get up

mayday is my favourite band
and even if sometimes they are not the best
they still have the power to pull you to them

the song <起來> has been getting airplay on the radio
after being featured in their latest dna concert live recording cd
but i dont know how much credit has been given to the original band who wrote the song

it's great that mayday remember their good friends
and constantly bring them back to the limelight
think 拖拉裤, 1976 and now 四分衛 (backquarter)
they all started out at the about the same period
but mayday shone through most
with their easy-to-understand lyrics and easy-to-singalong tune
and a record company that did not hesitate to promote them progressively

mayday has covered this song
as a tribute to backquarter's lead vocal/composer/lyricist, 阿山 (ah shan)
who had quit the band indefinitely
as an encouragement to get him up again
which, if you can feel for it, is a wonderful gesture

like a usual sucker for originality
i cant help but say the original band, backquarter
still has the best version for the song <起來>

it's the original spirit

but i also cannot deny that
listening to mayday's version did indeed tug me where it matters


(start loving this instant, not when you have lost it)



<起來> in different versions

backquarter's live version (image lags, so just listen for best effect)
backquarter's mv
backquarter's jamming version

mayday's live version (sub standard sound, listen to cd for best effect)

waterman's live version (dont get distracted, listen only for fair comment)



backquarter's other classic: 雨和眼淚