I like Cantopop, and I especially like playing it on the piano. Many songs don’t have sheet music, so I just play them by ear. As I play, I discover that Cantopop songs are often structurally similar to one another. This creates a sense of familiarity even when I’m improvising. I studied engineering, and exploring the structures of songs inspired me to create a Cantopop generator. I wondered how it would sound if Cantopop were produced by a computer. What would machine-generated music be like?
Medleys, or cocktail songs, were often hits on the Cantopop scene in the 1980s and 1990s. They consist of previously released songs that have been strung together in a sequence.1 Typically, they are combinations of dozens of phrases from existing songs, and their often playful content can vary widely. If I push the medley form to the extreme, adding more songs, adopting shorter phrases, and deconstructing and recreating it with a computer, will it still be Cantopop? How will it be perceived by the public? This work is a commentary on Cantopop and an investigation of its formulas.
1) For example, George Lam combined twenty songs into the medley ‘10 minutes and 12 inches’ (1985). Inspired by Lam, Chow Yun Fat released another medley, ‘12 minutes and 10 inches’ (1988). More recent medleys include ‘Hong Kong Elegy’ (2005) by Cedric Chan. He drew from different songs, commenting on the repetition within Cantopop.
Here is my recipe for a Canto Cocktail.👇
1️⃣ Song selection
This process was very personal, and it reflects my own taste in music. My intention was to make an even selection of samples from the 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, and 2010s, but I ended up selecting mostly songs from the 1980s and 1990s as these are the ones I grew up with.
2️⃣ Digitalisation
This was extremely time consuming. It involved:
A. Researching data about songs, composers, and lyricists online
B. Notating melodies → C. Notating chords → D. Segmenting lyrics into short phrases of between two and five words.
At first, I notated simple music scores on Google Docs. To speed up the process, I created a song editor to record the keys and chords as I played the song on my computer keyboard. With this method, I could digitise five songs per day.
source: How To Sing Smarter. Screenshot by author.
3️⃣ Chord progression
There are several common chord progressions in Cantopop, such as I-VI-IV-V. I mixed these progressions at random to form the skeleton of the new song.
4️⃣ Phrase selection
The song generator I built randomly chooses lyrics from the drawers and connects them to form a song. This process determines the melody.
5️⃣ Rhythm
I gathered simple rhythms from a few songs and applied them in random combinations. These rhythms are repeated to make it easier to sing along.
6️⃣ Accompaniment
The accompaniment is played by piano🎹, drums🥁, and bass guitar🎸. The melody is generated by synthesiser. While I wrote the composition logic in javascript, I used Tone.js to play the sound. Tone.js is a massive library of sounds sourced from musical instruments and applications, and it allowed me to manipulate the formation of songs by generating and arranging in real time.
7️⃣ Other operations
Like karaoke, the composition can be transposed into different keys and the speed can be adjusted. All these features were made possible by Tone.js.
8️⃣ Video imaging
Karaoke is a product of the 1980s and 1990s. Readers in Hong Kong might recall the music videos produced by Fitto2 and PolyGram3. To create a retro feel, I chose some low-cost canned videos that revolve around romance and dating.
2) Fitto Record Company was a music company established in Hong Kong in 1986. It was acquired by Emperor Entertainment Group in 1999.
3) PolyGram was a record label established in Hong Kong in the 1970s which fostered the careers of the city’s first generation of Cantopop singers.
9️⃣ Language
Cantonese speakers will get the most out of this project. To help non-Cantonese speakers sing along, I romanised the lyrics. The sense of cultural alienation is like singing karaoke overseas.
Conclusion
There are many Canto Cocktails on the menu, offering you the ingredients of a great night out. The technology at this stage is still crude, but generating songs with the computer offers many new possibilities. Future playlists might be a tapestry of songs written by humans and computers.
Cantopop is my background music for falling in and out of love. Other kinds of music have risen and outshone Cantopop over the years, and it may be formulaic, but it has a special place in my heart. Canto Cocktail is an affectionate commentary on this genre.
Concept by Henry Chu
Site by pill & pillow
Commissioned by M+, 2020
Statistics of the song list
Song titles are given here in the original Chinese, without translation, to reflect Cantopop’s language of expression. More information on each song can be found on the website of Composers and Authors Society of Hong Kong.
