(cover) 人质

人质 is by 天后, Ah Mei, 张惠妹. Loosely translated as "Hostage", this ballad was also covered by other singers like 杨宗纬. Out of them all, I particularly enjoy 韦礼安's version (yes, I'm biased). If my memories don't fail me, he also sang this song for a singing competition/PK segment in a show back in 2008(?)

Catch his live rendition of this at his concert.

(cover) 踮起腳尖愛

踮起腳尖愛 is a lovely song by 洪佩瑜 written by local musician Tanya Chua, 蔡健雅 and local lyricist, 小寒. Posting two versions by 韦礼安, one live performance and the other, a shorter radio live version.

舞鞋　穿了洞　裂了缝　
预备迎接一个梦
OK绷　遮住痛　
要把苍白都填充
勇气惶恐　
我要用哪一种
面对他　
一百零一分笑容

等待　的时空　有点重　
重得时针走不动
无影踪　他始终　
不曾降临生命中
我好想懂　谁放我手心里捧
幸福啊　依然长长的人龙

想踮起脚尖找寻爱　
远远的存在
我来不及　说声嗨　
影子就从人海晕开
才踮起脚尖的期待　
只怕被亏待
我勾不着还　微笑忍耐
等你回过头来

哪天　扑了空　折了衷　
祈祷终于起作用
一阵风　吹来梦　
却又败在难沟通
我终于懂　怎么人们的脸孔
想到爱　寂寞眼眶就转红

Credits: Music Baidu
http://music.baidu.com/song/10562780

(cover) 说了再见\她说\你不知道的事\离开我\慢慢等

The whole topic of covers gets me all excited as I came across several fantastic ones but never got a chance to share. This is likely to be new feature in this blog beyond the usual new song offerings.

A-lin is singer who is rather under-rated in my view. She has a great voice and her nominations in Taiwan's Golden Melody Awards/ 金曲奖 as Best female singer award/最佳女歌手奖 is a way of affirming her capabilities.

In 2011, she covered a total of 5 songs in 7 odd minutes which are the songs of those nominated in the Best male singer award. This includes;

说了再见\ 周杰伦 (Jay Chou)
她说\林俊杰 (JJ Lin Jun Jie)
你不知道的事\王力宏 (Wang Lee Hom)
离开我\齐秦
慢慢等\韦礼安 (Wei Li An, William/Weibird)

(cover) 很好

Another lovely cover by Crowd Lu, 卢广仲, is Stefanie Sun, 孙燕姿's 很好. Released by in 2000, this song is in her début album, 孙燕姿同名专辑.

One of her lesser-known works, it is an endearing piece to listen to anytime, anyday.

(cover) 恋人未满

Covers are always interesting to me because a song can be interpreted in many ways; more ballad-ish or rock-ish. They also show-off a singer's talent and versatility. My favourite covers tend to be acoustic versions and today I will share with you a classic song by S.H.E, 恋人未满 and covering this song is 卢广仲, Crowd Lu.

恋人未满 is S.H.E's hit début song/album which made them  household names and one the top girl groups in the industry. This acoustic cover by Crowd Lu is really nice, despite the slips in lyrics here and there. A different feel for a song recorded more than 10 years ago (2001). I really liked how he interacted with the audience and how they sang along with him. Crowd Lu has a charming stage presence and I'm sure you will find yourself smiling and singing along with him. 

Skip the first three minutes and start at 03:00 for his rendition of this 家喻户晓 song.