Following the interpretations by a few thrill-seeking internet users who had actually read the "Luosha Market" chapter of Strange Tales from Liaozhai Studio, the netizens in the livestream completely lost it.
Was this song any good?
To be honest, not really.
Melodically speaking, the song lacked strong aesthetic appeal, sounding more like a narrative-style folk ditty.
It lacked the smooth transitions typical of contemporary pop music between the verse and chorus, and the whole thing even had a slightly eerie vibe to it—bordering on a dirge from the netherworld.
However, the absurd lyrics, brimming with hidden allusions and metaphors, gave the song the quirky charm of a nursery rhyme or a tall tale.
As Li Youzhi belted out the absurd lines in a mocking tone, "The Mule-hu loves to hear the Bird-yo's tune," "It paints wings in red and puts on a skin of black, with emerald cockscombs and golden-inlaid hooves," and "No matter how hard you wash it, it's still a piece of filth"...
The netizens in the livestream, who had fully grasped what Li Youzhi was getting at with this song, burst out laughing!
"I'm going to laugh myself to death because of Brother Zhi sooner or later! Just now, Brother Zhi went off on a bunch of nonsensical mumbo-jumbo, and I thought he was backing down. Turns out, the bastard was just bowing his head to look for a brick!"
"Oh lord, I can't take it! Good thing our ancestors left us Classical Chinese, otherwise it'd be damn hard to find material to borrow from…
Chapter 378