The Greatest Showman

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In the history of the Billboard singles chart, there are not only the best-selling singles that topped the charts in the first week of release, but also the popular singles that stayed in the top ten for more than 30 weeks, and slowly gained attention after entering the charts. The slow hit single that finally achieved a breakthrough.

In 2008, little-known female singer lady-gaga released the first single from her first official album, "just-dance".

At the beginning of the release of this single, no one cared about it. Miss Gaga had to keep promoting it in major nightclubs and clubs, and slowly opened up the popularity of this song and spread it by word of mouth. , fame spread, and finally, after twenty-two weeks of release, and more than five months later, "Just Dance" successfully topped Billboard's singles chart, becoming Miss Gaga's first number one single. .

Such inspirational stories are not uncommon on billboards. Compared with explosiveness, the American music market has always been known for its long-term durability. It is common for an album to sell for five or six years.

The current record for the longest time at number one on the Billboard singles chart is held by Spanish duo los-del-rio with their 1995 single "Macarena" )", it took 33 weeks to successfully reach the top of the championship, and stayed in the championship position for 14 weeks - this data is also tied for the second data in the history of the Billboard .

This time, it was Cleopatra's turn to make history.

From its release in March last year to its debut on the list in May, "Cleopatra" has been around for 41 weeks, of which it has been on the list for 32 weeks. Break into the top twenty on the Billboard Singles Chart!

Compared with a number of singles that made history, "Cleopatra" has still not been sent, nor promoted, and more precisely, not even signed.

Whether it is Miss Gaga or the people from the riverside, they were all unknown independent singers when they made history, but they all signed a record company. No matter the size, at least the record company can provide resources and promote it.

In the American music system, without the support of publicity resources and the blessing of radio broadcasts, this is equivalent to a Tour de France, where other runners are riding bicycles, but one person is running with both feet .

But under such circumstances, "Cleopatra" wrote history, completely relying on word-of-mouth spread, relying on the hot spots surrounding Renly, relying on the excellent quality of the song itself, relying on The indomitable tenacity of indie music has created its own history in a very strange and very absurd way.

Maybe, some people will say, it's just among the top 20, not to mention winning the championship, not even the top 10, but considering that this song is still under the name of the song cast, there is no company. Signing a contract, this feat is far more terrifying than the record that "Macarena" spent 33 weeks to finally win the championship!

This is definitely another folk miracle since the 21st century.

Rock and roll is dead. This is the consensus of people since the millennium. The rock and roll that used to be in the 1970s and 1980s, the rock that was once invincible and swept the army, has gradually declined, except for Linkin Park (linkin-park) , that no rock band has sold more than 10 million albums. The golden age of a hundred flowers blooming and a hundred schools of thought contending is gone forever, and along with it, there is the prosperity and hustle and bustle of the music market.

But people have forgotten that disco, which was once brilliant for a whole decade, has been ignored, the jazz that once supported half a century has lingered, and the once brilliant folk songs are dying.

At their peak, folk singers were known as modern poets. They used melody as a bridge and lyrics as a weapon to express their aspirations for society, expectations for the country, criticism of politics, interpretation of literature, and understanding of life, Heartily vented out. Once upon a time, folk songs were modern poetry, and those singers were like Shakespeare. They used their talents to leave valuable artistic wealth in the long history, and made indelible contributions to society, culture and the times.

But what about now?

What is a ballad? But it is old-fashioned, old, ignorant and boring, backwards, pale, tasteless, and belongs to the past of the grandparents' generation, which has accumulated thick dust, and even does not want to understand . Even Bob Dylan is an unfamiliar name for a new generation of young people.

In the 21st century, is there anyone else who can win the Nobel Prize in Literature for the literary quality of ballads like Bob Dylan? Is there anyone else who can endow ballads with a profound literary and artistic quality like Bob Dylan, even enough to rival those handed down masterpieces? Is there anyone else who can make music a part of social progress like Bob Dylan, using his guitar as a weapon, to be a pioneer in society?

No, no. In the trend of pop music, even Bob Dylan has no place to stand.

