Di-Dar
Di-Dar[1] is the last Cantonese album recorded by Chinese singer Faye Wong.
It was released in December 1995 when she was based in Hong Kong, towards the end of her recording contract with Cinepoly Records.[2]
Di-Dar (there is no Chinese name) mixes a yodelling style with a touch of Indian and Middle Eastern flavor. Having composed several songs in previous albums expressing a desire to release herself, Wong was now finally fed up with the hypocritical industry. The songs express feelings of hollowness, languor, apathy and desperation, and the related music videos show her doing all kinds of meaningless things, playing and dancing by herself, apparently bored to death. Nevertheless, this album was a success, partly because it was so different from the mainstream Cantopop music. Ironically, it contained a couple of very traditional romantic songs which topped the singles charts.
Reception
In October 2008, the Hong Kong magazine Ming Pao Weekly asked HK music journalist Fung Lai-Chee to name what he considered as the 40 classic Cantopop albums of the last 40 years. Di-Dar featured at number 27 in the list; he described it as "The best psychedelic and best-selling avant-garde work in Cantonese pop, with songs that are self-centred, ignoring market and others' work. Abstruse, obscure, mysterious…"
Track listing
- Di-Dar
- 假期 (Gaa Kei) – Vacation
- 迷路 (Mai Lou) – Stray
- 曖昧 (Ngoi Mui) – An Equivocal Love Affair/Scandalous
- 或者 (Waak Ze) – Maybe
- 我想 (Ngo Seung) – I Think
- 享受 (Hoeng Sau) - Enjoyment
- 一半 (Yat Bun) – One Half
- 無題 (Mou Tai) - Untitled
- 流星 (Liu Xing) – Comet
| 11. |
"一人分飾兩角" (Yat Yun Fun Sik Leung Gok) |
4:45 |
References
- ↑ Shane Homan Access All Eras: Tribute Bands and Global Pop Culture 2006- p228 "Faye Wong (1993) 100,000 Whys? Hong Kong: Cinepoly. Faye Wong (1993) No Regrets. Hong Kong: Cinepoly. Faye Wong (1994) Mystery. Hong Kong: Decca/Cinepoly. Faye Wong (1994) Random Thoughts. Hong Kong: Cinepoly."
- ↑ Billboard - 1996 2 17 "FAYE WONG DI-DAR cinepoly"
External links
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| | Singles | |
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| | Live albums |
- Faye Wong Live in Concert (1995)
- Faye HK Scenic Tour 98-99 (1999)
- No Faye No Live! (2004)
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| | Soundtracks | |
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| | Compilations |
- Shirley Once More (1991)
- More Shirley (1992)
- Faye Best (1994)
- Happy Collection (1996)
- Not For Sale (1997)
- Best Collection of Faye Wong (1997)
- Faye Wong Double Best 89–97 (1998)
- Faye's Old Dream (1998)
- The Best of Best (1999)
- Wishing We Last Forever (1999)
- Ballad Collection (1999)
- Faye's Life (1999)
- Dreamlover~Greatest Hits~ (2001)
- Faye Wong Great Collection+Music Box (2001)
- The Best of Faye Wong (2001)
- The Most Fayevourite Faye (2002)
- Faye Best (2002)
- Lost & Found – Faye Wong (2002)
- Faye Wong 2CD Collection Plus DVD (2003)
- Sound & Vision Deluxe – Faye Wong (2004)
- Classical Mandarin Songs – Faye Wong (2005)
- Faye Wong's Story (2005)
- 1st Complete Collection From Faye Wong (2005)
- Story of Faye (2009)
- Be Perfunctory (2015)
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| | Concert tours |
- Faye Wong Live in Concert (1994–95)
- Faye Wong Scenic Tour (1998–2001)
- Faye Wong Tour in 2001 (2001)
- No Faye! No Live! Tour (2003–05)
- Comeback Tour (2010–12)
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