Papa's 64th birthday

11 August 2024

身後 / 張惠妹


今天 (8月11日) 是爸爸的 64岁冥诞.
一首好歌是可以勾起我們的回憶的. 在 "ASMeiR Max 2024" 演唱會聽到 A-mei 現場唱這首歌時, 真的差一點淚奔.
如果有经历过去太平间, 从冰柜認領突然离世的亲人遗体, 然后办理葬礼, 火化, 捡骨, 安放灵骨塔, 慢慢放下, 然后继续生活的人, 应该都会认同这只获奖无数的 MV 真的拍摄的很好.
歌名也是有趣的雙關語: 可以解讀為一個人的身體後面 (你的身後) 和一個人死後 (身後事).
很顯然, "掉了", "身後" 和 "離別總是那麼突然" 也讓阿妹組成了 "死亡三部曲".

Today (11 August) is Papa's 64th birthday.
this song hits me hard when A-mei sing it live during her "ASMeiR Max 2024 World Tour" at Singapore Indoor Stadium on 28 July 2024.
for those who experienced sudden death of an immediate family member, going to the mortuary to identify the body from the freezer, retrieve the body, signing (lots of) admin documents, arranging the funeral, answering (tons of) Q&A from relatives and friends, walking the last journey to the crematorium for cremation, 'collecting the bones', placing the urn at the columbarium, slowly accepting the loss, and continue with life, will definitely be able to relate to this award-winning music video of A-mei single "Left Behind". it is not surprising that this MV won the Red Dot Design Award.
interesting, the song title (in chinese) is a pun of 'behind someone' and 'after death'.
this song is also a critical component of A-mei death trilogy comprising "Disappear", Left Behind" & "Tritesse".

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ASMeiR Max 2024 World Tour Singapore

29 July 2024

ASMeiR Max 2024 World Tour Singapore
張惠妹世界巡回演唱會新加坡站
28 July 2024 at Singapore Indoor Stadium

華語天后的第十次巡回演唱會! C-pop Diva is back in town!! & this time it is at Indoor Stadium (not the white elephant with lousy acoustic, where only audience who has no appreciation for music will waste $$$). Besides talent of the artist, good venue acoustic is very important in making a concert successful.

We didnt managed to get tix for the 1st night (which was sold out within minutes on sale), so we are very grateful for being able to get tix from our friends in the media industry for the similarly full-house 2nd show.

The BGM when we entered Indoor was "好膽你就來" (as per concert SOP, it means this song will not be performed). The concert opens punctually at 8pm. The setlist for both nights is slightly different. A-mei replaced "藍天" with "我恨我愛你", and "姐妹" was intentionally left out from the main repertoire.

A-mei is still a powerhouse. While she did not performed my favourite "藍天" & "不顧一切", I am still very impressed with her explosive vocal throughout the 3h concert. She performed 24 full songs & 2 medleys (i.e. 32songs in total).

There was never a dull moment. The audience are so high that it is either a massive KTV arena or almost everyone are standing and grooving to the beat. Truly AMSR!! As usual, she teared up numerous time whenever the audience sing-along loudly with her.

Most importantly, A-mei surprised fans of the 2nd show with a double encore!! The 1st encore is an acoustic rendition of "姐妹" as a baby shower blessing from A-mei (& Singapore fans) for her backing chorus 叶玮庭 (Uni Yeh), who is heavily pregnant and will be going for maternity leave after tonight show. It is a very sweet moment & A-mei gave Uni a basket of merlion plush toys, each representing a member of her family. The 2nd encore is "人質".

A trivia noteworthy is, the music director, many band members, crew & support staff of the tour are Singaporeans, so A-mei said the Singapore stop is effectively a 'homecoming performance' for them. Her mother & some of her relatives are among the audience too.

From what she mentioned, A-mei will likely have another major tour next year, before she celebrate her 30th anniversary in 2026.

張惠妹世界巡回演唱會新加坡站 (第2场)
[Opening: ASMR Overture]
血腥愛情故事
當我開始偷偷地想你
你想幹什麼
愛什麼稀罕
站在高崗上
我恨我愛你
剪愛
也許明天
[Chorus Interlude: 一個人跳舞 + 火 + 狠角色 + 都對也都錯]
你說了算
High High High + 相愛後動物感傷 + So Good
解脫 + 一想到你呀 + 牽手
彩虹
[Band Interlude: 別在傷口撒鹽]
難搞
身後
掉了
我要快樂
勇敢
趁早
聽海
[Dance Interlude: 跳進來]
跳進來
驕傲
Bad Boy
Yes or No
渴了
我要飛
三天三夜
[Encore 1] 姐妹 (Acoustic) [baby shower blessing from A-mei & Singapore fans for Uni Yeh]
[Encore 2] 人質

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