.
Note it was not long after 1989 students' protest.
At that time, people were losing faith in the current government, and starting to reminisce and romanticize old days. But Chinese people are usually realistic and prgmatic (or, cowardly?). In this case, people soon put their energy back into the struggle for money or power.
People born after 1980 don't listen to this, as they find the tunes laughable and lyrics disgusting. What they don't realize is, multiple idols take the place of the former only God (Chairman Mao), while personal worship still exists. The difference is, people's behavior shifts from political craze to consumption craze. Other than that, no major difference.
As a rare example, I like these songs. Besides the good music, they remind me of my childhood when my father played them on a tape recorder very often.
ps.
Several years ago, Chinese media coined the term "post-80s" to refer to people born after 1980. The initial purpose was to express worry that this generation is ill, degenerated, selfish, lazy, etc. But young people soon accept this name, so this label does not mean insult or problem any more.
Now "post-80s" even coined the term "post-90s" to express their discontent, contempt and worry for the even younger generation.
Although the terms are not so accurate, there are some major difference between people of different age.
The "post-80s" is the first generation to grow in an environment of mass media and pop culture imported from America, Japan, Hongkong and Taiwan. TV became a common commodity of Chinese family in 1980s. Video games were played on TV before the computer age.
While, the "post-90s" is the first generation to grow in an age of personal computer and Internet.
But both of them are different from people born before 1980 as they are the first to experience "One child, one couple" policy, which means they are the only child in the family. Expectation from parents is high, so is the housing price.
Another major factor affecting people's worldviews is the urbanization process. Old neighbourhoods were eradicated or distroyed. Meanwhile, big family is replaced by core family. TV and computer provide means for people to kill the time alone in their rooms. One the whole, both "post-80s" and "post-90s" are more independent, individualistic, and more likely to feel anxious and lonesome than older generations. That's why books like Dale Carnegie and Napoleon Hill become popular, as well as major depression.
It is notable that media reports mainly focus on urban youth, not rural youth. Besides, I doesn't know many rural people. So what I described before certainly has limitations.
