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3. Cantopop

3. Cantopop

The Slow Burn Living Podcast · clare chai and Lorrie Chan

August 28, 202429m 57s

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Show Notes

In this episode, we talk about our relationship with Cantonese music "Cantopop" and Hong Kong TV dramas and movies.

Songs:

Frances Yip’s “The Bund” (上海灘)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PpVNdL9Wz_M&pp=ygUJ5LiK5rW354GY 

Andy Lau’s “A Pot of Nostalgia” (一壺鄉愁) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=82Bx6MHsFNw 

Jacky Cheung “How can I let go of you” 怎麽捨得你 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8tgxGX_qYnc 

半斤八兩(Half a Catty, Eight Tales) 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uzk7QJtHxec&pp=ygUM5Y2K5pak5YWr5YWp 

Dramas:

Triumph to the Skies I and II (衝上雲霄) 

笑傲江湖 (The Smiling, Proud Wanderer) 

Witness of a Prosecution (洗冤錄)

Incurable Traits (醫神華佗) 

The Conqueror’s Story (楚漢驕雄)

Journey to the West (西游記)

Shanghai Blossoms (繁花) 

Movies: 

In the Mood for Love (花樣年華) 

Chinese Idiom: 柳暗花明 (from phrase 山重水復疑無路,柳暗花明又一村)  

If you are interested in more, check out Lorrie's substack https://slowbloomart.substack.com/ where she does translations of Cantopop lyrics.

Episode art by Lorrie at https://www.instagram.com/slowbloom.art/

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