335 ballad wonder
In the history of the Billboard singles chart, there are not only explosive singles that topped the list in the first week of release, but also popular singles that stayed in the top ten for more than 30 weeks, and there are also songs that gradually gained attention after entering the list. The slow-burning single that finally made her breakthrough.
2008In 2016, the little-known female singer Lady-Gaga released the first single of her first official album, "Just-Dance"）”.
When this single was first released, it was so inconspicuous that no one cared about it at all. Lady Gaga had to constantly promote it in major nightclubs and clubs, slowly increasing the song's reputation and spreading it by word of mouth. , became famous far and wide, and finally, "Just Dance" successfully topped the Billboard singles chart after 22 weeks of release and more than five long months, becoming Lady Gaga's first number one single..
Inspirational stories like this are common on billboards. Compared with explosive power, the American music market has always been known for its long-term durability. It is common for an album to sell well for five or six years..
Currently, the record for the longest time to top the Billboard singles chart is held by the Spanish duo Los-Del-Rio, whose 1995 single "Maa" )", it took a full thirty-three weeks to successfully reach the top of the championship, and stayed at the top for a majestic fourteen weeks - this data is also the second highest data in the history of Billboard..
This time, it was Cleopatra's turn to make history”.
From its release in March last year to its first appearance on the list in May, "Cleopatra" has been out for forty-one weeks, of which it has been on the list for thirty-two weeks. Reached the Top 20 on the Billboard Singles Chart！
Compared with many singles that have made history, "Cleopatra" still has not been sent to a station or promoted. To be more precise, it has not even been signed..
Whether it's Lady Gaga or Riverside Man, they were all unknown independent singers when they made history, but they were all signed to record companies. No matter how big or small, at least record companies can provide resources and promote them..
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 bicycle race. The other contestants are all riding bicycles, but one person is running with both feet..
But under such circumstances, "Cleopatra" wrote history, relying entirely on the spread of word-of-mouth, relying on the hot spots surrounding Renly, relying on the excellent quality of the song itself, relying on The indomitable tenacity of independent music has created its own history in an extremely strange and absurd way..
Maybe, some people will say that it is just a ranking in the top twenty, not to mention winning the championship, not even the top ten, but considering that this song is still under the name of the song cast, no company Signing the contract, this feat is far more terrifying than the record of "Macarena" who spent thirty-three weeks to finally win the championship.！
This is definitely another folk song miracle in the 21st century.
Rock is dead. This has been the consensus of people since the millennium. The rock that once dominated the 1970s and 1980s, which was once arrogant and conquered thousands of armies, has gradually declined, except for Linkin-Park. , 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 is the prosperity and hustle and bustle of the music market..
But people have forgotten that no one cares about disco, which once flourished for ten years. Jazz, which once supported it for half a century, is also dying. Folk songs that once shined are even more dying..
At their peak, folk singers were hailed as modern poets. They used melody as a bridge and lyrics as weapons to express their social aspirations, expectations for the country, political criticism, interpretation of literature, and understanding of life. Vent out heartily. Once upon a time, ballads were modern poetry. Those singers were like Shakespeare. They used their talents to leave precious artistic wealth in the long history and made indelible contributions to society, culture and the times..
But now？
What is a folk song? It’s just an old-fashioned, senile, ignorant, backward, pale, tasteless past that belongs to the generation of grandparents, accumulated thick dust, and even unwilling to understand it. .Even Bob Dylan is an unfamiliar name to the new generation of young people..
Now in the 21st century, can anyone still win the Nobel Prize for Literature like Bob Dylan, relying on the literary nature of folk songs? Can anyone else, like Bob Dylan, give folk songs a profound literary artistry that is even comparable to those handed down masterpieces? Can anyone else, like Bob Dylan, make music a part of social progress, use his guitar as a weapon, and become a pioneer in society?？
No, no. In the trend of pop music, even Bob Dylan has no place to stand..