Song List
Credits from CASH
| Title | Performer | Composer | Author | Publisher | Sub-Publisher | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SHI SHUI LIU NIAN 似水流年 | MUI ANITA 梅艷芳 | KITARO (喜多郎) | ZHENG GUO JIANG (鄭國江) | DOMO MUSIC PUBLISHING INC | PEERMUSIC (S E ASIA) LIMITED |
| 2 | MEI TIAN AI NI DUO YI XIE 每天愛你多一些 | CHEUNG JACKY 張學友 | KUWATA KEISUKE (桑田佳祐) | LIN ZHEN QIANG (林振強) | AMUSE INC | UNIVERSAL MUSIC PUBLISHING LIMITED |
| 3 | YUE DING 約定 | WONG FAYE 王菲 | CHEN XIAO XIA (陳小霞) | LIN XI (林夕) | WU DING YIN LE GONG ZUO SHI (屋頂音樂工作室); CINEPOLY MUSIC PUBLISHING CO LTD | EMI MUSIC PUBLISHING HONG KONG |
| 4 | XI YANG WU XIAN HAO 夕陽無限好 | CHAN EASON 陳奕迅 | KWOK ERIC | LIN XI (林夕) | SNOWMAN PRODUCTION LIMITED; UNIVERSAL MUSIC PUBLISHING LIMITED | WARNER CHAPPELL MUSIC HONG KONG LIMITED |
| 5 | MIAN BAO SHENG MING 麵包生命 | SWING | KWOK ERIC | HUANG WEI WEN (黃偉文) | SNOWMAN PRODUCTION LIMITED; JERALD LIMITED; WYMAN LIMITED |
WARNER CHAPPELL MUSIC HONG KONG LIMITED; SONY/ATV MUSIC PUBLISHING (HONG KONG) |
| 6 | PO XIAO 破曉 | LAM SANDY 林憶蓮 | LEE DICK | CHOW LOY MOW | UNIVERSAL MUSIC PUBLISHING MGB HONG KONG LIMITED | - |
| 7 | HAI KUO TIAN KONG 海闊天空 | BEYOND | HUANG JIA JU (黃家駒) | HUANG JIA JU (黃家駒) | BEYOND PUBLISHING LIMITED | UNIVERSAL MUSIC PUBLISHING LIMITED |
| 8 | HE CAI 喝采 | CHAN DANNY 陳百強 | CHAN PAK KEUNG | ZHENG GUO JIANG (鄭國江) | FOLKHILL LTD | WARNER CHAPPELL MUSIC HONG KONG LIMITED |
| 9 | JIN QI LIU XING 今期流行 | KOO LOUIS 古天樂 | WU LE CHENG (伍樂城) | LIN XI (林夕) | UNIVERSAL MUSIC PUBLISHING MGB HONG KONG LIMITED; CAPITAL ARTISTS LTD |
SONY/ATV MUSIC PUBLISHING (HONG KONG) |
| 10 | YI ZI MA 一字馬 | LAM BOWIE 林保怡 | HUANG SHANG WEI (黃尚偉) | ZHOU LI MAO (周禮茂) | CONRAD MUSIC PUBLISHING; BIRD AND CHILD LIMITED | WARNER CHAPPELL MUSIC HONG KONG LIMITED |
| 11 | XI QI YANG YANG 喜氣洋洋 | TSUI PAULA 徐小鳳 | ITSUWA MAYUMI (五輪真弓) | ZHENG GUO JIANG (鄭國江) | L-OREILLE LTD | SONY/ATV MUSIC PUBLISHING (HONG KONG) |
| 12 | XIANG FENG HE BI CENG XIANG SHI 相逢何必曾相識 | TSEUNG NICK 蔣志光 CARPIO RITA 韋綺姍 | JIANG ZHI GUANG (蔣志光) | JIANG ZHI GUANG (蔣志光) | WORLDSTAR MUSIC INTERNATIONAL LIMITED | - |
| 13 | WU LAI 無賴 | CHENG RONALD 鄭中基 | LI JUN YI (李峻一) | LI JUN YI (李峻一) | YI GE REN YI REN YOU XIAN GONG SI (一個人一人有限公司) | - |
| 14 | QING SHEN SHUO HUA WEI CENG JIANG 情深說話未曾講 | LAI LEON 黎明 | LEI SONG DE (雷頌德) | PAN YUAN LIANG (潘源良) | UNIVERSAL MUSIC PUBLISHING LIMITED; WARNER CHAPPELL MUSIC HONG KONG LIMITED | - |
| 15 | AI YU CHENG 愛與誠 | KU LEO 古巨基 | CAO XUE FEN (曹雪芬) | LIN XI (林夕) | WARNER CHAPPELL MUSIC HONG KONG LIMITED; GOLD TYPHOON MUSIC LIMITED | WARNER CHAPPELL MUSIC HONG KONG LIMITED |
| 16 | XUAN WO 漩渦 | WONG ANTHONY 黃耀明 PHANG CASS 彭羚 | CHEN HUI YANG (陳輝陽) | HUANG WEI WEN (黃偉文) | EMI MUSIC PUBLISHING HONG KONG; WARNER CHAPPELL MUSIC HONG KONG LIMITED | - |
