Reborn in America

Chapter 19: Elvis Going Out

As the saying goes, fight tiger brothers, father and son soldiers!

The first helper Alex envisioned was his brother! Don't ask him who to look for!

"Richard, do you like music?"

Alex immediately consulted with his brother Richard. According to the information he had learned, Richard's IQ was not low, and the two of them should be able to think of a way.

Richard looked at his elder brother strangely, and then replied with a serious face: "Of course I like it! Why are you asking this?"

The parents of the Carpenter brothers are considered serious people, especially their mother Angel, who is especially strict with Richard. Perhaps it is precisely because of this that he can educate a little adult like him.

Alex continued to ask: "Then you are planning to become a singer in the future?"

Richard scratched his head and said a little embarrassedly: "Maybe, but I am also interested in composition!".

"Composing?" Alex was a little surprised, he didn't expect that Richard would start consciously learning how to compose music so early!

"Cut! Isn't this a genius like Mozart?" Alex thought a little bit angrily.

Alex suddenly felt that he had made a smart decision to discuss with Richard. He has a lot of music resources in his mind, but he has always been hiding himself, not daring to steal music from later generations at will, for fear of being suspected. Now with the example of Richard, who would dare to say that he is a monster! Don't look at other people like Mozart, that is the real evildoer.

"Then do you have any works now?" Alex asked tentatively!

"Wait, I'll look for it!" Richard turned and ran out of the room, and soon he returned with a lot of paper in his hand.

Alex took the paper in Richard's hand and looked at it one by one. The more I watched, the more admired he became, and he even doubted whether Richard also belonged to the transversal crowd!

The tunes on these papers are all written in the format of the staff, and some are accompanied by lyrics. Alex has been learning music for so long and is also very familiar with stave, so he hummed a few words involuntarily.

"Haha! These are unfinished works! They borrowed a lot of other people's songs, and they are not completely original!" Richard quickly explained to Alex.

"Genius!" Alex shouted involuntarily!

These tunes are still very naive, because the traces of reference are too heavy, so they appear to be mechanical. But for four or five year olds, this is already very powerful!

"Richard, let's write a song together! I hum, you come to compose it!" Alex sent an invitation to Richard, and he hoped to open the treasure house of music in his memory as soon as possible.

With so many music resources for later generations, he is not afraid of not singing!

Perhaps it is precisely because Alex has an advantage that Richard does not have that he will lose Richard's hardworking spirit. Too much memory experience is also a burden, which interferes with Alex, unable to concentrate on the development of music.

But now it's fine, Alex decided to work with Richard, the two complement each other, and use Alex's experience and knowledge to combine Richard's musical talent!

I have to say that this is a shortcut to success.

If Alex wants to succeed in music alone, it will take at least another year or two. Now with Richard, he is confident that he can stand on the stage of success within six months.

"We two collaborated to compose music?" Richard was a little surprised, he always felt that Alex's musical talent was better than himself. When learning music, Alex's occasional music fragments leaked out by later generations were praised by the music professor and Paul. This made Richard feel a lot of pressure, which also led him to spend a lot of time "catching up" Alex.

Unexpectedly, Alex would take the initiative to work with him. Richard thought for a while, then stretched out his hand: "Then let's work together!"

"Great!" Alex happily took Richard's hand. At this moment, he is more sure of the future.

The two brothers did what they said, and they acted immediately. With the help of Alex, Richard quickly composed a new song.

This is a song called "asongformama" (asongformama), because the two of them wanted to give a gift on Angel's birthday. Both Alex and Richard thought that a song they wrote would be the best birthday present.

This song is actually a song sung by the famous American ramp;amp;b day group boyziimen. It was once used as the theme song of the movie "soulfood". It was recorded as a record in 1997 and was released on the American music charts two weeks after the song was released. (Usbillboard).

"Song for Mother" was originally sung by four people, after all, it was suitable for two brothers to sing together.

Sing in the song:

Everything you taught me,

Everything you give me,

I will treasure it deep in my heart.

You are the driving force of my life,

if there was not you,

I don’t have everything I have today.

If you are not by my side,

Everything is wrong.

...

I don't want to live a day without you,

When I think of you, I feel that life is not in emptiness.

Mom, I can't live without you!

This song is full of emotions, which is very suitable for Richard's expression of their feelings for Angel. When Alex and Richard sang a cappella together, they both thought this song was very good. The two jumped up in excitement, they didn't expect their cooperation to go so smoothly.

