827 No encore
The cold storm seems to be getting stronger, the concert craze seems to be endless, Madison Square Garden is evolving into an active volcano, and the surging enthusiasm is the most shining scenery of this sleepless night, outlining one of the most moving corners of the New York skyline in the chaos of the natural tyrannical night.
Who could have predicted that the concert prepared in four days would be full, who could have expected that the actors who did not do their jobs would shock the audience, and who could have predicted that the performances that came easily would go down in history. Beginning in the chaos and blooming in the chaos, the "one-man concert" is showing a unique and proud fragrance.
The show goes on.
In the face of the unanimous call of the audience, Lan Li did not comply with the public opinion and refused to perform "Cleopatra", but chose "simple life". At the beginning, this track was a blockbuster on "Pioneer Village Night" and lit up the night, and tonight, on Madison Square Garden Night, people felt the madness again, and the audience boiled over!
This is destined to be a night of losing one's mind, and it is also destined to be a night of all-round revelry. From "Ophelia" to "Simple Life", from "Your Bones" to "A Piece of Nothingness", from "Budapest" to "Undoubtedly", ...... beauty and touching of the album "Don Quixote" are unreservedly displayed in front of the audience.
Every fan who loves the album "Don Quixote" knows that this is an album with a unique idea and profound thoughts, which contains the soul of Lan Li as a singer and as an artist. However, it wasn't until tonight that people really understood the core fragments hidden in the melody and lyrics.
A professional music critic once commented: This is a perfect album, if not 100%, it is infinitely close. Every track, every melody, every lyric, and even every interpretation of the album can give a glimpse of an artist's persistence and love for creation, dreams, freedom, and life.
Now, people finally understand what they mean. It's only now that people finally understand the album.
The whole album consists of sixteen songs, but each song has a different connotation and meaning, but it is coherent, constructing the embodiment of Don Quixote's dream. Even though they are still in concerts, everyone has the same thought: they need to listen to this album again.
"I think that's the end. Without warning, Lan Li's voice came out of the microphone, and the audience let out a sigh of annoyance.
It seems that one second, the concert has just begun, and they are still complaining about the silence and boredom of the opening, which does not look like the concert they are looking forward to, but the next second, the concert is actually nearing the end? Time flies, it seems that they have reached the end in just a blink of an eye and a breath.
However, when I close my eyes, the excitement and splendor of the past two hours are so vivid in my mind, that I have never missed every detail, the hoarse to the sore throat, the tired and sore muscles, the wet and dry clothes, and the loose hair and hot head, everything is so real, so clear, and so beautiful.
In a trance, the audience in the stands realized that they had never sat since the first song, and stood the whole time. It's a folk concert, not rock, not dance, not pop, not even country. However, they simply couldn't sit still and couldn't wait to stand up and become a part of Madison Square Garden.
It's the end, it's nearing the end, and the realism is starting to creep in. Screams, shouts, lamentations, and calls for "encore" swarmed from all directions, and the whole garden scene fell again.
Lan Li stood quietly in place, the shouts of the audience were in full view, the surging mood slowly and slowly precipitated, and couldn't help but chuckle, "I haven't left the stage yet, just shout 'Encore' now, isn't it too early?"
Lan Li pursed the corners of her mouth, "There is no encore, and there is no need to call encore." Lan Li explained with a smile, "The 'Don Quixote' album only has sixteen songs in total, and even if I wanted encore, I wouldn't have any more tracks to sing. As for my creative inventory, it's not time to take it out yet. ”
The self-deprecating ridicule summoned laughter again, and the whistles and applause were mixed in, so lively.
While speaking, a staff member appeared on the side stage, moved a low stool, quickly came to the back of Lan Li, and then quickly left, Lan Li glanced back at the back of the hastily left, "Generally speaking, this should be a magician moment, I suddenly disappeared, and then suddenly appeared again, and the stage setting changed. But, we didn't have enough rehearsal time, so, da-da, that's the truth of magic. ”
The little humor that came easily, and the laughter on the scene couldn't stop at all.
Lan Li adjusted the height of the microphone stand, then sat down on a low stool, holding the acoustic guitar in his arms, and continued, "There are still two songs to come......
