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Date : 27 Dec 99
I attended Julie's concert in Malaysia's Genting on Christmas Day.
There were about a few thousands who attended the concert. The whole concert basically followed the concert held in Singapore in May 99.
The concert started on 8.25 pm as the seats were filled up quite slowly. Julie thanked her Malaysia fans after singing the first song. But I think there were fans from China, Singapore, etc among the fans.
The fans were not that "hot" as compared to her concert in May 99. I think it's because those who came to Genting may not necessary were her fans. 2 tickets were given free for a room booked on 24 or 25 Dec. Unlike the concert held in Singapore where the fans "paid" to watch the concert. They were more "die-hard".
I noticed that the escots/security officers did not stop fans from taking photos, going near the stage to present flowers and to request for autographs. That will never happen in Singapore. :P
Special guest was still Lou Da You. Beside the songs sang during the May concert, he sang together with Julie, "Silent Night".
Following were the 17 songs Julie sang (a subset of the concert held in May):-
酒 干 倘 賣 無 心 痛 的 感 覺 誰 可 相 依 一 樣 的 月 光 明 天 還 是 要 繼 續 憑 著 愛 是 否 順 其 自 然 Without You 把 握 跟 著 感 覺 走 Papaya 請 跟 我 來 愛 就 這 麼 來 花 若 離 枝 是 不 是 這 樣 Silent Night
Date : 25 May 99
演唱會1.溫馨感人
新加坡──“一樣的月光”演唱會
蘇芮掉淚感謝歌迷熱情依舊
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● 鐘雁齡吳麗芬（攝影）蘇芮上星期六（5月22日），于海港之苑舉行的“一樣的月光” 演唱會，吸引了近4000名觀眾到場觀賞蘇姐（蘇芮昵稱）的實力派表 演。
盡管現場觀眾一般平均年齡都在30歲以上，但熱情反應卻不輸出 席年輕偶像歌手演唱會的歌迷，現場氣氛比預期中好得多。只見螢光 棒不停揮舞、尖叫聲不斷……首首成名曲包括《跟著感覺走》、《是 不是這樣》、《酒杆倘賣無》、《牽手》等，引起現場觀眾共鳴，尖 叫歡呼聲此起彼落。
蘇姐在演唱會開場和結束時兩度下台，走入觀眾席與歌迷握手， 因觀眾大多是成年人，感覺溫馨而不瘋狂。 蘇芮羅大佑合唱掀高潮 演唱會最高潮其實是蘇姐與20几年老友羅大佑同台合唱《請跟我 來》和《是否》。羅大佑出場的一段個人擊鼓表演，已把觀 眾吸引住 ，接下來演唱《暗戀》、《東方之珠》、《戀曲1990》等他自嘲為“ 卡拉O.K”的歌曲時，更是整個人融入舞台和音樂當中，令全場觀眾 興奮不已。難得的是，羅大佑讓和音歌手與他一同唱，讓他們也有展 現自己歌喉的機會。
几千名觀眾和羅大佑合唱，把整個演唱會的氣氛推向最高潮。或 許大家好久沒見到這名音樂人，盡管他僅是演唱會嘉賓，但魅力不亞 于主角蘇芮。
蘇芮在演唱最后一首歌《牽手》時一時感觸，掉下眼淚。“在演 唱會前很擔心，隔了那么久，擔心歌迷已經把我給忘了，你們的熱情 讓我覺得很感動……”話到這里，便哽咽無法繼續。 蘇芮在演唱會后的慶功宴上說：“這是一場很難忘的演唱會，歌 迷給我的掌聲非常珍貴，這是在錄音室內錄歌時所無法聽到的，是最 直接、最自然的反應。”
然而，演唱會唯一的敗筆是最后謝幕時，主持人頻頻問現場觀眾 是否想再看蘇芮表演，令到蘇姐3首Encore曲要進出舞台3次，感覺有 些“hardsell”（硬銷）。蘇芮在唱完《牽手》后，便有觀眾陸續離 場，感覺有點“反高潮”。
Date : 25 May 99
No babe, but Su Rei's still hot
Big Sister Of Pop
Her movements may be a little restrained, but Chinese singing queen of the 60s, Julie Su Rei, was back on stage to win the hearts
By IDA SIOW
AT 45, doyen of the Chinese pop scene Julie Su Rei may not have the sizzling moves of Taiwanese la mei (hot babe) Ah Mei, but last Saturday night at the Harbour Pavilion, she left no doubt that she is still a powerhouse to be reckoned with.