"This song needs some instruments to accompany it. Guitars are needed here, and drums are needed here!"

"You are right, it's better to add some harmony here!"

"..."

Two brothers, one sentence for you and one sentence for me, gradually perfecting the whole song. In addition to the staff and lyrics, a song needs a variety of instruments to cooperate. The same song can be performed in a variety of styles with different instruments, and the feeling will be completely different.

The American pop music of the 1950s and the pop music of the early 21st century are very different. The same song may be performed in different styles in different eras. If the songs of the beginning of the 21st century are forced to be put into the 1950s, let alone whether they can be realized or not, people in the two eras have different levels of appreciation, and it is hard to say that they will be accepted by people.

In fact, a very simple example is that if the popular songs of the 1950s are given to people today, many people may not like to listen. However, there will always be some classics in history that will continue to be passed down. This is another matter.

Over time, Alex and Richard wrote more and more songs, and both of them were immersed in the joy of creation. It never occurred to them that, with their current conditions, if they wanted to record a song, they had to find a recording studio.

"How can I find a recording studio that is willing to record for us?" When I really started to record music, I realized that things were not that simple, and Alex was a little worried.

Then, Alex planned to find a second helper. That is their father!

Bart Carpenter has always been trying his best to make the "Carpenter Brothers" group on the real music stage. As long as you can record a best-selling record, all problems will be solved.

But Bart was originally a layman in the music industry. He didn't know any insiders, so he had to take the "Carpenter Brothers" to participate in events everywhere, hoping to be photographed by the record company.

Originally, this approach is also a very good way. Participate in large-scale competitions, win big prizes, and then sign into a regular record company to release a debut album.

Many famous singers are so famous, but Bart is still a layman after all. He couldn't find a professional accompaniment band for Alex and them, so that he couldn't perform to the real level. Also, if they don't have their own songs, they can't stand out from the crowd if they blindly sing.

Now, Alex has solved it for him! He took the "Song for Mom" and put it in front of Bart.

"Is this the song you wrote?"

Bart picked up the score suspiciously, and after a few minutes, he had determined that the quality of the song was very good! It's not so good, but the kind of good song that can be ranked last week!

"You really wrote it?" Bart confirmed again, he couldn't believe his eyes.

When he was worried about "Brother Carpenter" looking for a song, Alex and the others sent one over. In fact, when he read the first piece of music, he had already decided that it was a song he had never seen before.

"Of course we wrote it! Richard and I wrote it together, specifically for my mother. This month is her birthday, and we want to surprise her!"

Alex pulled his brother out to share the glory and pressure, and he believed that this would not cause too much suspicion.

Under Bart's gaze, Richard's eyes widened, then nodded.

Seeing that both of his sons said so, Bart didn't think about it carefully. He didn't doubt Alex and Richard. It's just that I can't believe it, and there is an infinite sense of joy in my heart. There is a feeling of fortune in me!

"It's great! Next time we participate in the competition, we will sing this song!" Bart said to his sons like this.

Seeing that the opportunity was ripe, Alex immediately suggested: "Why wait until the game to sing, let's go record now."

"Recording!" Bart and Richard were both surprised by Alex's proposal.

"Yes, record a record! We wrote this song as a gift to my mother for her birthday. Find a record company and give them some money to record a record. Then, we send this record to the radio station, Let the radio broadcast on Mom’s birthday. Think about it, isn’t it more meaningful!"

Alex's idea is very fascinating, especially for Bart. The most important thing is that Alex's approach actually borrowed from the successful case of Elvis Elvis. Elvis was unearthed while recording a record for his mother, and then sent his record to the radio, and he became famous all at once.

"Brother Elvis, I'm sorry, you blocked my way and stepped aside." Alex thought to himself.

Play on the radio! How many people are listening! If someone from the record company noticed it, wouldn't it be easy to sign the contract?

Bart was immediately fidgeted by the thought, and he ordered: "You two practice this song first. And don't let others know, especially Angel!"

Richard asked somewhat puzzledly: "Where is Dad going?"

Alex smiled and replied for Bart: "Of course it is to find a place where we can record records!"

Bart hurriedly left the house. He felt that the light in front of him was much brighter and his steps became lighter and lighter. He almost couldn't help jumping up and down.