陈淑桦奋战3. 春花开在你脸上 Sarah Chen Spring Flowers (Battle 3. Teresa's Shadow; English Sub) #陈淑桦

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(Lyrics in CC) 【综述】《春花开在你脸上》是陈淑桦《水车姑娘》第四版，前三版在9-12岁录制，第四版录制时陈淑桦约18岁，刚成职业歌手。这首歌出在陈淑桦最有丽君风的1977年专辑《悄悄地说再会》里。虽然专辑悄悄地消失了，陈淑桦勇于失败，大胆尝试丽君风，为她后来确立自己的风格起了重要作用。本视频以这首歌为例讲述陈淑桦早期职业的问题：和邓丽君的重叠和歌声适配性的相似。

这首歌是「陈淑桦背水一战」系列之一。全系列曲目如下. This video is part of "Sarah Chen's Career Obstacles" series. For the full series, see podcast: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9IsBEU6SHCNT_TH_Cv0wYWZH-pZSMVoh

陈淑桦背水一战0. 童星遇险
陈淑桦背水一战1：形象之困 (Battle 1. Misbranding)
陈淑桦背水一战2: 靡靡之音 (Battle 2. Uninspiring Songs)
陈淑桦背水一战3: 前有丽君 (Battle 3. Teresa's Shadow)
陈淑桦背水一战4: 唱片公司关门 (Battle 4. Label Bankrupt)
陈淑桦背水一战5: 歌坛青黄不接 (Battle 5. Paucity of Songs)
陈淑桦背水一战6：转型论 (Battle 6. Transformation Theory)
陈淑桦背水一战7: 破纪录 (Battle 7. Breaking Records)
陈淑桦背水一战8: 百代变故 (Battle 8. EMI Turmoil)
陈淑桦背水一战9: 另起炉灶 (Battle 9. Restart)
陈淑桦背水一战10: 权力失衡 (Battle 10. Office Politics)
陈淑桦背水一战11: 媒体窥视 (Battle 11. Media Intrusion)
陈淑桦背水一战12: 尊严问题 (Battle 12. How to Be Dignified)
陈淑桦背水一战13：离坛冷门 (Battle 13. Hits Gone Cold)
陈淑桦受阻14: 文化隔阂 (Battle 14. Cultural Barrier)

邓丽君1953年1月出生；陈淑桦1958年5月。她俩虽然差五岁，但同在1967年发第一首歌，那时邓丽君14岁，开始职业生涯，14-18岁发了200多首歌；陈淑桦9岁，在《水车姑娘》后，像蜗牛般缓慢地起步。80年代初陈淑桦职业真正开始时，邓丽君已逐渐进入事业晚期。这带来陈淑桦比邓丽君滞后10多年的感觉。但事实上她二人几乎完全同时：1967年开始，约1995年结束。

陈淑桦和邓丽君演唱过近二十首相同旋律的歌，展示了她俩声音适配性上的相似之处。陈淑桦成年早期歌声有些邓丽君的甜美，而邓丽君后期歌声有些陈淑桦的安抚性。在陈淑桦成年前，她和邓丽君互相翻唱过几首歌，比如《忘也忘不了》（陈淑桦原唱）和《珊瑚恋》（邓丽君原唱）。

陈淑桦18岁成为职业歌手时，邓丽君已经统治国语市场。陈淑桦不可能变成梅艳芳或蔡琴的低音，齐豫抛高的空灵，也没有邓丽君的长年功底，所以也难怪大三洋唱片在她的歌里加邓丽君味儿。前四张专辑全有邓丽君的痕迹。《悄悄地说再会》是陈淑桦最有邓丽君曲风的专辑。虽然整张专辑悄然落末，但有时，同化是分道前必经之路。

陈淑桦面临着几乎不可战胜的职业障碍。她随后的突破是奇迹，是她坚韧，敬业，和优秀的见证。陈淑桦和海山唱片签约后，最好的决定就是摆脱邓丽君的痕迹。她不再刻意甜美或轻快，而是让自然如玉般的声音以自己的方式讲述故事。陈淑桦令人钦佩的地方不只在于成功，而是勇于探索，敢于失败。这些失败塑造了她，成就了她的天后地位。这是为什么我们如此欣赏陈淑桦的作品。

“Spring Flowers Blooming" is the 4th reincarnation of Sarah Chen's signature early song, "Water Wagon Girl." The first three renditions were recorded when Chen was 9 to 12 years of age. Chen was 18 and just turned pro. Despite her beautiful vocals and a Teresa Teng style, the song left no traces. This video explains Sarah Chen's early struggles in the giant shadow of Teresa Teng.

Teresa Teng was born in January 1953, and Sarah Chen in May 1958. Although five-years apart, they both released their debut songs in 1967. At that time, Teresa Teng was 14 and started her professional career, releasing over 200 songs between 14 and 18. Meanwhile, Sarah Chen, at just 9, began her career with "Water Wagon Girl," starting slowly at a snail's pace. By the early 1980s, when Chen's career truly took off, Teng was at her best, and not long after, Teng entered the later stage of her career. This created the impression that the two singers were at least a decade apart. But in reality, they were almost contemporaries.

Despite their attempts to stay out of each other's way, Sarah Chen and Teresa Teng performed nearly 20 songs in common. The sweetness of the young Sarah Chen sounds a bit like Teresa Teng, while the soothing voice of the older Teresa Teng sounds a bit like Sarah Chen.

When Sarah Chen turned pro at 18, Teresa Teng had dominated the Asian language markets. Chen could not lower her vocals to become Anita Mui or Tsai Chin, nor could she gain Teresa Teng's years of experience overnight. Big Ocean Records tried to solve her problem by instilling Teresa Teng's flavor into Sarah Chen's early albums, setting her up for failure. Chen's 1977 album, "Quietly saying good-bye," is the most Teresa Teng-like of all Sarah Chen's albums. Unsurprisingly, the entire album sank into obscurity. But the early assimilation with Teng was important, and perhaps necessary, for Sarah Chen's later differentiation from Teresa Teng.

The best decision Sarah Chen later made with Haishan Records was ditching traces of Teresa Teng. No longer artificially sweet or chirpy, she let her naturally jade-like voice shine, telling stories her way. It took her 10 years, 100 songs, and over 10,000 hours to finally step out of Teng's shadow. It wasn’t Sarah Chen’s success, but her courage to try new things and accept failure, that set her apart and made her the diva of Mandopop divas.

Sarah Chen Childhood songs podcast:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9IsBEU6SHCN6Cy8VA0-rSLwwfijZU1ds

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