"What kind of life do you want" is a Cantonese song sung by Danny Chan. This was written by Poon Wai Yuen, composed by Wang Wenqing and arranged by Su Dehua. It is included in the album "What do you want in life" released by Warner Records in June 1989. This is the theme song of TVB TV series "I can't stand it".
Danny Chan, born in Hong Kong, China, originally from Taishan City, Guangdong Province, China, graduated from Sao Paulo Boys' and Girls' Middle School, and is a male singer, musician, composer, host and actor in Hong Kong, China. 1979 released the first solo album "First Love"; In the same year, he won the top ten Chinese Golden Melody Awards for his song "Tears for You".
1983 won the Top Ten Golden Melody Award in Hong Kong and the most popular prize in AGB audience lottery survey with the song "How to Take Good Care Tonight"; In the same year, he won the top ten Chinese golden songs with the song "I just like you". 1986 starred in the romantic movie Autumn Fairy Tales. 1987 The personal song My Story won the top ten Chinese Golden Melody Awards.
Song appreciation
After Danny Chan's interpretation, the Cantonese version of "What do you want in life" has a melancholy and ethereal feeling, which makes people cry, because the song expresses the helplessness of life in a hurry. Yes, we are all passers-by in the long journey of life. We often lose ourselves in a chaotic society, and the pursuit of ideals is not what we want in the end. Only by clearing the fog, calming down and asking ourselves can we find a place that really makes us feel happy and fulfilling.
1989, this song is a frequent visitor to major charts in Hong Kong. At that time, its popularity was not only the theme song of TVB hit TV series "I can't stand it", but also the helplessness of the lyrics compared with life. I believe this is also the reason why this work has been enduring for a long time. Even "Golden Rooster" used this song as the ending song of the film, so it is not difficult to see how influential this song "What do you want in life" was in the 1980s.