Ian_Lee Posted May 11, 2004 at 12:42 AM Report Share Posted May 11, 2004 at 12:42 AM After retiring for 12 years, the King of Cantopop -- Sam Hui -- is coming back! He just sets a record in HK by selling out the 60,000 concert tickets on one single day. Sam, who was the harbinger of Cantopop in the late '60s, had almost half of his songs written in Cantonese-style Chinese (the other latecomers are actually singing Cantopop in Mandarin written script). At an age of 55, Sam seems attracting a lot of new fans. Some Mainland tour groups even suggest to buy out all the tickets in 3 concerts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pazu Posted May 11, 2004 at 01:50 AM Report Share Posted May 11, 2004 at 01:50 AM I never really like him... but don't count me in, he's really popular in Hong Kong... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian_Lee Posted May 11, 2004 at 04:05 AM Author Report Share Posted May 11, 2004 at 04:05 AM Pazu: Just like the other King -- Elvis, both sound/sounded like chewing some chestnuts in their mouths when they sing/sang. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quest Posted May 11, 2004 at 06:15 AM Report Share Posted May 11, 2004 at 06:15 AM I like Sam, his style is truly cantonese. You can hardly find those 白话 songs now, except.. maybe in the somewhat distorted LMF or MP4 raps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TSkillet Posted May 11, 2004 at 06:35 PM Report Share Posted May 11, 2004 at 06:35 PM At Ye Shanghai in Pacific Place, on Thursday and Friday nights they have live music (singers) - and there's a guy who sounds exactly like Sam Hui. I like listening to his music - it reminds me of visiting Hong Kong every summer in the early 80s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian_Lee Posted May 11, 2004 at 07:28 PM Author Report Share Posted May 11, 2004 at 07:28 PM I heard that the verses of Sam's songs are topics of Social Study in college. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elizaberth Posted May 12, 2004 at 02:36 AM Report Share Posted May 12, 2004 at 02:36 AM yeah, heard that his brothers are shooting a new comedy..... i really respect him and his music is gonna live in my heart for as long as i am still myself.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and select your username and password later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.