Before the words fell, the audience began to shout, "Beast, beast!"
During tonight's performance, Lan Li never sang the song "Beast". Lan Li had thought that no one would notice, after all, drowning in sixteen songs, "The Beast" was not the kind of eye-catching track, but apparently, his prediction had been wrong.
The smile fluttered, pausing for a moment at the corner of his mouth, and then blooming again, Lan Li explained, "This song is part of the agreement, and I am waiting for the moment when someone will take the stage and sing 'The Beast'. So, tonight, I'm not going to sing this song. ”
With a pop, Heather burst out laughing. Obviously, the object of Lan Li's mouth is her, waiting for her to sing "The Beast" on the stage of "American Idol", but this year she has missed the audition and can only wait for next year. Heather shouted, "Isn't that too long?"
In the crowd, Heather's voice was too faint and too vague to reach the stage through the barriers. But Heather didn't care, but met the eyes of her mother and father, and said firmly, "I will fulfill this agreement, believe me, I will do it." ”
"Tonight, there is no encore, there is no 'beast', and in order to make amends and apologize, I will sing a new song, a brand new song. As soon as Lan Li's words were finished, all the noise on the scene disappeared in an instant, and the instant silence was too obvious, so that it made people's hearts palpitate.
Raising his head, Lan Li could see the eyes full of anticrisy and excitement, burning and crazy, and the happiness filled his entire chest, bulging a little uncomfortably.
pulled the corners of his mouth to hide his embarrassment, "This song was just completed four days ago, and the lyrics were not created by me alone, but on the basis of another creator, I supplemented and recreated." So, this is a very special song, and I hope you will listen to it carefully. ”
Four days ago.
This time point is special and sensitive, and many listeners have tasted abnormalities, and their expectations can't help but rise again. Even Ellie and Derek couldn't help but look at Heather, but as the parties concerned, Heather was confused, spread her hands, widened her eyes, and shook her head innocently, indicating that she knew nothing.
The lights went out again, and on the stage, only a spotlight remained, shrouding Lan Li, the whole world was dark, only that light guided the direction, and once again became the center of attention, but Lan Li did not have the slightest nervousness, but seriously began to tune the strings and adjust the position of the microphone.
The action is so focused, the expression is so engaged, as if this is the most important thing in the world. The light shines through the thick eyelashes, casting a faint shadow, and the eyes hidden in it are unpredictable, only a faint glimmer of perseverance. Time seems to stand still at this moment, and instantly condenses into eternity.
It's so simple, so pure, so simple, one picture and one action, but it makes people cry.
Starting with a guitar and ending with a guitar, tonight's concert is destined to go down in history.
After the preparations, Lan Li's fingertips lightly sketched the strings a few times, then paused, raised his head, and searched the crowd.
There was darkness in front of him, a black oppression, and it was impossible to identify the specific direction, let alone the specific face, and the darkness that surged from all directions tightly bound the milky yellow beam of light in every square inch, and Lan Li could only look over according to the direction in his memory.
As Roy said earlier, Heather Cross was in that corner, less than ten meters from the left front of the stage and less than five meters from the central axis of the left front. In that small area, accompanied by Elle and Derek, Heather listened to the entire concert.
Now, through the darkness, through the layers of space, in the field of vision, Lan Li seemed to be able to capture the silhouette of Heather's figure. There was a slight pause in his eyes, and the song, from Heather's notebook, was written on the night four days ago, and came out at a concert by a man belonging to Heather. This is an exclusive Heather song.
Lan Li was sure that Heather felt his eyes and received his message. Then, he lowered his head and concentrated again, and the fingertips of his left hand began to outline the strings, and the clear and bright string notes were dancing lightly, like the thin sunlight of the early morning, a faint gold, dancing above the verdant green treetops, weak but strong, tearing through the darkness, breaking through the shackles, surging and colorful, and the whole world became brighter and brighter little by little.
The sky, the earth, the mountains, the oceans, the canyons, the abyss...... It was just a faint golden ray, but it slowly lit up the entire universe. That's hope, that's faith, that's promise, so small, so big.
Melody, melodious soaring. Every note dances in the heart.
PS, all the songs in the book can be found in the list of songs related to the work, including all the tracks of "One Man's Concert".