听见了吗? + 不想去远方

I have heard of Crowd Lu for some time now but I never really got around listening to his music. My impression of him is strong, well namely because his image is striking/memorable (in a good way) and his indie offerings are refreshing. As I tend to be biased towards ballads, I never got to explore his works beyond those I hear occasionally on the radio.

Incidentally, I chanced upon a few of his covers (as per covered in previous postings) and was blown away by his vocals. His performances are solid and engaging and he is definitely someone whom you would want to see sing live with a backup band and him on his guitar.

Digging through his songs, I found two that I really liked, 听见了吗?  in his 2009 album <<七天>> and 不想去远方 in <<慢灵魂>> released in 2011. 

听见了吗?

我只想看着你 用任何距离

非常安静 飘过一片云

你的关心 变成灰色墙壁

我没能力 抵挡攻击

该如何告诉你 我的心情

我还想陪着你 任何天气

我还盼望 可以传达给你

唱给你听 在秋天里

那你听见了吗 我不安的心脏

听见了吗 要送给你的花

我所有能量 只能让这首歌与你分享

听见了吗 你在想着谁吧

听见了吗 我拥有的快乐 悲伤

不用回答 你听见了吗

不用回答 给我一个微笑

Loosely translated as "Can you hear me?", this is a sweet confession song. Love can be simple; it is the feelings you have that really counts.

Rather than the traditional MV version I usually post, catch Crowd Lu's live rendition of it. He is one singer who sounds much better live.

不想去远方

经过云的时候 我吞下一大口

你有没有感同身受 和我一样在天空

我的黑色行李 装太多不愿意

如果可以让我学会瞬间转移

我要用我的念力

把地球变成一颗微小星星

不用费力气就可以

跨越海洋找到你

别带我去远方 我不想去远方

我只想待在家 陪你说说话

然后一些生命 就这样平安的消耗

暂时没有 想到其他的愿望

Another soothing song which I guess we can relate to in one way or another. If only physical distances can be shrunk with will-power.

Catch the live version and skip to 0:43 for the full song.