Fēi Mǐ Mǐ Zhī Yīn

Infobox Album
Name = The Decadent Sounds of Faye
Type = Album
Artist = Faye Wong


Background = Orange
Released = July 1995
Recorded =
Genre = Mandopop
Length =
Label = Cinepoly
Producer =
Reviews =
Last album = Ingratiate Oneself
(1994)
This album = "The Decadent Sounds of Faye"
(1995)
Next album = One Person, Two Roles
(1995)

"The Decadent Sounds of Faye" (菲靡靡之音) is a 1995 album by Chinese pop artist Faye Wong.

The album consists entirely of cover versions of songs originally released by her idol Teresa Teng, one of the most revered Chinese singers of the 20th century. Teng's music remains extremely popular in Japan, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Southeast Asia and mainland China. A duet was planned for the album, but Teng unfortunately died before this could be recorded; Wong considered scrapping the project out of respect. [ Xiaobao Chen, ex-Universal Records Hong Kong CEO zh, [http://ent.sina.com.cn/y/2006-02-15/1251986336.html 前環球總裁披露王菲舊事 與鄧麗君難了合唱緣] ]

The title of this album is a pun: during the Cultural Revolution, Teng's songs were condemned as "decadent sounds" (linktext|靡|靡|之|音) by the Communist Party of China. The album title is literally translated as "Faye's Decadent Sound" (linktext|菲|靡|靡|之|音) where the character "linktext|菲" (Faye) has the same pronunciation as "linktext|非" (no/not).

"Decadent Sounds" sold quite well despite initial negative criticism. It has come to be recognised as a classic by her fans and is held as an example of imaginative covering by recent critics.

Track listing

#"雪中蓮" (Xuĕ Zhōng Lián) –
#: Lotus In The Snow
#"你在我心中" (Nĭ Zài Wŏ Xīn Zhōng) –
#: You Are In My Heart
#"但願人長久" (Dàn Yuàn Rén Cháng Jiŭ) –
#: Wishing We Last Forever
#"君心我心" (Jūn Xīn Wŏ Xīn) –
#: His Heart, My Heart
#"初戀的地方" (Chū Liàn De Dì Fāng) –
#: Place of First Love
#"南海姑娘" (Nán Hăi Gū Niáng) –
#: Girl of Nanhoi
#"假如我是真的" (Jiă Rú Wŏ Shì Zhēn De) –
#: If I Was Bonafide
#"翠湖寒" (Cuì Hú Hán) –
#: Green Lake Coldness
#"黃昏裡" (Huáng Hūn Lĭ) –
#: At Dusk
#"奈何" (Nài Hé) –
#: Frustration
#"一個小心願" (Yī Gè Xiăo Xīn Yuàn) –
#: One Small Wish
#"又見炊煙" (Yòu Jiàn Chuī Yān) –
#: Sighting Of Chimney Smoke
#"原鄉情濃" (Yuán Xiāng Qíng Nóng) –
#: Sentiments Of A Native Village

References

External links

*Faye's Decadent Music at [http://www.zompist.com/faye.html zompist.com (American linguist's site)]