[Music] Fearing Never to Meet Again -- Elisa Chan and Leslie Cheung

 Elisa Chan

1. Fearing Never to Meet Again ("只怕不再遇上") is an award winning song by Elisa Chan and Leslie Cheung.

The song came out in 1984 and the music video made an impression on the viewing public.

Elisa Chan is a very talented singer.

It is with regret that she did not try some acting.


2. Although the uploader did not say so, I believe this is the original 1984 music video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-0AHDzmjGgw


3. Elisa Chan and Leslie Cheung in a 1984 music award ceremony:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GWFBD5yPt6Q

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BTiQ8-run54


This is posted by the song's composer Yung Ka-Tsai

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0FFn06NgvK8


4. A 1992 karaoke version:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8sc8wQN7prA


5. Elisa Chan singing the song live and solo in 2007:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dxEEGKbwPi4

She skips over some of the lyrics meant for the male counterpart.

As some have commented in YouTube: The rose on the piano is symbolic of the missing Leslie Cheung.

(Leslie Cheung committed suicide in 2003.)

Still excellent.


6. Another 2007 solo version but without video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0NgNZ6hMXuI

Excellent.


7. These are just the song:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eLXGx_5wbtQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-qSvAi5Jy8E

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tyPiJqxFkSI

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=89_wNupZrKQ


8. Karen Mok in a 2013 Memorial concert for Leslie Cheung: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IhaK1MAmsRc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tkB7DJj7tKo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FPE3IDa9Jfc


9. Cover by Priscilla Chan and Aaron Kwok:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xEatw_GKksM

They were lip-synching but they were not respecting the lip-sync. : - )

Priscilla Chan is in her usual loveliness.


10. Cover by Wayne Lai and Teresa Mo in Genting, Malaysia:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EVKcSB5ELEA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=meCRK4SWYlE


11. Cover by Andy Hui and Ivana Wong:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cj-vufOFn-Y

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sa7ejNGhGUU


12. Sheren Tang and Bowie Lam in Sentosa, Singapore:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0rVyaYmRU4s


13. Cover by Lily Chan:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xsirVAp-9dc

Lily Chan has a very sweet voice.

But I have seen more than one comments in YouTube saying that she lacks passion in her interpretation of songs.


14. Cover by Kay Tse and Justin Lo:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=46ksIVk_rj8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a21OtXpJDoQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=70T3dYN7YyM


15. A flute cover:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2PVPX5zuhtU

Very good.


