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Cantopop (a contraction of "Cantonese pop music") is a genre of pop music sung in Cantonese. [1] Cantopop is also used to refer to the cultural context of its production and consumption. [ 2 ] The genre began in the 1970s and became associated with Hong Kong popular music from the middle of the decade. [ 1 ]
"Below the Lion Rock" (Chinese: 獅子山下) is a Cantopop song by Hong Kong singer Roman Tam. It was composed and arranged by Joseph Koo, with lyrics written by James Wong. It was written and used as the theme song of RTHK's TV show of the same name in 1979. In the 1970s, Cantonese pop songs were starting to gain traction.
The song was about racism and the struggle of Nelson Mandela in South Africa. [2] [4] The song was a huge hit, and had a fresh sound that stood out from the sea of love songs that dominated the Cantopop scene in Hong Kong. The song was from the band's album Party of Fate (命運派對), which sold extremely well, achieving triple platinum. [2]
The discography of Hong Kong recording artist Aaron Kwok (Chinese: 郭富城) consists of 34 studio albums, including 17 recorded in Mandarin and 17 recorded in Cantonese. Kwok released his debut solo album I Love You Forever in September 1990, which went on to sell over 1 million copies throughout Asia.
The Cantonese songs became instant hits with classics including: Iron-blooded Loyalists (鐵血丹心) and 世間始終你好. “When the series was broadcasted (broadcast) in late 1980s in the mainland China, the tune Iron-blooded Loyalists became widely popular, and had since been regarded as one of the classics in Chinese pop music”.
Song name in Chinese Artist Composer Lyricist 人在旅途洒淚時: Michael Kwan Annabelle Lui (雷安娜) Michael Lai: Jimmy Lo Kwok Tsim 上海灘: Frances Yip: Joseph Koo: Wong Jim: 分分鐘需要你: George Lam: George Lam: Cheng Kwok Kong 水霞: Albert Au: Ricky Fung: Albert Au Yi Hung (易空) 在水中央: George Lam: George Lam ...
Download QR code; Print/export Download as PDF; ... Pages in category "Cantonese-language songs" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total.
Song or album (if available) Recipient Best C-pop song award (最佳中文流行歌曲獎) 天籟: Lowell Lo: Best C-pop lyrics award (最佳中文流行歌詞獎) 隨想曲: Cheng Kwok Kong Best new prospect award (最有前途新人獎)-Tsai Chin: Best record design award (最佳唱片封套設計獎)-Alan Chan (陳幼堅) Coek Lam (焯林)