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Umm... On the site there is
an interview. Heh, I'll try my best to slodge through it. Everyone
who actually READS Chinese is very welcome to correct me! Here
it goes:
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Question: When did you receive the invitation to sing
"World Love"?
Wakin: I think about 4 months
ago. Things moved very quickly with all the arrangements and
details. Everyone cooperated. Since I've always liked Toyota
automobiles, I drive one every time I'm in Taipei. So I'm very
happy to be able to sing this first crown song for the Corolla.
Question:
What do you think of "World Love"?
Wakin: It's a very classic and
loved English song. (WBMSTR:
The original is a late 1960s megahit by the American songwriter
Burt Bacharach titled "What the World Needs Now
Is Love.")
Everyone
is familiar with the English version. When I first got the invitation,
I went home and sang it for my wife to hear. The whole song just
for her. I really like this first-ever Chinese rendition.
Question: You had considered receives this first
song your special edition? [Sorry....don't
know what that means...maybe, "Have you considered using
this song on your album?" Hmm....I don't know]
Wakin: Certainly! I thought
this was a great song. I fell in love with this song.
Question: You helped write the lyrics of this "World
Love". Tell us about how it went.
Wakin: I think the lyrics are
very good. At first I thought the lyrics would have to emphasize
the product. But afterwards the FTMS (Toyota reps) and I agreed
that it's the Love which should be emphasized. In life, that's
what moves us, and that emotion can be manifest using the Corolla.
So we decided to keep the English version's meaning as much as
we could, just translating it into Chinese as much as possible
while accommodating the structure of the song.
Question: We see you're using a style very different
from your usual style, right? What did you take into consideration
when choosing what style to sing "World Love" in?
Wakin: It truly is different
from my usual style. I considered quite a few different ways
to sing it, but finally chose that one. It's kind of light, yet
persuasive in feeling. I thought this style would give it that
European romantic feeling. I felt it matched the Corolla very
well with that mature style.
Question: When did you know about Corolla?
Wakin: [Unclear
sentence omitted.] Japan's
auto industry has very high standards. Especially Toyota. You'd
be guaranteed confidence. I always use a Toyota in Taipei.
Question: So, do your family and friends have Corollas?
Wakin: Yes, many of them! Even
my manager.
Question: What makes you like them? What kind of
feeling do you get from it?
Wakin: I think it's a very good
model. It's user-friendly. The engine performs well. When I first
saw it, my first reaction was that I liked it a lot. It's a dependable,
mature car that would be a best choice for driving to work. I
think it's suitable for young people too, because when you drive
to meet your girlfriend, she'd be impressed by this mature, steady
guy.
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OK, correct me now. Ouch!
JF