Jason Majaz's "I'm Yours" spent seventy-six weeks on the Billboard singles chart, breaking the chart's longest-running single and reawakening the A good memory of folk ballads; but it was just a flash of inspiration. The quality of the few singles that Jason released after that was not inferior, but it was not so devastating after all.

Rotten energy.

But today, "Cleopatra" has slowly entered the top 20 of the Billboard singles chart without any publicity. In a trance, people once again see the glory of the golden age of folk music. ——The era of national carnival and popular pursuit.

Following "Mixer," the official Billboard magazine has an unprecedented coverage of "Cleopatra" this week.

"It's hard to imagine that now, when pop and hip-hop are in power, there is a singer who has returned to the embrace of folk songs so boldly. This is not a folk song that combines other genres, nor is it a folk song that caters to contemporary tastes, nor is it a folk song that conforms to the trend— —

A simple guitar, paired with an unpretentious sand hammer, reproduces the most simple, purest and most sincere arrangement, making the moving and beauty of each musical note into the melody; the poetic lyrics are like The bard's whispers, his sighs about history, his perception of life, his recollection of life, and the literary background that is enough to awaken Shakespeare's memory, bring the charm of the lyrics to the extreme, just like a queer of poetry, meaningful and profound.

This is the folk song.

Even for an indie singer, even for Bob Dylan, even for the sixties, it's a song to be admired, ravishing. "

As the leader of American pop music, the authority of "Billboard" is unquestionable, almost comparable to "Rolling Stone", they define this week's hot topic as "The Return of the Ballad", not Renly, but "King" "Leopatra", as well as the notable contemporary folk songs, this once again gives "Cleopatra" enough affirmation.

Forty-one weeks ago, if someone said that a ballad was going to be in the top twenty of the billboard, everyone would sneer, even as a joke, it was not funny; thirty-two weeks ago, if someone said, "Cleopatra" will be in the top 20 on Billboard in eight months, and it's estimated that a bunch of people will be laughing out of their teeth and in tears.

But, it all happened for real.

Even Ellen DeGeneres did not expect that an impromptu idea would actually make history; even Andy Rogers did not expect that it was originally to promote the "Buried Alive" show , actually achieved the glory of "Cleopatra"; even the "Ellen Show" program group, they did not expect that a video that was edited casually actually made rapid progress on YouTube and became a hot spot.

"Your Bones" came out, detonated the focus of the topic, and finally achieved the glory of "Cleopatra". For most ordinary listeners, this single is a new track that just came out in 2011; but for the old folks at Pioneer Village, it's the result they've been looking forward to after a year of hard work.

"Hudson! Hudson! Hudson!"

On the other end of the phone, Neil Tucson's shouting voice came through clearly, and he could hear the uniform echoes behind him. It was estimated that everyone in the Pioneer Village came out to coax together, which made Renly dumbfounded. Laugh.

When "Cleopatra" first hit the charts, he made a bet with Neil that if the single could make the top 50, he would take Neil to the Hudson River in New York. Take a ride. Who would have thought that a joke at the beginning would actually become a reality. And it's not just the top 50.

When Renly saw the Billboard list, it still felt absurdly unreal, not even a novel would dare to write it, but it was happening in real life.

"Hudson! No problem!" Renly answered loudly, before adding, "It's not just Neil, everyone in the bar, if they want to go, we'll go together, I'll rent a private yacht, Take a ride on the Hudson River!"

The sound was broadcast through the microphone and speakers, which attracted deafening cheers from everyone in the bar. Everyone was banging on the table. The sound of ping and pong was very lively, reminiscent of watching football every Thursday night. Bar pomp.

"Stanley! You're not allowed to escape, if it weren't for you, none of this would have happened, so you must go." Renly seemed to have anticipated Stanley's refusal, and preemptively blocked Stanley's back path. Sure enough, there was a burst of laughter from the telephone receiver, Renly could even picture Stanley's embarrassed and helpless expression in his mind, which made the smile on the corner of his mouth outline.

Hanging up the phone, the snow-capped, serene and distant valley scene unfolded outside the window.

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