There is such a folk song that has been widely loved by the public since the release of 196 1. It has been covered for more than 50 years, making it the most frequently covered duet song in history (two or more voices sing the same music). The name of this song is "Five Hundred Miles". On 20 13, Justin Timberlake, the boss of Jia, jointly reinterpreted this song in the film Drunk Folk Songs, so that more people could know this song. Many people watched the film again after listening to the cover of this version.

The film was shot by the famous Cohen brothers. The male singer in the film is a folk singer, and his confusion and helplessness in life are all rendered through music. I've heard this version of the cover hundreds of times. It's really classic

In the United States in the 1960s, in a dark and smoky pub, the guitarist gently plucked the strings of his guitar, and the melody began to slowly spread to his ears. The lyrics are simple and catchy, but full of the singer's emotions. People in the pub like this song very much, and hum it gently to the melody.

This scene is impressive.

Through the barrage of the film, we can know that there are quite a few people who have developed this film for this song. Simple lyrics, wrote a young man in order to realize his dream, do not hesitate to run away from home, that kind of helplessness and melancholy. Halfway through the song, the male host said to the audience, "You may have heard this song. If a song sounds neither new nor old, it is a folk song. "

There were many folk rock bands in the United States in the 1960s, but the definition of folk songs was very general and uncertain.

This version of the film is very vocal, but it is not the original. The original singer of this song is Heidi West. She is an American female folk singer, composer and lyricist. Good at banjo, guitar and piano. You are versatile, aren't you? Belongs to the American folk revival generation. Heidi's famous work is of course these 500 miles. This is also one of the favorite songs of many Americans. Alodi, a British folk musician, once praised her as "the best American female artist in folk revival".

Those parts that are sung repeatedly in the lyrics of this song have the feeling of ancient poetry, with neat format and rhyme. 196 1, the song "Five Hundred Miles" was released in the album "Traveler".

After this song was released, Kiyoshiro Imawano, the god of Japanese rock, adapted it into Japanese. With the passage of time, this song is gradually liked by more and more people, and it is really a household name fifty years later. It is really an eternal classic that can stand the test of time. The baptism of time washes away the unimportant parts, and the rest is valuable. After more than half a century, singing can still touch people's hearts. 20 18 At the New Year Concert of Zhejiang Satellite TV, Angelababy sang a song "Five Hundred Miles", and the audience received mixed comments. Han Han's film also adapted this song, which shows how popular this song is!

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