16. The Lyrics in Traditional Chinese:


只怕不再遇上 -- 張國榮 & 陳潔靈

(男) 誰人能料愛會這樣   盼你會體諒
從前承諾已變了樣   愛意那可強
默默望著滿面淚痕   仍然無怨
怎麼可將歉意奉上

(女) 隨時隨地與你再遇   我對你一樣
柔情常在永遠渴望   與你再戀上
默默步入愛路   甘心永遠路向
心只恐 不再會遇上

(合) woo woo 只恐怕不再遇上

(男) 雲飄飄散雨驟只跟風向
(女) 舊日憾事怕未能償
(男) 全世界變了樣
(女) 還憶否當天說   心只想得我倆

(男) 雲飄飄散雨驟只跟風向
(女) 舊日憾事怕未能償
(男) 全世界變了樣
(女) 還憶否當天說
(合) 心只想得我倆

(男) 完全明白我這決定   叫你太失望
唯求明白這個決定   我也有苦況

(女) 若是一後愛念未忘仍然懷念我
我定願將愛意奉上

(合) woo woo 只恐怕不再遇上
woo woo 只怕不再遇上
woo woo 只怕不再遇上


17. The Lyrics in Simplified Chinese:


只怕不再遇上 -- 张国荣 & 陈洁灵

(男) 谁人能料爱会这样   盼你会体谅
从前承诺已变了样   爱意那可强
默默望着满面泪痕   仍然无怨
怎么可将歉意奉上

(女) 随时随地与你再遇   我对你一样
柔情常在永远渴望   与你再恋上
默默步入爱路   甘心永远路向
心只恐   不再会遇上

(合) woo woo 只恐怕不再遇上

(男) 云飘飘散雨骤只跟风向
(女) 旧日憾事怕未能偿
(男) 全世界变了样
(女) 还忆否当天说   心只想得我俩


(男) 云飘飘散雨骤只跟风向
(女) 旧日憾事怕未能偿
(男) 全世界变了样
(女) 还忆否当天说
(合) 心只想得我俩

(男) 完全明白我这决定   叫你太失望
唯求明白这个决定   我也有苦况

(女) 若是一后爱念未忘仍然怀念我
我定愿将爱意奉上

(合) woo woo 只恐怕不再遇上
woo woo 只怕不再遇上
woo woo 只怕不再遇上


18. Names, Words and Phrases:

Aaron Kwok (Traditional Chinese: 郭富城; Simplified Chinese: 郭富城).

Andy Hui (Traditional: 許志安; Simplified: 许志安).

Bowie Lam (Traditional: 林保怡; Simplified: 林保怡).

Elisa Chan (Traditional: 陳潔靈; Simplified: 陈洁灵).

Genting (Traditional: 雲頂; Simplified: 云顶).

Ivana Wong (Traditional: 王菀之; Simplified: 王菀之).

Justin Lo (Traditional: 側田; Simplified: 侧田).

Karen Mok (Traditional: 莫文蔚; Simplified: 莫文蔚).

Kay Tse (Traditional: 謝安琪; Simplified: 谢安琪).

Leslie Cheung (Traditional: 張國榮; Simplified: 张国荣).

Lily Chan (Traditional: 陳潔麗; Simplified: 陈洁丽).

Priscilla Chan (Traditional: 陳慧嫻; Simplified: 陈慧娴).

Sentosa (Traditional: 聖淘沙; Simplified: 圣淘沙).

Sheren Tang (Traditional: 鄧萃雯; Simplified: 邓萃雯).

Teresa Mo (Traditional: 毛舜筠; Simplified: 毛舜筠).

Wayne Lai (Traditional: 黎耀祥; Simplified: 黎耀祥).

Yung Ka-Tsai (Traditional: 翁家齊; Simplified: 翁家齐).


Reference:

“陳潔靈”, Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopedia,
http://zh.wikipedia.org/zh-hk/%E9%99%B3%E6%BD%94%E9%9D%88
(accessed 2014-06-27).

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[Music] Leslie Cheung -- To Chase After

Posters for He's a Woman, She's a Man (1994)

1. Year end is a time for reflection and anticipation.

One question to think about is what to accomplish in the coming year.

To Chase After by Leslie Cheung can help set the mood for thinking about this question.

Beside quantifiable goals, are there important personal relationships in one's life?

As the lyrics put it so beautifully: "You" are the real target ("你是真正目標").


2. To Chase After ("追") was the theme song of the 1994 movie He's a Woman, She's a Man ("金枝玉葉").

Leslie Cheung was the male lead of this movie and he also sang the theme song.

To Chase After won the Best Original Film Song of the 1995 Hong Kong Film Award.

He's a Woman, She's a Man is a very good movie and I must have watched it at least 3 to 4 times over the years.

The movie is a love story and yet is so much more than a love story.

He's a Woman, She's a Man reflected on what is important in life.

It bears watching repeatedly.


3. "Official version" of the song:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9w7Y4O-IPMA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HcSE3cQH-Ic

The video are scenes from the movie.


4. The scenes are from the movie:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=do3NEBHIY2c

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MhZbab8Muj0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AdLJ3UOxo-w

The female lead is Anita Yuen, Miss Hong Kong 1990.