That inimicable throaty voice held audiences enthralled for more than two hours as she took them through a blistering tour de force of songs spanning her 20 albums over the past 15 years.
From the beginning, it was apparent that Su-Jie, as her fans fondly address her, was here to please. Dressed in a dazzling white ensemble, she began her concert mingling in the midst of the audience, taking pains to shake every hand stretched her way, before moving up stage and launching into an energetic rendition of Love Comes, coaxing the audience in no uncertain terms to Show Me Your Love.
When she paused to take a breather, all she had to do was flash that still ebullient smile and croon "Singapore, ni men hao mah? (how are you?)" to elicit enthusiastic "Hao!"s (Good!) all round.
Forget Faye Wong nonchalance and distance, this dame is sugary charm personified. She promises obligingly: "Besides Chinese songs, we'll have English, Cantonese and Hokkien songs."
There was certainly something to please every palate. From her signature sentimental ballad Follow Me to the upbeat rhythms of rock number Follow The Feeling and the frantic percussion piece Pa Pa Ya, she had the 70 per cent capacity crowd eating out of her hand.
With no spectacular pyrotechnics and only two costume changes that night, Su filled the stage thorough sheer force of her stage presence and relentless vintage vocals.
Made up of snowy-haired grandparents, lacquered tai-tais and even teenagers, the unlikely crowd at this concert clapped, stomped and sang their way through the night. Attending a Su Rei concert can even seem a family affair with several three-tiered families spotted bopping along happily to her vigorous tunes.
Temperatures soared palpably when Su showed some moves together with a sinuous bald dancer, as her full-throated vocals caressed, treacle-like, the sensuous jazz piece Confident.
Who cared that the dancer's swivelling hip gyrations rivalled Ricky Martin while Su's steps were rather more restrained? She may not have had the lithe limbs, but that incredible voice more than made up for it.
It overpowered the three helpless back-up singers, who were barely heard throughout the programme. Guest artiste, Taiwanese singer-composer Luo Da You, had to remonstrate cheekily: "Turn up the volume on the mikes! Su Rei sings very loudly, we cannot lose to her."
Luo also had the crowd in stitches with his comic banter. Wheezing into the mike after singing Secret Love and Pearl Of The Orient, he explained self-deprecatingly, "When people are asked to appear in a Su Rei concert, they run away, because they are scared they cannot measure up. For me, since I am a composer, it is all right that my singing is not good."
Contrary to his comments however, the highlight of the evening for many was their romantic duet between Luo with the latter on the piano singing a crowd favourite Follow Me. Not surprisingly, the entire hall hummed along.
Besides power-packed singing, friendly conversation and ribaldry between the star and her fans marked the night, peppered with Su's tinkling girlish laughter. When Su told her fans about back-up musician Ricky He, "a close friend", and asked "You know how we met?", there was an immediate lusty cry from a male fan, "Ta Pao Ni! (He chased you!)". "No lah." Su replied, amused, "I'm like his big sister."
It was strangely moving to see balding middle-aged men reach up with faces lit like adolescent schoolboys to clasp her hand as she walked among the stalls. Even more impressive was the sight of grandmothers waving neon lightsticks to show their support.
And Su was moved to the point of tears. Sniffling gently near the end, she said "At first, I was afraid that you'd all forgotten me. But your enthusiasm and warmth have truly made me happy."
As the matronly slippers, sleek Pradas and platform sneakers padded out, satiated after three rip-roaring encores, it was evident to all that Su's concert was a triumph of substance over style. And Su-Jie, of course, we haven't forgotten you.
Date : 23 May 99
I finally attended Julie's concert yesterday! I've waited more than 10 years!!!
There were 4 000+ fans who attended her concert. At first I was a bit worried that it will not be successful with at most 1 000 fans.
