Jiang Dawei's original singing of "Camel Bell"

"Camel Bell" is the theme song of the movie "Passengers in Handcuffs". It was first sung by Wu Zenghua and later covered by Jiang Dawei.

"Camel Bell" is a Mandarin pop song written and composed by Wang Liping and sung by Wu Zenghua. It is an episode of the 1980 movie "Passengers in Handcuffs" and is included in the album "Memory" released on May 1, 2005. "Symbols". "Camel Bell" does not simply sing about the friendship between comrades-in-arms, but uses a rough and tragic song to express the care for the comrades-in-arms in the form of repeated instructions, but cannot reveal the painful feelings.

In December 2012, the song was shortlisted for Echo 33 Years - Mainland Popular Music's 100 Golden Songs 1979-2011. Singers such as Jiang Dawei and Jiangyang Zhuoma have covered "Camel Bell". "Camel Bell" does not simply sing about the friendship between comrades-in-arms, but uses a rough and tragic song to express the care for the comrades-in-arms in the form of repeated instructions, but cannot reveal the painful feelings.

Creative background

One day in 1980, Yu Yang, the director of the film "Passengers in Handcuffs", called Wang Liping and asked him if he was willing to produce music for his film. If this song is written, Wang Liping will open the door to feature film music creation, and only success will be allowed. Although it was a joke, Wang Liping still felt the weight of it. But when he read the script, Wang Liping was a little confused. At that time, the trendy pop singing method was in the ascendant.

However, the characters and themes of the film determine that its music cannot be foreign-style or follow the trend. At that time, the crew was in a small place in Yunnan. Wang Liping had to take a bus for 5 days and 5 nights from Yunnan to where the crew was. It was during these 5 days that "Camel Bell" was created. He used traditional pipa, erhu and revolutionary music. feelings. When he arrived in Kunming, Wang Liping sang "Camel Bell" to everyone and talked about his understanding of "Camel Bell" until everyone burst into tears.