Lovely new single from 林宥嘉 Yoga Lin, this starts out with gentle nylon string guitar, and never gets much louder, even after the full band comes in.  =D

The song is called 我不是神，我只是平凡卻直拗愛著你的人 and the English title is Wordless Groans, but the Google translation is something like “I'm not a god, I'm just an ordinary person who always loves you”. 

Lyrics: 姚謙 Yao Chien/林宥嘉 Yoga Lin Music: 林宥嘉 Yoga Lin Arranger: Yoga Lin, Jack Ko 柯遵毓, Eric Hsu 徐研培, 黃亮傑AJ Producer: Yoga Lin, 蔡政勳 Andy Tsai, Jack Ko Vocals & Nylon Guitar: Yoga Lin Acoustic & Electric Guitars: Eric Hsu Bass: 柯遵毓 Jack Ko Drums: 黃亮傑 AJ (Jay Huang from JADE) First Violins: 蔡曜宇 Shuon Tsai, 陳奕勇 Yi-Yung Chen Second Violins: 黃雨柔 (Nala Huang), 駱思云 Lo Ssu Yun Violas; 甘威鵬 Weapon Gan, 牟啟東 Wayne Mau Cellos: Hang Liu 劉涵, 葉欲新 Shin (Yushin Ye) Strings Arranger: 劉涵 Hang Liu (隱分子 Infancy Band)

More English description plus lyrics and full a/v credits back at YT.

Links:  Instagram,  Spotify,  華研國際 YouTube (HiM Music Label) (also a playlist with older songs), YouTube (look under releases tab)

The Yoga Lin single came out last month, but I watched this cover by 許淨淳 XuDo (aka 淳仔)  today:

We have featured her a bunch of times, both covers and original songs.

Here’s a cute cover she posted last month, by the South Korean girl band FIFTY FIFTY (피프티피프티):

XuDo Links:  Instagram,  YouTube

Eli Hsieh 謝震廷 with a beautiful ballad and a powerful message!

最想到達的地方 The Fearless Place: Music/Lyrics by Eli Hsieh

"Hey, are you okay?" 

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), among the three major diseases in the world in 2020, depression ranks second, second only to cardiovascular disease, and even more so than AIDS. By your side, your friends or relatives might need your help; or you actually are the one who needs to be helped, but too afraid to say it. As a patient of depression, Eli Hsieh hopes that more people can understand depression in a more positive and clear way. After deeply discuss the script with the director, and guide the emotions and feelings of the actors, Eli Hsieh hopes tell every listener who may be suffering or confused by this music video : If you feel tired, just take a rest. No matter what kind of difficulties you are facing, please remember "Unfear doesn't mean not afraid. It means that even when you feel afraid, you still go brave to the place you want to reach the most."

Full credits back at YT, but let’s acknowledge the musicians:

Background Vocals：謝震廷 Eli Hsieh、張瑀 Yu Chang、盧子杰 James Lu、徐靖玟 ChingWen Hsu

Acoustic & Electric Guitar：謝震廷 Eli Hsieh

Electric Bass：簡道生 Dawson Chien, Drums：黃亮傑 Jay Huang

Strings Arranger：羅恩妮 Annie Lo

First Violins：蘇子茵 Daphne Su、李毅銘 Yi-Min Lee、陳宜琳 I-Lin Chen、金昫祈 Leta Chin

Second Violins：羅景鴻 Leo Lo、黃瓊齡 Chiung-Lin Huang、朱奕寧 Yi-Ning Ju、駱思云 Ssu-Yun Lo

Violas：許哲惠 Che-Hui Shu、甘威鵬 Wei-Peng Kan、袁繹晴 Yi-Ching Yuan

Cellos：林鴻霖 Hung-Lin Lin、王品文 Pin-Wen Wang

Electric Piano：蔡政勳 Andy Tsai

Brand new MV from Eli Hsieh 謝震廷.   =D

Eli wrote the song and played guitar.  Piano by 蔡政勳 Andy Tsai. 

Backing vocals by Eli & 張瑀 Chang Yu (Eli & Chang Yu have a joint page: 社團【琴時多云偶震瑀】Eli Hsieh＆Yu Chang)

Lovely string arrangement comes in halfway through, arranged by 盧思蒨 Lu Szu-Chien, and played by 曜爆甘音樂工作室 Just Busy Music Studio strings  (including a bunch of familiar musicians: Hang Liu 劉涵-cello, 黃雨柔 (Nala Huang)-violin, 朱奕寧 Yi-Ning Ju-violin, 甘威鵬 Weapon Gan-viola, 駱思云 Lo Ssu Yun-violin, 陳泱瑾 Nick Chen-violin, 蔡曜宇 Yao-Yu Tsai (Shuon Tsai)-violin, 盧思蒨 Lu Szu-Chien-violin, 牟啟東 Wayne Mau-viola

Full credits back at YT

Eli also posted a sampler audio clip for his new album, 愛麗絲 Where Are We Going?, and there’s a wide variety of styles/arrangements:

Now available at Spotify：https://open.spotify.com/album/46A9w8wd7ayKkHKck5GzSz?si=hDvDdl7CRVWHevjxqBPGHw