This is a good indicator to other production companies who want to arrange 實 力 派 singers to stage concerts here in Singapore. I remember that I heard from a guy from a production company that said that singers like Julie and Tracy, at most they can attract 400 to 500 fans to their concerts. Julie had proved him wrong yesterday!
I really have to take my hat off to Julie's powerful voice. She can sing non-stop for 1 hour plus without drinking a drop of water. What's more, her songs were mostly rocks and pops. Special guest, Lou Da You already can't continue after singing 2 songs, 暗 戀 and 東 方 之 珠 .
There were 3 安 哥 with the fans clapping and shouting and stepping on their feets. Julie nearly cried.
The concert began with Julie coming in from the side door, singing "Love Will Just Come Like That". She walked towards the audiences and shaked their hands. She also walked down the stage when singing 牽 手 .
Altogether, she had only 2 outfits for the 2 hours plus concert. We paid well worth money to enjoy her songs, walking down our own memory lanes. This is the kind of concerts that I wanted and not those which cost so much, paying for laser displays and fireworks.
Following were the 27 songs Julie sang:-
酒 干 倘 賣 無 心 痛 的 感 覺 証 人 誰 可 相 依 一 樣 的 月 光 迷 失 跟 著 感 覺 走 憑 著 愛 是 否 明 天 還 是 要 繼 續 奉 獻 Without You 把 握 順 其 自 然 東 方 快 車 Papaya 變 我 曾深 愛 過 牽 手 花 若 離 枝 請 跟 我 來 沉 默 的 母 親 愛 就 這 麼 來 為甚 麼 是 不 是 這 樣 親愛 的 小 孩 容 顏 明 天 會 更 好
Date : 20 May 99
蘇芮靠鼓勵充氣<
和新人較量
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胡文雁蔡家增（攝影）台灣歌手張惠妹初出道時，很多人都覺得她身上有蘇芮的影子，后來迅速竄紅，就像當年蘇芮掀起的黑色旋風，一下子把一種奔放的 、吶喊的演唱風格帶起來一樣。 阿妹的成功，因此給蘇芮的復出打了一支強心針。她說：“阿妹 給我的感覺是，她把我以前的歌路帶回來。我以前唱很多soul（魂曲 ），很多R&B（節奏藍調），阿妹現在也一樣。大家都喜歡阿妹，說 明這樣的表演方式還是受歡迎的。她走紅以后，對我起著正面的影響 ，使我對自己更有信心。” 橫跨80至90年代的歌手 于是在兩年前，我們看到不一樣的蘇芮回到流行樂壇。她換下一 身的黑衣，形象不再是“酷酷”的，多了色彩也多了笑容，一點也不 會因為樂壇上的俊男美女、青春偶像、天王天后而感覺有壓力。 她把自己定位在“長青型實力派歌手”，中肯地說：“流行歌手 被淘汰得很快，我和羅大佑是僅存從80年代橫跨90年代的歌手。像我 們這樣能夠和新人站在一起的不多，也不簡單，要得到很多的鼓勵才 有辦法。” 蘇芮去年得台灣金曲獎閩南語最佳女歌手，對她來講當然是最好 的鼓勵，今年她參與角逐最佳華語女歌手，在首度評選時入選前10名 ，最后雖然沒能入圍5大，但已經讓她覺得很開心。 “我聽說自己排在第六、第七名，就差那么一點點，輸在我去年 出的專輯有5首是舊歌。不過沒關系，我希望年底可以出一張全新的 專輯，在明年的金曲獎爭取入圍機會。” 趁還有聲音時多唱 很多人覺得奇怪，已經結婚生子，組織美滿家庭的蘇芮為什么還 要重回舞台？ 她笑著解釋：“很多人覺得娛樂圈很復雜，但一路走來，我的環 境始終是很單純的。我一向沒什么新聞，即使有也是很平實的。我抱 著比較超然，比較平常的心態，所以我才能重新站在這里。我其實只 想在還有聲音的時候多唱一些好歌。” 蘇芮也說，阿妹的走紅，說明聽眾在傷痕與柔情之間，還需要尋 找另一種震撼的聲音。 “我認為能夠把歌唱得很震撼人，是當一個歌手基本需要的條件 。聽眾需要更多這樣的歌手，而不只是我和阿妹。我期待有更多像阿 妹這樣的聲音出來。” 蘇芮演唱會這個星期六（5月22日）晚上8時在海港之苑舉行，特 別嘉賓是羅大佑，票價：35元、50元、70元、85元，可在SISTIC電腦 售票處購買。
Date : 11 May 99
Great news! Universal/Polygram has just re-released Julie Sue's "搭 錯 車 " in 24-bit format in a specially designed package. I was so excited and bought it immediately although I already have the album. Let's hope that Universal/ Polygram will also release Tracys' albums under Polygram.
