Jacky Cheung Hok Yau (Traditional Chinese: 張學友; Simplified Chinese: 张学友; pi… Read Full Bio ↴Jacky Cheung Hok Yau (Traditional Chinese: 張學友; Simplified Chinese: 张学友; pinyin: Zhāng Xúeyǒu; born July 10, 1961 in Hong Kong with family roots in Tianjin) is a Hong Kong singer and film star from the mid-1980s to the present. Dubbed the god of songs (歌神) by the Cantopop industry, Cheung is regarded by many as one of the finest male singers to have come out of Hong Kong, known for his rich baritone voice, wide range and exceptional interpretative powers. Since the early 1990s, he is arguably the world's most popular and respected Chinese pop singer.

He was the national singing champion in Hong Kong 1984 with the song Fatherland, ousting more than ten thousand other contestants. He was signed by the then Polygram Records, now Universal Music Group. Although encouraged by a bright start, he was not yet able to achieve immediate supremacy in Cantopop, then dominated by 譚詠麟, 梅艷芳, Leslie Cheung and 陳百強. Cheung suffered a nosedive in his career in 1988 after a best-selling first two albums. That year he did not have a single song awarded in the annual TVB JSG. His subsequent sales record dipped and one of his albums in the late 1980s managed just around ten thousand in sales. The reason for the fall in his CD sales was partially attributed to his alcohol problem - he could get drunk 5 times a week. After disrupting his friend's birthday party while being drunk, Cheung vowed in public that he would not consume alcohol again till he was 40. He kept that promise.

His recording career subsequently returned to its track. Then, in 1991, with the song 每天愛你多一些 (Loving You More Everyday), his career took a massive upturn. The album, 真情流露True Love Expression in 1992, as well as the succeeding release, 愛火花Love Sparks in 1992, became the two most successful albums in Hong Kong history, achieving audited sales of over 400,000 copies in Hong Kong alone and turned Cheung into a superstar, paving the way for himself and his contemporaries, Andy Lau, Leon Lai and Aaron Kwok, to take Cantopop to even greater heights. Subsequent albums continue to be a hit like 我與你True Love Expression 1993, 餓狼傳說 Wolf Tale 1994 etc. Since then his career has grown from strength to strength, and Cheung has managed to garner thousands of fans overseas as well as numerous music awards both in Hong Kong and elsewhere, including the best-selling Chinese singer in the Worlds Music Awards. Cheung has also been elected one of the world's Ten Outstanding Young Persons.

Among his most famous songs are Amour, 只想一生跟你走 (Only Thinking of Going Through Life With You) and the everlasting 吻别 (Goodbye Kiss) which confirms his status as one, and many consider the pre-eminent member, of the Four Heavenly Kings of Cantopop. Goodbye Kiss, a Mandarin number, was also one of the best-selling albums of all time, achieving more sales in Hong Kong, Taiwan and Southeast Asia such as not attained before, with an astounding 5 million copies sold in 1993 alone, a record that has remained yet unbroken. Goodbye Kiss was also instrumental in helping Cheung to break into the mando-pop market, and it also prompted other Hong Kong singers who wanted to gain a wider market to follow suit, even though, to this very day, very few indeed have been able to approach Cheung's level of success.

His work on the ground-breaking cantonese musical, Snow, Wolf, Lake musical (1997), was also enthusiastically received by both audiences and critics. Cheung not only played the male lead, but was also the artistic director for this production. The female lead was played by Sandy Lam and they achieved 43 full-house performances at the gigantic Hong Kong Coliseum. In November 2004, Jacky and his concert manager, Florence Chan Suk-Fan, worked on a revised Mandarin version of Snow, Wolf, Lake so as to bring it to a wider audience. The estimated budget for this revised production was HK$100 million and the show premiered on 24 December 2004 in Beijing. The production subsequently toured China and other Asian destinations to huge acclaim.

Cheung won, for the umpteenth time, the Best Selling Cantonese Album Award in the Hong Kong IFPI Awards of 2005 with his live album, Jacky Live Performance. In the fast-changing scene of canto-pop, Cheung is able to maintain his popularity and sales power for more than 20 years after his debut, which is unparalleled in the history of Hong Kong pop music.

