Name

IDB02103029,

Song River
Musichttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FSrOYkqZaq8
ChangYushengisaTaiwanesepopsinger,composerandMusicproducerfrom
Taiwan.Heisknownforhishighvocals.Tragically,hediedinacaraccidentin1997,
whenhewasonly31.
Riverisa1997nineteenninetysevensongwrittenby.Becausemy
parentareChangYusheng`ssuperfans,IheardthissongfirsttimewhenIwaslittle,
itisanimportantsongforme,becausetheendingpartofthesong,Idecidedtolearn
guitar,anditiswhyIamaguitaristandguitarteachernow.
ThissongiscalledRiver,butitisactuallytalkingaboutthefeelingoflovebetween
boysandgirls.
Inthelyrics,Songwriterusedpersonificationtodescribelove.Heusedriverand
mountaintocomparewithboysandgirl.
ChangYushenglivedinintheinterview,hesaidthattheideaofthesongis
originallyinspiredbythe river,andthe mountain
Inthemusic,wecanhearthatthissonghasspecialandcreativearrangement.This
songhastypicalpopsongbeginning,startintheAmajorkey,theleadvocalis
accompaniedwiththepianoandstringsection,andhasverybeautifulmelody.
However,inthebridge,westartheartheclassicalrocksolo,andtransformthesong
tothepoprockstylesong.However,inendofthesong,thearrangerusemode
changingtomovethekeytoaminor,andnowwecanheartherockandextreme
distortionsoundofguitarsolo,ituseapentatonicscaleandplaysomefastlick,the
backingvocalrepeatthemainlyrics,andpushthewholesongtothebrilliantend.