| 17 | LAN YU 藍雨 | CHEUNG JACKY 張學友 | TOKUNAGA HIDEAKI (德永英明) | LAM CHUN KEUNG | JAPAN CENTRAL MUSIC LIMITED | UNIVERSAL MUSIC PUBLISHING LIMITED |
| 18 | WAN FU MA LI YA 萬福瑪利亞 | WONG ANTHONY 黃耀明 KWAN SHIRLEY 關淑怡 | OU YANG YONG KANG (歐陽永康) LI DUAN XIAN (李端嫻) | ZHOU YAO HUI (周耀輝) | UNIVERSAL MUSIC PUBLISHING LIMITED | - |
| 19 | ZHONG WU YAN 鍾無艷 | TSE KAY 謝安琪 | CHAK KIN WAH CHRISTOPHER | LIN XI (林夕) | PASSPORT PUBLISHING; UNIVERSAL MUSIC PUBLISHING LIMITED | EMI MUSIC PUBLISHING HONG KONG |
| 20 | HUA HUO CHAI 劃火柴 | CHAN DANIEL 陳曉東 | CHEN XIAO DONG (陳曉東) | HUANG ZHONG KAI (黃仲凱) | UNIVERSAL MUSIC PUBLISHING LIMITED | - |
| 21 | FEN SHOU ZONG YUE ZAI YU TIAN 分手總約在雨天 | FONG CHARMAINE 方皓玟 | FANG HAO WEN (方皓玟) | FANG HAO WEN (方皓玟) | STRAWBERRY FIELDS LIMITED | SONY/ATV MUSIC PUBLISHING (HONG KONG) |
| 22 | NU SHEN 女神 | CHENG JOYCE 鄭欣宜 | LAN YI BANG (藍奕邦) | HUANG WEI WEN (黃偉文) | QUIET REBEL; WYMAN LIMITED | SONY/ATV MUSIC PUBLISHING (HONG KONG); WARNER CHAPPELL MUSIC HONG KONG LIMITED |
| 23 | QI LUO LI WEI SI HUI XIN 奇洛李維斯回信 | SIT FIONA 薛凱琪 | FANG SHU LIANG (方樹樑) | HUANG WEI WEN (黃偉文) | JER MUSIC LIMITED; WYMAN LIMITED | WARNER CHAPPELL MUSIC HONG KONG LIMITED |
| 24 | HONG LU DENG 紅綠燈 | CHENG STEPHANIE 鄭融 | ZHANG JIA CHENG (張家誠) | CHEN SHAO QI (陳少琪) | WARNER CHAPPELL MUSIC HONG KONG LIMITED; CHANCE MUSIC LIMITED | WARNER CHAPPELL MUSIC HONG KONG LIMITED |
| 25 | RU HE DIAO YAN LEI 如何掉眼淚 | CHENG SAMMI 鄭秀文 | CHEN HUI YANG (陳輝陽) | HUANG WEI WEN (黃偉文) | EMI MUSIC PUBLISHING HONG KONG; WARNER CHAPPELL MUSIC HONG KONG LIMITED | - |
| 26 | WEI DU NI SHI BU KE QU TI 唯獨你是不可取替 | HUI ANDY 許志安 CHENG SAMMI 鄭秀文 | ODA TETSURO (織田哲郎) | LEUNG CHI SHAN | FUJIPACIFIC MUSIC INC | FUJIPACIFIC MUSIC (S E ASIA) LTD |
| 27 | SHI YAO RU DAO SHAN 誓要入刀山 | CHENG ADAM 鄭少秋 | KOO JOSEPH | WONG JAMES | CROWN MUSIC PUBLISHING (HK) LIMITED | - |
| 28 | FENG YU TONG LU 風雨同路 | TSUI PAULA 徐小鳳 | TSUTSUMI KYOOHEI (筒美京平) | ZHENG GUO JIANG (鄭國江) | STANDARD MUSIC PUBLISHERS INC | WARNER CHAPPELL MUSIC HONG KONG LIMITED |
| 29 | SHEN AI ZHU NI 深愛著你 | CHAN DANNY 陳百強 | HAYASHI TETSUJI (林哲司) | LAM MAN CHUNG | FUJIPACIFIC MUSIC INC | FUJIPACIFIC MUSIC (S E ASIA) LTD |
| 30 | FANG HUA JUE DAI 芳華絕代 | ANITA MUI & LESLIE CHEUNG 梅艷芳 & 張國榮 | WEN YING HONG (溫應鴻) | HUANG WEI WEN (黃偉文) | PURE MUSIC; EMI MUSIC PUBLISHING HONG KONG |
WARNER CHAPPELL MUSIC HONG KONG LIMITED |
| 31 | HAO GE XIAN GEI NI 好歌獻給你 | TAM ROMAN 羅文 | MAKAINO KOOJI | ZHENG GUO JIANG (鄭國江) | GEI-EI MUSIC PUBLISHERS | - |
| 32 | XIN DAN 心淡 | YUNG JOEY 容祖兒 | XU JI ZONG (徐繼宗) | HUANG WEI WEN (黃偉文) | GOTTA MUSIC; EMI MUSIC PUBLISHING HONG KONG | SONY/ATV MUSIC PUBLISHING (HONG KONG) |
| 33 | BEI DUO FEN YU WO 貝多芬與我 | CHAN EASON 陳奕迅 | GUO WEI LIANG (郭偉亮) | HUANG WEI WEN (黃偉文) | WARNER CHAPPELL MUSIC HONG KONG LIMITED | - |