Cheung acted in many films, although singing has always been his priority. His versatility and acting skills have enabled him to play a lot of diverse parts. He received the Best Supporting Actor Golden Horse Award for his work in Swordsman (1990). He also received the Best Actor Award at the New Dehli Film Festival for his portrayal of the protagonist in July Rhapsody. His song Perhaps Love, which serves as the theme song for the multi-award-winning film Perhaps Love, also won the Best Song Award at the 2005 Hong Kong Film Awards.

He is married to May Lo with two daughters.

Cheung was named spokesperson for Hong Kong Disneyland in 2004. As the theme park's spokesperson, Cheung took part in a number of large-scale marketing events organized by The Walt Disney Company and Walt Disney Parks and Resorts, beginning by hosting a TV program, Magical World of Disneyland. [1] He also recorded a song for Hong Kong Disneyland, a multi-lingual song entitled One. The music video for One was filmed at Hong Kong Disneyland.

Live Medley
張學友 Lyrics

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天今天得我一个
象日子也枉过并没谁做错
为何你我难一起唱这歌
身边少了一个就像一切枉过
独自回味过亦难与你和我分享更加多
你我的最初
在某年某夜里听一首歌已经心碎
流泪也成为乐趣同样唱着同一句

共你就算倦了眼睛半掩也不归去
随便说亦随便笑随便喝亦随便醉
随著各自寻伴侣然后我们现在
已各有各顾虑
我的天今天得我一个
像日子也枉过并没谁做错
为何你我难一起唱这歌
身边少了一个就像一切经过
独自回味过亦难与你和我分享更加多
你我的最初ou 再唱这阙歌
天今天得我一个
象日子也枉过并没谁做错
为何你我难一起唱这歌
身边少了一个就像一切经过
独自回味过为何你我难一起唱这歌
你我的最初
时间和人物地点愿一起发现一起去探险
傍晚和长夜白天愿像往事重演
想起往事我碰著你的一天
一种语言两个梦已永不变
成长中每天只管勇闯决心向前
回忆碎片渐渐沉落像雨烟
时间和人物地点愿一起发现一起去探险
傍晚和长夜白天愿像往事重演
想起偶然抱歉没法于身边
不必惘然我会在你记忆中不改变
时间和人物地点愿一起发现一起去探险
傍晚和长夜白天愿像往事重演
听海风擦身过你说你是上帝的歌
让呼吸去亲我眼里白浪正涌过
你那样情切调和著我的强烈
我那样情切长途跋涉
堕入这刻的织热
从天边飞万年
遥遥万里只等今天的一个你
相交点最后都相见无声碰见
从海边飘万年
无涯视线只等今天的一个我
相交点岁月怎改变
最后都碰见！
终于此生有些惊喜终于可将爱放于天地
终于可跟你相拥中又寻回自己
从天边飞万年
遥遥万里只等今天的一个你
相交点最后都相见无声碰见
从海边飘万年
无涯视线终于跟我见面
找到我相交点岁月怎改变最后都碰见
问你那个配搭穿起使我最配衬
但你冷冷两眼似看着无聊闲人
问你哪一出好戏最近会令人提提神
但换来连场沉默如像跟我嬉笑不再吸引
问你我喝醉了可不可对我吻吻
但你碰碰嘴角动作像撩撩途人
问你会否因工作太累两眼完全无神
而你似强制内心的抖震
越吻越伤心明明无奈地再问过
明明知道衷心一吻会有更亲厚质感
越吻越伤心仍然糊涂是我过分
明明知道彼此不再情深
何必追问远近
越吻越伤心明明无奈地再问过
明明知道衷心一吻会有更亲厚质感
越吻越伤心仍然糊涂是我过分

明明知道彼此不再情深
无谓再三迫近

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to 張學友's song Live Medley are quite complex and layered. At its core, it speaks to the enduring pain of lost love and the difficulty of moving on. The opening lines talk about how the day passes by and nothing is really wrong, but the absence of someone makes everything feel incomplete. The song then goes on to explore the memories of a past relationship, and how they both used to listen to the same song with tears in their eyes. However, despite this shared bond, they eventually went their separate ways, and now struggle to even sing the same song together. The lyrics then shift to a more reflective tone, with the singer wondering if they could relive old memories and rediscover their former closeness. There are also references to the ocean and flying, which could be interpreted as symbols of freedom or longing for escape.

