1. 明天会更好
The first has to be this very nostalgic song. I am like wow when I heard this song on youtube once again. It is so inspirational and I think it bodes well to greet the upcoming year. I cannot believe the MV was made about 25 years ago. Although the visual quality wasn't good, I am lucky to still be able to find it. This song has to be one of the biggest songs in Taiwan history to amass all the greatest singers from the industry at that time. There were so many familiar faces that I could recognize and most of all have aged very well since. Some have disappeared from the musical scene altogether though.
2. 飛鷹三姝 - 有我有你
Groomed by the legendary 刘文正, these are 2 meaningful songs about friendship were sang by 3 newbies then - 方文琳, 裘海正 and 伊能靜. Now one has retired as a mother, while the other 2 are still in the entertainment industry. Alright, I cheated here by listing 2 separate songs under one entry.
方文琳&伊能靜 - 朋友
3. 張清芳 - 激情過後
This very beautiful song was the main song recorded in the first album of this high-pitched singer who made it very big in the music industry after she stood in to sing the song written by her friend in a song writing competition. Naturally, she gained instant popularity and the song won the top prize. She has since retired from singing and is a happily married lady with children.
4. 夜半歌声插曲 - 一辈子失去了你
From the above movie and sang by the late Leslie Cheung (张国荣), this sensuous rendition was the sidetrack of the chinese movie version of the "Phantom of the Opera". And the talented Leslie has passed on for years now.
5. 千百惠 - 当我想你的时候
Back then, this was a magical duet between the very popular female singer and the composer 史俊鹏.
6. 蔡榮祖 - 久久才見到你的好
I thought he was one of our very own local singers who ventured to Taiwan many years ago to develop his singing career but who since disappeared into the sea of new singers. But apparently, he is actually from China or Taiwan and released his several albums here then. It was said that Taiwan produces at least a new singer every week, so the competition is really very, very fierce even back in those days. I wonder what happened to him and where he is now?
7. 萬芳 - 新不了情
This soft sentimental song was the main song from the movie of the same title starring 刘青云, Carina Lau (刘嘉玲) and the very young 袁咏仪 in her movie debut then.
8. 古皓 - 片体鳞伤
This was a much unknown song from the only album of this newbie singer.
9. 王馨平 - 别问我是谁
The daughter of the famous legendary one-arm swordsman 王羽, she released a few albums but this was her first, if my memory serves me correctly.
10. 康乔 - 对不起全是我错
Actually, I don't know anything about this singer although I still remember this song fondly.
11. 費玉清, 楊慶煌, 鄧妙華, 名洋, 岳雷 - 珍惜來臨的一年(1987版)
I guess I will end this year and this day with this song to welcome the new year.