| 34 | CONG BU XI HUAN GU DAN YI GE 從不喜歡孤單一個 | PANG ANGELA 彭家麗 | XU QING YAO (許卿耀) LIN LONG XUAN (林隆璇) | LAM CHUN KEUNG | UNIVERSAL MUSIC PUBLISHING LTD TAIWAN; LINFAIR MUSIC PUBLISHING LIMITED (福茂音樂著作權國際股份有限公司); GREAT MUSIC PUBLISHING LTD | UNIVERSAL MUSIC PUBLISHING LIMITED; SONY/ATV MUSIC PUBLISHING (HONG KONG) |
| 35 | AI DE HU HUAN 愛的呼喚 | KWOK AARON 郭富城 | TAN GUO ZHENG (譚國政) | XIAO MEI (小美) | DAVY MUSIC; WARNER CHAPPELL MUSIC HONG KONG LIMITED | WARNER CHAPPELL MUSIC HONG KONG LIMITED |
| 36 | QIANG 強 | KWOK AARON 郭富城 | LEI SONG DE (雷頌德) | LIN ZHEN QIANG (林振強) | WARNER CHAPPELL MUSIC HONG KONG LIMITED; EMI MUSIC PUBLISHING HONG KONG | - |
| 37 | WO MEN DOU SHI ZHE YANG SHI LIAN DE 我們都是這樣失戀的 | GRASSHOPPER 草蜢 | CAI YI ZHI (蔡一智) | LIN XI (林夕) | GLORY CITY INVESTMENT LIMITED; UNIVERSAL MUSIC PUBLISHING LIMITED |
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| 38 | YUAN LIANG WO SHI WO 原諒我是我 | GRASSHOPPER 草蜢 | TAKEUCHI MARIYA (竹內瑪利亞) | POON YUEN LEUNG | NIPPON TELEVISION MUSIC CORPORATION | UNIVERSAL MUSIC PUBLISHING MGB HONG KONG LIMITED |
| 39 | ZUI AI SHI SHUI 最愛是誰 | LAM GEORGE 林子祥 | LO LOWELL KWOK | POON YUEN LEUNG | WARNER CHAPPELL MUSIC HONG KONG LIMITED | - |
| 40 | SHI TOU JI 石頭記 | TAT MING PAIR 達明一派 | LAU YEE TAT | MAI KE (邁克) CHAN SIU KEI | UNIVERSAL MUSIC PUBLISHING LIMITED | - |
| 41 | NA GE XIA WU WO ZAI JIU JU SHAO XIN 那個下午我在舊居燒信 | TAT MING PAIR 達明一派 | LAU YEE TAT | HO SAU PING | UNIVERSAL MUSIC PUBLISHING LIMITED | - |
| 42 | CHANG CHENG 長城 | BEYOND | WONG KA KUI | LAU CHEUK FAI | UNIVERSAL MUSIC PUBLISHING LIMITED | - |
| 43 | REN ZAI LU TU SA LEI SHI 人在旅途灑淚時 | LOUIE ANNABELLE 雷安娜 KWAN MICHAEL 關正傑 | LI XIAO TIAN (黎小田) | LO JIMMY K J | WARNER CHAPPELL MUSIC HONG KONG LIMITED | - |
| 44 | AI QING XIAN JING 愛情陷阱 | TAM ALAN 譚詠麟 | SERIZAWA HIROAKI (芹澤廣明) | POON YUEN LEUNG | FUJIPACIFIC MUSIC INC | FUJIPACIFIC MUSIC (S E ASIA) LTD |
| 45 | WANG JIN XIN ZHONG QING 忘盡心中情 | IP JOHNNY 葉振棠 | KOO JOSEPH | WONG JAMES | EMI MUSIC PUBLISHING HONG KONG | - |
| 46 | LIAN YI 漣漪 | CHAN DANNY 陳百強 | CHAN PAK KEUNG | ZHENG GUO JIANG (鄭國江) | WARNER CHAPPELL MUSIC HONG KONG LIMITED | - |
| 47 | CHI DE YI HUO 赤的疑惑 | MUI ANITA 梅艷芳 | TOKURA SHUNICHI (都倉俊一) | ZHENG GUO JIANG (鄭國江) | HORIPRO INC | WARNER CHAPPELL MUSIC HONG KONG LIMITED |
| 48 | MONICA | CHEUNG LESLIE 張國榮 | NOBODY | LI BI DE (黎彼得) | WATANABE MUSIC PUBLISHING CORP | UNIVERSAL MUSIC PUBLISHING LIMITED |
| 49 | TIAN LAI 天籟 | KWAN MICHAEL 關正傑 | LU GUAN TING (盧冠廷) | QIA LONG (卡龍) | WARNER CHAPPELL MUSIC HONG KONG LIMITED | - |
| 50 | AI DAO FA SHAO 愛到發燒 | LAM GEORGE 林子祥 | CHANCLER NDUGU ANDREWS REGGIE | LIN ZHEN QIANG (林振強) | HEY SKIMO PUBLISHING COMPANY; UJIMA MUSIC | - |
| 51 | MEI YI GE WAN SHANG 每一個晚上 | LAM GEORGE 林子祥 | WEBBER ANDREW LLOYD | LIN ZHEN QIANG (林振強) | THE REALLY USEFUL GROUP LTD; FABER MUSIC LTD | UNIVERSAL MUSIC PUBLISHING LIMITED |
