Director Zou Youcai recalled Qiao Yu: Thank you for writing so many good songs for the CCTV Spring Festival Gala

Cover Journalist Dunen Lake

On June 20, the famous noun writer Qiao Yu died of illness at the age of 95.

▲ Qiao Yuzhong Song Resource Picture Conferring

Zou Youkai, the director of the CCTV Literary and Art Center and the famous director, said in a telephone interview with the cover reporter: "So far, I am still sad. Qiao Yu and I are old friends for decades. In 1984, I was the CCTV Literature and Art Center. When the director was in charge of the Spring Festival Gala, he began to cooperate with Qiao Yu. For decades, as an old employee of CCTV, I thank him for writing so many good songs for CCTV Spring Festival Gala. "

▲ Zou You, director of the original CCTV Literary and Art Center and famous lyricist. CCTV information map

Zou You said that Qiao Yu was the "Thai Dou" in the Chinese lyrics industry. He wrote thousands of lyrics in his life, and many of them have become classic. Qiao Yu wrote a lot of songs for the CCTV Spring Festival Gala. To say that the Chinese people are most familiar with, or he was responsible for the Spring Festival Gala's ending song "Unforgettable Tonight" when he was responsible for the Spring Festival Gala work.

Zou Youkai recalled that in 1983, CCTV founded the first Spring Festival Gala. In 1984, CCTV leaders sent him as the director of the Literary and Art Center. One of the jobs was responsible for the Spring Festival Gala of the year, and Huang Yizhe served as director. One day, when discussing the show, Huang Yizi said that the second Spring Festival Gala lacks a ending song that cooperates with the entire Spring Festival Gala show. It is recommended that the writer Qiao Yu to write. Zou You said, that's good, hurry up and ask Mr. Qiao Yu to create the end of the Spring Festival Gala.

Huang Yizhe quickly found Qiao Yu. Qiao Yu created very seriously. A few days later, he wrote the lyrics of the Spring Festival Gala. When Huang Yizhe gave Zou You for the first trial of the lyrics "Unforgettable Tonight", Zou Youcai read the lyrics carefully and felt that Qiao Yu wrote vividly and appropriately. Especially "people are not old, green mountains are here. Wish together, the motherland is good", he likes it very much. The ending song written by Qiao Yu is very in line with the characteristics of the Spring Festival Gala. Zou Youcai was very satisfied, immediately approved the consent, and sent the leaders of the CCTV for review.

As a result, Zou Youkai invited the famous singer Li Gu to sing. On New Year's Eve in 1984, "Unforgettable Tonight" was officially unveiled on the Spring Festival Gala, and it was very popular after launch. The song integrates the feelings and flesh of the family, and the good wishes are passed on to millions of households through singing. Since then, "Unforgettable Tonight" has become a necessary show for dozens of Spring Festival Gala.

Zou You said, Qiao Yu's lyrics written for the Spring Festival Gala, in addition to "Unforgettable Tonight", also "My Motherland", "Let's Swash Patstels", "Love Me China", "Qingqing World", etc., all sang in the Spring Festival Gala Essence In addition, Qiao Yu has participated in the Spring Festival Gala program planning and participating in the CCTV Qing Ge competition planning. "Qiao Yu does not talk about the price, and the call is on. For decades, he has cooperated with us like a family, very good."

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