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Song: 萍聚 / Strangers Meeting

Album: 畢業幹什麼 / What’s Graduation For? (Buy Album)

Artist: Witness & 蕭淑慎 / Witness & Cecilia Hsiao

Release Date: June 2003

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Blurb

While I’m still listening over “On The Run,” there’s an old song I’ve been meaning to post for sometime. (I keep a playlist in iTunes with songs I’m going to post, and I almost never am able to keep up with it, due to the numerous new albums coming out all the time.)

This song, 萍聚 (roughly translated as Strangers Meeting, or Meeting By Chance), is commonly known as an old classic, or an “oldie” for folk songs. It’s often sung at middle-agers’ karaoke sessions. I particularly remember one horrid rendition by some random old person at Kuala Lumpur. When sung well, the song is really moving. When bad, it’s scary. It’s usually sung at graduations or leaving (insert random thing here).

This particular song was included in a compilation album called 畢業幹什麼 or “What’s Graduation For?” It included many classics, and new songs. This is one of them. Think of it as a new take on an old classic. It’s sung by a rapper, Witness (who I am unable to find any further information from) and 蕭淑慎, who has also appeared before in 光良’s music video for 第一次.

The music video itself for this song is a bit confusing, I don’t really know what to make of it. But I really like this song, and let me know what you think about it!

The album artwork’s funny too, if you get what it means.

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