| 52 | WU NAI 無奈 | TSUI PAULA 徐小鳳 | OGAWA RON | ZHENG GUO JIANG (鄭國江) | FUJIPACIFIC MUSIC INC | SONY/ATV MUSIC PUBLISHING (HONG KONG) |
| 53 | JI XU FENG YU 幾許風雨 | TAM ROMAN 羅文 | CHOO SE HO (秋世鎬) | XIAO MEI (小美) | TAEJIN MUSIC | EMI MUSIC PUBLISHING HONG KONG |
| 54 | WU YAN GAN JI 無言感激 | TAM ALAN 譚詠麟 | KANBAYASHI HAYATO (神林早人) | FUKAZAWA TOKU (深澤德) | JAPAN CENTRAL MUSIC LIMITED | UNIVERSAL MUSIC PUBLISHING LIMITED |
| 55 | DANG NIAN QING 當年情 | CHEUNG LESLIE 張國榮 | KOO JOSEPH | WONG JAMES | CAPITAL ARTISTS LTD | SONY/ATV MUSIC PUBLISHING (HONG KONG) |
| 56 | MING NIAN JIN RI 明年今日 | CHAN EASON 陳奕迅 | CHEN XIAO XIA (陳小霞) | LIN XI (林夕) | ROOF TOP MUSIC STUDIO; EEG MUSIC PUBLISHING LIMITED | EMI MUSIC PUBLISHING HONG KONG |
| 57 | PU TAO CHENG SHU SHI 葡萄成熟時 | CHAN EASON 陳奕迅 | CHOW BING FAI VINCENT | HUANG WEI WEN (黃偉文) | MUSIC NATION PUBLISHING COMPANY LIMITED; WYMAN LIMITED | WARNER CHAPPELL MUSIC HONG KONG LIMITED |
| 58 | QI SHI JI MO 其實寂寞 | TSE KAY 謝安琪 | XU JI ZONG (徐繼宗) | LIN XI (林夕) | GOTTA MUSIC; DENSELINE CO LTD | SONY/ATV MUSIC PUBLISHING (HONG KONG); WARNER CHAPPELL MUSIC HONG KONG LIMITED |
| 59 | QING CHUN SONG 青春頌 | HUI ALFRED 許廷鏗 | LAN YI BANG (藍奕邦) | LAN YI BANG (藍奕邦) ZHANG MEI XIAN (張美賢) | QUIET REBEL | SONY/ATV MUSIC PUBLISHING (HONG KONG) |
| 60 | ZHI PAI WU 紙牌屋 | LEE HACKEN 李克勤 | KWOK ERIC | HUANG WEI WEN (黃偉文) | WARNER CHAPPELL MUSIC HONG KONG LIMITED; WYMAN LIMITED | WARNER CHAPPELL MUSIC HONG KONG LIMITED |
| 61 | JIA RU RANG NI WEN XIA QU 假如讓你吻下去 | LAM SANDY 林憶蓮 | LI ZONG SHENG (李宗盛) | LAM CHUN KEUNG | PROMISE PRODUCTIONS STUDIOS CO LTD | WARNER CHAPPELL MUSIC HONG KONG LIMITED |
| 62 | QING CHUN RE CHAO 青春熱潮 | LAM GEORGE 林子祥 | PARISSI ROBERT W | ZHENG GUO JIANG (鄭國江) | BEMA MUSIC CO DIV; AMEB MUSIC CO | UNIVERSAL MUSIC PUBLISHING LIMITED |
| 63 | BAN JIN BA LIANG 半斤八兩 | HUI SAM 許冠傑 | HUI KOON KIT | HUI KOON KIT | WARNER CHAPPELL MUSIC HONG KONG LIMITED | - |
| 64 | YOU LIAO NI 有了你 | CHAN DANNY 陳百強 | CHUNG DOMINIC | ZHENG GUO JIANG (鄭國江) | ART CENTRE PRODUCTION | WARNER CHAPPELL MUSIC HONG KONG LIMITED |
| 65 | WU XIN SHUI MIAN 無心睡眠 | CHEUNG LESLIE 張國榮 | KWOK ALVIN SIU LAM | LAM MAN CHUNG | TAIYO MUSIC (HK) LTD | - |
| 66 | WO ZAI YANG TAI SHANG KAN NI 我在陽台上看你 | TSE KAY 謝安琪 | FENG YING QI (馮穎琪) | LIN XI (林夕) | CHEZ V CREATION LIMITED; DENSELINE CO LTD | SONY/ATV MUSIC PUBLISHING (HONG KONG); WARNER CHAPPELL MUSIC HONG KONG LIMITED |
| 67 | TA ZHENG WAN ZAI XIE XIN 她整晚在寫信 | VIDAL M JANICE 衛蘭 | CE TIAN (側田) | HUANG WEI WEN (黃偉文) | MARK LUI AND HIS MUSIC PRODUCTION LIMITED; WYMAN LIMITED | WARNER CHAPPELL MUSIC HONG KONG LIMITED |
| 68 | ZUI JIA WEI ZHI 最佳位置 | CHEN KELLY 陳慧琳 | FENG YING QI (馮穎琪) | HUANG WEI WEN (黃偉文) | HILARIOUS PRODUCTIONS LIMITED; EMI MUSIC PUBLISHING HONG KONG | SONY/ATV MUSIC PUBLISHING (HONG KONG) |