5. Leslie Cheung in concert in Hiroshima, Japan:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bQgJ8G76-hs


6. Leslie Cheung in concert in 1997:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dMFvYChjkA0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D9bMOSsbwwI

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cB0kDiK_lI8


7. Leslie Cheung in concert in Malaysia in 2000:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EKdVTrsGaxk


8. This is just the song by Leslie Cheung:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=auoGVwvH-U0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l1oe6PcA6NU

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BABjxSvhVFQ

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WrTUNK80Yp4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oBy5hTLKCD4


9. A cover by Jacky Cheung:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WKNgvrehBgo


10. Covers by Cass Phang:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-anmoIcU2NE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MkRdL1cds8c

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZKOpCK_OjM0


11. A cover by Eason Chan (right) and Hins Cheung (left):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kYNPNyKjh4w


12. A cover by Julian Cheung Chi-Lam:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iKXjUXa1WL4

Chi-Lam is the husband of Anita Yuen and together they have a son.


13. A cover by Eric Suen:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TgbFwju4OcE


14. A cover by Fiona Sit:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AEDPd8f6V94


15. Piano covers:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-WWrdOL6xvc

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Oj9TneWaqA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zm6aVwzMQgI


16. The Lyrics in Traditional Chinese:


追 -- 張國榮


這一生   也在進取   這分鐘   卻掛念誰
我會說   是唯獨你   不可失去
好風光   似幻似虛   誰明人生樂趣
我會說   為情為愛   仍然是對

* 誰比你重要
成功了敗了也完全無重要
誰比你重要
狂風與暴雨都因你燃燒

# 一追再追   只想追趕生命裡一分一秒
原來多麼可笑   你是真正目標
一追再追   追蹤一些生活最基本需要
原來早不缺少   Wo...
有了你   即使平凡卻最重要
(只得你   會叫我彷彿人群裡最重要)

好光陰   縱沒太多   一分鐘那又如何
會與你   共同渡過   都不枉過
瘋戀多   錯誤更多   如能重新做過
我會說   願能為你   提前做錯

Repeat *, #, #

有了你   即使沉睡了   也在笑


17. The Lyrics in Simplified Chinese:


追 -- 张国荣


这一生   也在进取   这分钟   却挂念谁
我会说   是唯独你   不可失去
好风光   似幻似虚   谁明人生乐趣
我会说   为情为爱   仍然是对

* 谁比你重要
成功了败了也完全无重要
谁比你重要
狂风与暴雨都因你燃烧

# 一追再追 只想追赶生命里一分一秒
原来多么可笑   你是真正目标
一追再追   追踪一些生活最基本需要
原来早不缺少   Wo...
有了你   即使平凡却最重要
(只得你   会叫我彷佛人群里最重要)

好光阴   纵没太多   一分钟那又如何
会与你   共同渡过   都不枉过
疯恋多   错误更多   如能重新做过
我会说   愿能为你   提前做错

Repeat *, #, #

有了你   即使沉睡了   也在笑


18. Names, Words and Phrases:

Anita Yuen (Traditional Chinese: 袁詠儀; Simplified Chinese: 袁咏仪).

Cass Phang (Traditional: 彭羚; Simplified: 彭羚).

Eason Chan (Traditional: 陳奕迅; Simplified: 陈奕迅).

Eric Suen (Traditional: 孫耀威; Simplified: 孙耀威).

Fiona Sit (Traditional: 薛凱琪; Simplified: 薛凯琪).

Hins Cheung (Traditional: 張敬軒; Simplified: 张敬轩).

Hiroshima (Traditional: 廣島; Simplified: 广岛).

Jacky Cheung (Traditional: 張學友; Simplified: 张学友).

Julian Cheung Chi-Lam (Traditional: 張智霖; Simplified: 张智霖).

Leslie Cheung (Traditional: 張國榮; Simplified: 张国荣).


Reference:

"金枝玉葉", Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopedia,
http://zh.wikipedia.org/zh-hk/%E9%87%91%E6%9E%9D%E7%8E%89%E8%91%89
(accessed 2013-12-31).

