A Song a day: 14th Apr 2012 (追憶

Saturday, April 14, 2012

14th Apr 2012 (追憶 – George Lam)

Today’s song is “追憶” by George Lam. George is a very famous singer in the 80’s and 90’s in Hong Kong.

This song “追憶” (meaning “Recall”) is very similar to the song “單車” (29th Mar 2012 (單車- Eason Chan), both of them talks about the love between father and son. While Eason’s ”單車” is about how a son have grown up and finally understand the way his father loves him, “追憶” is slightly different. “追憶” is really likes its name implies, recalling memories with his dad. In “追憶”, the father have passed away and the son is recalling all his memories. The song starting started off talking about the son, when he was still a kid, have seen an performer performing with puppet and he loved the performance. But once the performers have left, they didn’t leave behind a single trace. The son then questioned why everything that grown up with him can’t stay with him. He recalled the time he was walking with his dad during a hot summer, a time when his dad discussed his future with him and the first time they drink together. He questioned himself why summer feels as cold as winter from the time his father passed away. He feels hard to accept that his father had passed away and that it feels like he is the only person left in the world. At the end of the song, the son finally understood that he have to keep strong by himself. When there is time, he will recall his memories, happy and sad. Even though he is sad, but he is glade that time has left behind lots of memories, everything that has grown up with him will stay in his heart. People he loved will always stay in his heart.

After reading through the lyrics once when writing this I am already crying. Just like Eason’s ”單車”, I don’t know why every time I listened to this song I cry. These two songs are my all-time favourite. Hopeful tomorrow I will introduce the third and final one in the line. Hope you will enjoy “追憶” as much as I do.

Other songs in the father and son series:
25th May 2013 (負親 – Terence Chui/說不出的 – Rico Long)
15th Apr 2012 (空凳 –Danny Summer)

29th Mar 2012 (單車- Eason Chan)