| 69 | SHUI YUAN FANG SHOU 誰願放手 | CHEN KELLY 陳慧琳 | LEI SONG DE (雷頌德) | RUAN SHI SHENG (阮世生) | UNIVERSAL MUSIC PUBLISHING LIMITED | - |
| 70 | HUI GU NIANG 灰姑娘 | LEUNG GIGI 梁詠琪 | CHEN HUI YANG (陳輝陽) | CHEN SHAO QI (陳少琪) | EMI MUSIC PUBLISHING HONG KONG; UNIVERSAL MUSIC PUBLISHING LIMITED | - |
| 71 | HEI YE BU ZAI LAI 黑夜不再來 | CHAN EASON 陳奕迅 | CHEN HUI YANG (陳輝陽) | LIN XI (林夕) | EMI MUSIC PUBLISHING HONG KONG; CAPITAL ARTISTS LTD | SONY/ATV MUSIC PUBLISHING (HONG KONG) |
| 72 | UE DUI KONG XU 絕對空虛 | KEN CHOI 蔡楓華 | MIZUTANI KIMIO (水谷公生) | LAM CHUN KEUNG | APRIL-MUSIC INC (JAPAN) | SONY/ATV MUSIC PUBLISHING (HONG KONG) |
| 73 | GUN 滾 | MIRIAM YEUNG & EDMUND LEUNG 楊千樺 & 梁漢文 | LEI SONG DE (雷頌德) | LIN XI (林夕) | MARK LUI AND HIS MUSIC PRODUCTION LIMITED; GOLD TYPHOON MUSIC LIMITED | WARNER CHAPPELL MUSIC HONG KONG LIMITED |
| 74 | NI WU AI WO LA 你唔愛我啦 | LEE RAIN 李彩樺 | WU LE CHENG (伍樂城) | HUANG WEI WEN (黃偉文) | RNLS PUBLISHING LIMITED; EMI MUSIC PUBLISHING HONG KONG | MUSIC NATION PUBLISHING COMPANY LIMITED |
| 75 | GEI ZI JI DE QING SHU 給自己的情書 | WONG FAYE 王菲 | C Y KONG | LIN XI (林夕) | SEE WISE PRODUCTIONS LTD; FAYE S MUSIC LIMITED |
EMI MUSIC PUBLISHING HONG KONG; WARNER CHAPPELL MUSIC HONG KONG LIMITED |
| 76 | ZHONG SHEN MEI LI 終身美麗 | CHENG SAMMI 鄭秀文 | CHEN HUI YANG (陳輝陽) | LIN XI (林夕) | HILARIOUS PRODUCTIONS LIMITED; WARNER CHAPPELL MUSIC HONG KONG LIMITED | SONY/ATV MUSIC PUBLISHING (HONG KONG) |
| 77 | LA JI 垃圾 | LO CANDY 盧巧音 | CHEN HUI YANG (陳輝陽) | HUANG WEI WEN (黃偉文) | SONY/ATV MUSIC PUBLISHING (HONG KONG); EMI MUSIC PUBLISHING ASIA | EMI MUSIC PUBLISHING HONG KONG |
| 78 | LIAN AI DA GUO TIAN 戀愛大過天 | TWINS | WU LE CHENG (伍樂城) | LIN XI (林夕) | UNIVERSAL MUSIC PUBLISHING MGB HONG KONG LIMITED; EEG MUSIC PUBLISHING LIMITED | - |
| 79 | SHI DUO PI LI PIN GUO CHEN 士多啤梨蘋果橙 | TWINS | WU LE CHENG (伍樂城) | LIN XI (林夕) | RNLS PUBLISHING LIMITED; EEG MUSIC PUBLISHING LIMITED | MUSIC NATION PUBLISHING COMPANY LIMITED |
| 80 | MU WEN 木紋 | HO DENISE 何韻詩 | ZHANG JI CONG (張繼聰) | HUANG WEI WEN (黃偉文) | BMG RIGHTS MANAGEMENT (HONG KONG) LIMITED; WYMAN LIMITED | WARNER CHAPPELL MUSIC HONG KONG LIMITED |
| 81 | GANG TIE SHI ZEN YANG LIAN CHENG DE 鋼鐵是怎樣煉成的 | HO DENISE 何韻詩 | CHOW BING FAI VINCENT | HUANG WEI WEN (黃偉文) | MUSIC NATION PUBLISHING COMPANY LIMITED; WYMAN LIMITED | WARNER CHAPPELL MUSIC HONG KONG LIMITED |
| 82 | MING MU ZHANG DAN 明目張膽 | HO DENISE 何韻詩 | ZHANG JIA TIAN (張佳添) | HUANG WEI WEN (黃偉文) | WARNER CHAPPELL MUSIC HONG KONG LIMITED; WYMAN LIMITED | WARNER CHAPPELL MUSIC HONG KONG LIMITED |
| 83 | FEN DOU 奮鬥 | TSENG JENNY 甄妮 | GU JIA HUI (顧嘉煇) | HUANG ZHAN (黃霑) | MUSICALL PUBLISHING COMPANY; MUSICOMMUNICATIONS LIMITED | UNIVERSAL MUSIC PUBLISHING LIMITED |
| 84 | AI YU TONG DE BIAN YUAN 愛與痛的邊緣 | WONG FAYE 王菲 | HUANG ZHUO YING (黃卓穎) | HE HOU HUA (何厚華) | GREAT MUSIC PUBLISHING LTD; WARNER CHAPPELL MUSIC HONG KONG LIMITED (TAIWAN BRANCH) | SONY/ATV MUSIC PUBLISHING (HONG KONG); WARNER CHAPPELL MUSIC HONG KONG LIMITED |