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[Music] For Your Heart Only -- Leslie Cheung

Leslie Cheung

1. This is how English Wikipedia introduced Leslie Cheung:

"Leslie Cheung (12 September 1956 – 1 April 2003) was a Hong Kong singer-songwriter, actor, film director, record producer, and screenwriter. Cheung is considered as 'one of the founder fathers of Cantopop' by 'combining a hugely successful film and music career.' He rose to prominence as a teen heartthrob and pop icon of Hong Kong in the 1980s, receiving numerous music awards including both Most Popular Male Artist Awards at the 1988 and 1989 Jade Solid Gold Best Ten Music Awards. In 1989, Cheung announced his retirement from the music industry as a pop singer. Returning to the music scene after a five-year hiatus, Cheung released his chart-topping comeback album (寵愛) which achieved a huge market success. In 1999, he won the Golden Needle Award for his outstanding achievement as a musician at the RTHK Top 10 Gold Songs Awards, and his 1984 hit song Monica was voted as Hong Kong's 'Song of the Century'. He was honoured as 'Asia's Biggest Superstar' at the 2000 CCTV-MTV Music Honours."

English Wikipedia has a very full summary of Leslie Cheung's career.

Wikipedia mentioned that "[i]n 1989, Cheung announced his retirement from the music industry as a pop singer."

One reason why Leslie Cheung retired in 1989 might be because having won all the musical awards that can be won and having no more mountains to conquer, he drew back from Cantopop.

Another reason might be because Leslie Cheung's main competitor in the 1980s, Alan Tam, announced in 1988 that he will not accept any more music awards.

It can be very lonely at the top.


2. Leslie Cheung committed suicide in 2003.

("Leslie Cheung", Wikipedia): "Cheung committed suicide on 1 April 2003 at 6:43 pm (HKT). He leapt from the 24th floor of the Mandarin Oriental hotel, located in the Central district of Hong Kong Island. He left a suicide note saying that he had been suffering from depression. He was 46 years old."

The day Leslie Cheung committed suicide, I was in Hong Kong and was at one of my cousin's place for a family supper.

Most of Hong Kong was in shock that night.

I remember an older sister of my cousin's wife saying at the supper that she will not forgive Leslie Cheung for committing suicide.

She probably said that out of shock and broken-heartedness by her idol's suicide.

Wikipedia also mentioned that "[h]e moved to Vancouver in 1990 and became a Canadian citizen by naturalisation."

I remember seeing Leslie Cheung at Queen Elizabeth Park in Vancouver in the early 1990s.

I lived very close to "QE Park" at the time and went there for walks many times a month.


3. For Your Heart Only ("為你鍾情") is the theme song of a 1985 Hong Kong movie of the same name.

Leslie Cheung was both the singer of the theme song and the male lead of this movie.

For You Heart Only is a soft and endearing love song.

For first time listeners of this song, try listen to this song twice in a roll:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zA1L8cnMmUQ

(a) The first time with your eyes closed but the volume up.

(b) The second time also with your eyes closed but the volume down.


4. Another good sound track:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N-HMIrg-nVw

The woman that appeared between 2:04 and 2:23 is Teresa Mo, the only woman Leslie Cheung ever proposed to.

But Leslie Cheung was turned down.


5. A 1986 MV with Anita Mui as the model:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a9jKMz75rRI

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0xgpkPoamU

Both were top Hong Kong singers and both were also good actors, Leslie Cheung exceptionally so.


6. Leslie Cheung in concert in 1989:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wG_cGyuO9QQ

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fHwc9paE0UY


7. Leslie Cheung in concert in 1997:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-KZ9pGIsYoU


8. Leslie Cheung in concert in 2000:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Po6vhNGi9_4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OjNfYbR5OSQ

and a karaoke version of the same concert performance:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=osO1LWx8JjY


9. A cover by Gregory:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-G3btfsq1Q4

He was singing at a bridal shops centre in China.

Gregory Charles Rivers is an Australian with a medical degree from University of New South Wales.

He is currently a Hong Kong TVB television actor.


10. A cover by Jacky Cheung:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4mjmz5CYxzQ

Beautifully sung.

But I wish Jacky Cheung did not smile during the singing; it was not the right mood for the song.


11. Cover by Hacken Lee:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lqi3Qf9cWCk

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aHFnjpTgZTY

Very good.


12. A cover by William So:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_hCRBNfvi4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5SwJ5iX5Fic

As a person remarked in YouTube: "the strings are horrible."


