生前!西城男孩用中文唱《平凡之路》,网民们激动地哭了

\ & ampquot爷爷青会!西城男孩居然叫了《平凡之路》!& ampquot

& ampquot当时MP3没有《My Love》和《You Raise Me Up》!& ampquot

17日晚,出道23年的西城男孩韦斯特里夫在众多网民的微信朋友圈中刷屏。

他们将人生第一场线上直播的演唱会献给了中国歌迷。

当晚,他们在微信视频号上直播“所爱越山海”全球线上演唱会,吸引了将近2800万人观看。经典曲目“My Love”“Seasons in the Sun”等被持续刷屏,4小时40分钟的演出共收到喝彩318万点赞。

More than 27 million Chinese people watched the first online concert of the Irish pop band Westlife on Friday night, with the zeal lingering on social media long after the event.

上周五晚,超过2700万中国人观看了爱尔兰流行组合西城男孩的首场网络演唱会,演唱会结束后很长一段时间,人们的热情仍挥之不去。

The concert held in London was livestreamed on WeChat Channels, wowing the Chinese audience with hit songs such as Seasons in the Sun and My love, as well as a popular Chinese song that stirred the fervor for Chinese fans.

这场在伦敦举行的音乐会在微信视频号进行了直播,以《阳光季节》《我的爱》等热门歌曲,以及一首激起中国粉丝热情的流行中文歌曲,让中国观众惊叹不已。

In addition to their good Mandarin pronunciation in the Chinese song, the band thrilled the audience through their interactions and sharing their experiences of visiting China.

除了歌曲中标准的普通话发音,西城男孩还分享他们到访中国的经历,让观众们激动不已。

用中文唱《平凡之路》听哭网友

他们穿越半个地球的时空,不仅从伦敦为中国观众带来惊喜,还首次演唱了中文歌曲《平凡之路》。随后在他们的视频号上发布的《平凡之路》单条剪辑截至19日下午14时,已超过7200万次播放,且仍在持续增加。

For the first time, the band also performed a popular Chinese song, The Road to Ordinary,stirring the fervor of millions of Chinese fans. Following the fanfare, the video of this song has been played on the band’s official WeChat Channels account over 72 million times by 2pm Sunday afternoon, with the figure constantly rising.

隔着屏幕,网友们热泪盈眶,感激、感叹、感念一同度过的青涩时光。

“妥妥抓住了我们80后的回忆~宣传视频拍得简直太好了…有种被偷看了高中生活的感觉!… 觉得拍得就是自己的故事。唱的平凡之路太激动了,主要是唱得真的很好,用心了。”"It precisely brought back memories of people born in the 1980s! The promotional video was such a vivid flashback of my high school years… and a recap of my own youth. I was thrilled when they started singing The Ordinary Road! They sang so well… with heart and soul."—Joyce Pan整整十年前在北京五棵松体育馆我第一次观看到了Westlife 的现场演出。没想到十年后,微信视频号,又带给我了意外的惊喜,让我重拾岁月,回味了我对他们音乐十几年来不间断的喜爱。"I watched the Westlife concert live for the first time ten years ago at the Beijing Wukesong Stadium… I never would have expected that ten years later, WeChat Channels would bring me an unexpected surprise, allowing me to recall the more than decades of uninterrupted love for their music."——Ye Liu

1998年,西城男孩组合在爱尔兰成立,首支单曲《Swear It Again》推出便拿下英国单曲榜冠军,很快,他们的歌开始火遍大街小巷。

西城男孩乐队对中国歌迷有着深刻的情感,但受制于疫情,西城男孩非常希望能通过移动互联网等手段,来恢复和中国歌迷的交流。

在这样的背景下,他们和微信团队迅速达成了一致,共同希望基于微信视频号的平台,做一次线上演唱会,这也是西城男孩全球范围内的首场演唱会。

Despite Westlife’s deep affection for Chinese fans, the COVID-19 pandemic has barred them from traveling to China and added huge uncertainties to hosting a live concert. That’s what propelled the band to resume interaction with Chinese music lovers through internet platforms such as WeChat. The Friday concert also marked the band’s first endeavor in hosting a livestreamed concert globally.

在西城男孩最红的那些年,他们堪称“金曲制造机”,共拥有14首全英冠军单曲,不论是原创还是翻唱,总能掀起一股热潮。

2011年,西城男孩宣布解散,他们在全球举办了声势浩大的告别演出,令许多粉丝泪目。

2018年,西城男孩通过社交媒体宣布重组。次年,他们来到中国开演唱会,他们还参加了北京卫视的跨年晚会。当时正值北京降温,四人在彩排中穿上了“中国特产”——军大衣,这张合照一时成为微博热门话题。

为什么选择”平凡之路”?

根据微信团队介绍,在双方团队的早期磋商中,要选择一个在中国具有广泛群众基础的歌曲,同时契合西城男孩乐队的气质和音乐表现力,另外,也要符合首场国际巨星演唱会这样文化交流下的场景设定。

西城男孩与平凡之路曲作者原唱朴树以及词作者韩寒均年少成名,从男孩成长为男人,在职业生涯里经历了挫折和成长,虽在低谷时选择了淡出大众视野,后带着更好的作品回归。这首歌内容正面积极向上,歌词大气,反复出现的“山海“一词贴合了“所爱越山海”的主题。歌曲传唱度极高。

The choice of the Chinese song The Road to Ordinary was a joint decision made by Westlife and the WeChat team, taking into consideration a range of factors including the song’s popularity, the band’s temperament and the context of cultural exchange in the grand global debut.

在演唱会后的采访中,西城男孩坦言希望在不久的将来能够再次来到中国,并现场向中国歌迷许下承诺:“这次演唱会没唱《Nothing Gonna Change my Love for You》,下次我们一定会唱!”

"Music is all about feelings, and we pass this feelings to others. It’s good to see that our songs make people happy." Westlife extended thanks to Chinese fans after the online concert and posted on its official Sina Weibo account, "Thank you China. We enjoyed the show so much and we hope to see you guys soon!"

“音乐唱的就是感觉,我们把这份感觉传递给他人,让更多人快乐。”线上演唱会结束后,西城男孩向中国粉丝表达了感谢,并在其新浪微博官方账户上写道:“感谢中国。我们非常喜欢这场表演,希望很快能见到你们!”

艺术作品往往承载着时代记忆,当年的小伙变成大叔,当年的孩子也有了许多人生故事。二十多年过去,青春不再,但音乐响起,爱和感动依然能被唤起。

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