| 85 | TIAN YU DI 天與地 | HUANG GUAN ZHONG (黃貫中) | HUANG GUAN ZHONG (黃貫中) | HUANG GUAN ZHONG (黃貫中) | THE VOICE MUSIC PUBLISHING LIMITED | SONY/ATV MUSIC PUBLISHING (HONG KONG) |
| 86 | YU HU DIE 玉蝴蝶 | TSE NICHOLAS 謝霆鋒 | XIE TING FENG (謝霆鋒) | LIN XI (林夕) | NIC MUSIC PRODUCTION LTD; EEG MUSIC PUBLISHING LIMITED | EEG MUSIC PUBLISHING LIMITED |
| 87 | TIAN NIAO 天鳥 | LO LOWELL 盧冠廷 | LO LOWELL 盧冠廷 | TANG SUSAN | EMI MUSIC PUBLISHING HONG KONG | - |
| 88 | DUO DE TA 多得他 | WONG FAYE 王菲 | EDMONDS KENNETH B | LIN XI (林夕) | ECAF MUSIC; BOOBIE AND DJ SONGS INC; FRANMAR MUSIC; EPIC SOLAR SONGS INC | SONY/ATV MUSIC PUBLISHING (HONG KONG); WARNER CHAPPELL MUSIC HONG KONG LIMITED |
| 89 | DU ZI QU TOU HUAN 獨自去偷歡 | LAU ANDY 劉德華 | YANG ZHEN LONG (楊振龍) | ZHOU LI MAO (周禮茂) | EAST ASIA MUSIC PUBLISHING LIMITED | SONY/ATV MUSIC PUBLISHING (HONG KONG) |
| 90 | CONG BU ZHI 從不知 | KWOK ALVIN 郭小霖 | KWOK ALVIN SIU LAM | LAM CHUN KEUNG | SONY/ATV MUSIC PUBLISHING (HONG KONG) | - |
| 91 | HUANG JIN SHI DAI 黃金時代 | CHAN EASON 陳奕迅 | LIU ZHONG YAN (柳重言) | LIN XI (林夕) | CAPITAL ARTISTS LTD | SONY/ATV MUSIC PUBLISHING (HONG KONG) |
| 92 | HUO ZHU DUO HAO 活著多好 | CHAN EASON 陳奕迅 | HU BO (胡波) | HUANG WEI WEN (黃偉文) | UNIVERSAL MUSIC PUBLISHING MGB HONG KONG LIMITED; WARNER CHAPPELL MUSIC HONG KONG LIMITED | - |
| 93 | JUE XING ZI MU ZU 覺醒字幕組 | ZHOU GUO XIAN (周國賢) | ZHOU GUO XIAN (周國賢) | XIAO KE (小克) | VAGUE EYES; BMG RIGHTS MANAGEMENT (HONG KONG) LIMITED | KOBALT MUSIC PUBLISHING ASIA LIMITED |
| 94 | TONG AI 痛愛 | YUNG JOEY 容祖兒 | CHEN HUI YANG (陳輝陽) | HUANG WEI WEN (黃偉文) | EMI MUSIC PUBLISHING HONG KONG; WARNER CHAPPELL MUSIC HONG KONG LIMITED | - |
| 95 | TU RAN YI SHENG REN 突然一生人 | WONG IVANA 王菀之 | WANG WAN ZHI (王菀之) | WANG WAN ZHI (王菀之) | IVANA MUSIC LIMITED | SONY/ATV MUSIC PUBLISHING (HONG KONG) |
| 96 | LIU BING GUN ZU 溜冰滾族 | DA MING YI PAI 達明一派 | LAU YEE TAT | CHAN SIU KEI | UNIVERSAL MUSIC PUBLISHING LIMITED | - |
| 97 | MEI JIE GUO 沒結果 | LAM SANDY 林憶蓮 | LEE DICK | CHOW LOY MOW | WARNER/CHAPPELL MUSIC SINGAPORE PTE LTD | WARNER CHAPPELL MUSIC HONG KONG LIMITED |
| 98 | XIN RENG SHI LENG 心仍是冷 | MUI ANITA 梅艷芳 | LUN WING LEUNG | LEUNG MAY MAY | CAPITAL ARTISTS LTD | SONY/ATV MUSIC PUBLISHING (HONG KONG) |
| 99 | YUE BAN XIAO YE QU 月半小夜曲 | LEE HACKEN 李克勤 | KAWAI NAOKO (河合奈保子) | YOSHIMOTO YUMI (吉元由美) | GEI-EI MUSIC PUBLISHERS | - |
| 100 | AI SHI 愛式 | WONG ANTHONY 黃耀明 | CARLI FABIO C Y KONG | LIN XI (林夕) | MUSIC FACTORY PUBLISHING LTD; CINEPOLY MUSIC PUBLISHING CO LTD |
WARNER CHAPPELL MUSIC HONG KONG LIMITED |
| 101 | ZAO BAN HUO CHE 早班火車 | BEYOND | WONG KA KUI WONG KOON CHUNG WONG KA KEUNG | LAM CHUN KEUNG | UNIVERSAL MUSIC PUBLISHING LIMITED | - |