13. A cover by Joey Yung in 2006:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uygbVsFUhfY

According to a YouTube comment, the violinist was Yao Jue and the music was by the Moravian Philharmonic Orchestra from the Czech Republic.


14. Leo Ku at the 2013 IFPI Award ceremony:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBANbRys8a4

"IFPI" is International Federation of the Phonographic Industry.

Another one by Leo Ku, first of two songs:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TfiQyHdX1I4


15. For Your Heart Only is also a song appearing in the 2010 movie Frozen ("為你鍾情"):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=49fGtZMoS0M

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oRJAxjZYS40

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qT6v1mNbPYQ

The duet is by Janice Vidal and Aarif Rahman; both singers are also actors in the movie.

Frozen (2010) has the same Chinese name as the 1985 movie and was inspired by it, but the story is entirely different.


16. A live performance in 2010 by Janice Vidal and Aarif Rahman:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LYawN4FCCW8

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3lpo1Zb3KJU

The singing is quite good.

But I wish Janice Vidal did not giggle at the beginning and after the performance.

The giggles did not set up the right mood for the song.


17. Janice Vidal and Aarif Rahman in concert in Malaysia in October, 2013; first of two songs:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vb2njWsaaRs


18. A cover by Jaime Fong:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cr2QfXQfxx4

She added some English lyrics to the middle of the song.


19. He sang with a lot of feelings:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wZLXvR2HN7E


20. Anson Au at the Avenue of Stars:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kOt29-TDa-U

The Avenue of Stars is located in Tsim Sha Tsui District, Hong Kong.


21. Piano covers:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4dl0vfLWOfg

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DtbyQ3HuhZQ

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r5e1PjY8EvI


22. A Saxophone cover:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sij3GmxgjTA


23. The Lyrics in Traditional Chinese:


為你鍾情 -- 張國榮


為你鍾情   傾我至誠   請你珍藏   這分情
從未對人   傾訴秘密   一生首次盡吐心聲

望你應承   給我証明   此際心弦   有共鳴
然後對人   公開心情   用那金指環做証

* 對我講一聲終於肯接受   以後同用我的姓
對我講一聲 'I do! I do!'   願意一世讓我高興

# 為你鍾情   傾我至誠   請你珍藏   這份情
然後百年   終你一生   用那真心癡愛來做証

Repeat *, #


24. The Lyrics in Simplified Chinese:


为你钟情 -- 张国荣


为你钟情   倾我至诚   请你珍藏   这分情
从未对人   倾诉秘密   一生首次尽吐心声

望你应承   给我证明   此际心弦   有共鸣
然后对人   公开心情   用那金指环做证

* 对我讲一声终于肯接受   以后同用我的姓
对我讲一声 'I do! I do!'   愿意一世让我高兴

# 为你钟情   倾我至诚   请你珍藏   这份情
然后百年   终你一生   用那真心痴爱来做证

Repeat *, #


25. Names, Words and Phrases:

Aarif Rahman (Traditional Chinese : 李治廷; Simplified Chinese: 李治廷).

Alan Tam (Traditional: 譚詠麟; Simplified: 谭咏麟).

Anita Mui (Traditional: 梅艷芳; Simplified: 梅艳芳).

Gregory Charles Rivers (Traditional: 河國榮; Simplified: 河国荣).

Hacken Lee (Traditional: 李克勤; Simplified: 李克勤).

Jacky Cheung (Traditional: 張學友; Simplified: 张学友).

Jaime Fong (Traditional: 方珈悠; Simplified: 方珈悠).

Janice Vidal (Traditional: 衛蘭; Simplified: 卫兰).
 
Joey Yung (Traditional: 容祖兒; Simplified: 容祖儿).

Leo Ku (Traditional: 古巨基; Simplified: 古巨基).

Leslie Cheung (Traditional: 張國榮; Simplified: 张国荣).

Teresa Mo (Traditional: 毛舜筠; Simplified: 毛舜筠).

William So (Traditional: 蘇永康; Simplified: 苏永康).

Yao Jue (Traditional: 姚珏; Simplified: 姚珏).


References:

"Leslie Cheung", Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopedia,
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leslie_Cheung
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