Overall, Live Medley is a song that captures the bittersweet nature of nostalgia and heartbreak, and the difficulty of reconciling the past with the present. The lyrics are poignant and evocative, and convey a sense of longing and sadness that many people can relate to.

Line by Line Meaning

天今天得我一个
Nothing special happened today

象日子也枉过并没谁做错
Today was just another uneventful day and no one did anything wrong

为何你我难一起唱这歌
Why can't we sing this song together?

身边少了一个就像一切枉过
Without that one person, everything seems pointless

独自回味过亦难与你和我分享更加多
It's hard to share all of the memories I have by myself, let alone with you

你我的最初
Our beginning

在某年某夜里听一首歌已经心碎
One night, we listened to a song and our hearts were broken

流泪也成为乐趣同样唱着同一句
Crying became a form of enjoyment as we sang the same line

共你就算倦了眼睛半掩也不归去
Even if you were tired, you didn't want to leave when you half-closed your eyes

随便说亦随便笑随便喝亦随便醉
We talked and laughed freely and drank to get drunk

随著各自寻伴侣然后我们现在已各有各顾虑
With each of us looking for a partner, we both have our own concerns now

我的天今天得我一个
Nothing special happened today

像日子也枉过并没谁做错
Today was just another uneventful day and no one did anything wrong

身边少了一个就像一切经过
Without that one person, everything seems like it has passed

独自回味过亦难与你和我分享更加多
It's hard to share all of the memories I have by myself, let alone with you

你我的最初ou 再唱这阙歌
Let's sing this song again like we did in the beginning

独自回味过为何你我难一起唱这歌
It's hard to sing this song together when we both reflect on it alone

时间和人物地点愿一起发现一起去探险
Let's explore together the locations and people from our past

傍晚和长夜白天愿像往事重演
Let's relive the past like it's the morning and night of the same day

想起往事我碰著你的一天
I remember the day when I bumped into you

一种语言两个梦已永不变
With one language, two dreams that will never change

成长中每天只管勇闯决心向前
Growing up, we only thought about being brave and moving forward

回忆碎片渐渐沉落像雨烟
Memories gradually fade like rain and smoke

想起偶然抱歉没法于身边
Thinking back, I'm sorry I'm not by your side

不必惘然我会在你记忆中不改变
Don't worry, I won't change in your memory

听海风擦身过你说你是上帝的歌
As the sea breeze brushed past us, you said that you are God's song

让呼吸去亲我眼里白浪正涌过
Let me feel your breath, as the white waves crash in your eyes

你那样情切调和著我的强烈
Your emotions blend perfectly with my intensity

我那样情切长途跋涉堕入这刻的织热
I'm so passionate that I'm willing to travel far and wide to be here in this moment

从天边飞万年
Flying for thousands of years from the horizon

遥遥万里只等今天的一个你相交点最后都相见无声碰见
Tens of thousands of miles away, waiting for one another, meeting at the point of intersection, silently touching

从海边飘万年
Drifting for thousands of years from the sea

无涯视线只等今天的一个我相交点岁月怎改变最后都碰见！
Endless horizon, waiting for me today, meeting at the point of intersection, regardless of how time has changed, we will meet in the end!

终于此生有些惊喜终于可将爱放于天地
Finally, some surprises in this life, and finally, we can put love into the world

终于可跟你相拥中又寻回自己
Finally, I can embrace you and find myself again

问你那个配搭穿起使我最配衬
Asking you which outfit best suits me

但你冷冷两眼似看着无聊闲人
But you looked at me coldly, as if I was an annoying stranger

问你哪一出好戏最近会令人提提神
Asking you which movie is exciting these days

但换来连场沉默如像跟我嬉笑不再吸引
But all I got was silence, as if you were no longer interested in laughing with me

问你我喝醉了可不可对我吻吻
Asking if you would kiss me when I'm drunk

但你碰碰嘴角动作像撩撩途人
But you just smirked, teasing me like a stranger passing by

问你会否因工作太累两眼完全无神而你似强制内心的抖震
Asking if you're tired and if work is taking a toll on you, and you seemed to be trembling internally

越吻越伤心明明无奈地再问过
The more we kiss, the sadder I become, and I ask again with helplessness

明明知道衷心一吻会有更亲厚质感
Although I know that a heartfelt kiss would bring us closer together

越吻越伤心仍然糊涂是我过分
The more we kiss, the sadder I get, but I'm still confused and it's my fault