Another great news is that a fan from Taiwan is lending me Julie Sue's Japanese album and "龍 的 心 .富 貴 列 車 "迷 你
專 輯 . Really hope that he can sendthe albums to me as soon as possible.
Date : 26 Dec 98
Great news! Julie Sue will be holding her concert in Singapore!!! It will be held on the 9 May 99 (Mother's Day). The concert will be able to accommodate 4000 to 5000 seats and is produced by Twilight.
This concert is to celebrate Julie's 15th anniversary in the Mandarin pop music scene (even though she started singing in the 70s, together with Tracy). Prices have been fixed at $40, $60, $80 and $100. There will be a 20% discount if you buy 4 $100 tickets.
Date : 21 Dec 98
I just attended YES 93.3FM 穌 芮 零 點 距 離 . I'm so excited listening to Julie LIVE and in studio where there were no distance between her fans and herself. I was also surprised to see so many young (esp. girls in their teens) fans supporting her. She thanked all her fans who have supported her these years and that she wanted to remember all our faces. She also requested her fans to support her when she holds her concert in May next year.
After 2 hours of performance, we went to a meeting room where we have her autographed on our own copies of her albums, posters, etc. And also not forgetting taking photos. Below is a photo taken together with her:-
Date : 17 Oct 98
YES 93.3FM has been promoting Julie Sue's 愛 就 這 麼 來 and 容 顏 for the past few weeks. 容 顏 was also the TCS's "烏 丫 傳 說 "片 尾 曲 . I personally like this song very much. Hope it will be popular.
Date : 15 Aug 98
Julie Sue's new album 愛 就 這 麼 來 has been released today. She sang "河 " with Ah Mei. And she re-recorded some of her old songs, "變 ", "是 否 " and "也 算 是 奇 跡 " with new music and voice. "一 樣 的 月 光 (Live)" was also recorded in the album. This was the version she sang in Ah Mei's concert. I was a bit disappointed with only 5 new songs. Nevertheless, I like the cover, very refreshing and the injected new life into the 5 old songs.
Date : 6 Aug 98
Today, FM 933 first aired Julie latest song, "Love Will Just Return". It will be released next week. How exciting!
Date : 20 Jun 98
Julie just held her concert in China. Over 70 000 fans attended her 3 concerts. Especially on the last day on 13 June, which was also Julie's birthday, the response from the packed fans was so great that Julie was neared to tears.
She will return to Taiwan and record her Chinese album to be released in Jul/Aug 98. She will be singing a song with Ah Mei.
Date : 29 May 98
Great news! Julie latest Hokkien album, "If the flowers leave their branches" was awarded the following during the 9th Golden Melody Awards held in Taiwan 29 May 98:-
- Best Dialect Female Singer : Julie Su
- Best Lyrics : If the flowers leave their branches
- Nominated for best producer : Cai Zheng Nan ("If the flowers leave their branches" album)
The last time Julie's album was awarded was in 1994. At that time, her song, "Holding Hands" was awarded best lyrics. Congratulations!
Date : 27 May 98
Julie was the special guest for Zhang Hui Mei (Ah Mei) concert in both Taiwan and Hong Kong in Jan and Feb 98. Now, she also appeared in Ah Mei's concert on 25 and 27 May in Singapore Indoor Stadium. Both Ah Mei and Julie rocked the stadium of 8 000 fans each on both nights. With powerful voices, Julie and Ah Mei sang "Follow the feelings" and later julie brought memories of many fans when she sang her favourite hit, "The Same Moonlight".
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