Jay Chou releases never-before-heard demo tracks in collector’s edition
Jay Chou releases never-before-heard demo tracks in collector’s edition
2022-09-06
Pop phenomenon Jay Chou has just released five demo tracks from the heyday of his career. The never-before-released songs are early versions of his biggest hits. When Chou burst onto the music scene two decades ago, he became one of Taiwan’s most beloved singers. Now his diehard fans can finally hear some new versions of his tunes.
“Love Before BC” is one of Jay Chou’s biggest hits. Everyone’s heard it. But have you ever heard this passage?
Jay Chou
Pop singer
You probably wouldn’t guess, at first “Love Before BC” was a rap.
There’s a very different vibe to the demo version. Chou chose five demos to release in this limited collector’s edition, giving fans a new view on the genesis of the hit.
And there’s another surprise in the 2004 hit, “Step Aside.”
Jay Chou
Pop singer
I’m actually signing the lyrics of “Qi-li-xiang” in the backing vocals there. If you don’t have any lyrics to sing but you want to add something into the demo, you might just take the lyrics from another song.
Despite being demos, the tracks are fully produced. In the past, these early versions were only heard by the singer’s producer and collaborators.
Fang Wen-shan
Lyricist
His music became a phenomenon. If you collect these works by a royalty-grade phenomenon, you’re not just part of an artistic moment, you’re part of a musical event.
JR Yang
Music producer
I listened to him making demos every day. It was so unique and full of life. So one day I asked him, I said, “Jay, who are you making this music for?” He said, “I don’t know, for other artists.” I said, “Well, why not for yourself?”
Chou has been making music for two decades, and many of his songs are absolute classics of Taiwanese pop. Now real fans can get their hands on five new releases – recordings that even the man himself thought would never be played in public.
5首金曲限定珍藏DEMO 周杰倫親自揭密
2022-09-06
歌手周杰倫出道超過20年，一首首經典歌曲是許多人的回憶，音樂最初始的模樣不免讓人好奇，現在他就推出限定珍藏DEMO空間，挑選出五首歌曲DEMO，周杰倫更親自解密，歌曲差別就竟在哪裡。
歌手周杰倫的愛在西元前，想必大家都不陌生，但你絕對不知道，還有這一段。
[[歌手 周杰倫]]
“你們應該沒有猜到，愛在西元前，前面是一段Rap”
回顧DEMO版本，聽起來是不同感覺，歌手周杰倫，挑選5首DEMO，推出限定珍藏空間，讓粉絲聽見歌曲最初版本。
2004年發行的擱淺，裡頭也藏小驚喜。
[[歌手 周杰倫]]
“我這個副歌，竟然在唱七里香的歌詞，你可能沒有歌詞唱，你又想唱點東西進去這個Demo，只好拿別首歌來唱”
只是DEMO版本，就有超高完成度，當初的哼唱旋律全公開，過去只有經紀人和作詞夥伴才知道。
[[作詞人 方文山]]
“他的音樂變成一個現象，那你去收藏一個，殿堂等級的現象的作品，那不只是參與藝術事件，你還參與音樂事件”
[[經紀人 楊峻榮]]
“我每天都聽到他新的Demo，非常特別充滿生命力，有一天我問他，杰倫，這些歌你為誰做的，他說我也不知道，可能其他歌手，我說為什麼不能是為了你自己”
出道超過20年，一首首經典席捲無數樂迷的心，5首從未發表過的私藏曝光，連周杰倫都直呼沒想到有一天會分享出來。
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