After listening to "Summer Wind", Mu Xiaobai took a deep breath to adjust his slightly nervous mood, and clicked on the second song - "Sunny Day".

After "Rice Fragrance" came out, he felt that his psychological threshold had been greatly raised, so now he actually felt nervous.

Can Ye Zhiqiu's song match or even surpass the previous one?

What style will it be? Will it be a song based on the pentatonic scale or the heptatonic scale?

As my mood changed, the sound of music started to come out from the top-of-the-line speakers.

The accompaniment at the beginning is a simple and smooth acoustic guitar chord.

Almost at the moment when he heard the sound of the unplugged guitar, a word flashed through Mu Xiaobai's mind.

——Youthful campus style.

Moreover, he felt that the preludes of "Sunny Day" and "Rice Fragrance" were somewhat similar. Both started with guitar and had a 4/4 beat, giving people a very soothing feeling.

In the prelude, after the guitar chords, the drums come in.

Hearing this, Mu Xiaobai's eyes lit up slightly.

This drum sound... is very spiritual!

The guitar chords create a relaxed and soothing atmosphere for the entire song, giving people a lazy and drowsy feeling under the summer sun, while the entry of drums makes the entire accompaniment suddenly "lively".

This is the second instrument, what will be the next one? Mu Xiaobai guessed that the arrangement of "Rice Fragrance" is like this, from guitar to dongxiao, violin, cello... layer by layer.

However, he soon found out that he was wrong.

As the "best composer", how could Ye Zhiqiu use the same trick twice in a row?

In the accompaniment, after the drum sound, almost at the same time, the strumming of guitar No. 2, bass, electric piano... the sounds of all other instruments sounded at the same time.

It felt like... in summer, when the thick clouds parted, the strong sunlight suddenly appeared and hit us with a heat wave...

Before he could react, the next moment, a slightly sad instrumental sound rang out.

What the hell!

The moment he heard the sound of the harmonica, Mu Xiaobai couldn't help but shout out, and he stood up from his seat.

Melody organ! It’s actually a melodica!

Ye Zhiqiu used an unexpected musical instrument in a place no one expected.

It’s numb, really numb... At this moment, Mu Xiaobai was shocked beyond belief, and the only words left in his mind were “Fuck”.

The appearance of this organ is very spiritual, and can even be said to be the finishing touch of the entire accompaniment.

The prelude kill appears again!

Nowadays, for many songs, netizens like to praise the "killing prelude" at every turn. Mu Xiaobai expressed his opinion on this.

——You all have been following the standards of “Sunny Day” recently!

At this time, the entry of Ye Zhiqiu's singing made Mu Xiaobai further confirm his guess of "youthful campus style".

【The story of the little yellow flower

Floating since the year I was born

childhood swing

The memory has been swaying until now...】

It sounds good! This was Mu Xiaobai's first impression.

Ye Zhiqiu's unique singing style, combined with the accompaniment of guitar, electric piano and harmonica, creates a faint sense of sadness.

Listening to the music, it seems to remind people of the high school campus, the summer cicadas, and the ignorant and immature love...

During the performance, Ye Zhiqiu's singing continued.

【Re So So Si Do Si La

So La Si Si Si Si La Si La So

Playing the prelude and looking at the sky

I remember the petals trying to fall...】

At first, when he heard notes like "Re So So", Mu Xiaobai didn't react. He thought he didn't hear the lyrics clearly or he heard it wrong.

After the final confirmation, Mu Xiaobai was so shocked that his eyes widened.

Ye Zhiqiu actually...put the music notes directly into the lyrics?

This operation...is amazing!

It's like a songwriter telling you: See, writing a song is that simple, just follow this melody...

If other singers did this, they would probably be criticized for "don't write if you can't think of the lyrics", but when it comes to the song "Sunny Day", there is no sense of incongruity at all.

After all, everyone knows that Ye Zhiqiu can't possibly be unable to write lyrics...

[...The day the flowers fell

the classroom

Why can't I see

The disappearing rainy day

I really want to get wet again

......

On this windy day, I tried to hold your hand

But the rain gradually

So big that I can’t see you...】

The singing continued, and Mu Xiaobai had already gently closed his eyes, completely enjoying the music.

There is no hoarse or pretentious performance. Ye Zhiqiu's voice carries a unique sense of narrative, as if it has abandoned the technical splendor and is like a narrator whispering in your ear, slowly unfolding a picture of youth with a "nostalgic" filter.

The lyrics of the whole song are full of visual images - little yellow flowers, childhood swings, disappearing rainy days... Every detail is like a stone thrown into the listener's heart, creating ripples.

In a private space, enjoying this song which has top-notch composition, lyrics and singing and is filled with atmosphere, is like tasting fairy wine. In one word - enjoyment!

After the song ended, Mu Xiaobai took a deep breath, savored it for a while, and then habitually started listening to it a second time.

He had experience with Ye Zhiqiu's songs. He knew that it was impossible to appreciate all the subtleties of them just by listening to them once.

This time, he really heard more details that made him applaud.

He found that the most amazing thing about this song was Ye Zhiqiu's "blank space".

Ye Zhiqiu used this technique at the beginning of the first line of lyrics "The little yellow flower of the story". The guitar plucked a slightly stronger note after the heavy beat of the word "故". The density of the following notes was obviously reduced, and there was even a "blank" of about half a beat, as if only the lingering sound of the strings was left vibrating slightly in the air.

Instead of filling the listeners’ ears with a constant stream of notes, it leaves space for blankness and imagination.

This feeling... is just amazing!

Just like directly filling in the notes of "Re So So" in the lyrics, only authors who have absolute control over their music would dare to do this.

Including the ending of the song, Ye Zhiqiu's line "But at the end of the story, you seemed to have said goodbye", with a barely perceptible tremor and a feeling of relief, it is simply a stroke of genius.

There are many similar details in the song.

The more Mu Xiaobai listened, the more he felt the "terribility" of Ye Zhiqiu.

Too thin! This man is really too thin!

After playing the song in a loop for who knows how many times, Mu Xiaobai took a deep breath, opened his Weibo account, and typed the title of his next long music review.

“Sunny Day: A perfect combination of artistry and popularity, a textbook-level pop music work.”