Wow, that really takes me back. I love 君在前哨, listened to it in college before I was in the army, and those guys who had already done their service before going to college got all nostalgic when they heard this song, especially the ones who had served in Kinmen and Matsu. I remember those olive-drab uniforms in the video, too. We were probably among the last regular-service soldiers to wear them before the switch to camos.
月亮代表我的心 (Yuèliang dàibiǎo wǒ de xīn) is her signature song, but my personal favourite is 我只在乎你 (wǒ zhǐ zàihu nǐ). I also quite like the posthumously released 小窗相思 (xiǎo chuāng xiāngsī). Actually, another one of my favourites is 獨上西樓 (dú shàng xī lóu), where both the melody and lyrics are from the Tang dynasty.
我只在乎你 is also my personal favorite. I can listen to it over and over again without getting tired of it.[/quote]
Ditto, but only the original version. I’m not a fan of the digital mix version of her and Jackie Chan. I know that the rumours were that they had a fling at one time, that’s why he did the song after she died, but still, Jackie’s voice and Teresa’s voice were not meant to go together.
What’s that Taiwanese track that goes (and excuse my crap Taiwanese and worse attempt at Taiwanese pinyin here) - na wei na wei na wei, jin li jit diao loh, wa eh goh a him sa, wa he go ah wo?
This one sure brings back memories of days gone by.
I forgot to mention my favourite Teresa Cantonese song – 忘記他 (youtube). It’s not that I dislike 漫步人生路, but 忘記他 has a more memorable melody with much stronger lyrics. Her Cantonese is also less accented on 忘記他, but her accent is quite good to begin with so the difference between the two songs is quite minimal.
This is probably the first Hokkien song I knew how to sing. Also one of the first few Hokkien words I knew how to say. Walking into a local market with bundles of 燒肉粽 hanging down from the rafters, a sweaty middle age guy yelling out 燒肉粽 to the passerbys – memories…memories…which lead me to another one of my favourite Teresa songs: 不了情
Her impeccable pronunciation and clear annunciation are some of the greatest attributes of her songs. They really make her voice quite distinct and instantly recognizable. It is also why she’s so popular on the Mainland despite her oft-stated (though mild) anti-communist rhetoric. As the saying used to go: 「白天聽大鄧，晚上聽小鄧」( “Báitiān tīng Dà Dèng, wǎnshang tīng Xiǎo Dèng”).
Teresa Teng , as famous in the Chinese world as Elvis is in the USA. Truly a legend. She died way too young as did Elvis.
Heres a girl whos singing iv admired for awhile. Shes all grown up and more beautiful now. Shes been said to be little Teresa Teng. Here is Tsai Shinchuan (sp) singing some of Teresa’s songs.
