Faye in CNN part 1

jenmacau Says:

May 4, 2011 - she can speak fluent english I think because I have heard her singing a lot of english songs ....anyway ,she is the best chinese female singer nowadays

yanli42 Says:

May 25, 2011 - 那个时候回答就超得体 天后就是天后

bigfatdick5000 Says:

Jul 8, 2011 - Why the hell is everyone focusing on the artists' "English" language skills but not on their *actual spoken content* every time an Asian artist appears on CNN interview. It shows how superficial you people are like you've never seen people speak English (international language) before. 90% of the comments here is about her "English language" skills, what would other people think of us East Asians. Same thing as Korean fans' comments for their stars.

auscent Says:

Aug 2, 2011 - Of course people have to resort to criticizing faye's 'english'. When artists are perfect like faye, and there's nothing left for you to criticise, you just complain on superficial stuff. I saw her concert 4 times and she's a damn good singer.

corkystorky Says:

Sep 8, 2011 - poor interviewer, poor me, we don't know how to speak chinese

westofthetracks Says:

Oct 9, 2011 - Beautiful that she used her first language (which is not Cantonese, or English, even if she knows them both). When non-native speakers are forced to use another language to describe their work, they're always presented as less sophisticated and thoughtful than native speakers. Even if Faye was fluent in English, which she may not have been, it's still a statement to CNN, that she won't pander. However, ALL the questions asked her were embarassing- what you ask a mindless pop star, not Faye Wong!

westofthetracks Says:

Oct 9, 2011 - This is also an awkward interview for those of us who know Riz Khan now, from his substantive interviews on Al Jazeera. Not only are the questions here beneath Faye's dignity, they are beneath Riz Khan's as a serious reporter who had to pretend to be interested in them (he, unlike us, may not even have any interest in Faye or her music to help keep him awake). Faye may be a gorgeous woman and a pop star loved by billions, but she is way too ambitious to deserve these typical celebrity questions.

westofthetracks Says:

Oct 9, 2011 - Faye is obviously bored in this interview, unfortunately comes through in her responses to the ridiculous questions- after dealing with that, no wonder she didn't even feel right talking about her own favorite songs- which are a sacred thing- she even said "should I?" before admitting almost secretively, to loving Cocteau Twins! When she said the Asian Financial Crisis had more of a strong effect on people's lives than the handover of HK, however, there was real truth you won't ever hear on CNN.

westofthetracks Says:

Oct 9, 2011 - Since I never knew of Faye in '98, I don't know how her fans were feeling about her new music then- but it seems like so many were criticizing her career path (even though one was actually trying to support her against the criticisms- and got mistranslated to Faye as criticizing her). I'm sure there are reasons older fans were upset- she broke with rocker Dou Wei, signed with EMI and became a bigger star. But looking back, her albums from '94 to '99 are all classic, and after that, good as well.

westofthetracks Says:

Oct 9, 2011 - As far as her comments on her acting work, she is being way too modest as well. Wong Kar Wai and other true artists of cinema do not always want to seek out proper, professionally trained actors when they can find real people who embody real life more honestly and naturally. Faye Wong is such a person- in Chungking Express I don't know if I would nominate her for an acting award- only because acting awards are meaningless- but it's one of the best films ever made because of her being real in it.

reginablablabla Says:

Oct 12, 2011 - sorry but i really dont think faye wong is that different. how is she a rebel?

lovetangheping Says:

Oct 14, 2011 - 你腦子進水? 還是剛才被門擠了一下? 紅就要會說英文? 什麼邏輯啊? 不會講英文就遜? 告訴你, 我們是都是土生土長的中國人, 只要我們能夠說英文, 不管說得好與不好, 只要老外明白了, 就是成功! 但是, 就算在外國人面前, 我們也沒這個必要說他們的語言啊?! 以王菲的性格來看, 就算她能說, 她也未必會鳥它CNN? 咂拉? 你要知道, 那可是外語啊, 我想你吃的是飯吧, 為什麼吐出來的都是X 呢?! 真是變態......

westofthetracks Says:

Oct 18, 2011 - by the very conservative standards of Mandopop music before her, she was a rebel. PRC had no pop scene at all until the past 25 years. people were so enamored of just hearing a song that said "I Love You" (Teresa Teng) or proclaiming individualism (Cui Jian) that it took much longer before confrontational sounds started to develop. The late '80s/early '90s were a time of new freedoms- '60s counterculture from the west mixed with '80s pop and hip hop and HK and Taiwan styles- all with no context.

westofthetracks Says:

Oct 18, 2011 - Faye's rise was soon after that era- she wasn't ahead of things, but she was pretty early, she represented the change, one of the first domestic pop stars- she repped for Teng (who was massively popular but still a somewhat countercultural figure by PRC standards) and expanded Teng's unabashedly personal and sentimental pop style into the basis of modern mainland pop. And then in '94 to '99, she embraced psychedelic influences from other genres including UK alternative and HK rock- e.g. Dou Wei.

westofthetracks Says:

Oct 18, 2011 - Faye worked in HK in her early career, but when she switched to Mandarin albums, she revolutionized the mainland music industry. Given the severely limited history of pop music of any kind in mainland China, I think it's pretty impressive that a 25-year-old woman coming out of that environment produced some of the only '90s guitar pop albums that rival the ethereal perfection of The Bends. Her music is not nearly as inventive as real Cocteau Twins, but it's on another level from the Cranberries.

westofthetracks Says:

Oct 18, 2011 - In HK pop she changed things too- it was a very conservative style, and had been for decades. HK rock that sold anything also tended to just ape the most popular rock sounds of the UK. Cocteau Twins were unpopular, uncool and even forgotten in their home country in the mid '90s until Massive Attack got Liz Fraser to sing on Teardrop in '98 (which only became a massive hit slowly over the next seven or eight years). Faye was ahead of 3D, Daddy G and Mushroom in recognizing that band's importance.

westofthetracks Says:

Oct 18, 2011 - Also, her image- at least at a few times, as in her most famous film Chungking Express- was tomboyish, with severely short hair. This was unusual, punk, for a beautiful mainland Chinese girl back in the early '90s. And being from the mainland, and eventually moving back there, she can be counted as a rebel in her homeland, even if by UK or US standards she may appear as just another gorgeous pop star. Finally- lyrics- she didn't write them all, but she did some- and they tend toward real poetry.

tangmingli Says:

Nov 10, 2011 - 王菲是亚洲的天后，关TMD美国红毛鬼什么事，不说英语又怎样，她可是正宗的中国人！永远支持你，我心中的女神！

travellertoday Says:

Nov 28, 2011 - does it really matter??she is still faye wong!!!

DudethatyelledMurloc Says:

Dec 1, 2011 - It's the hair! It's not asian enough

okita9411 Says:

Dec 19, 2011 - 王菲年轻时可真是美人啊

CAMILLeeer Says:

Dec 20, 2011 - 好美，眼睛很嫩

AyuLIN Says:

Mar 5, 2012 - Can someone please tell me the name of the song in 0:48 - 1:17

muskmelon Says:

Mar 5, 2012 - there are two versions of the song, in Mandarin its called Red Bean (紅豆) and Cantonese version is called Repayment (償還)

AyuLIN Says:

Mar 6, 2012 - Omg, it's that song... I already had it once on my computer... I just didn't recognize it. xDDD Thank you so much!