| 102 | YI QI ZOU GUO DE RI ZI 一起走過的日子 | LAU ANDY 劉德華 | WU WAI LAP | XIAO MEI (小美) | IN CO MUSIC PUBLISHING LTD | - |
| 103 | MU HEI 目黑 | FIONA & ENDY ZHOU 薛凱琪 & 周國賢 | ZHOU GUO XIAN (周國賢) | HUANG WEI WEN (黃偉文) | BMG RIGHTS MANAGEMENT (HONG KONG) LIMITED; EMI MUSIC PUBLISHING HONG KONG | - |
| 104 | YU LE REN SHENG 娛樂人生 | 陳蕾 | CHEN LEI (陳蕾) | CHEN LEI (陳蕾) | FREEWILLER PRODUCTION CO LTD | - |
| 105 | ZHUI 追 | CHEUNG LESLIE 張國榮 | LEE DICK | LIN XI (林夕) | UNIVERSAL MUSIC PUBLISHING MGB HONG KONG LIMITED | - |
| 106 | XIANG AI HEN NAN 相愛很難 | ANITA MUI & JACKY CHEUNG 梅艷芳 & 張學友 | CHEN HUI YANG (陳輝陽) | LIN XI (林夕) | HILARIOUS PRODUCTIONS LIMITED; UNIVERSAL MUSIC PUBLISHING LIMITED |
SONY/ATV MUSIC PUBLISHING (HONG KONG) |
| 107 | XUN KAI XIN 尋開心 | CHIU BONDY 趙學而 | ZHOU CHU CHEN (周初晨) | LIN XI (林夕) | GLORY CITY INVESTMENT LIMITED; EEG MUSIC PUBLISHING LIMITED | - |
| 108 | CHI ZI 赤子 | IP DEANIE 葉德嫻 | LUO DA YOU (羅大佑) | LIN XI (林夕) | DA YOU MUSIC CO LTD | WARNER CHAPPELL MUSIC HONG KONG LIMITED |
| 109 | MING ZHI GU FAN 明知故犯 | HEE MAVIS 許美靜 | TAN KAH BENG | LIN XI (林夕) | PEERMUSIC PACIFIC PTE LTD; MUSIC AND MELODY PUBLISHING PTE LTD | PEERMUSIC (S E ASIA) LIMITED |
| 110 | RANG WO GEN NI ZOU 讓我跟你走 | PHANG CASS 彭羚 | LIANG WERN FOOK (梁文福) | CHANG MEI YIN | TOUCH MUSIC PUBLISHING PTE LTD (新加坡大石) | TOUCH MUSIC PUBLISHING (HK) LIMITED |
| 111 | AI DE WAN GE 愛的輓歌 | CHENG SAMMI 鄭秀文 | NAKAJIMA MIYUKI (中島美雪) | PAN YUAN LIANG (潘源良) | YAMAHA MUSIC FOUNDATION | EMI MUSIC PUBLISHING HONG KONG |
| 112 | YE JI 夜機 | CHAN PRISCILLA 陳慧嫻 | SIEGEL JUN RALPH | JUNG ROBERT | DAROMELLA EDITION RALPH SIEGEL E.K. | UNIVERSAL MUSIC PUBLISHING LIMITED |
| 113 | TIAO WU JIE 跳舞街 | CHAN PRISCILLA 陳慧嫻 | KYTE ANGELINA FIORINA | LAM MAN CHUNG | KRISTANNAR MUSIC LTD | FUJIPACIFIC MUSIC (S E ASIA) LTD |
| 114 | YUE WEN YUE SHANG XIN 越吻越傷心 | SO WING HONG WILLIAM 蘇永康 | WU GUO JING (吳國敬) | LIN XI (林夕) | WARNER CHAPPELL MUSIC HONG KONG LIMITED; CONRAD MUSIC PUBLISHING | - |
| 115 | WEI HE TA HUI LI KAI NI 為何他會離開你 | LAM SANDY 林憶蓮 | LEI SONG DE (雷頌德) | LIN XI (林夕) | MARK LUI AND HIS MUSIC PRODUCTION LIMITED; GOLD TYPHOON MUSIC LIMITED | WARNER CHAPPELL MUSIC HONG KONG LIMITED |
| 116 | CHAN MIAN YOU XI 纏綿遊戲 | LEUNG EDMOND 梁漢文 | SHIN SUNG HUN | LIN XI (林夕) | ROCK MUSIC PUBLISHING (HK) LTD | - |
| 117 | FA XIAN HAO 發現號 | RUBBERBAND | WEI (偉) FENG TING ZHENG (馮庭正) YI CHEN (藝琛) | LUI TIM MIAO HAO CHANG (繆浩昌) | MARK LUI AND HIS MUSIC PRODUCTION LIMITED | WARNER CHAPPELL MUSIC HONG KONG LIMITED |
| 118 | JI SU 極速 | CHENG EKIN 鄭伊健 | CHEN GUANG RONG (陳光榮) | CHEN SHAO QI (陳少琪) | UNIVERSAL MUSIC PUBLISHING MGB HONG KONG LIMITED; UNIVERSAL MUSIC PUBLISHING LIMITED | - |
| 119 | NAN REN ZUI TONG 男人最痛 | HUI ANDY 許志安 | HUANG GUO LUN (黃國倫) | ZHOU LI MAO (周禮茂) | SPRING RAIN MUSIC CO; BIRD AND CHILD LIMITED | WARNER CHAPPELL MUSIC HONG KONG LIMITED |