Jason Mayez's "I'm Yours" stayed on the Billboard singles chart for a whopping 76 weeks, breaking the record for the longest time a single has stayed on the chart and reawakening people's interest in music. The beautiful memory of folk songs; but that was just a flash of inspiration. The few singles released by Jason afterward were not inferior in quality, but in the end they did not have such devastating energy..
But today, "Cleopatra" has slowly entered the top 20 of the Billboard singles chart without any publicity. In a trance, people can once again see the glory of the golden age of folk songs. ——The era when the whole people carnivaled and the whole people were following.
Following "Mixer," Billboard's Official Magazine Covers "Cleopatra" for the First Time This Week.
“It is unimaginable that in the current era of pop and hip-hop, there is a singer who so boldly returns to the embrace of folk songs. This is not a folk song that is a blend of other genres, nor is it a folk song that caters to contemporary tastes, nor is it a folk song that follows the trend.——
A simple guitar, paired with an unpretentious maracas, reproduces the simplest, purest and most sincere arrangement, allowing the moving and beauty of each musical note to be integrated into the melody; the poetic lyrics are like The whispers of bards, sighs about history, perceptions of life, recollections of life, and the literary heritage that is enough to awaken Shakespeare's memory bring the charm of the lyrics to the extreme, like a poem, meaningful and profound.
This is a folk song.
Even if it's an independent singer, even if it's Bob Dylan, even if it's the 1960s, this is a song that deserves appreciation, it's so mesmerizing.”
As the leader of pop music in the United States, the authority of "Billboard" is unquestionable, almost comparable to "Rolling Stone". They defined this week's hot topic as "the return of folk music", and introduced not Renly, but "gram "Cleopatra", as well as contemporary folk songs worth noting, which once again gave "Cleopatra" enough recognition.
Forty-one weeks ago, if someone had said that a ballad was going to hit the Billboard Top 20, everyone would have scoffed, even as a joke, and it wasn't funny. Thirty-two weeks ago, if someone had said, "Cleopatra" will be in the Billboard Top 20 in eight months and will probably make a bunch of people laugh their ass off and cry..
But, it all really happened.
Even Ellen DeGeneres didn't expect that a spur-of-the-moment idea would actually make history; even Andy Rogers didn't expect that the show was originally intended to promote "Buried Alive" , actually achieved the brilliance of "Cleopatra"; even the "Ellen Show" program team did not expect that a casually edited video would suddenly become a hot topic on YouTube..
“"Your Bones" came out, detonating the focus of the topic, and finally achieved the glory of "Cleopatra". For most ordinary listeners, this single is a new track that just appeared in 2011; but for the pioneer For the old men in the village, this is the result they expected after a year of hard work..
“Hudson! Hudson! hudson！”
On the other end of the phone, Neil Toussaint's shouting voice came through clearly, and he could also hear the uniform echo behind him. It was estimated that everyone in the Pioneer Village came out to boo together, which made Renly speechless. laugh out loud.
When "Cleopatra" first entered the charts, he made a bet with Neil that if the single could make it into the top 50, he would take Neil to the Hudson River in New York. Take a ride. Who would have thought that what was originally a joke would actually become a reality. And it’s not just the top fifty..
When Renly saw the Billboard chart, he still felt a sense of absurd unreality. Even though he didn't dare to write like this, it was happening in real life..
“Hudson! no problem! "Renly answered loudly, and then continued to add, "Not just Neil, everyone in the bar, as long as they want to go, we will go together. I will rent a private yacht and go to the Hudson River to enjoy the scenery.！”
This sound spread through the microphone speaker, causing deafening cheers from everyone in the bar. Everyone banged on the table. The ringing sound was so lively that it reminded people of watching football every Thursday night. Bar scene.
“Stanley! You are not allowed to escape. If it weren't for you, none of this would be possible, so you must go." Renly seemed to have anticipated Stanley's refusal and took the initiative to block Stanley's escape. Sure enough, Then a burst of laughter came from the phone receiver, and Renly could even picture Stanley's embarrassed and helpless expression in his mind, which also made the smile on his lips outline..
After hanging up the phone, the scene of the snow-capped, peaceful and far-reaching valley unfolded outside the window..
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