Danny Chan was a talented composer and singer, with some acting on the side.
Wikipedia listed 36 songs composed by him:
http://zh.wikipedia.org/zh-hant/%E9%99%B3%E7%99%BE%E5%BC%B7
2. I have two distinct memories about Danny Chan:
(a) He was very popular with Hong Kong girls from the late 1970s to the 1980s; and
(b) He was psychologically insecure.
As was pointed out by many before, artists in general are an insecure bunch.
Many artists depend and feed on the affections of their audience but their audience can be very fickle: an idol of one year can be a nobody in another.
Like decompressing after a deep sea dive, an artist has to learn how to climb down from his career.
After being very popular in the music scene in the early to mid-1980s, Danny Chan's career began to decline in the late 1980s.
Unlike others whom choose to stay, Danny Chan decided he will leave.
Danny Chan has already announced his retirement from Cantopop in 1992 when he went into coma.
He was only 35 when he passed away.
3. Waiting ("等") was composed and sung by Danny Chan for the 1984 Hong Kong movie Merry Christmas; Danny Chan was also one of the stars of that movie.
A good quality sound track of Waiting:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QufGQxacK0s
4. Danny Chan in KTV (karaoke):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ab8135jCR3Y
5. Danny Chan in musical video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_aaM9QdcDFw
Another version of the same MV:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Ep1-6eTELU
6. Danny Chan in concert in 1985:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZOId00XFuBM
Danny Chan in concert in 1988:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G0UM9hW9WDA
There are 2 songs in this video; the first one is Waiting.
Danny Chan in concert in 1991:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JUd1hHAJxH8
7. Danny Chan and Sally Yeh:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QoItjPS-oV8
8. A cover by Anita Mui:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-lhKI5IVjs
9. A Cover by Karen Tong:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3E5ASOH16-g
10. A cover by Eason Chan:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UePmG2JOddg
11. A violin cover:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nl7cROOoRao
Very good.
12. A recent piano cover:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2WELx_4euqU
13. An instructional video on how to play the song in piano:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mY9MgXu0f4s
14. The Lyrics in Traditional Chinese:
等 -- 陳百強
等
寂寞到夜深
夜已漸荒涼
夜已漸昏暗
莫道你在選擇人
人亦能選擇你
公平原沒半點偏心
* 苦澀
慢慢向著心裡滲
何必抱怨
曾令醉心是誰人
自願吻別心上人
糊塗換來一生淚印
何故明是痛苦傷心
# 還含著笑裝開心
今宵的你可憐還可憫
目睹她遠去
她的腳印心中會永印
糊塗是你的一顆心
他朝你將無窮的後悔
這一生你的心裡滿哀困
Repeat *, #
15. The Lyrics in Simplified Chinese:
等 -- 陈百强
等
寂寞到夜深
夜已渐荒凉
夜已渐昏暗
莫道你在选择人
人亦能选择你
公平原没半点偏心
* 苦涩
慢慢向着心里渗
何必抱怨
曾令醉心是谁人
自愿吻别心上人
胡涂换来一生泪印
何故明是痛苦伤心
# 还含着笑装开心
今宵的你可怜还可悯
目睹她远去
她的脚印心中会永印
胡涂是你的一颗心
他朝你将无穷的后悔
这一生你的心里满哀困
Repeat *, #
16. Names, Words and Phrases:
Danny Chan (Traditional Chinese: 陳百強; Simplified Chinese: 陈百强).
Anita Mui (Traditional: 梅艷芳; Simplified: 梅艳芳).
Eason Chan (Traditional: 陳奕迅; Simplified: 陈奕迅).
Karen Tong (Traditional: 湯寶如; Simplified: 汤宝如).
Merry Christmas (Traditional: 聖誕快樂; Simplified: 圣诞快乐).
Sally Yeh (Traditional: 葉蒨文; Simplified: 叶倩文).
References:
"Danny Chan", Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopedia,
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danny_Chan
(accessed 2012-06-04).
"陳百強", Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopedia,
http://zh.wikipedia.org/zh-hant/%E9%99%B3%E7%99%BE%E5%BC%B7
(accessed 2012-06-04).
"等", Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopedia,
http://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E7%AD%89
(accessed 2012-06-04).
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