The story of the song that 'killed' many Vietnamese singers
Talking about the song "O me ly" by musician Van Phung, singer Phuong Dung said that it was a song that "killed" many singers when they dared to sing it.
SongOh my goshwas composed by Van Phung in Hanoi, when the musician was only 18 years old and just starting to fall in love. The song has a lively Paso rhythm, like the marching song of an army happily setting off. The style ofOh my goshIt is very strange that the tempo is very fast and intense, requiring the singer to have good and long-lasting handling techniques. But the most difficult thing is that the singer must understand and apply the soul and "intoxicating" quality of the song that the musician has conveyed.
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Musician Van Phung. |
According to singer Phuong Dung, many singers have tried singing before.Oh my goshBut most of them are not successful because even though they try to keep up with the lyrics and rhythm, they still cannot express the "intoxicating" quality of the song. And many singers only singOh my goshonly once and then did not dare to sing again because they all knew they were not capable enough.
“As far as I remember, before, there were only a few singers who dared to sing this song: Moc Lan, Kim Tuoc, Chau Ha and Mai Huong…. In addition, the most successful singers who performed the song were consideredOh my goshis singer Thai Thanh and the Thang Long choir. This is a band founded in Hanoi, close to the time Van Phung composedOh my goshThat's why Thang Long can understand, can convey the soul, the beauty of the song that not many singers later have the conditions to understand" - Phuong Dung said.
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Singer Phuong Dung |
“I tried singingOh my gosh"I heard it once, but I didn't dare sing it again. Even though the song is very good, if I sing it, I will only sing it for myself, I don't dare sing it for the audience" - Phuong Dung added.
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Singer Thai Thanh - According to Phuong Dung, this is "The singer who performed O me ly most successfully" |
Listen to the song recordingOh my goshPerformed by Thai Thanh, accompanied by Thang Long Choir