A musical genre for the local market that became popular among Chinese speakers and others around the world, Cantopop is a reflection of Hong Kong, with its international influences but distinctly Chinese culture. Initially seen as vulgar and unpresentable, the genre contrasted sharply with traditional Cantonese opera. But over the years, Cantopop has produced some huge stars, including Roman Tam Pak-sin, Paula Tsui Siu-fung, Andy Lau Tak-wah, Leon Lai Ming and Aaron Kwok Fu-shing to name a few. The genre initially reached its peak in the 1990s before taking a back seat to artists from mainland China and boy bands from Japan and South Korea. But in recent years, Cantopop has seen a resurgence, proving that it has become an irreplaceable part of the fabric of Hong Kong.
‘Daughter of Hong Kong’: the life and times of Cantopop icon Anita Mui, December 16, 2023
Few celebrity idols lived and worked like Anita Mui Yim-fong. Born and raised in Hong Kong, she began performing at the age of four to help provide for her family. Mui landed a record contract by winning a prestigious singing competition, and in a career spanning two decades, became known as a bold and versatile singer and actress. She was also known for her charity work and for standing up against injustice, qualities that earned her the title “Daughter of Hong Kong”. Two decades since her death, her legacy lives on with fans who say she’s left an indelible impact on their lives.
let’s began june with this new canto song “remembering is a crime” by tat ming pair.
remembering is for those who sacrificed and survived 30 years ago from the tiananmen square movement. remembering is to remind hongkongers we have to keep standing against injustice and totalitarian.
(source: people mountain people sea youtube | 30 may 2019)
This animated film about the pesky blackfly is based on the song of the same title, written and sung by Canadian folk singer Wade Hemsworth, with back-up vocals by the McGarrigle sisters. It recounts Hemsworth’s battles with this quintessential “critter” during a summer of surveying in Northern Ontario.
Wade Hemsworth - “The Blackfly Song”, Folk Songs of the Canadian North Woods, 1955 Folkways Records
in absolute tears about the pride module at my work
HOLY SHIT GUYS, I WAS INSPIRED BY THIS POST TO TRY MAKE THE SONG AND YOU WOULD NOT BELIEVE THE SCREAM I SCRUMPT WHEN I DRAGGED THE TRAINING AUDIO OVER THE BACKING TRACK AND IT LINED UP PERFECTLY
The slur songSLRSLR
Tempted to actually put this on spotify so I can secretly stream it at work…
Tagging @batshit-auspol because as an Australian you’re the only big account I know who might share (sorry).
Sending healing thoughts and condolences to beloved entertainment legend Dolly Parton following the loss of her husband Carl Dean, who passed away on March 3rd, 2025 at the age of 82. Dolly and Carl met outside of the Wishy Washy Laundromat the day she moved to Nashville at age 18 in 1964 and they married two years later on May 30th, 1966. Dolly wrote her iconic song Jolene in 1973 about a bank teller who fancied Carl and flirted with him every time he went to the bank. “She got this terrible crush on my husband,” Parton stated during an interview on NPR in 2008, “and he just loved going to the bank because she paid him so much attention. It was kinda like a running joke between us — when I was saying, ‘Hell, you’re spending a lot of time at the bank. I don’t believe we’ve got that kind of money!’ So it’s really an innocent song all around.” Though Carl preferred to remain out of the limelight, he supported Dolly’s career in every way possible and was incredibly proud of her success on the international stage. Often traveling incognito on camping trips with their truck and trailer, Dolly once explained that when she takes off her wig and makeup nobody knows who she is which allowed them to have some wonderful down to earth private time together just being “Mr. and Mrs. Dean from Nashville, Tennessee”.
May Carl rest in peace.🦋💕
In 2023,Dolly stated that her song My Blue Tears, which she wrote during her years on The Porter Wagoner Show in the late 1960s and early 1970s, is “one of my husband’s favorite songs that I ever wrote.” Listening to it today after Carl’s passing is a poignant experience.
